Click Here to Read: A concert of twentieth century masterworks by Britten, Bartók and Shostakovich By Fred Mazelis on the World Socialist Website on April 11, 2014.
Benjamin Britten, 1968
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Jim Hall Memorial Concert Coming to Blue Note April 18-20
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Jacob Glatstein: A Yiddish Genius in Anglicizing America
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Jacob Glatstein, one of the great Jewish writers of the 20th century, arrived in America in 1914 with a virtuosic talent for his native language, Yiddish, Continue reading News from YIVO
Alice Herz-Sommer, Who Found Peace in Chopin Amid Holocaust, Dies at 110
Click Here to Read: Alice Herz-Sommer, Who Found Peace in Chopin Amid Holocaust, Dies at 110 By Margalit Fox in The New York Times on February 27, 2014.
Click Here to Read: Italian pianist revives music created in concentration camps on this website.
Alice Herz-Sommer in her London apartment in 2012. Credit Yuri Dojc
Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at YIVO
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U.S. applicants not seeking financial assistance may apply until April 30.In 2014, the Uriel Weinreich Continue reading Uriel Weinreich Summer Program in Yiddish Language, Literature, and Culture at YIVO
In Memorial Jim Hall 1930-2013
How Brains See Music as Language
Click Here to Read: How Brains See Music as Language A new Johns Hopkins study looks at the neuroscience of jazz and the power of improvisation. by Adrienne LaFrance on February 19 2014.
A member of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans. (Gerald Herbert/AP)