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Updated July 14, 2001

Since 1978, the original four members of Voice of the Turtle,
Derek Burrows, Lisle Kulbach, Jay Rosenberg and Artistic Director Judith Wachs, have dedicated their energies toward studying and presenting the beautiful and compelling musical repertoire of the Spanish Jews.

Concerts of Sephardic music were a rare occurrence when we began 22 years ago. By now, literally hundreds of thousands of people -- children and adults -- have been introduced to this music for the first time through our Public Radio broadcasts, concerts and twelve recordings.

These musical treasures, remembered, created, adopted and adapted during 500 years, continue to exert their power.

After so many years of living with these traditions, the musicians of Voice of the Turtle continue to appreciate the richness of Sephardic history and culture, enjoy the aesthetic qualities of this music, and regularly are reminded of the value of preserving and protecting cultural traditions of all communities away from their country of origin. Our concerts and recordings are designed to reflect these important perspectives.


Welcome to our Website. We invite you to visit us regularly to share some of the pleasures and challenges of working with oral traditions.

The group has produced twelve recordings.

Listen to an interview with the director of our group on Jewish Heritage Online Magazine.
http://www.jhom.com

 

Questions? Contact us     
E-mail: voturtle@aol.com

 

"The flowers appear on the earth,
the time of singing is come,
and the voice of the turtle (dove)
is heard throughout the land."
-- Song of Songs

Voice of the Turtle
is celebrating its 23nd year!