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Zamir Choral Foundation to present ‘Celebrating Hanukkah: Jewish Independence, Resilience and Hope’

The program includes traditional and contemporary repertoire by Israeli and American composers that uplifts, consoles and inspires.

Zamir Chorale and Zamir Noded in concert. Credit: Courtesy.
Zamir Chorale and Zamir Noded in concert. Credit: Courtesy.

Zamir Choral Foundation’s holiday concert, Celebrating Hanukkah: Jewish Independence, Resilience and Hope, is set for Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. at Merkin Hall in New York City.

Inspiring music will be performed by the Zamir Chorale, the premier Hebrew-singing choir in North America, and Zamir Noded, the Jewish choir for young professionals, and conducted by Maestro Matthew Lazar, the leading force of the Jewish choral movement.

“Choral music expresses a range of emotions and has a healing effect across all cultures,” says Matthew Lazar, founder and director of Zamir Choral Foundation. “This concert is a vehicle to bring joy, hope and a sense of community as we celebrate Hanukkah.”

The program includes traditional and contemporary repertoire by Israeli and American composers that uplifts, consoles and inspires.

The performance takes place on Dec. 13, at 8 p.m. at Merkin Hall, Kaufman Music Center, at 129 W. 67th St., New York, N.Y. 10023. Tickets are $65 orchestra; $40 balcony, available from the Merkin Concert Hall Box Office at 212-501-3330 or on the Merkin Concert Hall website.

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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.
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