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Songs are like gems we collect on our travels, journeying with them in our treasure chests. Join Aviva as she shares a collection of her favourite songs in Ladino, Hebrew and Yiddish, both traditional and original melodies. Noticing how each language, rhythm and story moves in our bodies, how we come alive in different ways with each new song. This session involves listening as well as singing along.
Aviva Chernick is an award-winning singer who has brought her voice in music and prayer to communities and congregations around the globe. Singing in Hebrew, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) Yiddish and English, she has had the pleasure of making music with many wonderful musicians.Aviva was... Read More →
Saturday February 29, 2020 8:00pm - 9:15pm PST
Room B
During the years between 1910 and 1940 hundreds of player piano rolls were produced with Jewish music. The majority of the rolls have music from the Yiddish theater. In the session a selection of rolls will be played on an antique player piano. A short background about the music in each roll will also be given.
I have been a collector and restorer of Mechanical self playing music instruments for over 40 years I have built the Manischewitz organ that has played at Limmud Vancouver since its first year.
In creating West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein transformed Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's story about chance and fate into a story about choice and T'shuvah. In this presentation, Carl will show you how Leonard Bernstein used the musical modes of the S'lichot service (part of the High Holiday liturgy) to not only write the music but also to infuse the score with Jewish concepts of S'lichot and T'shuvah, forgiveness and return (repentance).
Carl Sayres is a composer of new Jewish liturgical music. He is passionate about traditional nusach and davening. Carl creates innovative and participatory davening experiences and musical divrei Torah.
Breathing, yawning and sighing into sound and song. Join Aviva Chernick in this invitation to meet your unique voice with curiosity and lovingkindness. This is a standing practice (as you are able)_ and will end up with group singing and improvisation. No previous experience with either singing or improvisation necessary; just bring your curiosity.
Aviva Chernick is an award-winning singer who has brought her voice in music and prayer to communities and congregations around the globe. Singing in Hebrew, Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) Yiddish and English, she has had the pleasure of making music with many wonderful musicians.Aviva was... Read More →
An original presentation with the aim of giving audiences and participants an idea of the many tributaries of Jewish Music, to wit: Eastern European, Mediterranean, Near Eastern, and Western. The differences between Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Mizrahi will be explained – examples from the Tzimmes repertoire will illustrate the variety of languages, rhythms, and modes in Jewish musical experience. Participation, in the form of singing, playing, and asking questions, is encouraged. The background for the workshop is the essay Jewish Music – An Overview by Moshe Denburg, and can be found on the Tzimmes website under ‘Jewish Music’.
Moshe Denburg is a composer and band leader with a long-standing commitment to Jewish Music education. His web published essay, 'Jewish Music - an Overview', has been disseminated widely.
Rachman Nagwere (Rachman Uganda)), a 32 singer and rapper and freelance actor, mostly doing background work. Rachman is a dad of one, his daughter's name is Akimi Nagwere. He grew up a very spiritual person and very compassionate and loves helping and others and doing works of Tikkkun... Read More →
