Eudaimonia: Harmonizing Two Worlds
Right to left or left to right? Composers of the Jewish Italian Renaissance had to navigate between cultures, classes, and languages. Salomone Rossi (1570 – 1630)’s seminal work, “Songs of Solomon,” is the first published collection to set polyphonic music to a Hebrew text. Explore how Rossi and other Jewish composers of the Italian Renaissance challenged notions of cultural identity and used music to create understanding between two segregated cultures. Featuring Eudaimonia, a period-instrument ensemble that uses its musical work to uplift social and humanitarian causes.
Performance date
- Thursday, June 13, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. – Maine Jewish Museum, Portland
Doors open 30 minutes before the event.
Tickets
- $50 advance, $60 at the door