By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California -Catching up with Bulletproof Stockings, a female Hasidic alternative rock band was not easy. A flight delay caused them to arrive periolously close to Shabbat, so we had to reschedule. It was not until the following Tuesday morning when I connected by telephone with Perl, Dalia and Elisheva, who […]
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Eva Trieger, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California –Works by two Jewish composers were programmed for the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus’ concerts on December 5 and 6. Ori Talmon’s Nefakh (Volume), underwritten by the Thomas Nee Commissioning Fund, received its world premiere, and Aaron Copland’s Symphony No. 3 concluded the program. The opening work was The
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Set apart from the usual concerts in the framework of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra’s subscription series was one entitled ‘First Prize,’ and dedicated to young musicians ‘from east and west’ who had succeeded in various international competitions. So we bought tickets for a concert with Yeol Eum Son, a young pianist
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Recently, I encountered four members of the San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir, David G’mach, Steven Markowitz, Albert Shafer and David Zilberberg. They were all beaming with pride because of the many plaudits received by the choir’s second CD, “Kochi.” SoundProfileMagazine gave it a rave review. Wouter Kellerman offered high praise
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — Conductor David Amos, fresh from his recent recording sessions with the London Philharmonic, opened the Nov. 17th TICO concert with a rollicking rendition of Kabalevsky’s Colas Breugnon Overture. This was followed by TICO’s principal clarinet, Joseph Stein, taking center stage, performing the Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra by Bernhard Crusell,
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By Ken Stone SAN DIEGO (SDONA)– A week ago at the San Diego Civic Theatre, Adam Sandler unveiled his fourth version of the “Hanukkah Song” in all its Jewish-name-dropping glory. The downtown show Nov. 18 also featured David Spade, Nick Swardson and Rob Schneider. The video was posted Wednesday to his “Happy Madison” YouTube channel, where
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Ken Stone, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy David Amos SAN DIEGO — The second half of October, just a month ago, turned out to be very special. From the 19th to the 23rd, I was invited to conduct the London Philharmonic in the city’s Abbey Road Studios. The following week takes only one word: Israel. Here are the details of both destinations.
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International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO–Violinist Asi Matathias and Pianist Victor Stanislavsky have become regular visitors to San Diego. This time, they performed as the second offering in the Salk Science and Music Series. A unique series, inaugurated in 2013, it takes place in the Salk Institute’s excellent concert hall. These evenings are unusual because they
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Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra presented an all-orchestral program in San Diego’s Civic Theatre Nov. 12 under its venerable Conductor-for-Life, Zubin Mehta. The concert began with the playing of the two anthems, The Star Spangled Banner and Hatikvah. The latter, which featured the IPO’s glorious string section, brought tears to
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyBy David Amos SAN DIEGO — When you hear about an upcoming concert with the music of Kabalevsky, Crusell, and Grofé, you may ask, “Where is the music of the great masters we all know and love?”, referring to Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and so on. But, trust me, the former names will provide you with
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Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsThanks to J.J. Surbeck, Charles Wax for spotting this. JJ Surbeck writes: Our good friend Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, whom we know for her exemplary work as activist and coordinator extraordinaire in her fight against anti-Semitism within the University of California system, is also, let’s not forget, first and foremost a scholar. And she reminded us of
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By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony,” I believe this could be his mantra. The singer/songleader told me he believes that, “music has the power to bring people together and build interfaith, justice oriented, warm welcoming communities.” Recently appointed to a new commission, Voit is the
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Eva Trieger, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego CountyBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — As a teenager, growing up in Los Angeles, I was an active member of the Labor Zionist Youth Movement, Habonim. I was also a serious student of the violin. My dream was to unite those two passions by making aliya to the Jewish State and playing in the Israel
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By Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO — At the request of my brother, who had worked with filmmaker Tamás Wormser, I received via airmail a DVD of The Wandering Muse. All I knew is that it was a) about Jewish music, b) that I love Jewish music and c) beyond that, I knew little else. After
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