Music from God

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Lyrical and beautiful. Hebrew letters of the Bible have been translated into the universal language of music which can be purchased here, www.musicfromgod.com . Uri Harel, relying on Hebrew tradition that says there are seventy layers of meaning within the Bible, dedicated eight years of research to finding the key to unlock the music encoded within the text. His vision was to provide an opportunity for people to gain a deeper appreciation of the Bible and offer a medium where people can search for a personal healing or a soothing experience by listening to the music. Harel’s ongoing goal is

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The Terezin Ghetto children’s opera Brundibar in a new English recording

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From Cesky Rozhlas/Radio Praha: It is quite possible that you will have heard Hans Krasa’s famous children’s opera Brundibar, but it is less likely that you will have heard it performed in English. Naxos has now come out with a first English language recording. We recently featured music by Hans Krasa on Encore, and as we mentioned then, he is, tragically, best known today not for his enormous musical gifts, but for the fact that, like many gifted Czech and German Jewish musicians, he was transported during the German occupation to the ghetto in Terezin (Theresienstadt) , and later to

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