June 05, 2007

SHIRAH, Community Chorus on the Palisades

13---Celebrate our Bar Mitzvah Year with a Gala Concert

Conductor & Accompanist:
Matthew Lazar, Founding Director & Conductor
Beth Robin, Pianist/Accompanist

Music Performed:
Sacred and Secular (the full spectrum) in Hebrew, English, Yiddish and Ladino
Location:
Jewish Community Center on the Palisades
411 East Clinton Avenue
Tenafly, New Jersey 07670
www.jccotp.org for the JCC
201-569-7900
SHIRAH's own WebSite: www.shirah.citymax.com

Active Season:
After the High Hoilidays (September or October, depending on the year)
through June (second Sunday).
2 Semesters---Fall and Spring

Performing Schedule:
December (Chanukah), June (second Sunday), July (North American Jewish Choral Festival, Kerhonkson, NY)---second Tuesday

History:
Formed in January, 1995, with the generous support of its founding patrons, Bernard and Ruth Weinflash, as a regional chorus specializing in the performance of the full spectrum of Jewish music. Sponsored by the JCC on the Palisades/Thurnauer School of Music,its roster includes a multigenerational blend of amateur and professiional singers from the northern New Jersey/New York metropolitan area. SHIRAH performs regularly at the JCC on the Palisades and has been featured in many concerts in the United States and Israel, including Avery Fisher Hall, the New Jersey and Bergen Performing Arts Centers in Newark and Englewood and the Colden Center, featuring the World Premiere of "The Scroll" by Dov Selzer with the Queens Symphony. SHIRAH also performs annually at the North American Jewish Choral Festival and was featured in the Opening Ceremonies of the JCC Maccabi Games in East Rutherford at the Continental Airlines Arena. In addition, SHIRAH has given concerts for organizations and synagogues in the tri-state area and released its first CD in honor of their 10th anniversary .
Posted by jmwc at June 5, 2007 12:38 AM