30/11/2015
The cantor or chazan : a vector of synagogal chanting – Jacques Arnold
As part of the day of sudy Vox Aurea-Via Sacra 2014, dedicated to sacred Jewish music, Jacques Arnold, chazan, rabbi and member of the Jewish choir of France invites us …
24/11/2015
Cash, Dave (Louis/Ludwig Slomniker) (1910-1981)
Dave Cash, whose real name was Ludwig (Louis) Slomniker, was born on October 3, 1910 from the union of Zygmunt and Amalia Slomniker in the Polish city of Lemberg in …
05/11/2015
Hemsi, Alberto (1896-1975)
Born on December 23, 1896 in Cassaba, a Turk village East of Izmir, to Italian parents, Alberto Hemsi studied at the school of the Universal Israelite Alliance …
15/10/2015
Kaufmann, Serge (1930)
Composer, journalist, producer for radio and television and filmmaker, Serge Kaufman composed numerous scores for radio, television, as well as cinema and the stage. His works stand out for their …
18/09/2015
Sebban, Zabulon (1911-1983)
Born on December 11, 1911 in Géryville, near Oran (Algeria), Zabulon Sebban lived a full life. With his wife, Odette Rachel Cherqui, he had seven children and was negotiator and …
01/09/2015
Cooper, Adrienne (1946-2011)
Adrienne Khana Cooper (September 1, 1946 – December 25, 2011) was a singer – one of the great Yiddish performer’s of our time – and an activist. She played a …
13/07/2015
Hahn, Reynaldo (1874-1947)
Born in Caracas to a Venezuelan Catholic mother and a German father of Jewish origin, Reynaldo Hahn was a composer, conductor, singer and music critic who frequented the salons of Parisian high society from an early age …
01/06/2015
Singing the woman – Yiddish songs Workshop
Watch excerpts of this workshop, with many yiddish songs and melodies from the women's repertoires …
02/02/2015
Halphen, Fernand (1872-1917)
Fernand Halphen was born in 1872 and died for France in 1917. A pupil of Gabriel Fauré and Jules Massenet, he won the second Prix de Rome in 1896. Halphen was the author of over a hundred major works, including melodies, symphonies, sonatas, and pieces for the violin, cello, piano, and horn …
02/02/2015
Halphen, Alice (1878-1963)
Influenced by the Dreyfus affair in her youth, Alice Halphen, born Koenigswarter and wife of Fernand Halphen, had a lifelong interest in Judaism. An enlightened art lover, she ran a popular music salon frequented by many musicians …
