As Jeremy Sassoon undertakes a run of his show MOJO: Musicians of Jewish Origin at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, we caught up with the British Jewish singer and pianist to find out what music offers that psychiatry doesn’t, his worst and best performances and what’s next for the…
Australian musical director, performer and composer Stewart D’Arrietta (keyboard), along with bass player David Demus Donnelly, gives an overview of the life and work of the late great musician Leonard Cohen. Former lawyer…
In less than an hour, a promotional film about the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra sails at a rate of knots through nearly a century of cultural history. Its aim is to open the pockets of potential donors, but it's likely to open their…
The Voice of Song and Prayer, known colloquially as the ‘The Blue Book’, has been the foundation of Jewish choral music in the UK and the Commonwealth ever since it was published in London in 1899. It was originally written for mixed female and male voices – common practice in…
Earlier this month a sweet little debut album came courtesy of Minim Singers. Entitled Roots, it comprises seven ethereal tracks, which total at just over 13 minutes, that reimagine and revive traditional Jewish choral songs. "Our mission," explains co-chair Sophie Ross, "is to give life…
