Soiree of Andalus Music
Come join us for an evening performance of traditional Andalusian music and song! Immerse yourself in the spirit of intercultural exchange and the cosmopolitan synergy... Read More
25
July
2023
Shabbaton – Sephardi Cultures and Music
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
07
July
2023
Modern Jewish Musical Traditions in Diaspora
For Jews in the Islamic World, piyyutim (pl.) have served as an important vehicle for expressing the here and there, as well as the now,... Read More
06
July
2023
Sounds of Mediterranean Jewry: Sephardi-Mizrahi Songlines
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
15
November
2023
Queens Public Library – Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Sounds of Sepharad: Hispano-Jewish Songlines Celebre el Mes de la Herencia Hispana: Sonidos de Sefarad: canciones hispano-judíasEnglish: Asefa, a musical trio... Read More
16
October
2023
Bloomington Early Music Festival
Mediterranean Encounters: Judeo-Islamic Soundscapes Mediterranean Encounters traverses the Arab-Andalusian past as carried by Jews and Muslims into North Africa. With songs performed in Hebrew, Arabic,... Read More
22
May
2023
Univ Minnesota: Piyyut Conference
The piyyut (poem) has long been a means for rendering the Jewish experience through language and song. For Jews in the Islamic World, piyyutim (pl.)... Read More
14
November
2022
Mizraḥi Heritage Weekend 2022
Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas will spend the weekend with Cornell University Hillel, presenting workshops in piyyutim and MENA music, working with the university music department,... Read More
02
December
2022
Mediterranean Encounters
Dr. Samuel Torjman Thomas presents a musical treasury of individual and shared traditions among Jews and Muslims. Blending vocals, oud, violin, nay, and percussion, with... Read More
10
April
2022
Univ Minnesota: Piyyut, Pathways, & Performance
The piyyut (poem) has long been a means for rendering the Jewish experience through language and song. For Jews in the Islamic World, piyyutim (pl.)... Read More
31
March
2022