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A Four-Part Digital Conference
Psalmody through the Ages: Music and the Book of Psalms
The book of Psalms echoes from the ancient Jerusalem Temple to the modern concert hall, and its role as an inspiration for musical works is unquestionable. In this digital conference, we bring together scholars from across disciplines to begin to answer the following question: How are we to understand the relationship between the book of Psalms and the music it inspires?
“Psalmody through the Ages: Music and the Book of Psalms” will be held on November 1, 8, 15, and 22 via Zoom from 12pm to 1:30 pm EST.
Click HERE to register for Psalmody through the Ages: Music and the Book of Psalms
Click HERE for the schedule and list of speakers.
FREE!
Presented by the Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music, and UCLA's Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music
Psalmody through the Ages: Music and the Book of Psalms
The book of Psalms echoes from the ancient Jerusalem Temple to the modern concert hall, and its role as an inspiration for musical works is unquestionable. In this digital conference, we bring together scholars from across disciplines to begin to answer the following question: How are we to understand the relationship between the book of Psalms and the music it inspires?
“Psalmody through the Ages: Music and the Book of Psalms” will be held on November 1, 8, 15, and 22 via Zoom from 12pm to 1:30 pm EST.
Click HERE to register for Psalmody through the Ages: Music and the Book of Psalms
Click HERE for the schedule and list of speakers.
FREE!
Presented by the Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music, and UCLA's Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music
POSTPONED:
EXILE: MUSIC OF THE EARLY-MODERN JEWISH DIASPORA
Two performances: Rutgers University and The Center for Jewish History
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this program has been postponed. Please check this website for more information regarding the rescheduled dates, or sign up for our email mailing list below to receive notifications.
EXILE highlights Jewish music as it shifted and melded with traditions in early modern Europe. The program takes as its starting point the rich musical cultures fostered by Jews in early modern Italy and their points of contact with non-Jewish traditions. From there, it touches on the influences of Italian, German, and English music and Jewish culture, highlighting Jewish musicians, the non-Jewish composers they influenced, and composers who inspired innovations in Jewish composition. The purpose of the EXILE project is to highlight the mutual influences of the early modern European Jewish experience – to break down preconceptions of Jewish music and culture and explore the implications of diaspora on Jewish artistic legacy.
The concert will feature Incantare’s core instrumental ensemble plus four singer specialists, as well as special guests Dongmyung Ahn, violin, and Rebecca Cypess, organ and harpsichord. The program It is closely tied with the forthcoming book Music and Jewish Culture in Early Modern Italy. This book “demonstrates that musical culture was fluid and shared between Jews and non-Jews, and that this shared cultural space involved complexities of identity and meaning.” The concert will contain narration and commentary on the music by author contributors.
EXILE is proudly presented in partnership with the American Society for Jewish Music, the Jewish Music Forum, and Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Department of Music, and Department of Italian. EXILE is also supported by a Polyphonic Grant from the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Development.
EXILE: MUSIC OF THE EARLY-MODERN JEWISH DIASPORA
Two performances: Rutgers University and The Center for Jewish History
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, this program has been postponed. Please check this website for more information regarding the rescheduled dates, or sign up for our email mailing list below to receive notifications.
EXILE highlights Jewish music as it shifted and melded with traditions in early modern Europe. The program takes as its starting point the rich musical cultures fostered by Jews in early modern Italy and their points of contact with non-Jewish traditions. From there, it touches on the influences of Italian, German, and English music and Jewish culture, highlighting Jewish musicians, the non-Jewish composers they influenced, and composers who inspired innovations in Jewish composition. The purpose of the EXILE project is to highlight the mutual influences of the early modern European Jewish experience – to break down preconceptions of Jewish music and culture and explore the implications of diaspora on Jewish artistic legacy.
The concert will feature Incantare’s core instrumental ensemble plus four singer specialists, as well as special guests Dongmyung Ahn, violin, and Rebecca Cypess, organ and harpsichord. The program It is closely tied with the forthcoming book Music and Jewish Culture in Early Modern Italy. This book “demonstrates that musical culture was fluid and shared between Jews and non-Jews, and that this shared cultural space involved complexities of identity and meaning.” The concert will contain narration and commentary on the music by author contributors.
EXILE is proudly presented in partnership with the American Society for Jewish Music, the Jewish Music Forum, and Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Department of Music, and Department of Italian. EXILE is also supported by a Polyphonic Grant from the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Development.
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The Journey of a Hebrew Melody
Rabbi Israel Goldfarb's
"Shalom Aleichem"
by Rabbi Henry D. Michelman, Chairman
American Society for Jewish Music
Membership for 2019-2020
Your 2019-20 membership dues (Sept. 1, 2019 - Aug. 31, 2020) 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, among others during the season. The sessions of the Jewish Music Forum, both at home and "On the Road" are also 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. You can join the Society, or to renew your membership online, or download the membership form and mail it in.
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