THE SIXTEENTH WORLD CONGRESS OF JEWISH STUDIES – Hebrew University of Jerusalem

July 28 – August 1, 2013.

Following the very successful meeting of 2009, the Jewish Music Research Centre is coordinating the music sections and events at the forthcoming 16th World Congress of Jewish Studies to be held at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on July 28 – August 1, 2013.

We are glad to conduct this event once again in cooperation with the American Society for Jewish Music. Attached please find the synopsis of the program and the abstracts for all the sessions and panels. Scholars from three continent will address  all aspects of and approaches to music in Jewish cultures and societies (including music in Israel), in the past, present and future as well as general issues related to world music history and ethnography that are related to Jewish subjects, images or ideas.

In addition a rich series of noon concerts and workshops were prepared for the enjoyment of the participants. By public acclaim the Ensemble Tefillalt is returning to the WCJS after its success of 2009. New books and CDs on Jewish music will be on display during the congress.

Abstracts for all the sessions and panels >>

PROGRAM

Monday 29.7.13

11:00-13:00
Ashkenaz at the Synagogue, Stage and Home
Boaz Tarsi, Naomi Cohn Zentner, Amalia Kedem, Amit Klein
Chair: Ruth Hacohen

13:45-14:45: Afternoon Concert
An Encounter with Jewish Art Music in Russia
Rita Flomenboim

Selected Works by Michail Milner
Ella Saposnik, piano
Maria Kowalsky, soprano

Piyut workshop– Kehilot Sharot
Room 2729

15:00-17:00
Jews and Music in the 19th Century: Expanding the Picture
Mark Kligman, Steven J. Cahn, Halina Goldberg, Judah M. Cohen.
Chair: Edwin Seroussi

Tuesday 30.7.13

11:00-12:30
Paul Ben Haim: New Documentation
Malcolm Miller, Liran Gurkiewicz
Chair: Yosef Goldenberg

13:45-14:45: Afternoon Concert
Yehezkel Braun: An Assessment at Ninety
Jehoash Hirshberg and Rotem Luz

Selected Works By Yehezkel Braun
Tanya Magram, soprano
Rotem Luz, piano
Lior Eitan, flute
Tamar Narkis-Meltzer, oboe
Michal Musak, french horn
Shira Eliasaf, clarinet

Piyut workshop – Kehilot Sharot
Room 2729

15:00-16:30
The Israeli Soundscape: Past and Present
Nathan Shachar, Merav Meron, Abigail Wood
Chair: Gila Flam

Wednesday 31.7.13

9:00-10:30
Schoenberg in the Intersections of Modernity
Klara Moricz, Yoel Greenberg, David Schaum
Chair: Francesco Spagnolo

11:00-12:30
Representations of Israeliness and Jewishness in Modern Music
Yosef Goldenberg, Timothy Freeze, Ronit Seter
Chair: Jehoash Hirschberg

13:45-14:45: Afternoon Concert
Joachim Stutchewsky: Jewish Music and Nation Building
Racheli Galay

Selected Works by Joachim Stutchewsky
Racheli Galay, cello
Karin Wagner, piano

Piyut workshop- Kehilot Sharot
Room 2729

15:00-16:30
Jewish Composers and Researchers in Context from the Renaissance to Our Days
Don Harrán, Karin Wagner, Francesco Spagnolo,
Chair: Eliyahu Schleifer

Thursday 1.8.13

11:00-12:30
Yiddish and Ladino Voices: Past and Present
Michael Lukin, Gila Flam, Marion Maeder
Chair: Susana Weich-Shahak

14:00-14:45: Afternoon Concert
Yiddish Songs
Sharon Berenstein, piano and vocals

Kehilot Sharot – Live presentation
Room 2729

15:30-16:30 Final Concert
Ensemble Tefilalt
Program to be announced

19:00 Closing Ceremony
National Library of Israel

Fuente: Eliezer Papo / Hebrew University of Jerusalem