Category Archives: Past Event

Click here to view the full flyer!   Monday, December 2, 11:00AM at Adat Ari El Synagogue AND Tuesday, December 3, 11:00AM at Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue   The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Conductor Dr. Noreen Green, soloist Cantor Marcelo Gindlin and over 1,100 4th and 5th graders from 15 different schools enjoyed culminating concerts after a…

On Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 8:00 PM the LAJS teamed-up with the stellar orchestra and choir from the Los Angeles Korean-American Musicians' Association to present Friendship & Harmony at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. This performance was in celebration of our shared humanity and the strength of community.  The evening included the West Coast Premiere of…

A resounding thank you to everyone who made this sell-out evening a success!!  From the pre-show event to the dessert reception, our 25th Anniversary was one to remember. Rewarded with multiple standing ovations, our performers and Guest Artists wowed the house, while Headliner Tovah Feldshuh kept everyone laughing. To our LAJS family and friends, thank…

Noreen was thrilled to conduct an incredible Broadway cast in the first look at IRENA, a musical by Megan Cavallari and Kait Kerrigan, in a benefit for the LA Museum of the Holocaust at Temple Emanuel on January 26 & 27 of 2019.  Directed by Jonah Platt. This project was met with an enthusiastic audience and…

Click HERE to view the full flyer Tuesday, November 27, 11:00AM at Valley Beth Shalom Day School AND Monday, December 3, 11:00AM at Adat Ari El Day School The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Conductor Dr. Noreen Green, soloist Cantor Marcelo Gindlin and over 1,100 excited 4th and 5th graders enjoyed a culminating concert after a two-month education outreach program. This…

Dance: Kollide by Kyle Abraham / Dancers in the image: Tina Finkelman Berkett & Guzmán Rosado / Photo credit: Tomasz Rossa The LAJS is excited to announce a long-term project celebrating the work of prolific composer Eric Zeisl! Eric Zeisl's remarkable ballet Jacob and Rachel is our next professional recording project. The Symphony breathes new life into this beloved…

  Pesach music is the most beautiful Jewish music of all the holidays.  Four exceptional cantors, along with Varda Spielman and the B'nai Torah Congregational Choir performed with a symphony orchestra for an unprecedented, joyous rendition of your favorite Pesach songs.  We were happy to collaborate once again with celebrated composer Raymond Goldstein, whose "Pesach Cantata"…

Due to overwhelming interest, the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony added a second concert date!   Tuesday, November 28, 11:00AM at Valley Beth Shalom Monday, December 4, 11:00AM at Adat Ari El The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, Conductor Dr. Noreen Green, soloist Cantor Marcelo Gindlin and over 1,100 excited 4th and 5th graders enjoyed the culminating concerts of a two-month…

On Sunday, December 3 at 4:00 pm Wilshire Boulevard Temple presented A NIGHT OF MIRACLES: A Community Concert performed by the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony with readings by actors Phillip Casnoff and Roxanne Hart. The evening also included a performance of the internationally acclaimed Judah and His Maccabees: A Hanukkah Gospel Story which featured composer Karen Hart.…

On Sunday, October 29, the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Chamber Players presented Klassics to Klezmer at the Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, CA. From the streets of the shtetl to the concert stage, Klassics to Klezmer showcased the full range of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony’s mission. The sold-out audience was deeply moved…

On April 30th, 2017, the LAJS presented Journeys: From Darkness to Light. The sold-out Gindi Auditorium responded with two standing ovations! Every work on the program reflected the theme: movement from the nadir of adversity into a joyful place of freedom and light. The concert date was especially appropriate, falling between Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Yom…

The LAJS was thrilled to perform at the stunning Valley Performing Arts Center in collaboration with Symphony of the Heart for their 3rd international concert in support of Save a Child’s Heart. This deserving organization provides urgently needed pediatric heart surgery and follow-up care for all children, regardless of race, religion, sex, color, or financial…

A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection Over 900 youth from Los Angeles County public schools and private day schools came together at Valley Beth Shalom for a rousing culminating concert to the in-school workshops that introduced them to the symphony orchestra and the music of Sephardic and Latino cultures. Sofia Cohen soloed in…

The LAJS was pleased to perform at the historic downtown Orpheum Theatre in a gala celebration of Donna and Cantor Nathan Lam's 40th anniversary of service to Stephen Wise Temple and their community.  The orchestra accompanied Dr. Dee and her Sacred Praise Chorale and well-known songwriters Steven Bishop and Artie Butler. The LAJS's own Wendy…

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony (LAJS) presented a playful evening of captivating orchestral music by Los Angeles Jewish composers from the film and video game industries. Under the baton of Artistic Director and Conductor Dr. Noreen Green, the 60-piece orchestra premiered a viola concerto by video game composer Garry Schyman (Bioshock), featuring violist Matthew Cohen; premiered a concert…

             

The LAJS and the AJU Choir, under the direction of Dr. Noreen Green, joined forces with Dr. Dee and her gospel group, the BYTHAX Singers, and guest soloists, in an exhilarating concert celebrating music from the shared journey toward freedom of Jews and African-Americans. Raymond Goldstein’s The Pesach Cantata and Grammy Award-winning composer Lucas Richman’s gospel cantata In the…

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony held its annual year-end party at the home of board member Wendy Prober-Cohen.  This year’s event marked the LAJS’s 21st year—we’ve come of age!  Those who attended enjoyed an evening of music and wine flights. Thanks to the expertise of Keith Miller of d-cantor enterprises, inc., each wine was selected carefully…

"A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection". A record number of students enjoyed the culminating concert to the LAJS’ annual Education Outreach Program, where they sang, clapped and danced along with the music they studied in the classroom, now played by the full orchestra! The choir from De Toledo High School made its debut…

"A Concert for World Peace” featured a very moving performance of Aminadav Aloni’s “Koholeth” to honor the memory of journalist Daniel Pearl.  LAJS concertmaster Mark Kashper performed selections by Gershwin and Julius Burger, celebrating Daniel's love of the violin and jazz.

Newly created by Maestra Noreen Green, AJS made a spectacular debut under her baton at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center in New York, with special guest star Mike Burstyn.

Noreen Green led concertmaster Mark Kashper and the LAJS String Ensemble in an extraordinary evening of music inspired by specific writings and events.

"A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection." The LAJS's annual education outreach concert, free to the public.

The LAJS celebrated its 20th anniversary with Broadway star Hershey Felder, playing his own magnificent piano concerto and George Gershwin's beloved "Rhapsody in Blue."

Our third annual JAM session at the Ford, a free and family-friendly klezmer music and dance workshop.

The LAJS partnered with KindredSPIRITS in their 7th annual benefit concert. This year's beneficiary was Save A Child's Heart.

This concert marked the debut of the AJU Choir, founded and conducted by Dr. Noreen Green with members of the LAJS.

"A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection." The LAJS's annual education outreach concert, free to the public.

A cross-cultural celebration of music, dance and storytelling, with special guests Theodore Bikel and BODYTRAFFIC.

Our second annual JAM session at the Ford, a free and family-friendly klezmer music and dance workshop.

The LAJS partnered with KindredSPIRITS in their 6th annual benefit concert. This year's beneficiary was Cancer Support Community.

Award-winning composer and singer Karen Hart soloed in her most celebrated choral work, "Judah and His Maccabees," and Grace Zhao joined the LAJS for a brilliant performance of "Rhapsody in Blue."

"A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection." The LAJS's annual education outreach concert, free to the public.

Celebrating 18 years of performing orchestral works of distinction that illuminate the Jewish experience, Chailights appropriately featured orchestra section leaders Mark Kashper, Zinovy Goro and Barry Gold as soloists.

Our first annual JAM session at the Ford, a free and family-friendly klezmer music and dance workshop.

The LAJS partnered with KindredSPIRITS in their 5th annual benefit concert. this year's beneficiary was Jewish World Watch.

Vanessa Paloma, internationally renowned singer from Morocco, joined the LAJS and Valley Beth Shalom Choir for a program of Sephardic and Mizrachi history, music and poetry.

Vanessa Paloma and the LAJS and in residency at La Verne, exploring Sephardic and Mizrachi culture through song.

"A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection." The LAJS's annual education outreach concert, free to the public.

Two-time Grammy Award nominee Amick Byram and Stephen Waarts, 15-year-old violin prodigy appeared as soloists with LAJS in an evening of heroic biblical tales told in music and song.

The LAJS partnered with KindredSPIRITS in their 4th annual benefit. This year's beneficiary was International Medical Corps.

An evening of Jewish music, featuring klezmer master Zinovy Goro on clarinet and brilliant young flutist Alexandra Wallin.

"A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection." The LAJS's annual education outreach concert, free to the public. Press L.A. Jewish Symphony Program Explains the Sephardic-Latino Connection  Article by Corinne DeVries, EncinoPatch November 18, 2010 Sharing Cultures Through Music  Article by Roberto Loiderman, The Jewish Journal November 30, 2010

In celebration of the rich tradition of Jewish contributions to film music, the LAJS presented classic movie scores by Jewish Hollywood composers past and present.

The LAJS partnered with KindredSPIRITS in their 3rd annual benefit concert. This year's beneficiary was MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger.

Andrea Clearfield's music and David Wolman's lyrics combined for a powerful statement of hope in the face of cancer, in a concert on behalf of the cancer researchers in Israel.