WALLS OF SOUND2010

Only very few people are aware of the fact that many popular melodies and compositions such as “God bless America“, “The Christmas Song“, “Edelweiß“, “An der schönen blauen Donau“, “Hello Dolly“ or “My Funny Valentine“ are of Jewish origin or that some of the most beautiful gospel songs of Christian Afro-American music were composed by George Gershwin. This book/catalog features Jewish music and Jewish musicians presented in an exhibition “Walls of Sound – Jewish Music Worlds“ by Oz Almog, an accomplished Austrian/Israeli artist and author. With a very extensive picture gallery of Jewish musicians Oz Almog provides a glimpse behind the Walls of Sound to highlight the importance of Jews in the world of music and the role of music in Judaism as an Powerful stimulus for Jewish spirituality...