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10/02/2016
The importance of singing in the Jewish tradition – Hervé Roten
As part of the day of study Vox Aurea-Via Sacra 2014, dedicated to sacred Jewish music, Hervé Roten an ethnomusicologist and the director of the European Institute of Jewish Music presents …
10/02/2016
Rosenblatt, Yossele (1882-1933)
Josef Rosenblatt was born on May 9, 1882 in Bila Tserkva, in Ukraine. He came from a great dynasty of cantors. Considered a child prodigy, he started his career as …
08/02/2016
Jewish Prayer
Compilation of musical scores for cello (or viola) and organ with works from Max Bruch, Joseph Sulzer, Fernand Halphen, Louis Lewandowki …
04/02/2016
Fernand Halphen, a composer in the Great War
On April 6, 2014, for the commemorations celebrating 100 years after World War 1 (1914-1918), the European Institute of Jewish Music organized a concert, along with the Museum of Art …
02/02/2016
Erransa 1 and 2, Sandra Hurtado-Ròs
With an expressionist and colourful performance, Sandra Hurtado-Ròs sings the troubadour's cansos and sefardi songs …
28/01/2016
The Jewish traditional wedding 1st part
The wedding in Jewish tradition follows certain rules. It’s about celebrating the union of two people, but also their belonging to a religious life …
27/01/2016
Matrouz – Artistic creation – Music, languages, theater
Instinctively reconnecting with the Judeo-Arabic cultural heritage linked to the Hebrew, Muslim and Christian melting pot of multicultural Andalusia, Simon Elbaz was inspired by Matrouz - in Arabic, that which is embroidered - to create a new art form where languages, music and theater are intertwined …
26/01/2016
Yiddish Glik
A radio program from French radio station Judaïques FM, hosted by Jean-Gabriel Davis, talking about the Yiddish culture
Broadcasted December 16, 2015. …
20/01/2016
Music and the Holocaust 1st part
After the war, the Holocaust inspired many composers who wished to pay tribute to an assassinated Jewish culture …