Manchester Jewish Museum will be celebrating Jewish music with their new season of Synagogue Nights: intimate performances in their stunning 1874 Synagogue. From Klezmer ensembles to Baroque quartets, musical theatre and pop covers to Hebrew world jazz, they are showcasing Jewish music in all its diversity.
The newly restored 1874 Grade II* listed Spanish and Portuguese synagogue is truly one of Manchester’s most breathtakingly beautiful performance spaces. Fully renovated and refurbished for the museum’s long-anticipated reopening in summer 2021, the Synagogue has already held host to a range of cultural events including a nationally-acclaimed art installation by Turner-Prize winner Laure Prouvost as part of Manchester International Festival and the inaugural Synagogue Nights season which launched in autumn 2021.
The March programme of events kicks off with the rescheduled performance by the Noga Ritter Trio on Thursday 3 March. The Israel born singer-songwriter and her trio bring their genre-blending music to Manchester for the first time. Blending Hebrew Jazz with global influences, Noga seeks to bring Hebrew back to its nomadic context. She mixes jazz techniques with influences from growing up in Israel and working in West-Africa. Her shows are electric and unique, full of improvisation and interaction between her and her audience.
The rest of the season will take you through a whistle-stop history of Jewish music, starting with Manchester Baroque on Thursday 10 March. This acclaimed classical quartet will play their trademark period instruments, recapturing the essence of the past with a flavour of Jewish influence as they perform music by Bach, Le Claire, Vivaldi and Lidarti. Cristiano Lidarti’s music in particular will resonate with the history of the 1874 Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, as the Austrian composter was a patron of the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam during the 1700s.
On Sunday 20 March internationally renowned singer and pianist Jeremy Sassoon presents MOJO: Musicians of Jewish Origin. This highly entertaining evening will be a journey through some of the best loved popular hits written by musicians of Jewish origin – from Gershwin to Winehouse, Bacharach to Dylan! A real crowd pleaser, Jeremy’s musical talents will be accompanied by witty anecdotes about the artists as well as illuminating facts including Manchester’s own musical heritage.
Finally on Thursday 24 March, Manchester Jewish Museum is delighted to once again work with the University of Manchester Klezmer Ensemble (AKA the The Michael Kahan Kapelye) for Vessels of Song: Journeys into the worlds of Klezmer. The Ensemble will partner with the Klezmorim of Manchester as they explore the musical heritage of Klezmer and the musicians who crossed borders and travelled cultures, carrying their music with them across the world. As music that has become synonymous with Azhkenazi culture, Vessels of Song will be a celebration of how klezmer as survived through its ability to adapt and connect with Jewish communities.
Manchester Jewish Museum reopened in July 2021 following a £6 million redevelopment. The new museum has been met with huge acclaim from press, the museum industry and visitors alike, quadrupling its annual visitor figures. As well as restoring the 1874 Grade II* Listed Synagogue to its original splendour, the new museum boasts a purpose built gallery, vegetarian Kosher-style café and learning studio.
Manchester Jewish Museum is open seven days a week from 10am-5pm and will be open from 6pm on event evenings. To see the full Synagogue Nights programme visit: www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/synagogue-nights
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All events will take place in
Manchester Jewish Museum’s 1874 former synagogue:
- Noga Ritter Trio
A soulful night of Hebrew Jazz with global influences.
Thursday 3 March, 7pm - Manchester Baroque
An evening of classic 18th century music with a flavour of Jewish heritage.
Thursday 10 March, 7pm - Jeremy Sassoon’s MOJO: Musicians
of Jewish Origin
A joyful exploration of some of the greatest hits from the last century by musicians of Jewish origin.
Sunday 20 March, 7pm - Vessels of Song: Journeys into
the Worlds of Klezmer
A celebration of the global history and influence of klezmer music with the University of Manchester klezmer ensemble.
Thursday 24 March, 7pm
To see the full Synagogue Nights programme visit: www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/synagogue-nights
#MJMSynagogueNights
#YourMJM
About Manchester Jewish Museum
Manchester Jewish Museum is a place to experience how we are different, together.
Our
museum first opened in 1984, housed in a Grade II* listed 1874 (former) Spanish
and Portuguese synagogue in Cheetham Hill, one of the most diverse areas in
Manchester.
Following
a £6m redevelopment and extension our new museum includes a new gallery,
vegetarian café, shop and learning studio & kitchen as well as complete
restoration of our synagogue.
We hold over 31,000 items in our collection, documenting the story of Jewish migration and settlement in Manchester. The collection is considered by historians to be of national and international significance and our synagogue has been described by Historic England as “one of the highlights of Victorian Gothic architecture in the country”.
We connect Jewish stories to the world and to our society to explore both our differences and similarities and celebrate that which makes people unique and that which connects us all. In doing so we look to spark reaction and change and to make real the knowledge that there is more that binds us together than separates us.
We boldly explore and combine educational, cultural and artistic experiences to encourage those with whom we come into contact to feel and believe that we are all better together.
We make connections to make things better. @McrJewishMuseum #YourMJM
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