News
04/02/2016
Fernand Halphen, a composer in the Great War
On April 6, 2014, for the commemorations celebrating 100 years after World War 1 (1914-1918), the European Institute of Jewish Music organized a concert, along with the Museum of Art …
02/02/2016
Erransa 1 and 2, Sandra Hurtado-Ròs
With an expressionist and colourful performance, Sandra Hurtado-Ròs sings the troubadour's cansos and sefardi songs …
28/01/2016
The Jewish traditional wedding 1st part
The wedding in Jewish tradition follows certain rules. It’s about celebrating the union of two people, but also their belonging to a religious life …
27/01/2016
Matrouz – Artistic creation – Music, languages, theater
Instinctively reconnecting with the Judeo-Arabic cultural heritage linked to the Hebrew, Muslim and Christian melting pot of multicultural Andalusia, Simon Elbaz was inspired by Matrouz - in Arabic, that which is embroidered - to create a new art form where languages, music and theater are intertwined …
26/01/2016
Yiddish Glik / Jewish Happiness – Ashkenazi Wedding
A radio program from French radio station Judaïques FM, hosted by Jean-Gabriel Davis, talking about the Yiddish culture
Broadcasted December 16, 2015. …
20/01/2016
Music and the Holocaust 1st part
After the war, the Holocaust inspired many composers who wished to pay tribute to an assassinated Jewish culture …
20/01/2016
EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF JEWISH MUSIC’S GALA CONCERT – 2015 EDITION
Watch video clips of the first edition of the European Institute of Jewish Music’s Gala Concert, “Jewish music in all its states”, which was given November 8, 2015 in Adyar Theater in …
19/01/2016
German-Jewish Organ Music
The Jewish Reform movement of the 19th century revolutionized synagogue music, among other things with the introduction of the organ, which marked a new musical and religious identity. A new repertoire for solo organ emerged in the Jewish diaspora of Central Europe …
18/01/2016
L’enfer aussi a son orchestre
Book in French. Comes with a CD. An unknown aspect of the history of the music created in the concentration camps. …