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Our prayerbook represents our community’s shabbat tefillah, and is the first in North America to integrate Sepharadi and Ashkenazi prayers into a single nusach. We’re... Read More

Art of the Niggun @ Hunter College soprano sax & piano duo, with new music settings of Hasidic niggunim

A Concert of Judeo-Islamic Musical Intersections ASEFA, led by Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, traverses several Mediterranean musical traditions, drawing upon a rich intercultural mix of... Read More

For 40 years the Brandon Jazz Festival occupied a special place in the School of Music calendar. For faculty and students alike the festival represented... Read More

Interfaith Devotional Singing Festival: On the Wings of Ecstasy Devotional singing is a widespread practice in religions and spiritual traditions worldwide. Join us as we... Read More

Join us for a a special Shabbat with Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas! Samuel Torjman Thomas, PhD ethnomusicologist and multi-instrumentalist Dr. Torjman Thomas is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophone,... Read More

Presented by: Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas, Founder and Artistic Director of ASEFA and the New York Andalus Ensemble and Adjunct Assistant Professor in music and... Read More