GERARD EDERY

  Bridging many cultures and musical traditions, Gerard Edery invites you to a concert that will wake the smile in your heart. His rich baritone, masterful guitar style and profound audience rapport create an unforgettable experience. You will be thrilled by his unique musical arrangements of classical, folk and popular songs from around the world.  

"the blend of varied cultural elements comes honestly, straight out of experience." Los Angeles Times

 

Solo Programs Available

 

Espana - Classical guitar and flamenco-inspired renditions of Spanish and Sephardic songs from medieval times to the present.

Cabaret: Brel/Brassens - Jaques Brel and George Brassens were the most poignant and witty of French songwriters. New arrangements of their finest songs!

Treasures of World Songs - Folk, classical and popular songs from around the world in over 10 languages.

Cantorial Classics - In this concert of traditional and Middle Eastern Hazzanut, Gerard Edery presents an evening of cantorial treasures to piano and guitar accompaniment.

Israel in Song - A musical panorama of Israel's diverse people. Songs are in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English.

"A cultural powerhouse, GERARD EDERY, juggles musical roles with almost surreal ease" (Seattle Jewish Transcript and The New York Jewish Week).

 

GERARD EDERY was born in Casablanca and raised in Paris and New York City, speaking several languages throughout his childhood while absorbing a variety of musical traditions spanning three continents. Trained as a classical baritone at The Manhattan School of Music, he has sung more than thirty roles with opera companies around the United States. Mr. Edery is presently a cantorial soloist for The Village Temple in New York City, works with renowned cantors Alberto Mizrahi and Aaron Bensoussan in his group, The Sons of Sepharad, and is a frequent guest cantorial soloist at Synagogues and Jewish Community Centers throughout the United States and Canada. He is currently studying at The Academy for Jewish Religion to become an ordained Cantor. Considered one of the leading interpreters of Sephardic Song, he has been honored with the Sephardic Musical Heritage Award and has received a Meet the Composer grant for his original songs. His musical, Song of the Turtledove (based on Shir Hashirim), co-written with Noa Ain, was presented by Premieres, a festival of new works at Lincoln Center. Mr. Edery also performs with The Gerard Edery Ensemble, The Krupoves/Edery Duo and with renowned storyteller, Peninnah Schram, in The Minstrel and the Storyteller.

Gerard has been featured in major concert halls and festivals in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Far East, Israel, Morocco and Mexico. He has performed at the United Nations in New York and the Palais des Nations in Geneva, The Smithsonian Institute, The Library of Congress, The Holocaust Museum, Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, The Cervantino International Festival in Mexico, the International Festival of Sacred Music in Morocco, The Spirit of Fes Tour throughout the United States and in New York City at Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, The Jewish Museum and The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, to name a few.

Mr. Edery is a prolific recording artist and has released ten CDs which are available on the Sefarad Records label. The titles include Amid the Jasmine, The Sons of Sepharad, Sing to the Eternal, Oigo (I Hear), Morena, Chansons d'Amour, Linda Amiga: Love Songs of the Sephardim and Renaissance Spain, The Minstrel and the Storyteller, Guitar Give Me Your Song, Opera Arias, and Romanzas Sefarditas. He has also just released "The Gerard Edery Sephardic Song Book" through Sefarad Publishing and Tara Publications.

 

 

 

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