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Meira Warshauer’s “Yishakeyni” in Baltimore by Jerusalem

Jerusalem Lyric Trio – Tour Performance at Temple Beth El on April 3
Meira Warshauer’s "Yishakeyni” (Sweeter than Wine) for soprano, flute and piano will be performed by the Jerusalem Lyric Trio on Sunday, April 3, 2005 – 3:30 PM at
Temple Beth El, 8101 Park Heights Ave
Baltimore, Maryland

The piece, a setting of the first four verses of "Song of Songs," the great love song of the Bible, will be performed by the Trio as part of their current U.S. tour. "Yishakeyni" was commissioned by Columbia College and premiered by the Jerusalem Lyric Trio in Columbia, South Carolina, September, 2003. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Congregation Beth El at 410-484-0411 or visit them online at http://www.bethelbalto.com/.

The Jerusalem Lyric Trio is a unique Israeli ensemble that highlights the religious and cultural heritage of the Jewish people in its performances. Since 1995, they have performed throughout Western and Eastern Europe, the United States, South America, Russia and Israel. Visit them online at http://www.jerusalemlyrictrio.com/. Meira Warshauer’s compositions have been performed and recorded to critical acclaim throughout the United States and in Israel, Europe, and Asia. A graduate of Harvard, New England Conservatory of Music, and the University of South Carolina, Dr. Warshauer studied composition with Mario Davidovsky, Jacob Druckman, William Thomas McKinley, and Gordon Goodwin. She has received numerous awards from ASCAP as well as the America Music Center, Meet the Composer, and the South Carolina Arts Commission. In 2000, she received the first Art and Cultural Achievement Award from the Jewish Historical Society of S. Carolina. Ms. Warshauer is an Associate Music Faculty member at Columbia College, Columbia, South Carolina . Her CDs include the soundtrack to the documentary “Land of Promise: The Jews of South Carolina” and "Spirals of Light", chamber music and poetry (by Ani Tuzman) on themes of enlightenment, on the Kol Meira label and "Revelation" for orchestra, included on the MMC CD “Robert Black Conducts”. Her music is published by Oxford University Press, MMB Music, World Music Press and Transcontinental. Her latest Bracha Newsletter is online at http://www.jamesarts.com/releases/feb05/MW_nws_020504.htm. You can find much more about her at - http://home.sc.rr.com/meirawarshauer/ For more information about Meira Warshauer, please contact Jeffrey James Arts Consulting at 516-797-9166 or jamesarts@worldnet.att.net.