Spectator – A Night of Atypical Tunes
Naomi Pfefferman
August 11, 2005
\”I like representing the underdog,\” said Noreen Green, founder of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony.
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And There Was Music
Naomi Pfefferman
June 3, 2004
At Sinai Akiba Academy recently, Bryna Vener vigorously conducted close to 100 first- through-eighth-graders in a passionate rendition of \”Hava Nagila\” as students danced in their seats. If the atmosphere was celebratory, it was because the assembly was a dress rehearsal for the orchestra\’s 25th anniversary concert and alumni reunion June 10, when graduates will return to fete Vener and her remarkable group.
The Musical Sound of ‘Lights’
Ellen Jaffe-Gill
November 21, 2002
Not all Chanukah music is kiddie music — even when it\’s played by kids. On Sunday, Dec. 1, the Skirball Cultural Center will host the West Coast premiere of Russell Steinberg\’s suite, "Lights On!"
A Song in His Heart
Ellen Jaffe-Gill
September 12, 2002
Singer-pianist-archivist Michael Feinstein\’s new album, his first with a symphony orchestra, is all standards and all Jewish.
Ending on a Musical Note
Michael Aushenker
August 15, 2002
When Brandeis-Bardin Institute (BBI) holds its summer concert on Aug. 18, it will be a bittersweet occasion for cellist David Low.
Zubin Mehta and His World Class Orchestra
Naomi Pfefferman
March 2, 2000
The Israel Philharmonic has always been an orchestra of immigrants.
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