We are pleased to announce the launch of the Music Room, which will begin to function on September 22nd, 2026. During the past two years, Bookhouse has become home to students and the public for classes, seminars, roundtables, concerts, and…
Zack Youcha is the founder and Executive Director of Music is Culture (MiC), a nonprofit organization that sponsors, promotes, and publishes community-based music preservation efforts around the world. When he is not at MiC, Zack doubles as a writer, translator,…
Daniel Elias is a founding member of the Elias Ladino Ensemble. The grandson of Rabbi David Elias Cassorla and the son of Joe Elias, he has been performing Ladino music since 1977. Dan learned the Sephardic repertoire from his grandparents,…
Growing up, Zack Youcha inherited a special gift from his grandfather: an awe for technology and the world of sound recording. As many in his generation, Youcha’s grandfather recorded all sorts of things: conversations at the dinner table, holiday prayers,…