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In Their Own Words

The Malavsky Sisters

The sisters discuss the life and musical career of their father, Samuel Malavsky, and his impact on their training as professional musicians and their rise to fame.
 
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The Greats of Jewish Music, in their own words

In partnership with the UCLA Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience

 

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 FAMILY FOUNDATION

Celebrating 40 Years

VIRTUAL EXHIBIT

Musical Reflections of the Holocaust, Part 1

MILKEN ARCHIVE RECORDING

Yehezkel Braun's Hallel Service

UCLA MAJE BLOG

The Malavskys: A Family Portrait

2021-22 UCLA MAJE Program Year

The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience (MAJE) at The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music is thrilled to present a variety of learning and listening opportunities online and in-person.

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FEATURED CONTENT
ORAL HISTORY

Oral History: Robert Starer

Oral history with composer Robert Starer, in which he talks about his musical background growing up in Austria and then immigrating to Jerusalem after German annexation.

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VIRTUAL EXHIBIT

Great Songs of the Yiddish Stage, Part 3

In Great Songs of the American Yiddish Stage, the Milken Archive presents songs from staged theatrical shows and vaudeville revues. Part 3 focuses on the great composer Joseph Rumshinsky.

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SPECIAL FEATURE

REDISCOVER the Music You Love

The "Meltingly Beautiful" Music of Paul Schoenfield

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FEATURED ARTISTS
CANTORS

Robert Abelson

Born in Brooklyn, baritone Robert Paul Abelson has long been a noted cantor and cantorial...
INSTRUMENTALISTS

Pablo Aslan

Living in the United States since 1980, Argentine-born bassist and composer Pablo Aslan is recognized...
COMPOSERS

Ofer Ben-Amots

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

Julianna Gondek

Juliana Gondek studied at the University of Southern California.
CONDUCTORS

Jorge Mester

The American conductor Jorge Mester was born in Mexico City in 1935 to parents who...
INSTRUMENTALISTS

Elmar Oliveira

The son of Portuguese immigrants, American violinist Elmar Oliveira was nine when he began studying...
COMPOSERS

Shulamit Ran

“Shulamit Ran has never forgotten that a vital essence of composition is communication,” proclaimed critic...
COMPOSERS

Joseph Rumshinsky

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

Nell Snaidas

A graduate of the Mannes College of Music, soprano Nell Snaidas began her professional career...
ENSEMBLES

The Western Wind

Since 1969, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet The Western Wind has devoted itself to the...
ENSEMBLES

Vienna Boys Choir

In 1498, when his court was transferred from Innsbruck to Vienna, the Hapsburg Holy Roman...
SINGERS

Nathaniel Watson

A native of Boston, baritone Nathaniel Watson is a graduate of the Eastman School and...

MORE ARTISTS

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PROGRAM

The Creation of David's Quilt
DOCUMENTARY

Milken Archive Retrospective
TOVAH FELDSHUH

On Family and Jewish Music's Legacy

SPECIAL FEATURE

Yiddish Theater in America
SPECIAL FEATURE

Getting Started with the Milken Archive
UCLA MAJE

Jewish Music Festival at UCLA

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