Patchwork of Cultures: The Sephardic-Latino Connection

Concert for over 900 young students will be performed by the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, celebrating their 13th year using the language of music to build bridges between cultures and generations in LA.

All students mingle at the concert, where student artwork is on display for all to see. Together they will dance the Mexican Hat Dance, sing along to the music they have studfies and experience the live orchestra, often the first experience for many of the students. This program was originally funded by a prestigious grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

For more information, please visit http://www.lajewishsymphony.org/

Participating Schools are:    Beth Hillel Day School, Brawerman Elementary, Columbus Avenue Elementary, Heschel Day School, Kadima Hebrew Academy, Kittridge Elementary, Shalhevet School, Sinai Akiba Academy, Steven S. Wise Elementary, VBS Day School, Weizmann Day School

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony (LAJS), founded in 1994, is the only one of its kind outside of Israel. The LAJS has touched the hearts and minds of the culturally and religiously diverse community of Los Angeles. By reaching out with the language of music, the symphony’s programs have been instrumental in giving voice to the heart and souls of the Jewish people. The Symphony has presented numerous world-premieres of works by Jewish composers, premiered works never-before performed in America and presented world premiers in Israel. Its mission is to perform orchestral works of well known and aspiring Jewish composers; establish opportunities for the presentation of new compositions by Jewish artists; serve as a professional source for aspiring Jewish and non-Jewish musicians; and act as an educational medium for Jewish music by providing educational opportunities for diverse populations of school age children. Since 1998, over 10,000 elementary school students of diverse multicultural backgrounds have participated in music education programs sponsored and taught by the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony.

In addition to her duties as Artistic Director and Conductor of the LAJS, Dr. Noreen Green is music director of Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, and is an accomplished educator and a renowned lecturer on Jewish Music. Dr. Green has received much public recognition for her outstanding contributions to the multi-cultural musical scene in Los Angeles. She has been recognized for her remarkable enthusiasm and dramatic conducting and for bringing neglected as well as new and familiar orchestral works on Jewish themes to the concert stage. She is known world-wide for her knowledge and skill in presenting this material and has received numerous awards and accolades for he entertaining and unique concerts.

Your coverage is invited! This concert promises to have many interesting photo opportunities!

Fuente: Earth Times