{"id":123769,"date":"2025-09-08T10:03:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T08:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iemj.org\/publication-de-12-nouvelles-partitions-de-serge-kaufmann\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T11:34:09","slug":"publication-de-12-nouvelles-partitions-de-serge-kaufmann","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iemj.org\/en\/publication-de-12-nouvelles-partitions-de-serge-kaufmann\/","title":{"rendered":"Release of 12 new scores by Serge Kaufmann"},"content":{"rendered":"

Born in 1930,\u00a0Serge Kaufmann<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 studied classical music at Coll\u00e8ge Calvin in Geneva, and then at the Schola Cantorum in Paris, under the direction of Daniel Lesur. In the post-war years, the sight of a photograph \u2013 the boy in the Warsaw Ghetto \u2013 pivoted his convictions a passionate, internal questioning whose voice became ever more insistent: \u201cWhat would have happened to me if, instead of being born in Switzerland, I had been born on the other side of the border? Would I not have shared the fate of these thousands of Jewish children who didn\u2019t have the chance to grow up simply because they were born of Jewish parents or grand-parents!\u201d<\/p>\n

Inspired by this revelation, Serge Kaufmann has enriched for nearly 25 years the field of Jewish music by composing works with evocative names:\u00a0Suite Yiddish<\/em>,\u00a0Petite suite klezmer<\/em>,\u00a0Le Maharam de Rothenbourg<\/em>,\u00a0Neshama<\/em>,\u00a0Kol nidr\u00e9<\/em>,\u00a0Yesod<\/em>\u2026 Although never built on purely traditional melodies, his compositions have a sound that is undeniably Jewish.<\/p>\n

In September 2025, the IEMJ published twelve new scores by Serge Kaufmann<\/strong>\u00a0in paper or digital format for various instrumental and vocal ensembles. These include\u00a0Ahava<\/em>, a lyrical violin piece;\u00a0Tikva<\/em>, a cello piece; and the oratorio\u00a0Un matin \u00e0 Varsovie<\/em>\u00a0(One Morning in Warsaw), inspired by the infamous photograph of the boy in the Warsaw ghetto and set to Kaufmann\u2019s poignant text.<\/p>\n\n

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Consult and order these scores on the IEMJ store:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ahava<\/em><\/strong>, Lyrical song for solo violin<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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L\u2019avenir foudroy\u00e9<\/em><\/strong>, Oratorio for mezzo-soprano, strings, and narrator<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Cantando<\/em><\/strong>, Recital for 5 cellos<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Matsevah<\/em><\/strong>, Elegiac song for viola and string orchestra<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Tchelane<\/em><\/strong>, for cello ensemble<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Tekhina<\/em><\/strong>, Imploration for trumpet and string orchestra<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Cantabile<\/em><\/strong>, 3 songs for cello, string orchestra and harpsichord<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Con affetto<\/em><\/strong>, 3 pieces for string orchestra<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Contrastes<\/em><\/strong>, for trumpet, organ, strings and percussion<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Et si un jour<\/em><\/strong>, Song-Cantata for choir, solo soprano and string orchestra<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Tikva<\/em><\/strong>, Song for solo cello<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Un matin \u00e0 Varsovie<\/em><\/strong>, Oratorio for soprano, narrator, cello, and 13 instruments<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The IEMJ\u2019s publications are supported by the Fondation du Juda\u00efsme Fran\u00e7ais<\/strong><\/a> and the Fondation pour la M\u00e9moire de la Shoah<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Listen to audio excerpts from:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Cantabile, 3 songs for cello, string orchestra, and harpsichord \u2013 1st song (Excerpt)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Matsevah, elegiac song for viola, string orchestra and harpsichord (Excerpt)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Cantando, Recital for 5 Cellos (Excerpt)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n