On Sunday June 7, an appreciative crowd attended the Jewish Community Choir Evening of Jewish Music concert. The audience enjoyed the music and expressed genuine enthusiasm as they mingled with the choir after the performance and enjoyed refreshments. Here are a few photos from this lovely evening. Thank you, Penney and Frances Aknai for making these available.
Sunday, June 25 at 7:30 pm •
The Victoria Jewish Community Choir presents Song of Songs & Other Jewish Melodies—a choral concert of music from many lands and times, on Sunday, June 25th at 7:30 pm at Congregation Emanu-El, 1461 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC.
Directed by Carol Sokoloff and accompanied by pianist Laura Cave, the choir will perform ancient and modern songs in English, Yiddish and Hebrew. Compositions celebrating love and spring, based on the Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs) will be featured along with guest artist Israeli/Canadian singer/songwriter Susan Cogan. Admission is by donation ($15 suggested).
Part of Susan & Fran—a popular Israeli duo who recorded some of Israel’s best loved songs—songwriter Susan Cogan now lives on Salt Spring Island. Soon to release her tenth CD, she will perform both well-known and original songs in Hebrew and English. Samples of her music can be heard at www.susancogan.com.
The concert takes place in the inspiring heritage sanctuary of Congregation Emanu-El, the oldest synagogue in continual use in Canada. A portion of proceeds will be donated towards the upkeep of the heritage synagogue where the Jewish Community Choir is privileged to rehearse. Admission is by donation ($15 suggested) and refreshments will be served following the concert. The Victoria Jewish Choir acknowledges the support of the Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver Island.
The Jewish Choir rehearses weekly from October to June. New voices of all faiths are welcome.
For further information on the concert ‘Song of Songs’, guest artist Susan Cogan or the Victoria Jewish Choir, please email Carol Sokoloff, or tel. her at (250) 385-3378.
Sunday, Sept.
25, 2:30pm at Congregation Emanu-El
The
Victoria Jewish Community Choir performs Another Celebration of Jewish Music on Sunday, September 25, 2016 at 2:30 pm at Congregation Emanu-el Synagogue,
1461 Blanshard St. Victoria.
The concert features Jewish music from ancient to modern, East to West, from the synagogue to the stage. The choir, under the direction of Carol Sokoloff and accompanied by Laura Cave, piano and Amber Woods, percussion, will perform Renaissance, Yiddish, Sephardic, Yemenite & Israeli songs as well as music by the Jewish composers Gershwin, Arlen & Berlin. The concert will also feature the Kouskous world music ensemble (Amber Woods and Gary Cohen), as well as solos by choir members.
Admission is by donation ($12 suggested); a
portion of proceeds will be given to the synagogue. For information, email Carol or tel. 250-385-3378.
Monday, Sept. 12
The Jewish Community Choir of Victoria welcomes
singers in all voice ranges. While there is no strict audition process,
prospective members are invited to an Open House for a chance to sing with the
existing group and find the best section fit. The Jewish Community Choir of
Victoria’s Open House takes place on Monday, September 12, 7:00 pm at
Congregation Emanu-el Synagogue, 1461 Blanshard Street (main door) Victoria.
Regular choir rehearsals begin on Tuesday
evenings starting in late October. For further information on the Jewish
Community Choir, please email Carol or phone her at 250-385-3378.
This
intimate vocal ensemble includes inter-faithmembers but sings music from a
stunning array of Jewish sources from different times and places including
traditional and new synagogue music, Yiddish folk and theatre selections,
Israeli folk and pop music, Judeo-Spanish or Sephardic tunes, Broadway and
Standards and songs by Jewish composers such as Gershwin, Leonard Cohen etc..
Although the choir performs songs in English, Hebrew, Aramaic, Yiddish and
Ladino, all songs are learned as transliterated English syllables.
Rehearsals begin Sunday, January 24, 7:00 pm at
Congregation Emanu-El. All are
welcome. For more information, email Carol Sokoloff.
