'Sing Every Day: Jewish Music and Spirituality' Lecture Series: 'In Search of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah'

About the lecture: This lecture will focus on the ethical writings of Emmanuel Levinas and their implications for composing, performing and hearing music.

About the series: This series will address three aspects of the making, interpretation and apprehension of music: modes of perception, historically located social contexts and social responsibility or a musical ethics. All three of these overarching topics will be informed by Jewish sources and Jewish contexts.

About Michael Cherlin: Michael Cherlin is Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Minnesota. He has published widely on Schoenberg in particular and is the author of Schoenberg's Musical Imagination (Cambridge, 2007). He also edited Music Theory Spectrum from 2013 to 2015.