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Zamir Choral Foundation

The Zamir Choral Foundation, created by Matthew Lazar, promotes choral music as a vehicle to inspire Jewish life, literacy and community. Its programs include the acclaimed Zamir Chorale; Zamir Noded for young adult singers; the North American Jewish Choral Festival; the Jewish Choral Conducting Institute to train the next generation of Jewish choral conductors; HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir; and the HaZamir Preparatory Program for middle-school singers. Matthew Lazar, founder and director of the Zamir Choral Foundation, is the leading force of the Jewish choral movement in the United States. The Zamir Choral Foundation is guided by an expansive vision of vibrant Jewish identity across the generational, denominational and political continuums through the study and performance of Jewish music at the highest level of excellence.
Participants will gather for in-peron retreats, online meetings and mentoring sessions and receive a Certificate in Jewish Choral Conducting upon completion of the two-year program.
Early-bird registration is open for summer 2025, when participants practice skills in a festive atmosphere with like-minded peers.
Zamir Choral Foundation will hold a concert in New York to benefit teen singers in Israel.
Funding establishes the first institute to train the next generation of professional conductors of Jewish choral music.
Emma Miller is honored for leadership in Jewish learning as part of her role as the teen education and engagement director.
Participants of all ages came from across the United States as both members of choirs and individual singers.
New members welcome as rehearsals begin this fall at dozens of chapters in the United States and Israel.
Choral music fest inspires social connections with new workshops for novice and experienced singers of all ages
Registration is open for the annual North American Jewish Choral Festival to be held in July.