Lazar Weiner.

Darius Milhaud. Milhaud's "Jewish" opus, Service Sacré, was recorded by the Milken Archive in its entirety for the first time.

Darius Milhaud with wife Madeleine. California, ca. 1950.

Clarinetist Richard Stoltzman was the first wind player to be awarded the Avery Fisher Prize.

Lazar Weiner. Shown here as a young synagogue chorister.

Lazar Weiner.

Lazar Weiner.

Lazar Weiner. At his barn studio, Catskill Mountains, summer 1937.

Lazar Weiner. At his barn studio, Catskill Mountains. Date unknown.

Lazar Weiner.

Lazar Weiner. Conducting.

Lazar Weiner. Reflecting on his discovery of Yiddish music before his death, Lazar Weiner remarked, "All my life it was Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Schubert. . . . Here in America I discovered the Yiddish song!"

Julius Epstein, Max Epstein, and William Epstein. The Epstein Brothers led one of the most famous wedding and bar mitzvah party bands in New York City in the mid–late-20th Century.

Neil Levin, Samuel Adler, and members of the Eastman Players. Milken Archive recording session, Eastman School of Music. Rochester, New York.

Neil Levin and Samuel Adler. Milken Archive recording session, Eastman School of Music. Rochester, New York.

Neil Levin and Samuel Adler. Milken Archive recording session, Eastman School of Music. Rochester, New York.

Member of the Eastman Players. Milken Archive recording session, Eastman School of Music. Rochester, New York.

Member of the Eastman Players. Milken Archive recording session, Eastman School of Music. Rochester, New York.

Margaret Kohler. Milken Archive recording session, Eastman School of Music. Rochester, New York.

Margaret Kohler. Milken Archive recording session, Eastman School of Music. Rochester, New York.