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12/01/2025
Exciting concert this Thursday in Brookline at Congregation Kehillath Israel. Come and support Israel and Ukraine, and enjoy folk and popular songs, Broadway tunes and arias in Hebrew, Ukrainian, Yiddish and English!
Join us Thursday night for an evening of song in support of Dror Israel and Razom for Ukraine featuring Ukrainian-American contralto Vira Slywotzky and Ukranian-Israeli Mezzo-Soprano Tanya Bertier, with Paul Carlson, Pianist! Doors open 7 pm, music at 7:30. Ticket link in the poster and in comments below.
Contra Spem Spero means Against Hope, I Hope, and is taken from a poem by the poet Lesia Ukrainka.
12/10/2023
Due to the tragic events of the past week in Israel, the concert by Alex Roitman's quartet ARTE at Congregation Kehillath Israel has been postponed to October 26th. We hope you can join us in Brookline on the 26th for this exploration of classic Argentian Tango and the contribution of Jewish composers to the genre.
TANGO ENCOUNTER: Alex Roitman Tango Ensemble Alex Roitman and his tango quartet perform Argentinian tangos, and explore the contributions of Jewish composers and musicians to the genre.
So excited for tomorrow night's concert at Congregation Kehillath Israel, featuring the first performance of our new orchestral commission for the Mendelssohn-Hensel/Wallinga Piano Concerto. Still time to get tickets at fanfarewomen.eventbrite.com/ Thank you to everyone who has made this project possible, including Mass Cultural Council, Hegardt Foundation, Women's Philharmonic Advocacy, Aurora Charitable Fund, and numerous private donors, as well as Patricia Wallinga - Composer, conductor Britney Alcine, Sharon Su, Pianist, BRAI's Director of Community Engagement Andrés Ballesteros, Jane Hua and the musicians!
