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Sephardi Song workshop with Judith Cohen

If you attended the JMI Jewish Song Summer School last year – you will have been privileged to have a tantalising session on Sephardi song by one of the worlds most expert and inspiring teachers and practitioners. Judith Cohen will be in London and will give an exclusive workshop for singers in this fascinating subject.

The first part will be an overview of Judeo-Spanish ("Ladino") song: main areas and genres of the traditional repertoire and performance styles, and a brief look at current practices.
The second, practical, part will be adjusted to suit the backgrounds of the participants: a number of songs of different genres and areas will be selected for singing together, and, depending again on the participants' backgrounds and interests, we will work on  a few more intensively.

Please arrive at 6.45 to be registered and introduced so we can start promptly.

Book early to secure a place.
£25 (students £17.50)

To register:
Tel 020 8909 2445
Fax 020 8909 1030 or
Download the registration from here

About Judith Cohen:

Dr Judith Cohen was born in Montreal , where she obtained her MA in Medieval Studies and Doctorate in Ethnomusicology, specialising in Sephardic music. Also well known as a performer of Sephardic and several other traditions, she has published many articles and book chapters on aspects of Sephardic music and her of her fieldwork among Crypto-Jews in Portugal . Dr Cohen teaches at York University in Toronto , and has just released a new CD , "Sepharad in Diaspora", together with her daughter Tamar. This summer, she is carrying out research projects in Spain and Portugal , and will be singing for the Jewish community in Sarajevo and speaking at a conference in Bulgaria .

To see pictures of Judith and Tamar and to know more about her amazing activities go to Judith's website.