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Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
… Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco received his formal musical education at the Istituto Musicale Cherubini in Florence , with a focus of piano … belonging to a race so unjustly persecuted; I wanted to express this pride in some large work, glorifying the splendor …
Mordekhai Hershman
… the Russian Army, but it is said that his officer was so impressed by his tenor voice that he released him from duty so … El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout … the porous line separating secular from the religious musical practices led by great cantors of the time such as …
Asher Shimon Mizrahi
… community took notice of Asher Mizrahi’s pleasant voice and musical talents, and he began to earn money working as a local hazzan and as an ud musician. He also supported himself by selling embroidered … in his ensemble. The Arab public took this move as an expression of Mizrahi’s support for Zionism, and as a result …
Eliezer S. Abinun
… century. With its vigorous cultural life and vibrant Jewish press, it eventually flourished as a center of Jewish … He was an acknowledged authority on both the liturgical music and the secular Romancero tradition of the Sephardim. …
Jacques Offenbach
… was born in Cologne to father Isaac Offenbach , a local music teacher and hazzan. He was identified as a musical prodigy early on, and at the age of four he began to … (Théâtre des Jeunes Elèves) and the Passage Choiseul. Impressed by the continued success of Offenbach’s Bouffes …
Jan Peerce
… was offered a long-term contract as a singer at Radio City Music Hall , New York . The exposure Peerce received from regular radio broadcasts of Radio City Music Hall performances won him recognition as a gifted … Rigoletto . Conductor Arturo Toscanini was particularly impressed by Peerce’s vocal talent, and shortly after his …
Dudu Barak
… their mark on Barak, and one can find common sayings and expressions of this period in his songs. The expression 'Yeled Tov Yerushalayim' appears in his songs, … of Dudu Barak are Hebrew lyrics written in a variety of musical styles. He writes mostly Hebrew lyrics to …
Joseph Shlisky
… a means of support. Shlisky never heard a note of Western music until his rise, but joined the Toronto Waves … and left it after a short time. He never thought about a musical career until, one day, he was singing at his sewing … a musical enthusiast and vocal performer, was distinctly impressed by the young tailor’s voice. When she heard that …
Frederick Piket
… Frederick Piket was born in Hungary, and received his formal musical education in Europe. He was a successful secular music composer and conductor for several decades before … Music and New York University. Piket valued original self-expression over a collective historical approach in his …
David Beyglman
… Ostrowiec (Kielce province of Poland). Beyglman began his musical education at a young age, studying several … early years of the war and of ghetto life, and new forms of musical and theatrical expression were adapted to the harsh conditions of life in the …