Seminar Songs of The Soul

A workshop led by composer, arranger, vocalist, and pianist Gideon Efrati

On the spectrum between the authentic and the artistic; bridging East and West–Israeli and Jewish classics, as well as new compositions and arrangements of Biblical poesy and melodies of world Jewish communities: Yiddish, Ladino, Yemenite, and Arabic songs–will be presented. In addition, a cycle of heartwarming poems by Rose Ausländer, Nelly Sachs, and Dietrich Bonhoeffer–set to music especially for this workshop and played for the first time by the participants.