Alsace-Lorraine
18/05/2016
Kirch, Albert (1918-2016)
Deceased on April 18, 2016 at the age of 98 years old, Albert Kirch was for more than 30 years the cantor of the Jewish community of Metz. This article …
13/04/2016
The musical traditions of the Jews from Alsace-Lorraine region
Listen to a selection of tunes performed by great cantors representative of the Jewish tradition of Alsace-Lorraine region (Joseph Borin, Michel Heymann, Adolphe Attia, André Stora, Albert Kirch, René Jasner…) …
17/02/2013
Heymann, Michel (1952)
Born on April 25, 1952 in Strasbourg, Michel Heymann was a pupil of Monsieur Bertrand Joseph (1906-1984), a former Chief Cantor officiating in Strasbourg, who taught him the art of synagogy and the sense of responsibility inherent in the position …
17/02/2013
Liturgie juive traditionnelle
The cantor Michel Heymann donated all his recordings to the European Institute of Jewish Music in the beginning of 2013. This CD makes us hear the great tunes of the Ashkenazi traditional Jewish liturgy from Alsace and Lorraine …
17/02/2013
Michel Heymann – Liturgie juive achkenaze traditionnelle
This recording presents the main prayers of Rosh Hashana’s morning service, sung in the Ashkenazi rite of the East of France. The cantor Michel Heymann gave, in the beginning of …
02/03/2010
Judeo-French music from the 18th and 19th century
This CD, performed by the cantor Adolphe Attia, accompanied by Mag Tayar (harpsichord, piano) and a choir directed by Michel Podolak, offers us an overview of the liturgical traditions of the Comtadins, the Portuguese and the Ashkenazim in France in the 18th and 19th centuries …