[Geraldine Auerbach]

The International Forum for Jewish Music Studies welcomes the establishment of a Bloch Study Group.

Starting on Wed 13 January, Jesse Rosenberg, a member of the musicology faculty of Northwestern University, will host monthly sessions with scholars, performers, commentators and conductors who will give presentations on topics of particular interest to them.

Together with Alexander Knapp, well known Bloch enthusiast, Jesse has assembled a most interesting programme that will run on the second Wednesday of the month from January to June 2021.

To initiate the series, Jesse has invited three young scholars who have focused on aspects of Bloch’s music to present their findings in January, February and March.

January 13:   Evan Pardi: Ernest Bloch’s Cello Suite #1: A Brief Contextualization, Analysis, and Performance on the Double Bass

February 10:  Aaron Klaus:  Jewish Musical Markers in Ernest Bloch’s Proclamation March 10:  Joshua Friedlander: Ernest Bloch: A Native American Musical Journey This presentation will focus on the various influences on Bloch’s Violin Concerto of 1938, with special emphasis on Native American influence.

April 14 Jesse Rosenberg: Bloch’s reception in fascist Italy

May 12 Malcolm Singer: Menuhin and Bloch and performance of the Sacred Service

June 9 Alexander Knapp: ‘Bloch and the Viola’ a discussion with colleagues

Sessions will be held via Zoom at 09:00 Pacific time / 12.00 Eastern USA /  17:00 UK /  18:00 Western Europe /  19:00  Israel (The room will open 10 minutes early for greetings and socialising).

The Zoom Log-in for the Bloch Study group is https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09

These sessions, will be hosted by the International Ernest Bloch Society (IEBS) in association with International Forum for Jewish Music Studies (IFJMS).
It is hoped that sessions will be recorded and uploaded on to the IFJMS YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXWueOMq-66z0vM2F5BxOug  with its own playlist for the IEBS Bloch Study Group.

Jesse says: “We very much look forward to your joining for these sessions, no matter where in the world you may be. Together we will illuminate further aspects of Ernest Bloch’s life and music.”

To be kept abreast of news of the Bloch Study Group, join the mailing list of the International Ernest Bloch Society. Send an email to listserv@jiscmail.ac.uk. Leave the subject line BLANK and in the Message say: SUBSCRIBE ERNESTBLOCHSOCIETY followed by your First name and your Last name only (please delete any automatic signatures). If you have any queries or difficulties send an email to events@ernestblochsociety.org.

Also join IEBS Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2810320052621256

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[Geraldine Auerbach]

The next Ernest Bloch Study Group Zoom Meeting takes place on

Wednesday February 10: at 5.00p, UK time.

Aaron Klaus talks about the Jewish Musical Markers in Ernest Bloch’s ‘Proclamation’ for Trumpet and Orchestra This presentation will provide an analysis of Bloch’s Proclamation for Trumpet and Orchestra (1955) grounded in “Jewish musical markers” — characteristic rhetorical gestures that represent a connection to Bloch’s Jewish roots.Aaron Klaus’s research focuses on the interplay between Jewish music and identity from the mid-nineteenth century through the present. He holds multiple degrees in Trumpet Performance.

The Zoom Log-in for the Bloch Study group is https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09

Sessions will be held via Zoom at 09:00 Pacific time / 12.00 Eastern USA /  17:00 UK /  18:00 Western Europe /  19:00  Israel (The room will open 10 minutes early for greetings and socialising).

any questions to events@ernestblochsociety.org

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[Geraldine Auerbach]

IEBS Ernest Bloch BSG 3: Wed March 10

Join Joshua Friedlander who will talk aboutErnest Bloch: A Native American Musical Journey

This presentation will focus on the various influences on Bloch’s Violin Concerto of 1938, with special emphasis on Native American influence.
There will be time for questions and discussion after.

Joshua Friedlander graduated from Florida State University with a Doctorate in Music, writing his treatise on Bloch’s Violin Concerto. He is currently the music director for the Pacific Northwest Chamber Orchestra as adjunct professor at Centralia College, and is the strings teacher for the Centralia School District. He lives in Olympia, WA with his wife and two sons.

The Zoom link that should take you right to each session in is:
https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073…
in case you need it, the ID is 987 1592 9073 and passcode 415283.
this is a presentation by the International Ernest Bloch Society

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[Geraldine Auerbach]

IEBS Bloch Study Group (BSG)  Wednesday April 14

Jesse Rosenberg, head of the IEBS Bloch Study Group will himself be presenting on

Bloch’s reception in Fascist Italy in the 1930s (BSG)

sessions take place on the second Wednesday of every month, via Zoom at 09:00 Pacific time / 12.00 Eastern USA /  17:00 UK /  18:00 Western Europe /  19:00  Israel (The room will open 10 minutes early for greetings and socialising)

• Click this Zoom link to join the meeting.
• https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09

(in case you need them The meeting ID is  987 1592 9073. The pass code is 415283)

Jesse Rosenberg   joined the musicology faculty of Northwestern University, in 1998.  He is a specialist in Italian opera and has also published research on musical representations of Jewish identity, including “Guilt and Operatic Atonement in Post-Holocaust Italy.” Annali d’italianistica (2018), 235-259; “Race, religion, and Jewish identity in the operas of fascist Italy,” Journal of Jewish Identities (2017), 105-134; “Opera and Religion,” in Helen Greenwald, ed., The Oxford Handbook of Opera (2015); “An operatic rabbi: David Sichel and Mascagni’s L’amico Fritz”, in Damien and Alessandro Di Profio, eds., D’une scène à l’autre: L’opéra italien en Europe. II: La musique à l’épreuve du théâtre (2009), 411-428.

Listen again

To initiate the series, three young scholars presented their findings to us in January, February and March. Their talks are now available here   For those who were unable to attend the event, a videorecording has been posted to the playlist of the YouTube channel of the International Forum for Jewish Music Studies:

You can revisit: Evan Pardi on Ernest Bloch’s Cello Suite #1: A Brief Contextualization, Analysis, and Performance on the Double Bass

Aaron Klaus on Jewish Musical Markers in Ernest Bloch’s Proclamation (trumpet)

Joshua Friedlander on Ernest Bloch: A Native American Musical Journey (violin Concerto)

Coming up

In May, Malcolm Singer will talk about the relationship between Bloch and Yehudi Menuhin.

In June, Alexander Knapp and the famous Hungarian/Israeli/Canadian/British violist, will explore Bloch’s relationship with the viola.

Jesse says: “We very much look forward to your joining for these sessions, no matter where in the world you may be. Together we will illuminate further aspects of Ernest Bloch’s life and music.”

[Geraldine Auerbach]

‘Bloch and Menuhin’ Wednesday 12 May 2021 5.00pm UK time

Join Malcolm Singer to hear about the close relationship between composer Ernest Bloch and Violinist Yehudi Menuhin

Yehudi pithily said of Ernest Bloch that he ‘was my first composer and I was his last performer.’ Indeed, Bloch’s Abodah was the first piece written especially for the young Yehudi in 1928, and the violinist commissioned the two suites for solo violin just before the composer’s death in 1959; the second Suite was Bloch’s last completed work. This Bloch Study Session will explore a thirty-year relationship that was significant for both of these great musicians.

Malcolm Singer is well-known as a composer, conductor, and educationalist. He was Director of Music at The Yehudi Menuhin School for 19 years (1998-2017) and Musical Director of the Zemel Choir for 10 years (1983-1993). He teaches Composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Malcolm trained the choirs for Bloch’s Sacred Service in St Pauls Cathedral that was conducted by Yehudi Menuhin (and attended by Prince Philip in 1995)

The IEBS Bloch Study Sessions take place on the second Wednesday of every month, via Zoom at 09:00 Pacific time / 12.00 Eastern USA / 17:00 UK / 18:00 Western Europe / 19:00 Israel (The room will open 10 minutes early for greetings and socialising).

The Zoom link is as follows: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09 The meeting ID in case you need it is 987 1592 9073 and the pass code is 415283.

If you have missed the fascinating Bloch Study Group sessions – you can see them again on the IEBS YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34x6K7pde5E&t=4s

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[Geraldine Auerbach]

Reminder:

‘Bloch and Menuhin’

Today Wednesday 12 May 2021  at 09:00 Pacific time / 12.00 Eastern USA / 17:00 UK / 18:00 Western Europe / 19:00 Israel. The Zoom link is as follows: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09 The meeting ID in case you need it is 987 1592 9073 and the pass code is 415283.

If you have missed the fascinating IEBS Bloch Study Group sessions – you can see them again on the IEBS YouTube playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34x6K7pde5E&t=4sPlease circulate this to whomever you feel may be interested to join.

[Geraldine Auerbach]

Bloch and the Viola

Rivka Golani,  talks to Alexander Knapp

Wednesday 9 June at 5.00pm British Summer Time

and we hear some of Rivka’s anmazing recordings of Bloch’s viola works

The Zoom link that takes you right to the session is:

https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09i

n case you need it, the ID is 987 1592 9073 and passcode 415283.

The Facebook link to the event is https://www.facebook.com/groups/2810320052621256/

Attached is more information about the event with your pictures.

Please forward this email with the attachment to all your friends and supporters who will be welcome to join us or the event.

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[Geraldine Auerbach]

ERNEST BLOCH’S PIANO SONATA: A PIANIST’S PERSPECTIVE.

Greetings all,

We look forward to seeing you all at the 7th meeting of the Ernest Bloch Study Group, which takes place this Wednesday, July 14,

at 5 PM London time, 9 AM on the West Coast of the United States, 11 AM Central time, and 12 noon Eastern time 6pm Europe, 7.00pm Israel – the usual hour for our meetings).

Our featured presenter is pianist Myron Silberstein, and the title of his talk is ERNEST BLOCH’S PIANO SONATA: A PIANIST’S PERSPECTIVE.  The attached file contains a description of his talk as well as a brief biography of the presenter.Best regards!
Jesse Rosenberg

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[Jennifer Malvin]

Greetings,
Thank you, and I just wondered where the Zoom link is to join this
intriguing and interesting presentation by Mr. Silberstein.

Can you send me the Zoom link?
Thanks so much,
Jennifer Malvin (Los Angeles, Ca.)

[Jesse Rosenberg]

Dear Jennifer,
Here’s the Zoom link:

https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09__;!!Dq0X2DkFhyF93HkjWTBQKhk!GObzsUCzsVU-w4-YUX5x-U14jEp4dDnH5fzsv3Q3SYQGqLteR_u-GabqKWBQYyiVsw2fheYRifA$>

Best regards,
Jesse

[Jennifer Malvin]

Thank you so much, Jesse!
Best,
Jen Malvin

[Geraldine Auerbach]

From: Ernest Bloch Society <ERNESTBLOCHSOCIETY@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of Jesse Rosenberg
Sent: 01 November 2021 00:51
To: ERNESTBLOCHSOCIETY@JISCMAIL.AC.UK
Subject: [ERNESTBLOCHSOCIETY] November 10: “The Photography of Ernest Bloch: A Composer’s Vision.”

Bloch Study Group welcomes Eric Johnson Today 10 November at 11 AM Pacific, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern, 7 PM UK, 9 PM Israel, and 4 AM Japan.

We will meet as usual on Zoom, where you’ll find us at the following link:   https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/98715929073?pwd=Wmo2ZjVMeE5MM2x6NVlWNmF2aXM0UT09   Warm regards to all,Jesse

Greetings!

The Ernest Bloch Study Group is pleased to announce our next meeting on Zoom, featuring a presentation by Eric Johnson (photo below): “”The Photography of Ernest Bloch: A Composer’s Vision.”

Johnson will draw on a lifetime of experience to present a comprehensive picture of Ernest Bloch as a photographer.

The presentation will include a chronology of Bloch’s engagement with photography, his preferred subjects over the years, the equipment he used, his fruitful relations with leading photographers of the time, and the notion of possible correspondences between photography and music.

Please note that the presentation on November 10 will take place two hours later than our usual meeting time:   Apologies to anyone for whom this schedule is inconvenient!

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