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Uzi Hitman
… to Hitman, his father had a great influence on his musical path, and he used to play recordings of his father's … whenever he had visitors. In addition to the cantorial music played in his childhood home, Hitman’s parents … Shapiro and more. This musical variety enriched Hitman’s world and would later find its way into his compositional …
Jo Amar
… In the early 1960’s, Jo Amar was a Mizrahi music star. He combined ‘paytanut’ and poetry to create … succeeded. During his career he performed throughout the world, and conducted cantorial workshops in the United … Europe. He was considered one of the leading cantors in the world, and became a spiritual leader for many paytanim …
Reuben Rinder
… United States and pursued his study of Jewish liturgical music. In 1910, Rinder held a cantorial position at Temple … he worked until his death in 1966, commissioning works from world-renown composers, including Ernest Bloch , Darius … Reuben Rinder in San Francisco (1913-1962). The 17 th world congress of Jewish studies, Jerusalem: August 6-10, …
Zalman Zylbercweig
… articles, adaptations of novels, and reviews of books, music, and Yiddish theater. In 1922, Zylbercweig began to … Zylbercweig traveled to Jewish communities around the world to document their theaters, including Argentina, …
Zalmen Mlotek
… Zalmen Mlotek is an American conductor, pianist, musical arranger, accompanist, composer, and the Artistic … the longest continuous running Yiddish theatre in the world. He is an internationally recognized authority on … and a leading figure in the Jewish theatre and concert worlds. As the Artistic Director of the NYTF for the past …
Eliakum Zunser
… He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … and publisher. There he also published poems of the New World (in Dos Yidishe Tageblat ) about Columbus, Washington, … 1 2009. Nulman, Macy. Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975. ' …
Tzvi Avni
… such as the chair of Israel Composers’ League and ISCM World Music Days (Israel, 1980). Studying with Ehrlich, Ben-Haim … works. He then went to the US for studies of electronic music under Vladimir Ussachewsky. He also studied with …
Shlomo Carlebach
… Germany. In 1939, he moved to the U.S. where he began his music career. Carlebach is considered by many to be the … composed up to 5,000 songs, and performed all around the world. Short article about the works of Shlomo Carlebach, … . Full biography: Brandwein, M. Reb Shlomele: the life and world of Shlomo Carlebach. Jerusalem : M. H. Brandwein, …
Yitzchak Eshel (Friedlander)
… Pittsburg (USA) and more. Toured in concerts around the world and taught many young cantors. Recorded albums of cantorial music and Yiddish songs, wrote articles about Jewish music, and composed original pieces. Source: Encyclopedia …
Tsippi Fleischer
… Fleischer’s (b. Haifa, 1946) formal education encompasses music, musicology, and Semitic languages – all reflected in her … to a similar tenor in Israeli popular music and so-called world music. Amalgamated with influences of Israeli folk and …