JMF "Kurt Weill's Kol Nidre and Jewish Memory", NYC, May 8
The Jewish Music Forum Lecture Series 2006-2007
Music, Media and Memory in Jewish Life
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
7:30pm
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, New York City
"Kurt Weill's Kol Nidre and Jewish Memory"
Prof. Tamara Levitz, UCLA
a lecture discussion on the Judaic aspects of the music of Kurt Weill, including a live performance of songs from The Eternal Road and Ofrah's Lieder.
guest respondent, Dr. Kim Kowalke, Eastman School of Music
Free and open to the public.
www.jewishmusicforum.org
The Jewish Music Forum is an organization devoted to the study of music in Jewish life in all of its historical and contemporary diversity. Founded in the fall of 2004 under the auspices of the American Society for Jewish Music, with the support of the American Jewish Historical Society and the Center for Jewish History, the Jewish Music Forum seeks to provide a thriving habitat for interdisciplinary dialogue and scholarly exchange in the growing academic field of Jewish musical studies as well as a critical intellectual resource for specialists across a spectrum that includes cantors, composers, performers, students, educators, artistic directors, journalists, and others from the fields of musicology, anthropology, literature, Jewish studies, and American studies. By linking together members of these communities, the Forum serves as an academic professional network and intellectual resource for all who are interested in the role of music in Jewish life.