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Voices of Change

An Interview with Nancy Abramson

Expanding Horizons

Special Feature

Voices of Change

50 Years of Women in the American Cantorate

FEATURED MUSIC

VOLUME 1

Jewish Voices in the New World

The Song of Prayer in Colonial and 19th-Century America

VOLUME 2

A Garden Eastward

Sephardi and Near Eastern Inspiration

VOLUME 3

SEDER T'FILLOT

Traditional and Contemporary Synagogue Services

VOLUME 4

Cycle of Life in Synagogue and Home

Prayers and Celebrations Throughout the Jewish Year

VOLUME 5

The Classical Klezmer

Rebirth of a Folk Tradition

VOLUME 6

Echoes of Ecstasy

Hassidic Inspiration

VOLUME 7

Masterworks of Prayer

Art in Worship

VOLUME 8

Sing Unto Zion!

In Praise of a Jewish National Home

VOLUME 9

The Art of Jewish Song

Yiddish and Hebrew

VOLUME 10

Intimate Voices

Solo and Ensemble Music of Jewish Spirit

VOLUME 11

Symphonic Visions

Orchestral Works of Jewish Spirit

VOLUME 12

Legend of Toil and Celebration

Songs of Solidarity, Social Awareness, and Yiddish Americana

VOLUME 13

Great Songs of the American Yiddish Stage

Yiddish Theater, Vaudeville, Radio, and Film

VOLUME 14

Golden Voices in the Golden Land

The Great Age of Cantorial Art in America

VOLUME 15

Swing His Praises

Jazz, Blues, and Rock in the Service of God

VOLUME 16

Heroes and Heroines

Jewish Opera

VOLUME 17

Odes and Epics

Dramatic Music of Jewish Experience

VOLUME 18

Psalms and Canticles

Jewish Choral Art in America

VOLUME 19

Out of the Whirlwind

Musical Reflections of the Holocaust

VOLUME 20

L'DOR VADOR

A Celebration of Youth

EXPLORE MUSIC

HIGHLIGHTS

MILKEN ARCHIVE RECORDING

Irving Berlin's Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor

ARTIST PAGE

Arnold Schoenberg

SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Spotlight Series: Theodore Bikel

UCLA MAJE

Tsvey Strunes: Two Violins Speak

HISTORY

Now Playing: The greats of Jewish music, in their own words

In partnership with the UCLA Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience, our new oral history section allows fans, scholars and musicians to get to know artists with full-length, never-before-seen video interviews and searchable transcripts.

Discover the stories behind the music like never before…

FEATURED CONTENT

MILKEN ARCHIVE ARTIST

Artist Spotlight: Cantor Ida Rae Cahana

Cantor Ida Rae Cahana was raised in Pittsburgh, where at age seventeen she became the first woman in the tri-state area to be featured in a synagogue as a cantorial soloist.

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SHORT DOCUMENTARY

Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service

Widely considered to be the first successful and most enduring exploration of the Hebrew liturgy for serious artistic purposes, Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service remains a pinnacle within the collective repertoire of Jewish sacred music.

Watch the Documentary

VIRTUAL EXHIBIT

Music and Israel in the American Jewish Experience

“The existence of a musical relationship between Israel and America has been a constant in a sea of shifting attitudes, trends, and sensibilities.” That musical relationship is the topic of this virtual exhibit, which has been divided into four parts and contains musical works from the mid–late 20th century.

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FEATURED ARTISTS

COMPOSERS

Bruce Adolphe

Composer, author, teacher, and inter-disciplinary thinker Bruce Adolphe has spent decades helping people to hear...

COMPOSERS

Ofer Ben-Amots

Ofer Ben-Amots, who was born in Haifa, Israel, gave his first piano concert at age...

COMPOSERS

Aaron Bensoussan

Born in Mogador (now Essaouira, near Agadir), Morocco, Cantor Aaron Bensoussan is the scion of...

SINGERS

Joanne Borts

A contemporary Yiddish theater performer, Joanne Borts made her Broadway debut in Fiddler on the...

INSTRUMENTALISTS

Bonita Boyd

Bonita Boyd’s performing career began at age 21 when she replaced her mentor Joseph Mariano...

COMPOSERS

Meir Finkelstein

Cantor Meir Finkelstein was born in Israel in 1951.

INSTRUMENTALISTS

Barbara Harbach

Dr. Barbara Harbach, Professor of Music at the University of Missouri-St.

ENSEMBLES

Iris Orchestra

Iris Orchestra is the resident orchestra of the Germantown Performing Arts Center in Germantown, Tennessee...

COMPOSERS

Flory Jagoda

Flory Jagoda is one of the most recognized musicians in Sephardi music today, and one...

CONDUCTORS

Sir Neville Marriner

Sir Neville Marriner was born in Lincoln in 1924 and studied the violin first in...

SINGERS

Ana María Martínez

Grammy-award winner Ana María Martínez was born in Puerto Rico, daughter of the opera singer...

COMPOSERS

Joseph Rumshinsky

Among the significant composers and conductors associated with Second Avenue Yiddish musical theater at its...

Bruce Adolphe

Composer, author, teacher, and inter-disciplinary thinker Bruce Adolphe has spent decades helping people to hear...

Ofer Ben-Amots

Ofer Ben-Amots, who was born in Haifa, Israel, gave his first piano concert at age...

Aaron Bensoussan

Born in Mogador (now Essaouira, near Agadir), Morocco, Cantor Aaron Bensoussan is the scion of...

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VIRTUAL EXHIBIT

Music and Israel in the American Jewish Experience

ORAL HISTORY

Mascha Benya

LIVE PERFORMANCE

Bay mir bistu sheyn

NOW STREAMING

Your Guide to 350 Years of American Jewish Music

VOLUME 20

L'dor vador

A JEWISH LEGACY

Leonard Bernstein

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Voices of Change

An Interview with Nancy Abramson

Expanding Horizons

Special Feature

Voices of Change

50 Years of Women in the American Cantorate

FEATURED MUSIC

Jewish Voices in the New World

A Garden Eastward

SEDER T'FILLOT

Cycle of Life in Synagogue and Home

The Classical Klezmer

Echoes of Ecstasy

Masterworks of Prayer

Sing Unto Zion!

The Art of Jewish Song

Intimate Voices

Symphonic Visions

Legend of Toil and Celebration

Great Songs of the American Yiddish Stage

Golden Voices in the Golden Land

Swing His Praises

Heroes and Heroines

Odes and Epics

Psalms and Canticles

Out of the Whirlwind

L'DOR VADOR

HIGHLIGHTS

Irving Berlin's Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor

Arnold Schoenberg

Spotlight Series: Theodore Bikel

Tsvey Strunes: Two Violins Speak

Now Playing: The greats of Jewish music, in their own words

FEATURED CONTENT

Artist Spotlight: Cantor Ida Rae Cahana

Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service

Music and Israel in the American Jewish Experience

FEATURED ARTISTS

Bruce Adolphe

Ofer Ben-Amots

Aaron Bensoussan

Joanne Borts

Bonita Boyd

Meir Finkelstein

Barbara Harbach

Iris Orchestra

Flory Jagoda

Sir Neville Marriner

Ana María Martínez

Joseph Rumshinsky

Bruce Adolphe

Ofer Ben-Amots

Aaron Bensoussan

DISCOVER MORE

Music and Israel in the American Jewish Experience

Mascha Benya

Bay mir bistu sheyn

Your Guide to 350 Years of American Jewish Music

L'dor vador

Leonard Bernstein

The Genesis Suite

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