Celebrating sound, music, and heart with the words of George Gershwin; born September 26, 1898.
Tag: music
David Broza
David Broza, Israeli singer and song-writer. Born September 4, 1955. His fusion of popular and Spanish music styles and messages of peace have inspired Hebrew music for over 40 years.
Moritz Henle
Moritz (Moshe) Henle, celebrated Hazzan (Cantor), born August 7, 1850 in Germany. Henle’s music influenced the liturgical style of Jewish communities throughout Western Europe and North America.
Neil Diamond
Happy birthday to Neil Diamond, born January 24, 1941. May your music continue to bring all of us strength for many years to come.
To listen to The Jazz Singer soundtrack and other Diamond songs, please visit his official site at http://www.neildiamond.com/music/jazz-singer/
Leipziger Synagogalchor Choir
Leipziger Synagogalchor Concert
Dorothea Wagner – soprano
Falk Hoffmann – tenor
Reinhard Riedel – violin
Tilmann Löser – organ/piano
Ludwig Böhme – director
November 14, 2017, at 7.30 pm
For full program please see: https://www.bh.org.il/event/the-leipziger-synagogalchor/
Nachamu Nachamu Ami – The Music
Follow the links below to hear recordings or watch videos of musical arrangements for this month’s Jewish Text Art Challenge. We are always looking to increase the diversity of the art that we showcase. If you have original compositions or can connect us with someone who does, please be in touch!
We will add to this page as our collection grows. Let us know when you hear something that is especially meaningful or moves you.
- Pizmon (Co-ed Jewish A Cappella Group – Columbia University, Barnard College, Jewish Theological Seminary) Performs at Edgar M. Bronfman Memorial at Lincoln Center 1/28/2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGyLErU34Sw&feature=youtu.be
- Chai Notes (Co-ed Jewish A Cappella Group – Cornell University) Chai Notes alumni song Spring 2016 concert. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hWw4imCV44&feature=youtu.be
Music of Salomon Sulzer
Born March 30, 1804, Salomon Sulzer was one of the most important voices shaping the Chazzanut (the cantorate), Jewish music, and synagogue liturgy of the Western European and German communities.
See here for a video recording of the Ensemble Choral Copernic sing his Adon Olam in concert at the Rykestrassse Synagogue in Berlin, Dec. 23, 2012, as well as for a link to the score and the full text of Sulzer’s seminal work Shir Zion.