Cantata Shma Kolenu by Itaï Daniel, finally available on score!
The European Institute of Jewish Music is pleased to announce the publication of Cantata Shma kolenu, a major work by ltaï Daniel, for 4-part choir, solo baritone, clarinet in A
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Release of six new scores by Serge Kaufmann
Born in 1930, Serge Kaufmann studied classical music at Collège Calvin in Geneva, and then at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, under the direction of Daniel Lesur. In the post-war
The wedding
The Jewish wedding is celebrated according to numerous customs and laws designed to bring out its full spiritual and material significance. Using gestures, symbolism and Hebrew verses, all these rites
Raphael Elfassy collection
Choir director for decades in several synagogues in the Paris area (Neuilly, Montevideo, Saint-Lazare, Chasseloup), Raphael Elfassy (1939-2019) founded the Association artistique Guilgal de danses israéliennes et de chorale juive
Elfassy, Raphael (1939-2019)
Raphael Elfassy was born on November 4, 1939 in Rabbat, Morocco. Like many children in the Moroccan community, he developed a precise and meticulous knowledge of sacred texts. He was
Finzi, Graciane (1945)
Born into a family of musicians on July 10, 1945, Graciane Finzi first studied at the Casablanca Conservatory, directed at the time by Georges Friboulet, then at the Conservatoire National
Adolphe Attia Collection
Cantor at the Grande Synagogue de la Victoire for 53 years (1961 to 2014), Adolphe Attia performed for several decades on French radio – notably on Léon Algazi ‘s Kol
Attia, Adolphe (1937)
Born into a modest family on April 23, 1937 in M’Sila, Algeria, Adolphe Attia was raised by his aunt in Bousaada, his mother having already had six children and his
Adolphe Attia, 50 years of Chazanut in France
Born in 1937 in M’Sila (Algeria), Adolphe Attia talks in this video about his childhood in Nice, his studies at the Séminaire israélite de France and his discovery of French
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. Princess Edmond