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Ashkenazi music in France, at concerts or in synagogue

The colloquium will take place over two days, during which some twenty singers, musicians, performers, choirmasters and musicologists will discuss their practice of Ashkenazi music, whether secular (Yiddish song, klezmer...) or religious (consistorial, liberal, hassidic rites...). Each of these two days will conclude with an exceptional concert to illustrate their point …

DU CÔTÉ DE CHEZ SZWARC WITH HERVÉ ROTEN

Hervé Roten, guest on Radio Shalom with Sandrine Szwarc, in her program Du Côté de chez Szwarc, passionately presents the missions and activities of the European Institute of Jewish Music. A program not to be missed! …

The Darius Milhaud triptych

Saturday, June 29, 2024, 6:30 p.m. - Salle du Moulin Saint-Julien, Cavaillon (84300), an evening event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the death of composer Darius Milhaud, a descendant of Jews from the Comtat Venaissin, organized by the association "Les amis de la synagogue de Cavaillon" …

From the Carpathians to the Balkans – A musical escapade from West to East by Kalarash & Guests

June 16, 2024, 6pm, Espace Rachi (Paris 5e), Concert FROM THE CARPATES TO THE BALKANS - A musical escapade from West to East by the duo Kalarash & guests, organized by IEMJ & FSJU as part of the "Paroles en fête" day at the FESTIVAL DES CULTURES JUIVES #19. …

Klezmer ball workshop by the Kalarash group

June 16, 2024, 11am to 1pm at Espace Rachi (Paris 5e), Klezmer Ball workshop by the group Kalarash, proposed by the IEMJ, the FSJU & Yiddish sans Frontière, as part of FESTIVAL DES CULTURES JUIVES #19 …

Release of 4 new choral and instrumental scores by Itai Daniel

Itaï Daniel's compositions are deeply inspired by Judaism and its music. Discover four new scores by this composer: a medley of the main Hanukkah melodies, a Grand Kaddish, a cantata on the biblical text of Cain and Abel, and the poignant sonata for transverse flute …

LECTURE “THE PLACE OF THE ORGAN IN JEWISH TRADITION”, BY HERVÉ ROTEN

A lecture by Hervé Roten on the role of the organ in Jewish tradition, organized by B'naï B'rith - Michel de Montaigne, as part of the inauguration of the organ at Bordeaux's Grande Synagogue, to be held on December 10, 2023 …

Inventory of Italian Jewish musical archives

As part of the European Jewish Music Network program initiated by the IEMJ, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities (Unione delle Comunità Ebraiche Italiane - UCEI) has launched in 2022-2023 a registry of Italian Jewish music archives …

Concerts – Les Bubbey Mayse – LE PETIT MATIN DU GRAND SOIR

Album release concerts November 8 & 9, 2023 in Grenoble & Paris, as part of the Jazz'N'Klezmer Festival …

LES BUBBEY MAYSE – LE PETIT MATIN DU GRAND SOIR

This 9th CD of the "Discovery" Collection immerses us in the world of four magnificent musicians united by their love of klezmer music and the Yiddish language, and who draw from it the impulse to reinvent a brighter tomorrow …

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Adolphe Attia Fund

In July 2023, Adolphe Attia donated to the IEMJ a set of photos, programs and concert posters retracing his career…