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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

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’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

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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]

So many questions and passionate responses were sparked off last Tuesday in the opening Nusach debate on COZ 17– a wonderful space to air all views.

(You can see most of this session here https://www.facebook.com/IFJMS)

Tune in there again to listen, or on Zoomto participate,  this coming Tuesday 27 October for the next thrilling instalment pr…[Read more]

Nusach Wars!

Join in the argument – is nusach dead – or just being reborn?

The next two Conversations on Zoom take on this challenge.

COZ 17: October 20: Charles Heller choir conductor for over 50 years, and Alexander Knapp scholar, composer and accompanist for cantors, put forward the warning of:

‘The Death of Nusach and Chazzanut – the Los…[Read more]

Join us for COZ 16:

Tuesday 13 OctoberMartha StellmacherAssociate of the European Centre for Jewish music Hannover

with Sylwia Jakubczyk-Ślęczka (Jagiellonian University, Kraków) and

Veronika Seidlová(Charles University Prague) 

The state of research on Jewish liturgical music in Poland and the Czech Republic

Zoom Log-in https://hcommons-stag…[Read more]

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Tuesdays: 09:00 Pacific time / 12.00 Eastern USA /  17:00 UK /  18:00 Western Europe /  19:00  Israel

COZ 15: Tuesday 06 October

Joel E Rubin  PhD in ethnomusicology from City, University London (2001) Acclaimed performer and Associate Prof Virginia. Author of New…[Read more]

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COZ 14: Tuesday 22 Sept 2020

Zisl Slepovitch  ethnomusicologist, composer, performer, conductor, educator. Musician-in-Residence (Research Affiliate) Fortunoff Video Archive

With
Stephen Naron Director…[Read more]

Thank you, Rosa, for this information, and I’d be interested to be kept updated on developments.

Best wishes,

David

Dear Colleagues and Friends

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COZ 13: Tuesday 15 Sept 2020   

Yaakov Fisher
Who runs the
‘Spectacular World of Jewish Music’ festival in Israel
with
Andrew Hopkins, Alex Jacobs, Lawrence Jacobsof the Welsh Musical Theatre Orchestra

Does Musical Theatre Illuminate the Jewish Experience and ther…[Read more]

Shalom, Geraldine.

I know that Cantor David Tilman has a discussion idea about which he would like me to interview him. Whom shall we approach?

Thanks, Marshall

Marshall Portnoy, Cantor Emeritus
Main Line Reform Temple
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania