The L.A. Choral Lab closes off its third season with a program of music with texts and themes arising from the Jewish tradition.
SH'MA is the Hebrew word for "hear" or "listen." This concert invites you to listen with your ears and your heart as these ancient texts and themes find expression in a modern choral medium.
You'll hear ancient nigguns and Sephardic folk songs; you'll hear works in Hebrew, English, Ladino, and Estonian; you'll hear the Psalms of David in modern arrangements; and you'...
The L.A. Choral Lab closes off its third season with a program of music with texts and themes arising from the Jewish tradition.
SH'MA is the Hebrew word for "hear" or "listen." This concert invites you to listen with your ears and your heart as these ancient texts and themes find expression in a modern choral medium.
You'll hear ancient nigguns and Sephardic folk songs; you'll hear works in Hebrew, English, Ladino, and Estonian; you'll hear the Psalms of David in modern arrangements; and you'll hear a brand-new arrangement of Max Janowski's Avinu Malkeinu for SATB choir, vocal soloist, and oud by L.A. Choral Lab member and two-time Grammy award winner Ben Bram.
Central to the mission of the L.A. Choral Lab is the performance and promotion of new works by living composers. This program will contain several world premieres and several West Coast premieres as well.
A FREE RECEPTION is provided for ALL concertgoers on-site at Temple Israel of Hollywood immediately following the concert.
PROGRAM (partial)
Psalm 90 - William Malpede (www.williamvmalpede.net)
Psalm 141 - David von Kampen (www.davidvonkampen.com)
Jerusalem - Kenneth Lampl (www.kenlampl.com)
Mourner's Kaddish - David Marenberg
Five Hebrew Love Songs - Eric Whitacre
Theme from Schindler's List - John Williams, arr. Saunder Choi
Cuando El Rey Nimrod - Traditional, arr. Sid Robinovitch
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THE L.A. CHORAL LAB
Michael Alfera, Artistic Director (www.michaelalfera.com)
Matthew Oden, Accompanist
www.lachorallab.org
