CHOIR
-Choral
singing during Temple times;
-Choral
singing in the Babylonian Jewish
comm.;
- the liturgical work of Salamone Rossi
Hebreo from the period of Italian Renaissance;
-the first artistic choir in synagogal
history; founded by Rabbi Leone da Modena in the early 17th century;
-the synagogue choir in modern
times;
-non-liturgical choral music in Eastern Europe with the founding the ha-Zomir
movement in 1899.
Features
RealAudio recordings.
HA-ZAMIR
In 1999
JHOM celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ha-Zomir
movement with a feature on choral
music, with a special focus on the Zamir
Chorale of Boston.Features
several RealAudio recordings of Zamir performances and an interview with
the director and conductor.
VOICE
OF THE TURTLE Voice
of the Turtle ensemble has been studying and presenting the beautiful
and compelling musical repertoire of the Spanish Jews since 1978.
Features RealAudio
recordings and interview with Judith Wachs, artistic director. Skalerika
de Ora
a Sephardic
wedding song,
sung by Voice of the Turtle Three
Passover songs sung by Voice of the Turtle
OTHER
ARTICLES OF INTEREST [FEATURING REALAUDIO RECORDINGS]
