JCC MetroWest, West Orange, 7 p.m. Part of JCC’s Chamber Music Concert Series. A dessert reception will follow. Cost is $15, $10 JCC members or students; register at jccmetrowest.org/gaelen or call 973-530-3915.
LimmudFest 2020 -- February 14th - 17th at The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) in Manhattan: Join participants of all ages and backgrounds for Limmud NY’s annual four-day, round-the-clock smorgasbord of Jewish learning and culture. Choose from over 200 sessions including text study, performance, lectures, panels, workshops, communal Shabbat program, Havdalah concert and more. Daily kids […]
Shabbat Alive!, a musical, family-friendly Shabbat service, will be held at Temple Emanu-El, Edison, at 7 p.m. Call 732-549-4442, ext. 107.
A concert sponsored by Princeton Adult School will feature Gregory Feldmann, baritone, and Nathaniel Lanasa, pianist, in a celebration of “degenerate music,” the work of composers whose work was banned during the Third Reich, on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2:30-5:30 p.m. The afternoon will feature works by Jewish composers Alexander Zemlinsky, Erich Krongold, and Kurt Weil, […]
Temple Sinai, Summit, noon-1:15 p.m. Four-session program concludes with “New Jewish Music Movements.” Bring lunch; desserts and beverages will be provided. Call 908-273-4921 or go to templesinainj.org.
“One Community, Many Voices — A Concert of Unity and Harmony” will be presented by local choirs, churches, mosques, and synagogues on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. at Adath Israel Congregation, Lawrenceville. Tickets are $20. Call 609-896-4977 or go to adathisraelnj.org.
Temple Emanu-El, Westfield, 3:30 p.m. Chamber music concert featuring Arnaud Sussmann on violin, Paul Neubauer on viola, and Nicholas Canellakis on cello playing Hadyn, Kodaly, Beethoven, Penderecki, and Dohnanyi. Tickets are $40 at the door, free for students. Go to mostlymusic.org or contact mostlymusicnj@gmail.com or 908-789-8578.
Ted Rosenthal draws on more than 200 letters found in the family’s attic to tell the story of his father Erich in Chicago, and his grandmother, Herta, who was trapped in Nazi Germany. Rosenthal, acclaimed American jazz pianist, drew from the letters to compose the jazz opera Dear Erich. He will be joined by mezzo-soprano […]
Come for an afternoon of inspiring Jewish music with prayer leader, songwriter, and teacher Deborah Sacks Mintz of the Rising Song Institute. Free admission, but $10 suggested donation at door. You MUST register in advance on the event website.
Join Temple B’nai Abraham’s Prime Time for a musical afternoon program, “ From Gottschalk to Gershwin,” on Sunday, March 15, at 2:30 PM, at the temple located at 300 East Northfield Road, Livingston. Trace the important role played by Jewish composers—from Gottschalk in 1842 to Gershwin in the 1920s and 30s—in the history of American […]
An internationally renowned Israeli singer, Achinoam Nini (know outside of Israel as Noa) is praised for her superb artistry and humanitarianism. Inspired by her Letters to Bach—a 12-piece selection of Bach’s instrumental music with Noa’s contemporary lyrics and messages — Noa and her long-standing musical collaborator and guitarist Gil Dor bring to the stage a […]
One of the most innovative and creative musicians in the world today, David Broza brings together audiences of all cultures, bridging barriers of language and genre through his music. He is joined by Cuban “Trio Havana” with Jorge Bringas, Manuel Alejandro Carro and Yuniel Jiminez as well as special guest and flute virtuoso Itai Kriss. […]
Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) will continue its 2019-20 chamber season with a performance of “Duo Borealis,” a chamber concert with soprano Mary Bonhag and double bassist Evan Premo, founders of Scrag Mountain Music in Marshfield, Vt., on Sunday, April 5, at 4:30 p.m. at Wolfensohn Hall, located on the campus of the Institute for Advanced […]
A lecture-in-song by Fred Miller on “Composers of Bucks County: Hammerstein and Sondheim” will be presented on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. at Adath Shalom Congregation, Lawrenceville. RSVP to 609-896-4977 or adathisraelnj.org.
NEFESH MOUNTAIN, a Montclair-based Jewish bluegrass band with international acclaim, is offering a free Facebook Live concert on Saturday evening, May 2, at 8 p.m. The concert is part of a series of six shows called “Songs of Love and Healing.” “These free concerts are our way of contributing to the world in the best […]