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The Friday evening service, arranged for Cantor (baritone or tenor), mixed voices (SATB), and organ.

Shabbat songs for voice, piano or organ.

For an elaborate explanation about the song, see Song of The Month, March 2010.

This book provides an illustrated world history of the Yiddish theatre covering five continents and more than 300 years

Since the 1970s, klezmer has undergone a revival and radical transformation. Originally a European Jewish music, klezmer is now a staple of the world music scene. Although the fusion of instrumental and vocal genres under a single musical umbrella is a significant marker of change between the Old World and revived klezmer repertories, the extension of the boundaries of the klezmer repertory to encompass vocal material has largely been overlooked by practitioners and scholars.

Documentary.

90 min. French, Hebrew, Arabic, Yiddish, Ladino, and English w/ English subtitles
Director: Nicolas Klotz.
Documentary on the importance and utilisation of traditional music in Sephardic Jewish communities - from the Middle East, via America, to Africa. A unique compilation of footage of chazzanot, or Jewish liturgical pieces, from across the Jewish world, and an investigation of its influence on other communities and visa versa.

Feature. 10 min., B&W, Yiddish with English subt.
Directed by Sidney M. Goldin
Music by Sholem Secunda