Community Events

Joyous collaboration of two NY choirs and Nashirah: the Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia
PRESENTED BY -
Nashirah: The Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia
Dr. Julia Zavadsky, Artistic Director
with guest choirs from New York City -
The Choir of the H.L.Miller Cantorial School at the Jewish Theological Seminary,
and
Shirei Chesed Community Chorus at Ansche Chesed
Hazzan Natasha Hirschhorn, Artistic Director
70 voices and a string quartet celebrate LOVE with songs from around the world -
from the Russian shtetl to Florence; folk songs to gems of the contemporary chorale repertoire;
Israeli pop songs to eternal verses from the Song of Songs.
Featuring the premiere of “That Love” based on verses from “The Prophet” by Khalil Gibran,
set to music by Palestinian Israeli composer Wisam Gibran,
specially commissioned for this concert.