Whispers of an Italian-Jewish Past Fill a Composer’s Music
Whispers of an Italian-Jewish Past Fill a Composer’s Music
Yotam Haber’s “Estro Poetico-Armonico III” combines live singing with archival recordings of cantors.
Since early in his career, Yotam Haber has grappled with what it means to be a contemporary Jewish composer. The tentative answers offered by his music — full of allusions, distortion and whispers of the past — suggest that the grappling itself is a vital part of that identity.
