"Henech Kon: Beyond the Dybbuk" - Tuesday October 3, 2017 at 7 PM
Center for Jewish History - 15 West 16th Street, NYC
YIVO Event Co-Sponsored by the Jewish Music Forum
Lecture by Diana Matut with a live performance of Kon's works by Re'ut Ben-Ze'ev (soprano) and Zalmen Mlotek (piano).
Henech Kon is best known today as the composer of the film score forThe Dybbuk and his songs, such as “Shpilzhe mir a lidele in Yidish.”
He was, however, also a brilliant pianist and musicologist, and wrote arrangements for dozens of Yiddish songs and other scores, among them Freylekhe kaptsonim (‘Jolly Paupers’, 1937). Born in Poland and educated in Berlin, he moved to Warsaw where he worked with the great writers of his time, and wrote music for their plays and kleynkunst performances. Melech Ravitch called him “the Jewish musician par excellence.”
After fleeing Europe in 1940, Kon settled in New York, where his life was marked by an unsuccessful, constant struggle for work and recognition. By the time of his death in 1972, Kon had already become virtually forgotten, even in Yiddish musical circles.
This lecture will present Kon’s life and work, and help to bring him the recognition he is due – and his music back on stage.
Admission is free.
To RSVP, please contact [email protected]
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The Music of Indecent - Tuesday October 24, 2017 at 7 PM
Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music of HUC-JIR - One W. 4th Street, NYC
Event Co-Sponsored by the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music
Indecent, the 2017 Tony Award winning Broadway play, is inspired by the captivating true story surrounding Sholem Asch’s God of Vengence. Recounting the Broadway debut of Asch’s play in 1923 and the subsequent arrest of the entire cast on charges of indecency, Indecent tells a broader story about Jewish immigration to America, same-sex romance, censorship, and xenophobia that remains hauntingly relevant today.
At the heart of Indecent is a stunning original musical score. Drawing on Yiddish classics and Klezmer tropes, the music of Indecent vibrantly brings to life twentieth-century Jewish experience.
At this event, Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva, the composers of the show’s music, speak to us about their compositional process, reflect on Indecent’s Broadway run, and discuss what it was like to perform in the show. Dr. David Savran, Distinguished Professor of Theater at The Graduate Center, CUNY, will share thoughts on Indecent’s music and legacy.
Admission is free.
To RSVP, please contact [email protected]
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Gustav Mahler: Jewish Identity and Nineteenth-Century Musical Culture
Thursday November 30, 2017 at 6 PM
Pre-concert Lecture will be held in the Kovno Room, 2nd Floor
Center for Jewish History - 15 West 16th Street, NYC
Event Co-Sponsored by YIVO
Lecture by Dr. Daniel Jütte (New York University), followed by a performance in which Cantata Profana performs Gustav Mahler's "Das Lied Von Der Erde," as well as works by other composers in order to place it in the context of its German and Jewish milieu.
Admission to the pre-concert lecture is free.
To reserve a seat at the lecture, please contact [email protected]
Admission to the performance: $15
For YIVO members & Students: $10
To reserve a seat at the performance, please contact https://www.yivo.org/Mahler
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Jewish Baroque - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7 PM
Center for Jewish History - 15 West 16th Street, NYC
Lecture/Performance featured Dr. Michael Beckerman (New York University) and Dr. Simona Frenkel (Hebrew Union College).
Admission is free.
To RSVP, please contact [email protected]
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"Jews, Music, and Modernity in Buenos Aires" - Thursday, March 8, 2018
Location: University of California, Los Angeles
Room and Time TBD
Lecture by Dr. Lillian Wohl, Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music Post-Doctoral Fellow (UCLA).
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Jewish Music and Humor Conference - Sunday, April 29, 2018
Further Information Coming Soon
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TBD - Week of May 28-June 1, 2018
Jewish Music Week, Toronto
Lecture by Dr. Jessica Roda, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow (Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies).
Henech Kon is best known today as the composer of the film score forThe Dybbuk and his songs, such as “Shpilzhe mir a lidele in Yidish.”
He was, however, also a brilliant pianist and musicologist, and wrote arrangements for dozens of Yiddish songs and other scores, among them Freylekhe kaptsonim (‘Jolly Paupers’, 1937). Born in Poland and educated in Berlin, he moved to Warsaw where he worked with the great writers of his time, and wrote music for their plays and kleynkunst performances. Melech Ravitch called him “the Jewish musician par excellence.”
After fleeing Europe in 1940, Kon settled in New York, where his life was marked by an unsuccessful, constant struggle for work and recognition. By the time of his death in 1972, Kon had already become virtually forgotten, even in Yiddish musical circles.
This lecture will present Kon’s life and work, and help to bring him the recognition he is due – and his music back on stage.
Admission is free.
To RSVP, please contact [email protected]
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The Music of Indecent - Tuesday October 24, 2017 at 7 PM
Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music of HUC-JIR - One W. 4th Street, NYC
Event Co-Sponsored by the Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music
Indecent, the 2017 Tony Award winning Broadway play, is inspired by the captivating true story surrounding Sholem Asch’s God of Vengence. Recounting the Broadway debut of Asch’s play in 1923 and the subsequent arrest of the entire cast on charges of indecency, Indecent tells a broader story about Jewish immigration to America, same-sex romance, censorship, and xenophobia that remains hauntingly relevant today.
At the heart of Indecent is a stunning original musical score. Drawing on Yiddish classics and Klezmer tropes, the music of Indecent vibrantly brings to life twentieth-century Jewish experience.
At this event, Lisa Gutkin and Aaron Halva, the composers of the show’s music, speak to us about their compositional process, reflect on Indecent’s Broadway run, and discuss what it was like to perform in the show. Dr. David Savran, Distinguished Professor of Theater at The Graduate Center, CUNY, will share thoughts on Indecent’s music and legacy.
Admission is free.
To RSVP, please contact [email protected]
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Gustav Mahler: Jewish Identity and Nineteenth-Century Musical Culture
Thursday November 30, 2017 at 6 PM
Pre-concert Lecture will be held in the Kovno Room, 2nd Floor
Center for Jewish History - 15 West 16th Street, NYC
Event Co-Sponsored by YIVO
Lecture by Dr. Daniel Jütte (New York University), followed by a performance in which Cantata Profana performs Gustav Mahler's "Das Lied Von Der Erde," as well as works by other composers in order to place it in the context of its German and Jewish milieu.
Admission to the pre-concert lecture is free.
To reserve a seat at the lecture, please contact [email protected]
Admission to the performance: $15
For YIVO members & Students: $10
To reserve a seat at the performance, please contact https://www.yivo.org/Mahler
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Jewish Baroque - Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at 7 PM
Center for Jewish History - 15 West 16th Street, NYC
Lecture/Performance featured Dr. Michael Beckerman (New York University) and Dr. Simona Frenkel (Hebrew Union College).
Admission is free.
To RSVP, please contact [email protected]
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"Jews, Music, and Modernity in Buenos Aires" - Thursday, March 8, 2018
Location: University of California, Los Angeles
Room and Time TBD
Lecture by Dr. Lillian Wohl, Lowell Milken Fund for American Jewish Music Post-Doctoral Fellow (UCLA).
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Jewish Music and Humor Conference - Sunday, April 29, 2018
Further Information Coming Soon
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TBD - Week of May 28-June 1, 2018
Jewish Music Week, Toronto
Lecture by Dr. Jessica Roda, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow (Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies).
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