An Invitation to Listen
A Live online Encounter with a Nearly Lost
Jewish Sound World
Some Jewish musical traditions did not disappear because they were weak. They disappeared because no one was left to carry them.
Ensemble Nuria invites your community to a live online encounter with rare Jewish music from Italy — traditions preserved only by chance, and brought into the present through live performance and guided listening.
This is not a concert, and not a conventional lecture. It is a shared moment of attentive listening, memory, and continuity — shaped specifically for the intimacy of online live.
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What Participants Experience
• Live musical examples and short performances • Human stories behind the melodies • Guided listening that turns hearing into encounter • A quiet yet powerful act of cultural memory
No prior musical or historical knowledge is required.
Why Host This Program?
Hosting this program is a simple act — but not a neutral one.
By choosing to host, your community becomes an active partner in keeping a fragile Jewish cultural tradition alive.
Some traditions survive only because someone chooses to listen.
Practical Details
• Live on Zoom | 60–90 minutes • Suitable for JCCs, synagogues, adult education, and Shoah programming • Languages: English, Hebrew, Italian, French • Fully self-contained | minimal technical setup
Let’s Explore This Together
We would be honored to explore whether this moment could belong in your community’s calendar.
Contact us to begin the conversation.
Participatory Workshop
Transmission · Practice · Ownership
A hands-on session dedicated to the active learning and singing of ancient Italian Jewish piyyutim.
Participants work directly with melodies, modes, pronunciation, and stylistic features, gaining practical tools to internalize the repertoire. The workshop is designed to enable participants to carry these melodies into their own personal, family, and community practices, contributing to the living continuation of a nearly lost tradition.
Best for: choirs, singers, educators, community leaders, intensive study days
Core promise: You leave able to sing and transmit the music.
Illustrated Lecture
Context · History · Listening
A richly contextual lecture exploring the musical world of Italian Jewry through sound, story, and scholarship.
Drawing on archival sources, field recordings, and contemporary performances, the lecture traces the rediscovery of forgotten piyyutim and the cultural histories behind them. Video excerpts from the Jewish Music Days Festival at Bar-Ilan University illuminate how these rare traditions are interpreted and performed today.
Best for: universities, conferences, festivals, general audiences
Core promise: You leave understanding where this music comes from and why it matters.
Experiential Lecture
Encounter · Embodiment · Insight
A guided musical encounter that bridges listening and participation.
Through live musical examples, brief guided singing moments, and storytelling, participants experience Italian Jewish piyyutim not only as historical artifacts but as living sound. Without requiring prior musical training, the session invites audiences to feel how this repertoire functions in the body, the voice, and collective memory—while gaining insight into its rediscovery and revival.
Best for: festivals, mixed audiences, Zoom events, cultural institutions
Core promise: You don’t just hear about the tradition — you experience it.