Sunday, October 23, 2022
Temple Reyim’s 70th Anniversary Gala
Sunday, October 26, 7:30 pm
“Salamone Rossi: A 400th-Anniversary Celebration”
Free online event produced by the Zamir Chorale of Boston.
Sunday evening, November 13
Concert – sponsored by Temple Beth Shalom
at Temple Beth Shalom, Needham
Register here.
Thursday, December 22, 7:30 pm
Hanukkah Happens – sponsored by Temple Emanuel
at Temple Emanuel of Newton
Sunday, February 5, 2023, 7:30 pm
Israeli Sing-a-long for Tu b’Shvat – sponsored by the Israeli American Council
Featuring Josh Jacobson and members of Zamir.
For tickets and details, contact the IAC
Sunday, March 12, 2023, 3:00 pm
Joint concert with Nashirah Choir of Philadelphia
at Temple Reyim, Newton
This concert is sold-out.
Sunday, March 26, 3:00 pm
Concert in memory of Sarah Boling
at Temple Emanuel of Newton
More information – https://jimmy.fund/concert/
Sunday, May 7, 3:00 pm
Voices of Humanity
at the Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips St., Boston
More information and tickets – Vilna Shul
Thursday, June 8, 7:30pm
Zamir’s spring concert: Vive L’Italia: Celebrating four centuries of music by Italian Jews
at Temple Emanuel of Newton
Register or sponsor here.
Sunday, June 11, 5:00pm
Church on the Hill
140 Bowdoin St., Boston
More information to be provided.
Last Season – 2021-22
Part I – Monday, Nov. 22, 7:30 pm
A Choral Rainbow – three-part online series
Coro Allegro
The Jerusalem Youth Chorus
Diana Saez
Dec. 23, 2021; 7:30 pm
Hanukkah Happens
Sponsored by Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA.
Tickets available through Temple Emanuel
Part II- Wednesday, February 16, 7:30 pm
A Choral Rainbow – three-part online series
Dallas Street Choir
The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus
The Philadelphia Heritage Chorale
Part III- Monday, April 4, 7:30 pm
A Choral Rainbow – three-part online series
Nashirah
Chorosynthesis
Voices 21C
May 15, 2022, 3:00 pm
Voice of Humanity
Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, 18 Phillips Street, Boston
Tickets available through the Vilna Shul
May 26, 2022; 7:30 pm
Zamir Spring Concert
Honoring Larry and Jill Sandberg
Theme: A Better World תקון עולם
Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA
Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are available on Zamir’s website
Past Season – 2020-21
Tues., Nov. 17, 2020; 7:30 pm
Kolot Nashim: Jewish Music by Women Composers, A Concert and Conversation, Part I
Tues., Dec. 24; 7:30 pm
Hanukkah Happens – 30th Anniversary Concert
Sponsored by Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA.
Tues., Jan. 5, 2021; 7:30-8:30 pm
Zoominar on
It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing: A Brief History of Jazz
Presented by Andy Friedman. Watch.
Tues., Feb. 2; 7:30-8:30 pm
Zoominar on
The Jews Behind the Sixties Folk Revival
Presented by Cantor Jeff Klepper. Watch.
Tues., March 2; 7:30-8:30 pm
Zoominar featuring Josh Jacobson, filmmaker Rob Cooper, and tour manager Heather Zacker, who will discuss scenes from the film
“Zamir: Jewish Voices Return to Poland,” a PBS documentary about our 1999 trip to Eastern Europe
Sun., March 14, 2021; 7:30 pm-9:00 pm
Louis Lewandowski’s 200th Birthday Party
Tues., April 6, Zoominar; 7:30-8:30 pm
Memories and Songs of Prof. Elie Wiesel z”l.
Presented by Zamir alumna Cantor Debbie Katchko-Gray.
Free admission, donation encouraged. Register here.
Tues., May 4, Zoominar; 7:30-8:30 pm
The Jewish Side of Leonard Bernstein
Presented by Josh Jacobson. Free admission. Registration required, donation encouraged. Details to follow.
Tues., May 25; 7:30 pm
Kolot Nashim: Jewish Music by Women Composers, A Concert and Conversation, Part II
Free admission. Registration details to be posted in April. Details here.
Past Season – 2019-20
Sun., July 7, 2019
North American Jewish Choral Festival
Presented by the Zamir Choral Foundation
Stamford, Connecticut
Contact: https://www.zamirchoralfoundation.org/programs/najcf.htm
Sun., Sept.22, 2019, 7-9:30 pm
Zamir Auditions
Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Newton
(Watch your email for details regarding open rehearsals and audition instructions)
Wed., Dec. 4, 8:00 pm
Concert: Back to Berlin: A Tour Prelude Concert
Lindsey Chapel, Emmanuel Church, Boston
Join us for our Berlin Tour Prelude Concert, “Back to Berlin,” at Emmanuel Church’s beautiful Lindsey Chapel in the Back Bay. Co-sponsored by the Central Reform Temple, the concert will feature music that Zamir will perform at the Louis Lewandowski Festival in Berlin later in the month. The focus of the Festival is the music of 19th-century Munich synagogue composers Israel Meyer Japhet, Max Löwenstamm, Meier Kohn, and Emanuel Kirschner. Although lesser known than their peers in Berlin and Vienna, these cantors and conductors created many beautiful works, several of which we will be featuring. Also on the program will be modern American compositions, representing our home country.
Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/BerlinPrelude
Sun., Dec. 15, 4:00 pm
Concert: A Light Through the Ages
Central Reform Temple at Emmanuel Church, Boston
Contact http://www.centralreformtemple.org/
Wed., Dec. 18 – Sun., Dec.22
Louis Lewandowski Festival
Berlin, Germany
Zamir returns to Berlin for the third time. This year’s theme: Synagogue music in the traditions of Southern Germany
Tues., Dec. 24, 7:30 pm
Concert: Hanukkah Happens: Zamir on Lighter Side
Temple Emanuel
Contact https://www.templeemanuel.com/
Sunday, March 15, 2020, 3:00 pm – POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS; NEW DATE TBD
Concert in the Round
Temple Reyim
Watch this promotional video: https://youtu.be/AySmysX-gAo
Contact http://www.reyim.org/
Sunday, March 29, 2020, 3:00 pm – POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS; NEW DATE TBD
Fourth Annual Voices of Freedom Concert
Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, 18 Phillips Street, Boston
Contact https://vilnashul.org/events/event/VoF4
Wednesday, May 20, 7:30 pm – POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS; NEW DATE TBD
Symposium on Jewish Music by Women Composers
Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington St., Newton, MA 02466
Contact https://zamir.org/
Wednesday, June 10, 7:30 pm, and Thursday, June 11, 7:30 pm- POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS; NEW DATE TBD
Kolot Nashim: Jewish Music by Women Composers
Brandeis University, Slosberg Recital Hall, Waltham, MA
Contact https://zamir.org/
Past Season – 2018-19
Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018; 7:15-10:00 pm
Open Rehearsal for those auditioning for Zamir
Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA
Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018; 7:15-10:00 pm
Open Rehearsal for those auditioning for Zamir
Hebrew SeniorLife, 1200 Centre St., Roslindale, MA
Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, 7:00-9:00 pm
Zamir auditions
Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd., Newton, MA
Preregistration required.
Contact manager@zamir.org
Thursday, October 11, 2018, 7:00-9:00 pm,
Cabaret Reception
War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall
Zamir kicks off its 50th anniversary season with a celebration of music, a preview of the first-ever Halleluyoh Virtual Choir, a slideshow of Zamir through the ages, choral selections, food and more!
Seating is limited. Reserve now!
Sunday, October 21, 7:00 pm
Concert
Temple Reyim, Newton
Contact http://www.reyim.org
Sunday, November 4, 2018, 7:00 pm
Concert
First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Duxbury, MA
Contact http://www.uudux.org/
Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 8:00 pm
Concert
Amit Women
Not open to the public.
Sunday, December 2, 2018, 4:00 PM
Concert: “A Light through the Ages”
Central Reform Temple at Emmanuel Church, Boston.
Contact http://www.centralreformtemple.org/
Monday, December 24, 2018, 7:30 PM
Hanukah Happens – Liturgical Masterworks of the last 100 years
Contact https://www.templeemanuel.com/
Sunday, February 24, 2019, 4:00 PM
Concert
Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford, CT
Sunday, March 24, 2019, 2:00 PM
Concert: Voices of Freedom
Museum of African American History, Boston.
Contact Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture https://vilnashul.org
Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 7:30 PM
Symposium: Ethnic Identity and Choral Singing
Hebrew College, Newton
Zamir Chorale of Boston and Hebrew College’s School of Jewish Music will present an informal round-table panel discussion exploring issues related to ethnic identity and choral singing. Visitors are welcome to listen in to the conversations and will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact with the participants.
Participants include Richard Barrett, Cantor at the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church André de Quadros, Director of Voices 21C, and American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Eastern Division Equity and Diversity Chair; Joshua Jacobson, Director of the Zamir Chorale of Boston; Fr. Romanos Karanos, Director of the Melodist Byzantine Choir; Nick Page, Director of The Mystic Chorale; José Rivera, Director of the University of North Carolina Chorus and ACDA National Ethnic and Multicultural Chair; Amy Lieberman and Lynn Torgove, Co-Directors of Kol Arev; Carol Marton, Director of Koleinu, Boston’s Jewish Community Chorus; Brother Dennis Slaughter, Director of The Boston Community Choir.
The participants will discuss a number of challenges as well as benefits for a chorus that specializes in music from a single ethnic tradition. Does our chorus have an enhanced sense of quasi-family unity because we have a shared interest/background? Do we welcome singers who are not members of our ethnicity? How do we define our repertoire? Do we include repertoire that’s outside of our traditions? To what extent is ethnic material decontextualized, assimilated and acculturated by being arranged for a “Western” chorus and performed in a “Western” concert experience? To what extent is the chorus’s mission the revival a repertoire that is largely lost or ignored? Do we want our repertoire to be more widely known? When is it inappropriate to perform music from another culture’s tradition?
Free admission, pre-registration requested: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ethnic-identity-and-choral-singing-a-conversation-tickets-54149098411
Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 7:30 PM
A Gala Golden Anniversary Concert
Honoring Founder and Artistic Director Joshua Jacobson
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge
In celebration of Zamir’s golden anniversary, the chorale will honor its founder and artistic director Josh Jacobson and showcase the best of Zamir’s repertoire. The premiere performances of commissioned works from composers Jeremiah Klarman, Ken Lampl, Jonathan Leshnoff, Charles Osborne, Nick Page, and Benjie Ellen Schiller will dazzle and delight. Plus you will hear some of Zamir’s all-time favorite pieces from the past 50 years performed by the 60 voices of the award-winning chorale, assisted by dozens of Zamir alumni.
Purchase tickets through the Harvard Box Office, 617-496-2222, https://www.boxoffice.harvard.edu
Be a sponsor! Click here. Add your tribute to Josh Jacobson here.
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Past Season – 2017-18
July 16-20, 2017
North American Jewish Choral Festival
Presented by the Zamir Choral Foundation
Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, Kerhonkson, NY
Josh Jacobson to be honored.
Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017; 7:15-10:00 pm
Open Rehearsal for those auditioning for Zamir
Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd., Newton, MA
Contact manager@zamir.org
Tuesday, Sept. 19, 7:15-10:00 pm
Open Rehearsal for those auditioning for Zamir
Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd., Newton, MA
Contact manager@zamir.org
Sunday, Sept. 24, 7:00-9:00 pm
Zamir auditions
Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd., Newton, MA
Preregistration required.
Contact manager@zamir.org
Sunday, October 29, 2017; 4:00 pm
Presented by: Temple Ohabei Shalom
Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon St., Brookline, MA
Tickets: https://www.ohabei.org/
Monday, November 6, 2017; 7:30 pm
Divine Majesty Series – Masterworks of Majesty
Presented by the Zamir Chorale of Boston
Temple Beth Elohim, 10 Bethel Rd., Wellesley, MA
Free admission, preregistration required.
The Divine Majesty Series is made possible by an anonymous underwriter in memory of Mary Wolfman Epstein and Cantor Barney Mould.
Sunday, December 3, 2017; 4:00 pm
Concert Presented by Temple Isaiah
55 Lincoln St., Lexington, MA
Tickets: http://www.templeisaiah.net/
Sunday, Dec 10, 2017; 4:00 pm
A Light Through the Ages
Presented by the Central Reform Temple Boston
15 Newbury St., Boston, MA
Tickets: Central Reform Temple
Sunday, December 24, 2017; 7:30 pm
Hanukkah Happens
Presented by Temple Emanuel
385 Ward St., Newton, MA
Tickets: Temple Emanuel
