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 Mifgash Musicale - Summer Institute for Synagogue Musicians Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Relgion Cincinnati, OH August 6-10, 2006 Mifgash Musicale, a joint program of the Union for Reform Judaism and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, is designed for synagogue musicians (singers, accompanists and choir directors) who have some experience leading worship but want to engage in more in-depth study of liturgy and repertoire for Shabbat and the cantillation for chanting Torah and haftarah. Experts in the field of Jewish music from HUC-JIR, The American Conference of Cantors, the Guild of Temple Musicians and the Union for Reform Judaism will teach classes at the historic Cincinnati campus of HUC-JIR. Students will have the opportunity to participate in master classes and receive individualized coaching from the faculty. Participants must be affiliated with a Reform Judaism congregation, be sponsored by a member of the clergy from their area, and be members of the Guild of Temple Musicians. (For information about the GTM, including membership, please contact us to request a brochure, or visit the organization online at www.guildoftemplemusicians.org). Tuition is $550 U.S. currency and includes room, board and materials. For more information, please contact the Union for Reform Judaism, Department of Worship, Music and Religious Living at worship@urj.org, www.urj.org/worship/musictraining or 212-650-4193. Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation’s oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and nonprofit management professionals, and offers graduate programs to scholars and clergy of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR’s scholarly resources comprise the renowned Klau Library, The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. In partnership with the Union for Reform Judaism and the Central Conference of American Rabbis, HUC-JIR sustains the Reform Movement’s congregations and professional and lay leaders. HUC-JIR’s campuses invite the community to cultural and educational programs illuminating Jewish history, identity, art, and archaeology, and fostering interfaith and multiethnic understanding. |
