Do not call them a cappella. This is a Jewish vocal band. All right; but can we call you eclectic? That's just what the Chicago-based Listen Up! Jewish Vocal Band is. Its four members perform ...

Michael Rosen explores why some of Byron's best-loved works, including She Walks in Beauty, first appeared not as poems but as lyrics to Jewish melodies by composer Isaac Nathan. Show more Michael ...

April 19 marks the 200th anniversary of the death of the English Romantic poet Lord Byron, at the age of 36. Byron was an acclaimed celebrity in his day, hailed for his literary genius and scrutinized ...

At sunset, ancient Hebrew melodies will come to life at Temple Beth Shalom. They’ll be revived by Barbara Slader, the temple’s cantor during the High Holy Days, the most sacred time of year for Jews ...

Local residents and visitors to Washington have been hearing Hebrew melodies rather than Christmas carols this week echoing down busy Sixteenth Street opposite the Soviet Embassy. The singers are part ...

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Boaz Michael called his son Jeremiah to the phone, then held it so I could hear both of them chanting the Jewish grace after meals — dad in English, son in Hebrew — to the same melody. Michael, the ...

Music critic Tom Manoff reviews Turban and Nemtsov Play Hebrew Melodies, a recording from violinist Ingolf Turban and pianist Jascha Nemtsov. More than half the recording is devoted to music written ...