Drs. Ross E. Armstrong & Jonas (Jay) K. Stern Jews & Music Fund
The Koret Foundation
The Marmor Foundation
Gaia Fund
Jews & Music receives vital support from:
Drs. Ross E. Armstrong & Jonas (Jay) K. Stern Jews & Music Fund
The Koret Foundation
The Marmor Foundation
Gaia Fund
Presenting Partners
Stanford Live
San Francisco Jewish Community Center
The Magnes Collection
at UC Berkeley
Harvard University
Yale University
Oshman Family JCC
Contemporary Jewish Museum
University of Chicago
American Modern Opera Company (AMOC)
Dartmouth College
GRAMMY-winning conductor Jeannette Sorrell returns to PBO as part of the organization’s acclaimed Jews & Music program—bringing together members from her ensemble Apollo’s Fire alongside the Philharmonia Chamber Players and singers from the Philharmonia Chorale in this unique collaboration between two of the country’s most vital historical performance ensembles. In this new program, Sorrell draws on her previous work in acclaimed recordings of Jewish music—and her own Jewish roots—to create an exploration of Sephardic, Romani, and Ashkenazy musical traditions. From a soulful prayer of longing for Jerusalem, to a ballad of a lover betrayed, to a joyful wedding dance and neighborhood party, the sounds of plucked instruments, wooden flutes, and exotic percussion blend with the rhythms of daily life—love, singing, dancing and prayer. The company of performers, including musicians of Palestinian, Yiddish, and Sephardic traditions, join in a program of solidarity and celebration. PBO Jews & Music Scholar in Residence Francesco Spagnolo will join Jeanette in conversations as they explore roots, music, and more.
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