Festival Hapiyut

A concert of the music in the Spanish and Portugues tradition with Hazzon Daniel Halfon and Kolot HaEsnoga Singers.
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009 7pm
Bet Avi Chai
44 King George Street
Jerusalem

One to Watch

Alicia Jo Rabins has a song cycle/band called Girls in Trouble. All of the songs are based on stories of women from Tanakh/midrash. Release date scheduled for October 2009.
Alicia's myspace page is: www.myspace.com/girlsintroublemusic.
Be on the lookout.

Sharon Farber at Beverley Hills

Israeli born Composer Sharon Farber is the Composer in Residence of The Beverly Hills International Music Festival., which is taking place August 7-17th. One evening will be dedicated to compositions from top Hollywood Composers. Curated by Sharon, Voices of Hollywood, Vol. 4, was held the evening of August 12th. Original concert pieces by Film Composers include the World Premiere of a concert piece by Composer John Debney (The Passion of The Christ), along with works by the late Michael Kamen (Lethal Weapon), the late Miklos Rozsa (Ben Hur), Peter Golub (Frozen River), Penka Kouneva (The Third Nail), Paul Chihara (Death Race 2000), Gernot Wolfgang (The Process) and Sharon Farber (When Nietzsche Wept).

For the first time, the Festival dedicated one evening, August 13th, to the music of Israel¹s Composers. Conceptualized by Ms. Farber, this event was a very dynamic experience.

More details at www.bhmusicfestival.org Sharon Farber¹s music was featured Sunday, June 7th, at The Disney Hall in Los Angeles to stand innovation. 3 soloists, a symphony Orchestra and a 100 pieces Gospel Choir performed two pieces by Sharon, among other composers.

In addition, Sharon has been featured again on "From Studio to Stage" concert with original pieces as well as arrangements of well-known film music.

In April, Sharon's work for Women's Choir and Chamber Ensemble, "My Beloved", was premiered in New York and her chorale piece, in memory of Daniel Pearl, The Third Mother/Mothers¹ Lament, which was premiered by the prestigious Los Angeles Master Chorale, was published by the Lorenzo Company.

Mendelssohn's Elijah SummerSing in Salem MA

You are invited to attended a performance of Felix Mendelsohn's famous oratorio, Elijah on Monday, August 24th at 8:00pm. Colman Reaboi will be singing the title role along with other soloists, chorus and orchestra.

This is part of The Paul Madore Chorale's annual SummerSing, and the audience will be given scores to participate in the chorus, or just to follow along.

The performance will be held in Salem's Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Street in Salem. Tickets are $8, or $6 for senoirs and students. Tickets are available at the door, or by calling (978) 744-4898.

Koleinu, Boston's Jewish Community Chorus invites you to join

Do you love to sing? Do you want to share in the joy and meaning that comes from singing Jewish music in a chorus? Koleinu, Boston's Jewish Community Chorus, invites you to join us as we begin our 8th season on Thursday, September 10, 2009.

Koleinu ("ko-lay-noo")/Our Voice, a non-audition group of 60+ members who love learning and singing Jewish music together, is directed by our dynamic and skilled conductor, Carol Marton. Koleinu meets Thursday nights from 7:30 to 9:45 PM at Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd. in Newton Centre.

Our first three rehearsals are open, so why not give us a try? No pressure to join; no prior musical or Jewish experience necessary. Openrehearsals will be held on 9/10, 9/17, and 9/24 in Hebrew College(kosher snacks and camaraderie provided). Koleinusings a wide range of Jewish choral repertoire, including liturgical,secular, traditional and contemporary works. We generally perform ashorter program in the winter and end the year with a full program inthe spring featuring our repertoire for the season. Come learn and sing with us - experience the thrill of making music with one of Boston's most popular Jewish musical groups!

Feel free to visit our website: http://www.koleinu.org E-mail us: sing@koleinu.org By T: Take the Green line to Newton Centre and walk up Herrick Rd. By car: If you choose to drive, there is plenty of free parking!

Comeup Herrick Rd. to the top of the hill. Bear left at the signs forHebrew College. Please enter through the main door. We meet in Berenson Hall, which is one floor down from the entrance.

To see flyer click here

ZAMIR CHORALE OF BOSTON TO HOLD AUDITIONS

The Zamir Chorale of Boston, "America's foremost Jewish choral ensemble," will hold auditions for all voice parts on Thursday, September 24 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre. Auditions are by appointment only and must be scheduled in advance by emailing manager@zamir.org

Candidates must have excellent vocal quality, the ability to sight-read music, and previous choral experience. In addition to the audition, candidates are required to attend open rehearsals at Hebrew College on Tuesday, September 8, 15, and 22 from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays at Hebrew College, from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m., from September through early June.

For more information about Zamir and audition requirements, visit www.zamir.org

Sway Machinery's Musical Extravaganza "Hidden Melodies Revealed: A Secret Celebration of Rosh Hashanah"

The Night Before Rosh Hashonah.....
September 17th at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple
"The Sway Machinery Makes The Ancient Modern And The Mythological Real"
- Village Voice

On the heels of their successful New York City events in 2007 and 2008, JDub Records Presents America's only indie rock/Jewish cantorial music group, The Sway Machinery www.swaymachinery.com
http://www.myspace.com/theswaymachinery
bringing one of the most unique celebrations of the Jewish new year "Hidden Melodies Revealed - a Secret Celebration of Rosh Hashanah" to Los Angeles for 2009. This multi-media concert event celebrates Rosh Hashanah in a presentation that is part ritual, part rock concert. The performance is scheduled for the night before Rosh Hashanah, on September 17. "Hidden Melodies Revealed" will also include storytelling and compelling animated films.

The event will take place at 9:00pm

at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple
3663 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
and admission is free.
An Open Bar Reception including wines from Wente Vineyards, will be held in the courtyard of the temple prior to the concert at 8:00PM.

The Sway Machinery's unique musical vision re-contextualizes Ashkenazic Jewish spiritual music, the soulful vocal Cantorial style most often heard in American Jewish synagogues, into the broader spectrum of world music. The band finds inspiration for new versions of Cantorial classics in African popular music, Eastern European folk music and American blues. Their ever rotating line-up features an incredible roster of musicians for the Los Angeles event; led by blues guitarist Jeremiah Lockwood of Balkan Beat Box, along with John Bollinger of Barbez on drums, noted tenor sax player Matt Bauder, Kelly Pratt of the Beirut and Arcade Fire horn sections (and his own acclaimed project Plan B) on trumpet, and touring member of The Arcade Fire and frequent Tom Waits collaborator Colin Stetson on bass saxophone. Other exciting musical guests are expected and will be announced as they are confirmed.

Hidden Melodies Revealed will also feature a screening of Guggenheim fellow Shawn Atkin's animated short film depicting the dawn of monotheism, The Akeidah.

Rabbi Steve Leder of Wilshire Boulevard Temple is pleased to welcome The Sway Machinery to this historic Temple campus noting, "Along with our ambitious renovation and expansion that symbolize the reversal of the Jewish exodus from the eastern part of Los Angeles, we are pleased to host events like Hidden Melodies Revealed to connect with and welcome the young, indie, Jewish and multicultural audiences from the hip eastside neighborhoods we are expanding to serve such as Hollywood, Hancock Park, Los Feliz, Silver Lake and Echo Park."

The Sway Machinery's sound stems from Lockwood's rich musical relationships with his grandfather Cantor Jacob Konigsberg, and with his mentor, the renowned blues player Carolina Slim, who fondly guided Lockwood's musical development. Konigsberg, one of the last great exponents of Cantorial singing, led Lockwood into an understanding and love of the soulful and ancient heritage of Synagogue music. Lockwood's deeply personal relationship to these two musical traditions helped him to forge a unique musical language of his own, as he learned to move from singing in his grandfather's study to playing with Carolina Slim in New York City subway stations. The Sway Machinery was borne out of this dichotomy.

Though The Sway Machinery carefully cultivates Lockwood's deeply felt relationship to his musical roots, his accomplished colleagues bring to the table the sounds of afro-beat horns, unassailable rock beats and an astutely contemporary musical sensibility. Lockwood layers the haunting notes of his Cantorial-influenced vocals over the energetic, celebratory rhythms of afro-pop, hard-hitting drums and the blues. "Hidden Melodies Revealed" showcases pieces based on mystical texts taken directly from the Jewish High Holiday prayers and reconfigures them in a startlingly new musical landscape. Lockwood's ambitious melding of styles results in what The Village Voice has called a most "joyful synthesis."

About the Presenters and Sponsors:
Presenter:
JDub is a non-profit dedicated to innovative Jewish music, community, and cross-cultural dialogue. JDub artists include Sway Machinery, Balkan Beat Box, Soulico, and Michael Showalter. www.jdubrecords.org, http://www.myspace.com/jdubrecordings

Made Possible with Support From:
The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles: Established in 1954, the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles is the largest manager of charitable assets and the leader in planned giving solutions for Greater Los Angeles Jewish philanthropists. In 2008, The Foundation and its nearly 1,200 donors distributed more than $65 million in grants to hundreds of organizations with programs that span the range of philanthropic giving.

CoSponsors:
Reboot: Reboot is a catalyst to catalysts - a growing network of thought-leaders and tastemakers who work toward a common goal: to "reboot" the culture, rituals, and traditions we've inherited and make them vital and resonant in our own lives. 10Q is the brainchild of two rebooters: filmmaker, Nicola Behrman and New Yorker editor, Ben Greenman, who make Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur meaningful with their online series of questions, one a day for ten days at www.renewyear.com .

Nextbook Inc.: Nextbook Inc. is a nonprofit organization that promotes the discovery and discussion of Jewish literature, culture, and ideas. Through Nextbook Press, it produces the Jewish Encounters book series with Schocken/Random House, and it also operates Tablet Magazine, a daily online magazine about Jewish life.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles: For nearly a century, The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles has been fulfilling the sacred mission of tikkun olam, the repair of the world, by supporting and funding organizations which serve the ever-changing needs of the community.

Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists: The Six Points Fellowship supports individual artists developing new projects with a Jewish focus, theme or element, and is a partnership of JDub Records, Avoda Arts, and the Foundation for Jewish Culture, made possible through funding from UJA-Federation of New York. Hidden Melodies Revealed was originally created as a Six Points Fellowship Project.

Wilshire Boulevard Temple: Founded in 1862, Wilshire Boulevard Temple is a Reform Jewish congregation in Los Angeles that values both tradition and innovation. Temple operations span three campuses and include an elementary school, early childhood centers, a religious school and summer camps in addition to worship services. Its landmark sanctuary is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. For more information, visit www.wbtla.org .

MySpace Music: MySpace Music includes a vast catalog of premium and promotional content, a wide selection of user-to-user sharing tools, and e-commerce opportunities for artists. MySpace Music aims to empower artists to monetize their content through multiple revenue streams by allowing the MySpace community to stream premium content in an ad-supported environment, purchase MP3s and ringtones, create and share playlists, and purchase merchandise, concert tickets, and other digital and physical goods. MySpace Music also connects artists and fans in the offline arena through various concert series and live events including Secret Shows, MySpaceLIVE!, Transmissions, The Release, Front to Back and The List.

Wente Vineyards: The country's oldest continuously operated family-owned winery, Wente Vineyards is led today by the fourth and fifth generations of the Wente family. More than 125 years of committed stewardship to the land has led to the development of Wente Vineyards' Farming for the Future, a system of sustainable viticultural practices designed to produce the best quality wines with the least environmental impact. This philosophy extends to all aspects of winery operations, where energy efficiency, waste reduction, recycling and social responsibility are all integral to the culture. In 2007, Fifth Generation Winemaker Karl Wente spear-headed the launch of "Discover The Wine, Discover The Music," an innovative promotional partnership with breaking artists, providing wine/music fans experiences not possible with conventional sponsorship. Located just east of San Francisco in the historic Livermore Valley, Wente Vineyards is recognized as one of California's premier wine country destinations, featuring wine tasting, fine dining and championship golf. For more information, visit www.wentevineyards.com.

Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble at Meridian Gallery

Meridian Gallery: Composers in Performance Series Presents
DATE: Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 7:30 pm
VENUE: Meridian Gallery
535 Powell St, San Francisco, California 94108
Telephone: (415) 398-7229
TICKETS: $10 general, $5 students/seniors. No one turned away for lack of funds.
BOX OFFICE: Tickets are available at the door.

The Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble, a groundbreaking new music ensemble led by classical and film composer Jack Curtis Dubowsky, combines acoustic instruments, electronic hardware, composed material and structured improvisation. The Ensemble treats analog synth as a rare and unpredictable performance instrument. The Ensemble s contemporary electroacoustic music, abstract, calm, spacious, free form, and transcendental, is performed and recorded live with no overdubs or sequencing.

www.myspace.com/jcdensemble
www.cdbaby.com/jackcurtisdubowsky
About Meridian Music: Composers in Performance, Curated by Tom Bickley
Founded in 1998 by Anne Trueblood Brodzky, Anthony Williams and Philip Gelb, the first curator of the series, Meridian Music: Composers in Performance seeks to present a wide range of art music from the vital Bay Area scene and beyond through monthly concerts by diverse composer/performers, both established and emerging. The series offers audiences music in a variety of idioms and created by a variety of compositional processes (from solo voice to sophisticated multimedia/software processing; from improvisation to "new complexity") in an intimate setting. The musicians themselves come from a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and the series embraces that diversity as well as sonic diversity.

Meridian Music: Composers in Performance is grateful to the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation and Meet the Composer's MetLife Creative Connections program for their support. Concerts are re-broadcast online on Friday after concert at: http://www.luver.com

Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble Member Bios

Member Bios
Keyboardist and bassist Jack Curtis Dubowsky is an active composer, conductor, writer, educator, and filmmaker. Dubowsky has composed four chamber operas and scored five feature films including That Man Peter Berlin, Rock Haven, and Redwoods. The short film NYC Dilemma about this working composer premiered 2006 at BFI in London. Dubowsky's choral music has been performed internationally by groups including San Francisco Choral Artists, Desert Voices, Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco, and Mount Eden Chorus. His orchestral music has been performed by Castro Valley Chamber Orchestra. His chamber music has been performed by Classical Revolution, Snopea Chamber Ensemble, Organic Sound Experiment, Collaborata, and Paradigm Brass. Dubowsky has received grants from Meet the Composer, Zellerbach Family Fund, Friends of San Francisco Public Library, and American Composers Forum. Dubowsky produced recordings by The Winsome Griffles, Glen Meadmore, and the Virgin Whore Complex. Dubowsky s award winning Mr Jones parody is a highlight of the Momus album Stars Forever. Dubowsky attended the Aspen School, and received his MM in Composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Dubowsky studied composition with David Conte, Conrad Susa, Elinor Armer, and Michael Czajkowski. Dubowsky recently received a 2009 Subito Grant from American Composers Forum for a choral opera, Halloween in the Castro, commissioned by the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco, which will premiere in October 2009. Dubowsky will be resident composer at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts in November 2009.

Erika Johnson has a Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from Indiana University-Bloomington and a Master of Music in percussion from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She has held the position of Principal Timpani in the Tacoma Symphony Orchestra and has played for numerous professional ensembles. Ms. Johnson was a concerto competition winner, performing Deja vu by Michael Colgrass on timpani, with the Indiana University Concert Orchestra. She was a Founder's Day Honors Scholar from 1994 to 1998. She received the Indiana University Percussion Ensemble award, the Jorge Estebanez Scholarship, and San Francisco Conservatory of Music Departmental Awards for Percussion and New Music Ensemble. Her teachers have included Gerald Carlyss (Philadelphia Orchestra) and Jack Van Geem (San Francisco Symphony). Currently, Ms. Johnson freelances in the Bay Area and enjoys arranging popular music for percussion.

Percussionist Fred Morgan received his BM in percussion performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the study of Jack Van Geem and his MM from the New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Will Hudgins. Fred currently studies timpani with San Francisco Timpanist David Herbert. Other teachers have included Andrew Lewis, James Lee Wyatt, and Alan Hall. Fred played William Kraft's first timpani concerto with the Oakland East Bay Symphony in 2003 as a winner of the orchestra's Young Artist Competition. Fred was a member of the San Francisco Youth Symphony from 1997- 2002. Fred has performed as a timpanist and percussionist in the Hong Kong Philharmonic, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Kansas City Symphony. Fred performs with SF Symphony brass and boys choir at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and has subbed with the Midsummer Mozart Festival. Fred participated in festivals of Spoleto USA, Schleswig-holstein, Music Academy of the West, Jeunnesses Musicales, National Orchestral Institute, and the Aspen Music Festival. Contemporary engagements include work with the Sprocket Ensemble and performances and recordings of the music of Erling Wold. Locally Fred subs with the Oakland East bay Symphony and the Santa Rosa Symphony. Fred has received a percussion chair in the Stockton Symphony.

Trombonist Hall Goff received his BA from Oberlin College and MM from the Yale University School of Music, where his principal teacher was John Swallow. Other teachers include Tom Cramer, Douglas Edelman, Tyrone Breuninger, and Ned Meredith. Hall has been a member of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra since 1977, the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players since 1979, and the Paradigm Brass since 2002. Hall has performed locally with orchestras in Santa Rosa, Monterey, Oakland, Napa, Marin, the San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Opera, nationally with the Eastern Brass Quintet, the Wall Street Brass Quintet, Paul Lavalle s Band Of America, the New York City Ballet, and internationally at the Spoleto Festival and the Macerata Opera of Italy. Raising his bell in the popular realm, Hall has performed with Frank Zappa, Ella Fitzgerald, Bob Hope, Nelson Riddle, Diane Carroll, Linda Ronstadt, Vic Damone, John Pizzarelli, and The Manhattan Transfer. Recordings include Prokofiev s Romeo and Juliet, Paul Chihara s The Tempest, Tchaikovsky s Nutcracker with the San Francisco Ballet, music by Earle Brown and Morton Feldman with the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, and recordings for film and TV.

LINKS
www.destijlmusic.com/jcde.html
www.myspace.com/jcdensemble
www.cdbaby.com/jackcurtisdubowsky
http://www.meridiangallery.org/en/concerts.htm
http://www.meridiangallery.org/en/concert.htm

Upto Here | From Here CD Release

Vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb releases third album Upto Here | From Here In stores in USA/Canada and digitally worldwide. This review came to the JMWC:
With her third full-length album, Israeli-born Ayelet Rose Gottlieb has elevated to a rarefied level of artistry. On the new album, Upto Here | From Here, released August 11 on Arogole Records imprint and distributed through ObliqSound, Gottlieb pulls the art of jazz singing out of its safety zone and infuses it with new possibilities, exploring the human voice in a way that few contemporary singers can or will. And Gottlieb does so seemingly nonchalantly, with the panache and authority of an artist who has been making records for decades, not a mere handful of years.

"Unlike so many singers around her, she explores the textures and styles that her voice can produce. She is an instrumentalist on par with any other and a fully integrated member of her band," notes Andrey Henkin, editor of All About Jazz, in the album's liner notes. Upto Here | From Here features a cast of musicians with whom Gottlieb has worked since 2002, some of the most skilled and visionary players the New York jazz scene has to offer:
Loren Stillman (saxophone),
fellow Israelis Avishai Cohen (trumpet) and Anat Fort (piano),
Ed Schuller (bass)
and the late Take Toriyama (drums), who passed away in 2007.


Gottlieb's earlier recordings--the avant-garde-oriented debut InTernal ExTernal (Genevieve, 2004) and Mayim Rabim (Tzadik, 2006), an original song cycle based on the erotic biblical love poem "Song of Songs" and sung entirely in Hebrew--established Gottlieb as an adventurous, even audacious performer.

Upto Here | From Here, co-produced by Gottlieb and her husband Shahar Levavi, makes it even clearer that Gottlieb is a commanding artist who thrives on the unexpected: Her improvisational acumen is second to none, her confidence as a leader and her range defy description, and her artistic inquisitiveness spurs her to outdo herself each time out.

Kadish D Rabanan Cover of Debbie Friedman

Performed by Jack Goldenberg from the Jack Goldenberg Show
Not sure I get all the visuals on this... but you may enjoy the cover version of a Debbie Friedman song.

Yuval Ron Concerts in Northern California

August 23: Berkeley, CA - Towards the Days of Awe Concert, 7:30 pm
August 24: Berkeley Hills, CA - “Turning Heart” - Sufi poetry & music, 7:30 pm
August 25: Santa Cruz, CA - Towards the Days of Awe Concert, 7:30 pm
Continue for more information:
Interview with Yuval Ron in Fez Morocco from CNN

Sunday, August 23, 2009, 7:30 pm
Chochmat HaLev Presents:
Towards the Days of Awe:
A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer

with
The Yuval Ron Trio
Dror Sinai - Percussion and voic,e Eliyahu Sills - Ney
and guest dancer Miriam Perez

As we approach the High Holy Days — the Days of Awe —
join us on this beautiful evening of sacred music, spiritual dance and story-telling/teaching from the mystical Jewish tradition. Participate in a sound prayer and revel in Hassidic stories about the power of uninitiated prayer.
Location: Chochmat HaLev, 2215 Prince St. Berkeley, CA 94705
Admission: $20 general public, $16 members
Please purchase tickets in advance at Brown Paper Tickets
For more information: visit http://www.chochmat.org or call 510-704-9687

Monday, August 24, 2009 at 7:30 pm
An intimate inspirational evening of devotional Sufi music, poetry and teaching stories
“Turning Heart”
A private home recital with
The Yuval Ron Trio
With an appearance of the
Whirling Dervish of the Mevlevi Order – Aziz
Location: A private home in Berkeley Hills. Please call for directions and address.
Admission: Suggested Donation $20
RSVP and more information: call 510-849-2253 or email dianews@mac.com


Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:30 pm
Towards the Days of Awe: A Journey through Sacred Music & Prayer
with
The Yuval Ron Trio
with
Dror Sinai - Percussion and voice, Eliyahu Sills - Ney
Special guests:
Rachel Valfer of Qadim and the children-singing group of Temple Beth El led by Oren

As we approach the High Holy Days — the Days of Awe — join us on this beautiful evening of sacred music, spiritual dance and story-telling/teaching from the mystical Jewish tradition. Participate in a sound prayer and revel in Hassidic stories about the power of uninitiated prayer.

Location: Temple Beth El, 3055 Porter Gulch Rd. Aptos, CA 95003
Admission: $15, kids under 12 - free. Tickets may be purchased (cash or Check only) at the door and reserved at the Temple via phone (831)479-3444, or at Rhythm Fusion 1541 c pacific ave. Santa Cruz 95060. Tel: (831)423-2048
For more information: Call (831) 479-3444

Yiddish Radio Winnipeg - Jacques Grober and His Music

Yiddish Radio Show
Sunday August 9/09
Yiddish 2:00 to 2:30 PM CDT (3:00-3:30 PM EDT)
CKJS 810 Winnipeg online live streaming http://www.ckjs.com (click on 'Listen Live')

Rochelle Zucker decided to dedicate a radio show to the memory of the French Yiddish singer, composer and author Jacques Grober.

Grober was born in Paris in 1951 - the son of Holocaust Survivirs from Poland. From about 1980 until his death in 2006 - when he was just in his prime, Grober was vital and important force of the Yiddish music scene in France. He studied Yiidish singing with the Yiddish legend Sarah Gorby. The more he became involved with Yiddish, the language of his parents and grandparents, the more he realized how important it was to create contemporaty songs in Yiddish so that Yiddish could be continue being heard as a living language. Many of his compositions are very original and use modern themes and rhythms. Although Grober is no longer with us, his music and ideas live on.

After his death the Fondation Du Judaisme Francais issued a wonderful CD Jacques Grober - Yiddish Songs from Yesterday and Today. The "Parizer Yidish Tsenter - Medem Bibliotek" published a songbook collection of Grobers song's and compositions. It is called Chiriboim.

All of the songs featured on the show are performed by Grober and are on the CD except one. Most are original compositions. Also included is Helene's Nigun - which Helene Engel who was a collegue and dear friend of Grober, composed and dedicated to his memory.
Playlist

S'iz Nito keyn Nekhtn - Jacques Grober
Don Juan - JG
A Kats Mit Bloye Oygn - JG
Helene's Nighn - Helene Engel Trio (Dedicated to the memory of Jacques Grober)
Rap Zikh Oyf - JG
Yitskhik un Yishmoel - JG
A Sharade - JG
Sherele - JG

This and some additional programs can be found at:
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=fff90363c2a5ad73ab1eab3e9fa335ca728e6d7a6e38cc6c
current week
http://www.mediafire.com/?z2yzybd0hgt
The files are in MP3 format.

For more information:
http://www.ckjs.com

Auditions for Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus

AUDITIONS for 2009 -2010 season
Auditions for the JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS (New York, NY)
AUDITIONS INFO
will be held on September 1, 2, 8, and 9, 2009
from 6:30 to 8:00 PM
at The Marseilles, 230 West 103 St, New York, NY.
Knowledge of Yiddish is not required to sing in the Chorus.
Auditions are by appointment only and must be scheduled in advance by emailing Cindy at cindsen@gmail.com
Rehearsals are held on Mondays at the Marseilles
from 6:30 to 8:30 PM,
from September through early June,
except on Jewish and some national holidays.
First rehearsal is on September 14th.