About this episode
Alex Lubet discusses his music, cultural influences, and a class at the Engage! Annual Gathering.
This week I talk to Alex Lubet a professor of composition at the University of Minnesota School of Music. We talk about his class at the upcoming Engage! Annual Gathering of Jewish Learning, Contemplation, and Creativity, music crossing cultures, and his newest album honoring 19th-century poet Amy Levy, on this week’s Who The Folk?! Podcast. Links of note: Engage! Amy Levy: Songs of Love and Loss Hinei Ma Tov : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMsCDQcHZj4 Ma Yafeh Hayom : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFQ0SpSH_cg Ein Keiloheinu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szZeuFw5ekQ Eliyahu Hanavi : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbgLPRxSgpI Sponsored by: Stories from the Tribe 2026 Auditions The Who The Folk?! Podcast is part of the Jewfolk Podcast Network, a product of Jewfolk, Inc. Episodes are produced by Jewfolk editor-in-chief Lonny Goldsmith. If you have questions, comments, or a guest to nominate, send an e-mail to editor@jewfolk.com. For more information, go to TCJewfolk.com/podcast
People in this episode
Host: Lonny Goldsmith
Guest: Alex Lubet
Topics covered
- music
- Jewish learning
- creativity
- cultural exchange
- poetry
Keywords
- Alex Lubet
- music
- Jewish learning
- Engage!
- Amy Levy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Minnesota School of Music, Jewfolk Podcast Network
Books & works: Amy Levy: Songs of Love and Loss, Hinei Ma Tov, Ma Yafeh Hayom, Ein Keiloheinu, Eliyahu Hanavi
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