Presented by the EIJM and Aki Estamos in partnership with the FSJU’s Cultural Action program and the National Archives as part of the Jewish Culture Festival #21
Concert
Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 8:00 p.m.
Archives nationales / Hôtel de Soubise
60 rue des Francs Bourgeois, Paris 3e
- Ian Pomerantz, vocals and doumbek (drum)
- Juliette Sabbah, piano
- Renato Kamhi, violin
- Nicolas Chabot, oud
This program explores the transition from popular Sephardic song to art music in the early 20th century, in a Paris that was a hub for musical creation and archives.
It juxtaposes traditional Judeo-Spanish songs (romances, kantigas, coplas…) passed down through oral tradition with works by 20th-century composers such as Alberto Hemsi, Léon Algazi, Joaquín Rodrigo, and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, who transformed these folk sources into true works of vocal art.
A unique concert. Not to be missed under any circumstances!
Ian Pomerantz is an American opera singer and the founder and artistic director of the vocal ensemble Les enfants d’Orphée. His repertoire ranges from French and Italian Baroque compositions to liturgical and folk songs from Jewish diasporas.
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