Programs

  • Jewish Choral Festivals

    FESTIVALSAS WE CONTINUE TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC, THE ZAMIR CHORAL FOUNDATION RETURNED TO ITS FIRST MULTI-DAY IN PERSON EVENTS SINCE 2019, WITH MASKING AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS. THE HAZAMIR EVENT TOOK PLACE IN MARCH 2022, BRINGING TOGETHER HIGH-SCHOOL AGE SINGERS FROM AROUND THE US AND ISRAEL TO SING TOGETHER, CULMINATING WITH A PERFORMANCE AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER. THE NORTH AMERICAN JEWISH CHORAL FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN JULY 2022. IT BRINGS TOGETHER LOVERS OF JEWISH CHORAL MUSIC, PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR SINGERS AND CONDUCTORS, AND LISTENERS FOR PERFORMANCES AND CELEBRATION OF JEWISH CULTURE, ESPECIALLY JEWISH MUSIC.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
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    $1.3M

  • Choral Education and Jewish Identity

    CHORAL EDUCATIONTHE ZAMIR CHORAL FOUNDATION, CREATED BY MATTHEW LAZAR, PROMOTES CHORAL MUSIC AS A VEHICLE TO INSPIRE JEWISH LIFE, CULTURE AND CONTINUITY. BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE ZAMIR CHORALE, THE FIRST MODERN HEBREW-SINGING CHOIR IN NORTH AMERICA, MR. LAZAR SOUGHT AN EXPANSIVE VISION THAT WENT BEYOND THE ACTIVITIES OF ANY SINGLE CHOIR - ONE THAT FOSTERED JEWISH IDENTITY ACROSS GENERATIONAL AND DENOMINATIONAL LINES. TODAY, THE ZAMIR CHORAL FOUNDATION IS AT THE CENTER OF A GROWING MOVEMENT THAT PRESERVES AND FOSTERS JEWISH IDENTITY THROUGH JEWISH CHORAL MUSIC.
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    Dates
    Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $544.7K