'Melodies of Hope': Days of Jewish Music festival dives into Jewish music’s diversity

Bar-Ilan’s Days of Jewish Music festival explores global Jewish sounds under the theme “Melodies of Hope. ” What could be ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Inside the surprisingly Jewish world of ‘Tár,’ the new movie about classical music that’s garnering awards buzz

Cate Blanchett plays an intense conductor in the psychological drama dripping with Jewish themes. (JTA) – In the first 10 minutes of the new film “Tár,” a conductor played by Cate Blanchett discusses ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Critic’s account of classical music after the Holocaust is named Jewish book of the year

Jeremy Eichler’s “Time’s Echo” and James McBride’s “The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store” were among the winners of National Jewish Book Awards for 2023. (JTA) — Music critic Jeremy Eichler’s study of ...
NPR

A story of Jewish Shanghai, told through music

Among all the fabled stories of struggle and survival during World War II, the tale of the Jewish community in Shanghai is not well known. A new musical work, Émigré, which premieres Thursday at the ...
The Jewish Exponent

Israeli Jewish-Arab Orchestra to Perform in Philadelphia, Promoting Unity Through Classical Music

Woodwind players of the Galilee Chamber Orchestra play a passage. Courtesy of Polyphony On Nov. 19, the Galilee Chamber Orchestra, the first professional orchestra in Israel consisting of Jewish and ...
Variety

TCM Teaming With Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and Symphony for Celebration of Jewish Film Scores (EXCLUSIVE)

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival and TCM will team up this fall to present a gala evening of excerpts from the scores to “iconic” Jewish-themed films, the organizations ...