Join us for a voyage through the ages, where beats meet history, and the melody becomes a force for change in our concert series with the Herbert D. Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Concerts are live at The Weitzman on January 21 and March 12. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Klatt Family and the Harry Stern Family Foundation.

Sunday, January 21 at 2pm

SACRED SOUNDSCAPES: MUSICAL TRADITIONS FROM THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Centuries of coexistence deeply impacted the musical and devotional traditions of Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the lands of the Ottoman Empire. Multi-layered interfaith interactions shaped the melodies and hymns of religious communities.

Discover forgotten tunes and multilingual lyrics of the Ottoman era brought to life by composer Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, the award-winning Dünya Ensemble, and Ottoman Jewish culture scholar Dr. Hadar Feldman Samet. Experience history through this captivating performance and insightful introductions.

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Concert Produced by the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies and the Weitzman Museum in partnership with the Mandel Scholion Research Center at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities.

Tuesday, March 12 at 6pm

WORLD PREMIERE

WILD BURNING RAGE AND SONG: REPLIES TO SCOTTSBORO

Are you curious how Yiddish and English poems captured the struggles against racial prejudice in the twentieth century? Find the answer and experience their powerful resonance set to music in this concert.

This world premiere performance features Professor Amelia Glaser, author of Songs in Dark Times: Yiddish Poetry of Struggle from Scottsboro to Palestine (Harvard UP), composer/vocalists Heather Klein and Anthony Russell, and pianist/arranger Uri Schreter. The hybrid performance/lecture will be followed by discussion and audience Q&A.

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Concert Produced by the Katz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies and the Weitzman Museum.