Nusach HaT'fillah and the Sound of Sacred Time
Online session on Sunday, 7th June between 7:30–9pm BST | All times UK; please adjust to your time zone.
Music has the power to stimulate our emotions, trigger memories, and connect us to ideas or events. Nusach haT’fillah, the soundscape of traditional Jewish liturgy, can tell us what day or time of day it is, propel us through the liturgical cycle, enrich our holiday or lifecycle celebrations, link theological principles, or simply draw our attention to some aspect of our relationship with the Holy One. It gives structure to our worship, integrates other categories of our sacred musical tradition such as biblical trope or festival hymns, and gives the chazzan the ability to put a personal stamp on the music of prayer. This session will serve as an introduction to the rich and beautiful traditions that illuminate our sacred prayer texts.
Teacher is Cantor Dr Andrew Bernard
Cost: £18 | £10 Concessions
Meet the Teacher
Cantor Dr Andrew Bernard is Cantor Emeritus of Temple Beth El, Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds degrees from Oberlin College & Conservatory and a doctorate in choral conducting from the University of Washington. He received his master of sacred music degree and cantorial ordination from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in 1998.
Andrew served for eighteen years as senior cantor at Temple Beth El and for eleven years as chaplain specialist at the Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte. He is the author of The Sound of Sacred Time, a music theory textbook on the Jewish prayer modes, and a contributor to Divrei Shir, the Jewish music curriculum. He retired to Seattle in 2017.
