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October 2, 2020 by: profk

Kolot Nashim – Jewish Music by Women Composers 2020-2021

The Zamir Chorale of Boston presents:

Kolot Nashim:

Jewish Music by Women Composers

A Virtual Concert and Conversation

Part I – Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Part II – Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Watch Part I

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For many centuries, the world of professional music making had been an exclusively male bastion in Western civilization. Female composers and public performers were a rarity in Europe and America and it was nearly impossible for them to have their works published or heard on concert stages. Kol ishah – the voice of a woman – was suppressed. Now we are presenting kolot nashim – the voices of many women, restoring them to their deserved position.

“Kolot Nashim,” a year-long program celebrating the many roles of women in Jewish music, is dedicated to the memory of Linda Plaut, the City of Newton’s longtime Director of Cultural Affairs and founder of the Newton Festival of the Arts. The November program, hosted by Josh Jacobson and Lidiya Yankovskaya, commemorated the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote and paid tribute to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Part II of “Kolot Nashim” is hosted by Josh Jacobson and Amy Lieberman. Register here.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Underwriters: Robert and Myra Snyder; Supporters: Combined Jewish Philanthropies, The Harold and Evelyn R. Davis Memorial Foundation, Jonathan Plaut, Julie Plaut Mahoney, Gilbert and Jill Schiffer, Josh and Ronda Jacobson, Temple Reyim, Newton, MA; Friends: The Consulate General of Israel to New England, Family of Rabbi H. Bruce Ehrmann, Elyse and Sanford Friedman, Cantor Erica Lippitz, Newton Cultural Council, Cantor Louise and Richard Treitman

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Newton  Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

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Kolot Nashim’s May program includes

  • Interviews with composers Benjie Ellen Schiller, with a performance of her “Harninu” (Psalm 81); Elena Kats- Chernin (Sydney, Australia), with a U.S. premiere performance of her Psalm 23; Kristen and Ken Lampl (Canberra, Australia), with a performance of their “Dirshu.”
  • A discussion about Naomi Shemer and performance of her “Shirat Hasavim.”
  • An interview with Achinoam Nini (aka Noa), with a new performance of her and Mira Awad’s “There Must Be Another Way.”

Kolot Nashim’s November program included

  • An interview with Israeli composer Nurit Hirsh, and a performance of her “Boker Shel Zahav” (A Golden Morning)
  • An interview with composer Alice Parker, and a performance of her “An American Kedushah”
  • An interview with composer Meira Warshauer, and the premiere virtual performance of her  “Place These Words”
  • A performance of “Oy Mame, Bin Ikh Farlibt (Oy Mamma, I’m in Love)” by Abe Ellstein and Molly Picon, featuring violinist Dan Stepner and soloist Lidiya Yankovskaya

More information on:

Amy Lieberman

Amy Lieberman

Achinoam Nini (aka Noa)

Achinoam Nini (aka Noa)
photo credit: Ronen Akerman

Linda Plaut

Linda Plaut

Lidiya Yankovskaya

Lidiya Yankovskaya

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

 

The 19th Amendment

 

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WATCH "Kolot Nashim: Jewish Music by Women Conductors," a year-long program celebrating the many roles of women in Jewish music. The first major production was streamed on YouTube Premiere on November 17, 2020. It featured Artistic Director Josh Jacobson and Zamir alumna Lidiya Yankovskaya as co-hosts, interviews with composers Nurit Hirsh, Alice Parker and Meira Warshauer with video performances of their works, including the world premiere virtual performance of Warshauer’s “Place These Words.” Part two will be streamed on May 25, 2021.

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