Robert Cohen

March 22, 2017
Presenter: ÌýRobert CohenÌý

The Psalms occupy a paramount place in the world’s liturgy. ÌýWhat is it about their spiritual scope and emotional breadth that gives them such power? ÌýWhat can we learn from their language and poetry, and from theÌýmusicÌýof the Psalms: from the time of the Second Temple through the Renaissance, and from Colonial to contemporary America? ÌýAnd how do the diverseÌýstylesÌýof their musical settings—cantorial and choral music; Hasidic and American folk; European and American classical; bluegrass and reggae; a cappella, gospel, and “world musicâ€�—speak to us and move us?Ìý

Cosponsored by the Center for Christian-Jewish Learning and the School of Theology and Ministry

Ìýis a Jewish and folk music historian.

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