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07/11/2024
Adolphe Attia, 50 years of Chazanut in France
In the collection « Life courses », Adolphe Attia tells us about his life and ministry at the Grande Synagogue de la Victoire between 1961 and 2014 …
27/10/2024
Jewish Patrons, Musicians and Composers during the Third French Republic (1870-1940)
Between 1870 and 1940, musical life in France depended largely on the support of a few enlightened, music-loving patrons. Among these patrons were a significant number of Jews …
14/10/2024
Schumann, Henriette born Halphen (1911-2002)
Daughter of Fernand Halphen and Alice de Koenigswarter, Henriette Halphen inherited a taste for music and art from her parents. In 1931, she composed two charming melodies for the organ, …
06/09/2024
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 …
18/07/2024
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! …
20/06/2024
Darius Milhaud and his works inspired by Jewish tradition
Born into an old Jewish family from the Comtat Venaissin, Darius Milhaud (1892-1974) is the author of a prolific output of some forty works inspired by Jewish tradition …
19/06/2024
Milhaud, Darius (1892-1974)
Born in Marseille on September 4, 1892, Darius Milhaud was born into an old Jewish family from the Comtat Venaissin region. He defined himself as “a Frenchman from Provence of …
18/06/2024
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" …
05/06/2024
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. …
05/06/2024
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 …