SPIEL @ the ICA

Sunday 26th June 7pm – 11pm
Jonathan Freedland, Howard Jacobson, Patrick Marber, ZOHAR live, Tracy Ann Oberman, Lisa Appignanesi, Andrew Renton and more… SPIEL @ the ICA and the new Jewish Community Centre for London Institute of Contemporary Art, London,
SW1
Price: £12 /£11 concessions /£10 ICA members.
LAST REMAINING TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE ICA BOX OFFICE ON 020 7930 3647 –

At SPIEL, four guests Howard Jacobson, Tracy Ann Oberman, Lisa Appignanesi, Andrew Renton, with host Jonathan Freedland, will chew the fat over contemporary cultural events with Jewish content, surrounded by sneak live previews of new albums, plays, performance and books by visiting bands, actors and contemporary dancers.
We will feature the live premiere of Patrick Marber’s new play Hoop Lane, performed by Trevor Peacock, Marcia Warren and Rory Kinnear, a sneak preview of ZOHAR’s forthcoming album ‘Do You Have Any Faith?’ plus dj Lemez Lovas (Resonance FM / Oi Va Voi) in the bar after the show.
Discussion includes Tate Modern’s forthcoming solo show of the work of Frida Kahlo, Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and the film Paradise Grove showing at the Everyman Cinema in Hampstead, accompanied by visuals and short film screenings.
Produced by YaD Arts
www.ica.org.uk &
www.jewishcommunitycentre.org.uk
Sunday 24th July 6pm – 1am Oi Va Voi and friends present Radio Gagarin: Experiments in Sunday Socialism Notting Hill Arts Club, 21 Notting Hill Gate, London W12 6pm – 1a.m. £5.

After another total roadblock, Radio Gagarin is back with the next in a series of regular Gypsy Balkan Russian Klezmer socialist shakedowns at the NHAC. The Commissar pledges exclusive new music from Oi Va Voi plus special guests, performance and djs. Co-Produced by Adrian Philpott/ Oi Va Voi / Taskovski Films / YaD Arts / Ziggurat. www.yadarts.com
PLUS – check out Taskovski Film’s award-winning Czech Dream, showing at the ICA from this weekend. Czech Dream follows two film students who used a state grant to promote the opening of an entirely fictitious big-box mega-market in a Prague field. The resulting scandal, alternately hilarious and discomfiting, illuminates the waking nightmare of consumerism in a country still adjusting to the strengths and pitfalls of the concept. www.sodapictures.com + www.ica.org.uk

Midrash Mish Mosh & Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars

European Tour Send-off Party!
June 22nd @ 7:30, THE KNITTING FACTORY:
Aaron Alexander’s Midrash Mish Mosh
and Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars
For more information visit www.aaronalexander.com or www.knittingfactory.com
Tickets are $12 online or at the door

Join Aaron Alexander’s Midrash Mish Mosh and Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars for an all out Eastern European world music showdown as they kick off their European Tours. In addition to sharing band members, these two bands find inspiration from the same source: traditional Eastern European Jewish party music, or Klezmer. While the elemental material is the same, each has molded klezmer into their own modern musical contructs and the result is nothing short of world music fusion at its finest. "…dueling drummers pound infectious klezmer-rooted music through round holes, embracing jazz, thrash-punk, Balkan and African rhythms." -John Schaeffer, WNYC Radio ” ... a group that defies phony political barriers and exposes solid musical commonalties among Roma, Jewish, and Arab music.” -Elliott Simon, All About Jazz Aaron Alexander’s Midrash Mish Mosh play Alexander’s original compositions which fuse the old modes and forms of Eastern European Jewish music with the freedoms of jazz harmony. Adding electric instruments, Balkan and African rhythms and thrash punk energy to the mix, the dueling drums of Alexander and Michael Sarin partnered with the some of the finest players from the downtown scene create a truly new world music experience. At the Knitting Factory will be: Matt Darriau - clarinet, Tim Otto – saxophone/clarinet, Frank London – trumpet, Curtis Hasselbring – trombone, Brad Shepik – guitar, Fima Ephron - bass, Mike Sarin – drums, Aaron Alexander – drums. Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars is a fun, village style klezmer brass band that is constantly evolving and bringing in new collaborators. Frank London makes each performance unique by improvising arrangements on the spot with players who are skilled and obviously inspired by the band’s ever-changing dynamic. At the Knitting Factory will be: Frank London- trumpet, Susan Watts – trumpet, Matt Darriau – clarinet, Curtis Hasselbring – trombone, Ron Caswell – tuba, Aaron Alexander – drums

In the Spirit of Yossele: A Cantorial Concert at Riverdale Jewish Center

Cantorial Council of America is having a concert commemorating the 72nd Yahrtzeit of the legendary Chazzan Yossele Rosenblatt, June 22, 2005 at 7:30pm at the Riverdale Jewish Center. 3700 Independence Avenue, Riverdale, NY 10463. Phone 718-548-1850 Tickets are $36. It will feature singing by Cantor Joseph Malovany, Cantor Shimon Craimer, Cantor Netanel Herstik, Cantor Benjamin Muller, Cantor Joseph Muller with Yitzchak Muller. Cantor Daniel Gildar, Accompanist. Call for more information.

Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman awarded National Heritage Fellowships

Recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships were announced, and one went to Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman of the Bronx, New York. Beyle is a Yiddish singer, poet and songwriter. The award includes $20,000. "These fellowships recognize lifetime achievement, artistic excellence and contributions to our nation's traditional arts heritage." Recipients are deemed to be "worthy of national recognition and have a record of continuing artistic accomplishment. They must be actively participating in their art form, either as practitioners or as teachers. Fellows are selected according to criteria of authenticity, excellence, and significance within the particular artistic tradition." Schaechter-Gottesman is just the fifth Jewish artist to receive this high honor - Dave Tarras, 1984; the Fatima Kuinova, 1992; Epstein Brothers, 1998; Flory Jagoda in 2002. This is first time a Yiddish singer/sonwriter/poet has received it. Other 2005 recipients are: Eldrid Skjold Arntzen of Watertown, Conn., a Norwegian-American rosemaler, or flower-motif painter; Earl Barthé of New Orleans, a decorative building craftsman; Chuck Brown of Brandywine, Md., an African-American musical innovator; Michael Doucet of Lafayette, La., a Cajun fiddler, composer and bandleader; Jerry Grcevich of North Huntingdon, Pa., a Tamburitza musician and prim player; Grace Henderson Nez of Ganado, Ariz., a Navajo weaver; Wanda Jackson of Oklahoma City, an early country, rockabilly and gospel singer; Hermina Albarrán Romero of San Francisco, a paper-cutting artist; Albertina Walker of Chicago, a gospel singer; and James Ka'upenaWong of Waianae, Hawaii, a Hawaiian chanter. http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage/Heritage05/NHFIntro.html

Lenka Lichtenberg at 'Kavehoyz'

A rare NYC appearance by the Toronto singer
Lenka Lichtenberg
Thursday June 16th, 7:00 PM
At the monthly Yiddish "Kavehoyz", sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 21st in Manhattan, admission $7;
Czech-born Lenka Lichtenberg will present a unique program of Yiddish songs, some old, some new, some never heard before.
Information: 212-505-8040

THE NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH CHORAL FESTIVAL

The Premiere Jewish Choral Event

* Daily Community Sings conducted by some of the greatest talents on the Jewish musical scene
* One-, two-, and three-day workshops with leading clinicians
* Outstanding evening concerts
* Special presentations for listeners
* Instant ensembles for all singing participants
* Fun, friendship and learning

The 2005 Hallel V'Zimrah Award will be given to GIL ALDEMA, noted Israeli arranger & composer and winner of the 2000 Israel Prize, on Wednesday night, July 13th.

DATE: July 10-14
LOCATION: Hudson Valley Resort & Spa Kerhonkson, NY

Register Now! http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=akkqjjbab.0.exvbcabab.thn9h4aab.619&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.zamirfdn.org

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FINE TUNING: Adventures in Music
Monday July 11th: Choral Music of Gil Aldema

A special group sing featuring arrangements and original selections written--and conducted by Israel- prize winner Gil Aldema who receives the Zamir Choral Foundation's 2005 Hallel V'Zimrah award on Wednesday night.

Tuesday July 12th: Praise and Testimony Praise and Prayer
Eavesdrop on a probing conversation about the power and commonality of music in worship and prayer between Brother Dennis Slaughter, dynamic director of the Boston Community Choir, and Matthew Lazar, Founder and Director of the Zamir Choral Foundation and its North American Jewish Choral Festival.

Wednesday July 13th: Putting It Together: Master Class in Small Ensemble Singing

A special workshop with the internationally acclaimed virtuoso vocal sextet, The Western Wind, that will help you find the key to blending in small singing groups. Space limited.

Contact us today and get your registration in before the June 13 deadline!

World Music Summer School at SOAS listings

KlezFest London and Jewish Song Summer School
Jewish music and song course
Sunday 10–Friday 15 July 2005 (daily 9.15am–11.00pm)
Frank London and the Klezmatics and other inspirational teachers: Michael Alpert, Josh Dolgin, Merlin Shepherd, Sophie Solomon, Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer, present six days of intensive klezmer experience: singing, dancing, instrumental and ensemble workshops and masterclasses in the style, ornamentation and repertoire of Eastern European Jewish music, for amateur and professional musicians – no previous experience needed. Runs parallel with a six-day Jewish Song School exploring the repertoire, interpretation and pronunciation of Jewish songs in many directed by Shura Lipovsky, of Amsterdam with Jacinta from Paris, Lorin Sklamberg, Michael Alpert (New York) and Polina Achkenazi Shepherd (Brighton) for leisure and professional singers. Includes Concert: Klezmer Klimax III The ultimate klezmer performance by the Klezmatics and some of the world’s most acclaimed performers as above. Queen Elizabeth Hall, South Bank Centre
Wednesday 13 July 2005, 7.45pm
Concert Box Office 08703 800 400
Full rate £285, Student rate £185 includes refreshments, lunches and dinners and concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall 13 July.
Some scholarships available
T 020 8909 2445 or jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk
Register online at www.jmi.org.uk

Ot Azoy! Yiddish Language and song
Sunday 17–Friday 22 July 2005 (daily 9.30am–6.30pm)
‘Ot Azoy’ means ‘This is the way’ - to learn Yiddish, quickly and easily, and with lots of fun in a warm friendly environment, right in the heart of London. Intensive language tuition by international experts and also Yiddish song and film. For complete beginners to intermediate standards. Directed by Dr Khayele Beer of University College London with Pesakh Fiszman (New York) and Sonia Pinkasuvitch (Brussels).
Full rate £285, Student rate £185 includes refreshments and lunches Some scholarships available
T 020 8909 2445 or jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk
Register online at www.jmi.org.uk

KlezCalifornia 2005!

Concert on Saturday Evening, September 17
All-Day Program on Sunday, September 18
at Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center (www.brjcc.org)
1414 Walnut St., Berkeley, California

For information: Info@KlezCalifornia.org or call 415.789.7679

http://www.klezcalifornia.org/

JMI presents two Cantorial Summer Schools and a Choral Festival 26 – 30 June 2005

JMI in LONDON presents two Cantorial Summer Schools and a choral Festival 26 – 30 June 2005
Director Stephen Glass
International Advisory Board
Cantor Naftali Herstik, Great Synagogue, Jerusalem
Cantor Alberto Mizrahi, Anshe Emet Synagogue, Chicago
leading Yamim Nora’im services in the Orthodox tradition, bringing fresh insights on interpreting the texts and new melodies all designed to help you prepare for the coming High Holy Days led by Stephen Glass (Montreal)
Cantor Arie L Subar (Montreal)
And internationally recognised cantors from the UK
Full rate: £130 students rate £90. Daily rate: £30

10.30am – 5.30pm (Except Sunday afternoon) Central Synagogue, 36 Hallam Street W1

The High Holy Days in the Orthodox tradition Sunday 26 – Thursday 30 June A five-day intensive programme for professional Cantors and all those 'Stephen Glass's contribution to Jewish liturgical music has been immense. I have no doubt that every individual who will be leading services in our synagogues over the Yamim Nora'im would benefit from this imaginative and stimulating course.'-- Peter Sheldon, President of the United Synagogue GB
Registration and more details Tel: 020 8909 2445
e-mail: jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk Website: www.jmi.org.uk

The High Holy Days in the Progressive Tradition
A four-day intensive for Synagogue Musicians: solo singers, choral directors, choir members and accompanists. With the charismatic cantor Josee Wolf Hebrew Union College, New York, ( the first woman from the European continent to be invested as cantor), teacher of synagogue music and worship throughout the progressive Jewish world, you will explore liturgy and music for the Days of Awe, topics will include: Liturgical texts, congregational melodies and choral repertoire as well as the basic unaccompanied chant (Nusach) for the High Holy Days Texts uses will be from the various progressive machzorim (RSGB, ULPS, Masorti, and others).

Monday 27– Thursday 30 June
10.30am – 5.30pm

Leo Baeck College, The Sternberg Centre,
80 East End Road, London, N3

we welcome this initiative of the JMI, which will enrich and enhance the music of our Synagogues’.-- Jonathan Magonet, Principal. Leo Baeck College – Centre for Jewish Education.
Full rate: £130 students rate £90. Daily rate: £30
Registration and more details Tel: 020 8909 2445
e-mail: jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk Website: www.jmi.org.uk

Monday 27 June – Sunday 3 July
JMI Barry Weinberg Jewish Choral Festival
Director, Stephen Glass
Coordinators, Vivienne Bellos, Dan Jacobs
British and International choirs will gather each evening for massed choir rehearsals and masterclasses conducted by Stephen Glass and hosted by London’s leading choirs in venues across London, culminating in Choirs in Concert, two concerts at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 3 July 4.00pm and 8.00pm. This course is guaranteed to enrich and inspire participants. It is an excellent opportunity to learn new and interesting repertoire, enhance your vocal and choral technique, build your confidence, make new friends and network with choristers and musical directors The Choral Festival is free for choirs. Advance registration is essential.
To join call Viv Bellos on 07956 912 567 e-mail v.bellos@jmi.org.uk
or register online at the JMI Website www.jmi.org.uk

(Concert)
Sunday 3 July 4.00pm and 8.00pm
Choirs in Concert
Two concerts featuring, the leading Jewish Choirs from the UK and abroad individually and combined, introduced and directed by internationally acclaimed, composer, arranger and choirmaster, Stephen Glass of Montreal

4.00pm Great Choirs of Today. Hear the contrasting styles and repertoire of London’s choirs as well as visitors from Israel, Europe, the USA and South Africa.

8.00pm Voices in Harmony: Special traditional and modern repertoire will bring hundreds of singers together in Massed Male Voices and Massed Mixed Voices. This concert introduces for the first time to the Queen Elizabeth Hall stage, the London Massed Teenage Choir, all conducted by Stephen Glass.
The culmination of the 3rd JMI Barry Weinberg Jewish Choral Festival 2005. (see www.jmi.org.uk)
Royal Festival Hall Box office 08703 800 400 or www.rfh.org.uk
Each concert £19.50, £16.50, £12.50
Special price for both concerts £29,50 £26.50, £19.50

Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus at Alice Tully Hall

THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
with BINYUMEN ("BEN") SCHAECHTER, CONDUCTOR
TUESDAY, JUNE 28th, 2005, 8:00 PM
Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, NY, NY
(featured chorus in 3rd New York International Choral Festival) tickets: $30, $60 and $100 ($20, $40, $75 for children under 10 and seniors)

The Alexandria Kleztet to play Washington Jewish Music Festival

Wednesday, June 15. 8 pm. The Alexandria Kleztet will be the opening act on the closing concert of this year’s Washington Jewish Music Festival, taking place at the Washington DC JCC, located 1529 16th Street, NW. The concert starts at 8 pm – the featured act will be a wonderful group from Cleveland called Harmonia, which specializes in the traditional folk music (both Jewish and non-Jewish) of Eastern Europe. To purchase tickets, or for more information, call 1-800-494-TIXS, or visit the JCC on the web at: http://www.dcjcc.org/arts/music/musicfest.php

Rozhinke Retreat in upstate

Now in its THIRD year, I'm pleased to announce that the Rozhinke Retreat will be taking place August 21-24 at Kutshers Country Club, New York. Wonderful concerts, insightful discussions, wild late-nights, spiritual t'fillah, and oy, the FOOD! For registration materials and more information, head on over to:
http://rozhinke.org/

BORSCHT! at Kfar Jewish Arts Center

BORSCHT! Featuring MC SoCalled's Hip Hop Klezmer, plus Yuri Lane

MC Socalled, aka Josh Dolgin, was an uber-nerd, Yiddophile and part time Klezmer accordionist who made curiously fresh beats in his basement apartment. Those beats became the basis of THE SO CALLED SEDER: A HIP HOP HAGGADAH, CD recorded, produced and mastered in NYC featuring cameos by Wu Tang Clan's Killa Priest, Hasidic Reggae singer Matisyahu, Mr. Bungle's Trevor Dunn, David Krakauer and Susan Hoffman Watts.

At Kfar Center

3921 N Janssen #2s

Chicago IL 60613

This mini symphony of hip-hop beats and old Jewish record samples centered around the Passover Seder has now hit the road. Dolgin combines hip hop beats with samples taken from old Jewish LP's, then shakes up the formula by adding live klezmer musicians into the mix for a dance party sound with mad Yiddish flavah!
Socalled has been featured in dozens of publications like the Forward, and The New York Times Arts section this month. Human Beat Box Yuri Lane will set the scene with his one-man one-mic magic and unreal beat technique.


Fresh Klez-Hop beats:

* HipHopKele <http://musicscout.piranha.de/mp3s/CD-PIR1789/12.mp3> -
* alt. shul Kale Bazetsn <http://musicscout.piranha.de/mp3s/CD-PIR1789/5.mp3>
* Hassidish
* Gasn Nign <http://musicscout.piranha.de/mp3s/CD-PIR1789/10.mp3>


plus a special appearance by Human Beat Box Yuri Lane!

8:00 Wednesday June 22nd @ Crush

2843 N. Halsted, Chicago

$10 in advance


$15 at the door


This event kicks off KFAR's new series, BORSCHT! showcasing DJ's, MC's and Slam Poets exploring their Jewish heritage with cutting edge, hip hop style. It's Beat Culture with Beet Flavah!

AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE in Connecticut

Sunday, June 12, the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE, 6:00 p.m., Redding Town Green, 100 Hill Road, Redding, Connecticut, for more information please call 203-938-2551, or visit the Town of Redding web site for details: www.townofreddingct.org.

SPIEL @ the ICA in London

Sunday 26th June 7pm – 11pm
Jonathan Freedland, Howard Jacobson, Patrick Marber, ZOHAR live, Tracy Ann Oberman, Lisa Appignanesi, Andrew Renton and more…
SPIEL @ the ICA and the new Jewish Community Centre for London Institute of Contemporary Art, London, SW1
Price: £12 /£11 concessions /£10 ICA members.
Call the ICA box office on 020 7930 3647

At SPIEL, four guests Howard Jacobson, Tracy Ann Oberman, Lisa Appignanesi, Andrew Renton, with host Jonathan Freedland, will chew the fat over contemporary cultural events with Jewish content, surrounded by sneak live previews of new albums, plays, performance and books by visiting bands, actors and contemporary dancers. We will feature the live premiere of Patrick Marber’s new play Hoop Lane, performed by Trevor Peacock, Marcia Warren, and a sneak preview of ZOHAR’s forthcoming album ‘Do You Have Any Faith?’ plus dj Lemez Lovas (Resonance FM /Oi Va Voi) in the bar after the show.
Discussion includes Tate Modern’s forthcoming solo show of the work of Frida Kahlo, Jonathan Safran Foer’s new book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and the film Paradise Grove showing at the Everyman Cinema in Hampstead, accompanied by visuals and short film screenings.
Produced by YaD Arts
www.ica.org.uk & www.jewishcommunitycentre.org.uk

European Tour Send-off Party!

June 22nd @ 7:30, THE KNITTING FACTORY, NYC
Tickets are $12 online or at the door
Join Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh and Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars for an all out Eastern European world music showdown as they kick off their European Tours. In addition to sharing band members, these two bands find inspiration from the same source: traditional Eastern European Jewish party music, or Klezmer. While the elemental material is the same, each has molded klezmer into their own modern musical contructs and the result is nothing short of world music fusion at its finest. Aaron Alexander's Midrash Mish Mosh play Alexander's original compositions which fuse the old modes and forms of Eastern European Jewish music with the freedoms of jazz harmony. Adding electric instruments, Balkan and African rhythms and thrash punk energy to the mix, the dueling drums of Alexander and Michael Sarin partnered with the some of the finest players from the downtown scene create a truly new world music experience. At the Knitting Factory will be: Matt Darriau - clarinet, Tim Otto – saxophone/clarinet, Frank London – trumpet, Curtis Hasselbring – trombone, Brad Shepik – guitar, Fima Ephron - bass, Mike Sarin – drums, Aaron Alexander – drums.

Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars is a fun, village style klezmer brass band that is constantly evolving and bringing in new collaborators. Frank London makes each performance unique by improvising arrangements on the spot with players who are skilled and obviously inspired by the band's ever-changing dynamic. At the Knitting Factory will be: Frank London- trumpet, Susan Watts – trumpet, Matt Darriau – clarinet, Curtis Hasslebring – trombone, Ron Caswell – tuba, Aaron Alexander – drums
For more information visit

www.knittingfactory.com or
http://www.aaronalexander.com

Festival in Syracuse, NY

The 6th Annual Jewish Music & Cultural Festival of Central New York will be taking place this year on Sunday, June 19, 2005 in Clinton Square from 11am to 6pm. This is a cultural event for the entire community with a variety of Jewish Music & Dancing, Kosher food, Ethnic Arts & Crafts, Children's Activities, and more. Admission to the festival is FREE! http://www.syracusejewishfestival.com/info.asp

O P E N D A G Jewish Music School in Amsterdam

O P E N D A G
Jewish Music School
Joodse Muziekschool
VOOR KINDEREN, JEUGD & VOLWASSENEN
muziekuitvoering leerlingen & docenten
open lessen & kennismaking docenten
Bachstraat 5, Amsterdam-zuid
zondag 26 juni 2005 ~ van 14.15-17.00 uur

O P E N D A Y
Jewish Music School
FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH & ADULTS
performance pupils & teachers
open lessons & meet the teachers
Bachstraat 5, Amsterdam-south
Sunday June 26, 2005 ~ from 14.15-17.00 hours

Info
Jewish Music School 020 771 58 81
School@JewishMusic.nl

Orthodox Choir to Sing in Wales

The Welsh Valleys will echo to the sound of traditional Jewish music in July 2005, when the first Orthodox choir from Israel participates in the 56th Llangollen International Eisteddfod. The Ramatayim Men’s Choir of Jerusalem has been invited to participate in thisprestigious international choral competition before, but the dates have usually prevented their attendance. For more information about Ramatayim, contact Sarah Manning: sarah@globalvisionsisrael.com MORE...

The reason they weren't able to attend before is that they cannot participate during the traditional Three Weeks of Mourning for the Destruction of the Temple. This being a Jewish leap year, however, they are coming to the UK to represent Israel, along with competitors from more than 50 other countries.
“The Eisteddfod is a world-renowned festival dedicated to the promotion of peace and friendship through music, as well as the pursuit of choral excellence”, explains Ramatyim’s Muscial Director Richard Shavei-Tzion. “We believe that we are the first orthodox Jewish men’s choir to participate, and we are delighted to be able to bring our repertoire of classical Chazanut, Chassidic and Israel songs to Wales, to compete alongside the world’s best choirs.” The Ramatayim Men’s Choir takes its name from the Ramot suburb of Jerusalem where it first started 10 years ago. Its 30 members originate from Israel, the UK, South Africa, Australia and the USA, and they have performed together in concert halls and synagogues around Israel with some of the world’s leading Chazanim. While in Britain they will be giving concerts in Wembley for Spiro Ark and at Birmingham’s Israel Cultural Centre in aid of Magen David Adom.
Ramatayim has just released its debut CD, entitled “400 Years of Synagogue Music”, comprising a seletion of music composed by famous composers from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

ART of the Violin & Piano

SUNDAY JUNE 19 @ 3PM
GALINA HEIFETZ, VIOLIN
MIMI STERN-WOLFE, PIANO

SONATAS of MOZART & GRIEG
WORKS of KREISLER, MASSENET & BRAHMS
SUMMER SERIES @ ST MARK’S IN–THE-BOWERY 10th St & 2nd Av
Suggested Donation: $10 * Information: (212) 477-1594
dmpmimi@msn.com

"Plucked from the Fire" Documentary on YIVO

The BBC presented an in-depth program on YIVO http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/atoz/ See the program listing.

Zamir Chorale of Boston performs Bloch Sacred Service

The Zamir Chorale of Boston will perform the Bloch Sacred Service at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, MA on Sunday evening, June 5 at 7:30 pm. Along with the Bloch, the first half of the concert will be a selection of music commissioned by Zamir over the years, including “Shir Ahavah” by Jef Labes, “The Rainbow” by Daniel Pinkham, “Harninu” by Benjie Ellen Schiller, and the world premiere of “Et Hazzamir Higgiya” by Yehezkel Braun. A pre-concert talk featuring the composers whose works Zamir commissioned and is performing at this 36th Anniversary Gala Concert. It will take place in Loker Common, one level down from Sanders Theatre, 6:15-7:00 p.m. After June 2nd, all ticket orders will be processed by the Harvard box-office exclusively. You can contact them by phone at 617-496-2222. See http://www.zamir.org/36Concert.shtml for more info.

Jack Gottlieb on ABC "Nightline"

Jack Gottlieb is scheduled to appear on ABC "Nightline," Friday, June 3, 2005, 11:35 EST, in a profile about Michael Tilson Thomas and his grandparents, Bessie & Boris Thomashevsky, founding stars of the Yiddish-American theater. Date is subject to change.