Milhaud Triptych: All the Musics of the World

The event, open to the Brown as well as the larger Rhode Island public, focuses on Darius Milhaud’s Jewish identity in dialogue with questions of modernism, antisemitism, racism, and gender. Among the highlights are the opera Esther de Carpentras, based on a 17^th century stage play about the biblical heroine, a round table discussion on Milhaud’s music, life, and identity, followed by a video animation interpreting Esther de Carpentras. The evening concludes with a chamber music concert among them excerpts of the opera and other compositions.

The Brown panel discussion features Gayle Murchison (William and Mary College), Edwin Seroussi (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dartmouth College), and Samuel Torjman Thomas (City University of New York, Hunter and John Jay Colleges), and is chaired by Katharina Galor (Brown University). Questions of Jewish identity accompany the issue of how Milhaud’s music shaped the musical landscapes of Germany, France, and the USA. It engages questions of antisemitism, racism, and gender; of Esther as a proto-feminist; Weimar Germany’s fertile ground for modernist music; the sudden shift towards outlawing “Jewish” and “Black” music, art, and lives in the context of Nazi Germany; the impact of American jazz and culture on Milhaud; the relationship between liturgical music and Milhaud’s work; the dialogue between Ashkenazi and Sephardi, between European and Middle Eastern liturgies; between Jews and Christians; the parallels between cantorial music and jazz; and finally Milhaud’s musical and artistic legacy internationally.

HOST: Program in Judaic Studies, Brown University

SPONSORS:
Scheuer Fund for Judaic Studies, Brown University
Ruth And Joseph Moskow Endowment in Judaic Studies, Brown University

CO-SPONSORS

Department of Music, Brown University

Center for Middle East Studies, Brown University

Department of German Studies, Brown University

Department of French and Francophone Studies, Brown University

Department of Religious Studies, Brown University

Office of the Chaplains and Religious Life, Brown University

Rhode Island School of Design

Neuer Musikverein, Berlin

Thomas Mann House, Los Angeles

L’association des amis de Darius Milhaud

Les amis de la synagogue de Cavaillon

Gig Details

• Artist: Programs and Lectures
• Date: 09/22/24
• Time: 3:30pm
• Venue: Brown University: Grant Recital Hall
• City: Providence , RI
• Address: 105 Benevolent St.
• Country: US
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