Alphabetical Index to Website Entries: A
1st Class Judaica from Israel
Links to new music websites in Israel. Mostly advertisements.
http://www.IsraelVisit.co.il/1stClassMusic/
Bonnie Abrams. See: Bonnie Abrams in performing groups.
The Academy for Jewish Religion, California (AJR, CA)
Located at the Yitzhak Rabin Hillel Center for Jewish Life at UCLA, The Academy for Jewish Religion, of California is a pluralistic Rabbinical and Cantorial Seminary and Chaplaincy Program. AJR, CA's Cantorial Seminary is the only Cantorial school in the Western United States and its' Dean, Hazzan Nathan Lam, is the hazzan of Stephen S. Wise Temple, the largest congregation in the world. The Cantorial Seminary trains men and women to become cantors who will be a living resource of the varied aspects of the Jewish musical tradition - with mastery of the melodies and chants for Jewish prayer, and of the music for home, school and community. This mastery, coupled with the ability to impart and inspire, includes the contemporary modes and sounds, which resonate with today's generation. Studies lead to ordination as "Hazzan and Teacher in Israel," as well as a Masters Degree in Jewish Sacred Music. The program requires solid background in Jewish learning, including full proficiency in the Hebrew language. Also required are sound musical and vocal skills. Completion of the program generally requires five years of full-time study, with part-time study options available. Cantorial students are individually coached by a practicing cantor during each semester of the program. A Master's thesis is required for ordination. AJR, CA has recently established The Greenfeld Cantorial Library of Jewish Music, an invaluable resource for cantors, soloists, musicians, students and laypeople interested in the richness of Jewish music. For more information, please visit www.ajrca.org
Bruce M. Adler
Website promoting the compositions and cassettes of Bruce and Donna Adler. Jewish music that searches for spirituality done in a folk/bluegrass style. The Adlers are Reconstructionist and Reform rabbis.
http://w3.one.net/~bruad/index.html
Chaim Adler
Chaim Adler is Cantor at the Great Synagogue in Tel Aviv. His life and many photos from his various appearances around the world appear on this website. Website in English and German.
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/chazanut/Adlerenglish.html
Agentur TOJWE
The German Artists Agency TOJWE presents Jewish artists, musicians and events in German speaking areas of Europe.
http://www.tojwe.de/index.html
Ahavat Israel Jewish Music
This website has an alphabetical listing of Real Audio excerpts of Jewish Music. These are offered as part of a larger site created as part of an endeavor "to correct an ancient sin." This group feels the way to correct it is with "Ahavat Chinam", endless love. To that end that have mounted very mild, synthesizer arrangements of music. Excellent for
children.
http://www.ahavat-israel.com/music.html
Daniel Akiva
Daniel Akiva, guitarist, appears as soloist, in Classical Trio (oboe, cello and guitar) and in ensembles presenting music inspired by the Judeo-Spanish tradition, with the Ladino language; a synthesis of Spanish and older Hebrew. Daniel Akiva’s repertoire includes works from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Special emphasis is placed in his programs on original music written by him or for him by Israeli composers.
http://www.monica-fallon.com/artists/daniel_akiva.htm
Chava Alberstein: First Lady of Israeli Song
Website for Israeli musical superstar Chava Alberstein with brief biography, photos and discography.
http://www.aviv2.com/chava/
Alef
Yaacov and Robert (Robert Lauri Bennaim and Yaacov Alvo) are the group. The website is a bit confusing in French, English and ..is that ¿Spanish? too? Well, they have a lot to say about all kinds of things, so we wonder what the music is sounding like. The main contact is Robert_Bennaim@yahoo.com.
http://www.alef-group.com/
The Alexandria Kleztet
The website of this klezmer group contains bios, concert calendar, photos and links to related sites.
The group's leader Seth Kibel (clarinet) and Scott Harlan (bass) both provide original compositions for the group in jazz-fusion and surf music (among other influences) to create an "alternate klezmer" sound. the others rounding out the quartet are Claire Cardon (violin) and Tim Jarvis (percussion)
http://www.kleztet.com/
Charles Valetin Alkan
The Charles V. Alkan Society website includes lists of upcoming concerts and talks, a discography, links and informaton about joining the society. Alkan was a French Jewish composer and pianist who lived 1813-1888.
http://www.alkansociety.org/events.htm
Ellen Allard
American. Jewish educator and songwriter, specializing in music for young children. Graduate of Boston University with a Bachelor's degree in Music. She earned her Master's degree in Early Childhood Education at Arcadia University. "Ellen began her formal piano studies at the age of five, studied flute through elementary and high school, and learned to play acoustic guitar while a student in college. After graduating with a degree in music education, she taught elementary vocal music, grades K - 6. Pursuing further graduate studies under the tutelage of renowned Orff teacher Joseph Wuytack, she brought a strong Orff component into her music teaching. The Orff method continues to be a significant influence on Ellen's teaching, performing, and songwriting." Together with husband Peter Allard, Ellen put together the Bring The Sabbath Home song book
http://www.peterandellen.com/
Yardena Alotin
Composer, pianist and teacher born in Israel on October 19, 1930. Brief online biography available through the Israel Music Institute
http://www.aquanet.co.il/vip/imi/bios/alotin.htm
Yaacov Alvo: See Alef
Angela Amato-Salerno
Violin Soloist, Chamber Musician and Leader of Professional Orchestras in Italy and UK, Ms. Amato is now dedicating much of her Research into Jewish Music Study, with major interest in the arrangements of traditional Italian and Askenazy Music. She performed in major National and International Festivals. Purcell Room debut 1994; Teatro Francesco Cilea debut 1996; Teatro Bellini debut 1989. Winner of National and International Music Awards. Recorded for Radio France, Radio Swisse Romande, BBC and Rai radio and TV. CD recordings include 28° and 29° Tibor Varga Festival, Sion, Switzerland. Plays a French violin 1780 Paris School. Contact: aulos@paipai.net
http://www.supportimusicali.it/musicisti/scheda.asp?n=Angela%20Amato
Lotti Amit-Kalev
Born 1934. nee Lotti Kalev. Pianist and composer living in Israel. Graduated from the Rubin Music Academy in Tel Aviv in 1957. Her music has been heard on Israeli radio stations. She searched as a music program editor for Galey Tzahal in the 1950s. Her compositions include solo and ensemble music and six books of piano music. Her scores are available through the Israeli Music Center.
http://www.geocities.com/israelcomposers/amit_kalev.htm
AMJ: L'Association Amis de la Musique Juive
L'Association AMJ: Les Amis de la Musique Juive --Friends of Jewish Music in Geneva, Switzerland sponsors exhibits, concerts, lectures, debates and music workshops. The organization's goals are to share the breadth and depth of Jewish music with a larger audience. Events are open to all, but members get a discount on ticket prices. The types of music sponsored include liturgical, vocal and instrumental, operetta, popular songs, Israeli, and theater music. Their website is offered in English, French and German. The first CD produced by AMJ has segments that can be listened online. It's the digital "live" recording from the "Psalm" concert organized on March 11th 2001. To hear a presentation: http://www.club-association.ch/amj/WCD001-presE.htm
http://www.club-association.ch/amj/
Amit Arieli
Amit Arieli is a clarinet player born in Israel, and living in Italy. Amit is a "clarinetist with
a classical formation, for many years seriously
engaged with research and performance of Jewish
music - ashkenazy, sephardic, Italian and Israeli." The website is in Italian. There is a video and list of works.
http://www.europamusica-firenze.it/curriculumarieli
Amsterdams Synagogaal
Koor (ASK)
Amsterdam Synagogue Choir in the Portuguese Esnoga (Synagogue) in Amsterdam, Netherlands under the direction of Barry Mehler. Includes a history of the organization and selected excerpts of music with information about obtaining sound recordings.
http://www.ask-choir.org/
The An'imZmirot Choir Rehovot
A listing of 31 Midi files for Adon Olam are a great feature of this website!
http://members.tripod.com/~Animzmirot/anim.html
Anthology of Jewish Music
The radio show, Anthology of Jewish Music, is broadcast in Vancouver, British Columbia, on CFRO 102.7 radio, and heard every Sunday from 10 to 11 a.m. The Co-Hosts are Alan Tapper and Ethan Minovitz.
Email: eminovitz@canoemail.com
Chaya Arbel
Born in Nuremberg, Germany in 1921. Composer. Studied later in life with Leon Schidlowsky. Lives in Israel on Kibbutz Hamapil.
Works published by Israeli Music Center
Arbel: Philadelphia Young Adult Jewish Choir
Arbel is an acronym for Ohavei Rinah Bo-u Lashir. It is the website of the Jewish Choir in Philadelphia which provides information on concerts and connections to other Jewish choirs around the country.
http://home2.icdc.com/~arbel/
Archive of Israeli Music
While not providing full biographical descriptions, this finding aid to the Archive of Israeli Music at the Tel-Aviv University, David and Yolanda Katz Faculty of Arts, provides an excellent listing of Israeli musicians. It includes birth date and place of birth, major musical interests, a death date if any, when the person came to Israel, and a listing of major holding items in the archive. For an immediate, if modest, amount of biographical information for getting started with Israeli musicians, this listing is very helpful. The actual holdings in the Archive will, no doubt, reveal much more information about each composer and musician.
http://www.tau.ac.il/~musarch/list.html
Ari Davidow's Klezmer Shack
A excellent site for reviews of Jewish klezmer sound recordings, written by Ari Davidow. The site has expanded to include Klezmer news, events and
links to Klezmer bands. There is a "klezclassifieds," and links to radio shows on Jewish music. There are links to information about sheet music, recordings, instruments and organizations. The site mounts full text articles on Klezmer music and interviews. This is a recommended site for anyone interested in learning more about klezmer music.
http://www.klezmershack.com/
Arnold Schoenberg
See: Schoenberg on the biography pages of this website. The grandson of Arnold Schoenberg has mounted an extensive website devoted to the composer. An excellent source of academic materials.
http://www.primenet.com/
~randols/schoenberg/schoenlinks.html
Sarah Aroeste
American born. Sings in Ladino, music orginally from Spain, and her family later settling in Salonika, Greece. The Aroeste sound combines and updates aspects from her 'unique family background with influx of Latin-based music in America over the past few years.' Sarah wrote: "I have a Ladino fusion band--you can check it out at www.saraharoeste.com
I began this project because there are so few young people working in Ladino. I grew up on the traditional music (my family is from Salonika, Greece), but I am also influenced by other musicial styles. Not only am I a proud Sephardic Jew, but I am also a young, modern American woman! I wanted to find a musical style that could really incorporate my various identities. So I started a band a few years ago taking traditional sephardic songs from
across the Mediterranean and combining them with American rock, blues and jazz. I have a 5-piece band, based in NY, and we've been traveling all over the country the past year sharing our interpretation of this exotic body of music. We just released our debut album, A la Una: In the Beginning , and invite you to check it out and listen to sound clips at www.saraharoeste.com
Asefa
Samuel Thomas saxes, clarinet, percussion, and composition; Shanir Blumenkranz, bass, oud;
Eric Platz percussion. "An Asefa performance displays the diverse traditional and contemporary styles of music from around the Jewish diaspora." The band plays a combination of original tunes and well known Jewish melodies.
http://jatm.org/ASEFA/index.html
Ashkenaz 97:
A Festival of the New Yiddish Culture
Ashkenaz Festivals are fairly new, the first one held in 1995. the
scope and emphasis is on new work being created out of the many forms of
Eastern European Yiddish culture. Ashkenaz Festivals have attracted as
many as 30,000 people. Artists come from all over North America and Europe,
bringing new, vibrant and challenging work ranging from the traditional
to the unpredictable and experimental in music, theatre, modern dance,
storytelling, comedy, poetry, film, the visual arts and more. Lists of
participants are available at the website.
http://www.ivritype.com/ashkenaz/about.html
Paulina Achkinaz-Shepherd
see: Paulina Shepherd
http://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/
Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation
The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation (A.C.J.C.) at Monash
University was established in 1992 to foster teaching and research in the
field of Jewish Civilisation at undergraduate and graduate level. They
have established an archive in Jewish music.
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ACJC/ACJC.htm
Australian Dulcimer Page
25 Woodgate Street,Farrer ACT 2607, Australia. Makes dulcimers in many traditions including Jewish. Includes information on CD's and books featuring ducimer playing including the "Closet Klezmer". Gillian.Alcock@netspeed.com.au Phone: +61 (0)2 6286 3872 .
http://www.netspeed.com.au/gillian.alcock/
Tzvi Avni
"Tzvi Avni is one of Israel's foremost composers whose works have been performed worldwide. A prominent lecturer and professor of theory, composition and electronic music, he is member of the faculty of the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance and one of the leading figures in Israel's music scene today." The website has a biography, a selected list of works and where they were published, a discography and audio samples.
http://www.tzvi-avni.com/
Isaac Azose, Cantor
Cantor Isaac Azose, retired from Congregation Ezra Besaroth in Seattle has produced a CD called "The Liturgy of Ezra Bessaroth". Many of the prayers are sung in Ladino. The CD features Sephardic liturgy of the Sabbath, Festivals as well as daily prayers.
http://www.ezrabessaroth.org/pages/hazzan.html