May 31, 2006
HaZamir Celebrates Landmark Concert
The Hazamir JHSC sends this newstory about a landmark concert held May 21 in New York City:HaZamir: The International Jewish High School Choir, broke new ground as it celebrated its bar mitzvah with a Weekend Festival and Concert May 19-21st. Founder and Director Matthew Lazar welcomed nearly 1,000 audience members in a concert that reached a new height for the HaZamir movement. More than 200 singers from choirs across the globe came together in a unique blend of Shabbat, singing, and synergy for an unparalleled weekend.
The Gala Concert at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall featured two world premieres especially commisioned for HaZamir by composers Nick Page and Meir Finkelstein.
The concert also saw HaZamir alumni from the past 13 years of the program conducted by Cantor Charles Osborne. They emerged from the hall's wings in false grey beards and wigs to emphasize age, providing a comical moment for the attendees. HaZamir choirs from Baltimore, Boston, Cleveland, Houston, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Montreal, New Brunswick NJ, Northern NJ, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Providence and Israel came together for a Shabbaton, comraderie, rehearsal and final concert. Posted by jmwc at May 31, 2006 04:50 AM