Robert Starer: A New Oral History and Music to Explore

Robert Starer: A New Oral History and Music to Explore

November 12, 2019

In the dramatic cantata, Ariel: Visions of Isaiah, composer Robert Starer depicts the triumph of Jerusalem as related in the Book of Isaiah. In that story, Isaiah prophesies that the city will be purged of evil forces in preparation for...

Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice Turns 50

Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice Turns 50

October 16, 2019

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the premiere performance of Dave Brubeck’s The Gates of Justice, a civil rights era cantata emphasizing the spiritual and historical parallels of Jewish and African Americans. In acknowledgement, we have added several new...

Tekiah in the New Year with our Shofar and Music Giveaway

Tekiah in the New Year with our Shofar and Music Giveaway

September 11, 2019

This promotion has ended! Please enjoy our playlist below. Te-ki-ah. The onomatopoeia of the word instantly brings to mind the sounds of the shofar, the Musaf service and the celebration of a Jewish new year. The ram's horn (shofar) is...

101 Memories of Leonard Bernstein

101 Memories of Leonard Bernstein

August 20, 2019

This year, for what would have been Leonard Bernstein’s 101st birthday, we celebrate the maestro’s legacy by sharing 101 stories from you, our community. The many celebrations of the past year much was shared about the life and legacy of...

Rediscover Marvin David Levy: Lifelong Apprentice

Rediscover Marvin David Levy: Lifelong Apprentice

August 7, 2019

That Marvin David Levy (1932–2015) once described composing as a “lifetime apprenticeship” reflects the reality that he was rarely satisfied with his work and subjected it to constant revision. His works were premiered and then withdrawn, many of them reworked...

Symphonic Songs — Where Melody and Poetry Merge

Symphonic Songs — Where Melody and Poetry Merge

July 17, 2019

Part four of our "Symphonic Music of Jewish Experience" virtual exhibit—now live on our website—focuses on Symphonic Songs inspired by Torah, Psalms, ancient and modern Israel, and life in the diaspora. Whether rooted in timeless liturgy or contemporary poetry, the...

David Amram: A Father’s Lessons for a Storied Career

David Amram: A Father’s Lessons for a Storied Career

June 25, 2019

In our second installment of Fathers and Jewish Music, we interviewed composer David Amram about the impact that his father had on his life and career. Starting in early childhood, the lessons that Philip Amram imparted to David came from...

Fathers and Jewish Music: Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi's Story

Fathers and Jewish Music: Hazzan Alberto Mizrahi's Story

June 13, 2019

A Father's Influence on a Storied CareerThe road to a successful career in music—and Jewish music in particular—is anything but easy. As in most cases, the role that parents play in the success of a music artist is near impossible...

Jewish Music Bulletin: May 2019

Jewish Music Bulletin: May 2019

May 22, 2019

Our latest Jewish Music Bulletin includes a new oral history video featuring Moshe Ganchoff, Pulitzer Prize-winner Julia Wolfe's latest project, and more.The Cantor's ArtThere’s a reason hazzanut is referred to as “cantorial art.” Learning its intricacies takes years; perfecting it,...

The Recording and the Road Back to Terezin

The Recording and the Road Back to Terezin

May 7, 2019

It is one thing to create art rooted in the greatest tragedy in modern history. It is another to face that history, retracing it, with your work at the apex of the experience for its survivors and new generations. Composed...

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