American Society for Jewish Music

Upcoming Concerts in May and June 2014

Prayers for Fellow Prisoners
Thursday, May 29, 2014 at 7 PM / Center for Jewish HIstory

Norway’s well-known Ullern Kammerkor present music dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust: "Bøner for medfangar" ("Prayers for Fellow Prisoners") by Kristian Hernes with a text by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, plus music by Gideon Klein and Viktor Ullmann, composers active during imprisonment in Theresienstadt.

General Admission: $18
ASJM / AJHS / CJH Members $12
Seniors & Students: $9
Tickets: 212-868-4444

Music in Our Time: 2014
Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 3 PM / Center for Jewish History

The annual Music in Our Time concert features music with Jewish content. This year's concert features a work by John Zorn (in honor of his 60th birthday), played by his musicians, as well as music by Schoenfield, Fridman, Binder and Bauer, performed by the young artists of the Mannes College of Music The New School, plus Yiddish songs of Lazare Weiner, sung by Cantor Robert Ableson with pianist Laura Leon.

General Admission: $18
ASJM / AJHS / CJH Members $12
Seniors & Students: $9
Tickets: 212-868-4444

MEMBERSHIP FOR 2013-14

Your membership dues are an essential part of the funding that allows the American Society for Jewish Music to continue to operate. Membership dues support the annual Chanukah Concert and our contemporary concert Music in Our Time, and others, such as the recent Hugo Weisgall Centennial Concert. The sessions of the Jewish Music Forum, both at home and "On the Road" are allow supported by dues from members. And, importantly, the information and access we provide without charge to the St. Petersburg Score Collection, the Charlie Bernhaut Collection of Jewish and Cantorial Recordings, as well as a host of other activities and services which help keep Jewish music alive. In addition, please note that your membership dues include your subscription to Musica Judaica. Renew your membership now, online, or download the membership form and mail it in.

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THE NEXT ISSUE OF MUSICA JUDAICA

Following the 400-plus page double issue (pictured at left), the next issue of Musica Judaica (Volume 20) is being prepared for printing late this spring. It is Included as a part of membership dues in the American Society for Jewish Music for 2013-14.

American Society for Jewish Music / Center for Jewish History / 15 West 16th Street / New York, NY 10011
Tel: 212-874-3990 / Fax: (212) 874-8605 / info@jewishmusic-asjm.org

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