Join a fun-packed afternoon for all the family in one of London’s most beautiful parks with special guest presenter BBC Radio 3 DJ Max Reinhardt. On the bandstand: 1pm: JMI Youth Big Band, led by Sam Eastmond with special guest musician 2pm: Shir with Debbie Charles and the London International Gospel Choir 3pm: 3yin with Jon […]
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The 2019 Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel from May 14-18, 2019. The 64th edition of the international song contest, this will be the first time that Eurovision has been hosted in Israel for 20 years, and will be held at Expo Tel Aviv. Eurovision in Israel will be a memorable […]
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Yale Strom’s composition SONG OF SONGS will premiere with San Diego Ballet May 24-26 as part of the San Diego Jewish Arts Festival at the Lyceum Theatre. Featured musicians are: Elizabeth Schwartz – vocals, Alex Greenbaum – cello, Jamie Papish – percussion and Fred Benedetti – guitar. 3 world premieres in one evening! Celebrating a […]
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Composer-pianist Ted Rosenthal retells his own family history in the jazz opera “Dear Erich,” which was presented by the New York City Opera and co-produced with Folksbiene. Set in wartime Germany and Chicago, the plot is inspired by some 200 letters exchanged between Ted’s grandmother, Herta Rosenthal, and her son, Erich, a Jewish scholar who escaped to […]
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Izmir Bet Israel Synagogue hosted an interesting and highly academic concert featuring soprano Linet Saul, mezzo soprano Lori Sen, pianist Jerfi Aji and Linet & Moris Saul’s daughter Kamilla. Soprano Linet Saul who is an associate professor at 9 Eylul University State Conservatory, mezzo soprano Lori Sen who is doing her doctorate on vocal performance […]
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Experiencing music in the Conrad, the new home of the La Jolla Music Society, was a rare treat. At the April 9 concert, featuring the Jerusalem Quartet, the audience basked in the sunshine of sound projected by the Israeli musicians. The music floated gloriously in the fine acoustics of the recently completed space. The foursome […]
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Tuesday, April 9, 7pm, in Smith Recital Hall at SDSU Join us to celebrate Chloe Pourmorady, a Persian-Jewish violinist, vocalist, and composer, influenced by the rich musical language and spirituality of her roots and from around the world. She naturally blends many styles and languages together from Western classical, Middle Eastern, to Balkan and rock. […]
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YIDDISH FLAVORS OF LOVE: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION performed by The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor Seth Weinstein, Pianist ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street, New York City $40 $30 for groups of at least 10 $25 for students with ID Tickets: www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/yiddish-flavors-of-love-a-musical-celebration/ Infuse the taste of Yiddish […]
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Move over American Idol and Canadian Idol, there’s another North American talent search. Der Idisher Idol is a bit different, however: entrants to this international competition sing in Yiddish. As the rules state, “It is not necessary to know Yiddish to participate; what really matters is that you know its soul!” In February, Janie Respitz […]
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The language of love. The sound of tradition. A New York Times Critics’ Pick, Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish “strikes a deep emotional chord” and “offers a kind of authenticity no other American Fiddler ever has” (The New York Times). With direction by Oscar and Tony Award -winner Joel Grey and the Yiddish translation […]
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