Mimi Sheffer Writes

Our Concert Refuge in Phantasy Will be broadcast on DeutschlandFunk Kultur on January 27th , the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, at 20:00 Central European Time.

https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/unsere-live-streams.2428.de.html

Our concert series Living Music features Jewish composers who escaped the Nazi re…[Read more]

Dear Friends and Colleagues

Join us for COZ 28: January 26, 2021 Cantor Jaclyn Chernett in conversation with Cantor Jalda Rebling
to talk about  Nusach with Kavanah  

Jaclyn is the director of EAJL The European Academy for Jewish Liturgy  EAJL) http://www.eajl.org
Jalda is the spiritual leader of congregation Ohel HaChidusch Berlin http://www.jalda-rebling.co…[Read more]

Agnes Kory Invites us to her Wigmore Hall talk: International Holocaust Memorial Day, Wednesday 27th January, 10am

she says: There is some overlap with my 15th December 2020 Zoom (COZ) talk, which I delivered for the International Forum for Jewish Music Studies (IFJMS).However, I very much hope that you will be able to log into the Wigmore Hall…[Read more]

We have great pleasure in sending you Newsletter #3 of the International Forum for Jewish Music Studies IFJMS.

This Newsletter, which you will find attached as a pdf, features comments on the COZ programme from several of those who have already and those who look forward to having a Conversation on Zoom’ in this coming series.  It also features…[Read more]

Just to remind you that there is no COZ this week.

We start 2021 on Tuesday 19 January at the usual times

With some really exciting conversations on chanukah, Nusiach, Idelsohn and Judeo Spanish Song

19 January 2021 – COZ 27 Professor Eliyahu Schleifer and Dr Naomi Cohn Zentner  Lights and Blessings: Ashkenazi Chants and Music for Kindling th…[Read more]

Dear Friends and colleagues  Join us for the next ‘Conversation on Zoom’

COZ 26: December 22, 2020. Michael Shapiro and Elliott Forrest

‘Composer in focus’Michael Shapiro composer/conductor In dialogue with Elliott ForrestPeabody Award winning Broadcaster/Producer/Director

The influence of Jewish heritage on Michael’s music, his Klezmer fa…[Read more]

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COZ 24: December 8, 2020. Jeff Janeczko interviews David Amram

American Composer arranger conductor performer and singer 90 year old David Amram III plays piano, French horn, Spanish guitar, and pennywhistle and sings. He has composed orchestral, chamber, and choral works, many with jazz fla…[Read more]

Join us for the next ‘Conversation on Zoom’

COZ 23: December 1, 2020. Daniel Katz and Boaz Tarsi  Synagogue Music Before Sulzer

Who remembers the melodies of the 56th century (c 1740-1840)? This is the time before Sulzer’s Schir Zion and similar printed collections. We have, however, many cantorial manuscripts from this period. Boaz Tarsi…[Read more]

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COZ 22: Tuesday 24 November: High Holydays 2020 – Reflections

Distinguished cantors from the UK, Germany and the USA discuss How the High Holydays sounded and worked for the cantor and the community in Lockdown, and the implications for cantors in the future.  

Curated by Russell Grossman for ECA…[Read more]

Would you like to discuss a date for your COZ with David Tillman

I can offer Tuesdays same time 23 Feb or 23 March.  Please tell me in a couple of days so i can release the date or dates you dont want.

looking forwad to hearing more from you

Best wishes

Geraldine

Greetings, David,

My apologies, somehow I completely missed your Humanities Commons message in advance of our first meeting, which was in October. If you can let me know your preferred email address, I’ll be happy to send you the minutes from the meeting, so you can see what we discussed.

The group decided to begin the group activities by…[Read more]

COZ 21: Tuesday 17 November ‘Composer in Focus’

Ofer Ben-Amots
(Colorado, USA) Professor of Music with composition and theory Colorado College, Discusses with

Rakefet Bar-Sadeh
(Jerusalem) Head, music division at the Israel Ministry of Culture and Education, Jerusalem and visiting professor, Colorado College, Co-writer of books on Israeli com…[Read more]

COZ 20: Tuesday 10 NovemberCantor Sol Zim A fifth-generation cantor, Sol Zim is a larger than life personality whose compositions, interpretive singing and teaching skills, copious recordings and productivity have left a big impression on the Jewish musical landscape In conversation with Alex Klein Director of the European Cantors Association on…[Read more]

COZ 20: Tuesday 10 November   Sol Zim and Alex Klein

Dear Colleagues and Friends

Please join us for the next ‘Conversation on Zoom

’Tuesdays: 09:00 Pacific time /  12.00 Eastern USA /  17:00 UK /  18:00 Western Europe /  19:00  Israel, South Africa (opens 15 minutes early for greetings etc)    

COZ 20: Tuesday 10 November   

Sol Zim A fift…[Read more]

There are several new posts on the IFJMS Facebook Group.  There is the notification about the 4 PSalmody sessions. there is a post regarding all the recordings that have been made by Cantor and Singer Jalda Rebling.

Go to the group and join up to post your own Jewish Music information and Queries

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ifjmsgroup

Join us for the next ‘Conversation on Zoom

’Tuesdays: 09:00 Pacific time /  12.00 Eastern USA /  17:00 UK /  18:00 Western Europe /  19:00  Israel South Africa (opens 15 minutes early for greetings etc)

COZ 19: Tuesday 3 November  

This week, presented in association with the University of California, Jewish Music Studies

Lorry Black …[Read more]

COZ 18 Nusach Matters, Clocks changed in Europe UK and Israel

Dear Colleagues and Friends

Just a reminder that clocks have changed in the UK and Europe and Israel so that for the next ‘Conversation on Zoom’ tomorrow 27 October, the times are the same in USA for this week but for UK, Europe and Israel it is an hour earlier!!  

Revised times…[Read more]