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Jewish Music Heritage Trust Ltd JEWISH MUSIC HERITAGE TRUST LTD. NEWSLETTER Volume 5, Issue 1, Summer 1998 WORLD OF JEW1SH MUSIC London, 1-29 November .998 Sponsored by Jewish Chronicle FESTIVAL PREVIEW EDITION WORLD OF JEWISH MUSIC: 9th London International Jewish Music Festival 1-2 9 November 1998 This year's ninth London laborating with other Jewish international Jewish music music festivals in Munich, and arts festival includes Amsterdam and Antwerp, artists from around the world under the banner of Jewish and focuses on the music of Music Festivals of Europe. Israel today. Festival Director, The Festival is associated with Geraldine Auerbach, of the Bnai Brith. Booking is open Jewish Music Heritage Trust now for the main events and says, 'We want to show the discounts are available for rich cultural diversity of music early booking, concessions from Israel where ancient and (including Friends ofJMHT), modern tradition mix with groups and when you book Eastern and Western styles, for more than one show at me creating new and exciting syn­ same venue. See below. theses.' The month-long festi ­ val, sponsored by the Jewish Turn to page 4 for a preview Chagall Exhibition: Gregorl Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band at the Chronicle, has over forty of some of the highlights. A Royal Academy of Arts Gregori Schechter's Klezmer Festival Band was events, bodl light hearted and free Festival Calendar with invited to perform at the President's Reception to mark the opening of more serious, at the Barbican, details of all the events (ready the Chagall exhibition. The band, set up and promoted by the Jewish the South Bank Centre, St early September) will be sent Music Heritage Trust, has been on BBC Radio and Television and per­ John's Smim Square and to you. For the latest informa­ formed at concerts and folk festivals all over the country. A picture of other venues. Some events tion see our website: the band in front of the murals painted for the Yiddish Theatre in commemorate the 60th http://wwwjmht.org/ftstivaI98 Moscow appeared in the Jewish Chronicle, which is sponsoring this anniversary of the violent year's Festival. The Fesitval features the premiere of Gregori's Klezmer events of9 November 1938, Calling Shofar Blowers Rapsody for clarinet and orchestra. Exhibition continues until 4 October. euphemistically known as for the Guinness Book of Kristallnacht, which many see Records. will be gathering blowers from the ancient biblical instrument as the prelude to the Nazi On Sunday, 1 November from ail over the country, we have made from a ram's horn. genocide. The festival includes 2.00pm at Bnai Brith Hillel decided to go for the There will also be competi­ concerts, recitals, workshops, House we will be rehearsing Guinness Book of Records, tions for the longest sound, lectures and symposia, also lit­ for a Grand Shofar Fanfare for world record for the greatest the highest note etc. If you erary events, film and theatre Israel's 50th anniversary to be number of shofar blowers would like to be included in productions, video presenta­ performed at St John's Smith together in one place at one this great sponsored blow-in tions, synagogue services and Square on Monday 2 time. You will also learn and have access to a shofar, walks around Jewish London. November, to open the first about the history and tech­ please call 0181 909 2445 for the first time we are col- concert of the Festival. As we niques of blowing the Shofar, now to register. WORLD OF ]EW1SH MUSIC £1.00 offtickttsfor early booking (bifore 15 Strpt). Furtber discoulItsfor m';ts, concessiolls mtdgroups of 10 + St John's Smith Square Barblcan Centre South Bank Centre 2 Noy Lucie kcaping and the Burning Bush 8 NOY Broadway 10 Hollywood 29 Noy Bu tan Abraham 11 Noy Dutch Composers banned by the Nazis 17 NOY Maxwell Street K1e7mer Band 29 Noy UK premiere of Joscph Tal's Tlu GartUn 22 Noy Zelllel Choir, Alyth Choral Society Order forms and phone bookings (bkg fee): Order forms and phone book/ng (bkg fee): Order forms from box office: 0171 ~22 1061 0171 638 8891 0'71 960 4242 JEWISH MUSIC HERITAGE TRUST NEWSLEITER Summer 1998 Trust News 2 Vice Presidents and Patrons of the Jewish ·Music Heritage Trust We are delighted to announce posal and have pledged both ities. Patrons David and Michael Katz from Bourne­ that Mr Jonathon Lyons has seed money and support. Tanya Josefowitz, who sup­ mouth and che famous cellist become the Executive Vice port the Joe Loss Lectureship Zara Nelsova from New York. President of the Jewish Music He welcomes as Honorary in Jewish Music have also Heritage Trust. Jonathon has Vice Presidents, along with become Vice Presidents. Our advisory board has been embraced the project of creat­ himself and Lady Lipworth, enlarged to include Yvonne ing a Centre for Jewish Music Doris and Bertie Black from Amongsr our new patrons we Behar, Sephardi Specialist, and Arrs in London, for the Bournemouth, who have been very warmly welcome and Gregorij von Leiteis, benefit of both Jews and non patrons of Jewish Music Sir Claus Moser KCB CBE, artistic director of Elysium, Jews. He hosred a meeting ar Heritage Trust since its incep­ Leopold de Rothschild CBE, Between Two Continents, a the home of Joy and StanJey tion, and who have consis­ The Baroness Brigstocke, Or theatre group founded to fos­ Cohen in April, attended by tently encouraged and sup­ Ralph Kohn, chairman of the ter cu ltural exchange between many influential people who ported the Jewish Music Wigmore Hall International America and Europe through were very excited at the pro- Festivals and other trust activ- Song Competition, IIse and theatre, music and art. Jewish Music Library Takes cially funds thar you may like versity, London, to the School Smith Square (22 Nov) with Another Step Forward: A to donate, to expedite this of African and Oriental Cantor Raphael Frieder as New Collection Is Donated work and help the birth of Studies, London University, soloist. Some lush cantorial Another large collection of this library. He would also on 1 April next year. After six settings from the concert Jewish music has been donat­ welcome the assistance of very successful years at C ity, Broadway to Hollywood (8 ed to the Jewish Music interested persons to help SOrt Alex, though sad ro leave, is Nov) will also be recorded in Heritage Trust Sound Archive. out and collate the material. looking forward to being asso­ London for this archive with Over 1500 LPs and hundreds Please spread the news, any ciared wirh Jewish Studies and Cantor Benzion MiUer from of outstanding 78 rpm records possible help will be greatly other related disciplines at Brooklyn. It is hoped that of Jewish music of all descrip­ appreciated. SOAS. This unique lecture­ copies of these archive record­ tions, make up this eclectic ship, set up and funded by the ings and the hundreds of collection. They come from Please contact Victor Tunkel Jewish Music Heritage Trust, hours of video footage of the estate of Lione! Benjamin clo Jewish Music Heritage with support from the Loss famous cantors in conversa­ of Southend on Sea. The Trust on 0181 959 2448. fam il y, is possibly the only full tion and performance will be donation was made by CantOr time teaching post in Jewish made available to rhe Jewish Stephen Robins who received JMHT on the WWW music in a secular music Music Heritage Centre rhe legacy and gave it, almost Jewish Music Heritage Trust school in the world. Library, now in the process of intact, to the Jewish Music website is now in preparation. being established in London. Heritage Trust. Soon you will be able to For information on courses access us instantly from any­ contact Alexander Knapp, See page 4 for more on the A room has been made avail­ where in the world. At the City University, Northampton Festival events. able for the Jewish music click of your mouse you will Square, London EC1V OHB library at the Western-Marble see what the Trust is and does, New Faces in the Office Arch Synagogue. Colin Jaque, find out about forthcoming Invitation to visit Jewish As the Festival swings into of rhe synagogue, a fine bari­ events, recordings and pro­ Music Heritage Centres in action, I am delighted to wel­ tone, choirmaster and dedicat­ grammes. Tell us how YOll Los Angeles come back Sue Levy as Head ed Jewish music lover is anx­ think the JMHT website The Trustees and Direcror of of Press and Marketing. ue ious to see these materials, could be useful to you, e-mail the Jewish Music Heritage who worked for us on the along with the very fine [email protected] Trust have been invited to 1994 Festival and the St Paul's Mucus Carr Collection meet directors of the Milkin concert, has had a spell of received last year, become Home page: Foundation Archive of Jewish three very fruitful years as available as soon as possible to http://www.jmht.org music in Los Angeles in Press Officer at che Palace scholars and the public. The Latest festival information: August. The Milkin project, Theatre, Watford. Another Jewish Music Heritage Trust is http://www.jmht.org/festivaI98 for recording forty COs of new face in the office is seeking funding to catalogue American Jewish music, is Christine Kryst who come to these recordings and provide Joe loss Lectureship connected with the Ninth us vIa ingapore. Qualified in shelving and security for their moves to SOAS London International Jewish public relalions, marketing display.
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