Next Up:
Back to the Roots: Notions of Jewish Musical Revival
Sun, Mar 14, 2010 3:00 PMMusic scholars Benjamin Brinner (UC Berkeley), Judah Cohen (Indiana University) and Edwin Seroussi (The Hebrew University), will explore early attempts to restore Sephardic and Ashkenazi musical traditions. They will be joined by Martin Schwartz (UC Berkeley), whose record collection was seminal to the klezmer revival. Moderated by Francesco Spagnolo (The Magnes).
Yuval Ron: Sacred Jewish and Muslim Music of the Middle East
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 8:00 PM
The Yuval Ron Ensemble, with Dervish Aziz, from the Mevlavi Sufi Order
World-music artist, composer, producer, educator and peace activist, Yuval Ron and his ensemble unite the sacred music traditions of Judaism, Sufism and the Armenian Church.
A New Season is Here
March 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of the Jewish Music Festival and we couldn't be more excited. For more than two decades we have brought local and international innovators in Jewish Music to venues around the Bay Area for your enjoyment. We hope that you will join us as we embark on our 25th year of promoting great music, brilliant artistry, and Jewish culture. March 14-29, 2010 and July 2010. Please check back regularly for festival updates.
Wondering what the Jewish Music Festival is like? Watch this amazing clip from our 2009 Opening Night and download the full color Poster/Brochure PDF from the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival:
News
JMF Presenter Dan Plonsey named USA Broad Fellow
In December we received incredible news: Bay Area composer Dan Plonsey was named USA Broad Fellow in Music by United States Artists. The mission of USA is “to invest in America’s finest artists and illuminate the value of artists to society.” Plonsey is one of seven musicians recognized across the nation for:
“their willingness to risk, reach, hold, experiment, nurture, and bring forth… essential cultural innovation and connection…”
Online Exhibitions
In honor of our 25th year, the Jewish Music Festival and the Judah L. Magnes Museum have collaborated to produce online exhibitions of cover and print art over the course of the Festival’s history. Thanks to this collaboration we have produced the following:
- a digital archive of the JMF promotional materials since 1987
- a digital history of the JMF as part of the Judah L. Magnes Museum’s Jewish Digital Narratives project
- a host of online resources:
Community participation is encouraged…
JMF Commissioned Artist Eric Kupers in New York Times
The JMF is commissioning a new multimedia piece entitled Dan Plonsey’s Bar Mitzvah by Bay Area composer Dan Plonsey and choreographer Eric Kupers to premiere as part of our silver anniversary season. Eric’s ensemble, Dandelion Dancetheater, recently performed in New York and received a raving review in the New York Times. Click here to read the review! Mazel tov to Eric and to Dandelion!