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JULY
1
to 5 - Fiddler
on the Roof performed by Footlights Youth Theatre – at
Watersmeet, High Street, Rickmansworth WD3 1EH. Box office 020 8827 1936. (F) http://www.footlightsyouththeatre.co.uk/
Thurs
3, 6.30pm -
Los Desterrados
perform unique brand of contemporary music with folk influences of the
Mediterranean Sephardic Jews. At
More London Festival, The Scoop, More London,
next to City hall, off Tooley Street
SE1 2DB. Free of charge, no tickets required.
(P) http://www.myspace.com/losdesterrados1
*Thurs
3, 7.30pm - Choral
Celebration: A
concert in memory of Gidon Posner featuring the Galron Singers (Israel),
Shabbaton Choir, JFS Youth Choir, Rosh Pinah and Wolfson Hillel Primary
Schools. Tickets £7.50 and £5. Contact Simon Appleman for more
details admin@jfs.brent.sch.uk
(P)
*Fri
4, 7.15pm
- Shabbat
Shira service:
West London (Reform) Synagogue's musical Erev Shabbat service led by
in-house ensemble. At 34 Upper Berkeley Street, W1. A vibrant
singing service, a perfect way to bring in Shabbat. Enquiries to Rabbi
Malcolm Cohen 020 7535 0267, m.cohen@wls.org.uk
http://www.wls.org.uk
(S)
*Sun 6
– Zemel
Choir of London and Galron Choir of Israel: Gidon
Posner Memorial Concert. At West
London (Reform) Synagogue, 33 Seymour Place W1.
Tickets £15 from 020 7723 9991. (P)
http://www.the-zemel-choir.org
*Mon
7, 7.30pm – Cantorial
concert featuring Naftali Herstik and British cantors in a
tribute concert to Rabbi Julian Klein who died suddenly last year. A
scholarship to study chazanut will be established in Julian's name.
At Finchley (United) Synagogue, Kinloss Gardens N3 3DU.
Adults £15 children £10 from box office http://www.ticketweb.co.uk
or call 08700 600 100. (P)
*8
and 9
– Jewish Music Institute’s European Cantors Convention
directed by Stephen Glass focusing on nusach and melodies of the Yomin Nora'im with a
special focus on the compositions of Yossele Rosenblatt in the 75th
anniversary year of his death.
Open to practicing and aspiring cantors, lay leaders, choirmasters
and choristers, congregants and all who wish to further their understanding
and appreciation of synagogue music today. At
Central (United) Synagogue, 40 Hallam Street W1W 6NW.
More info at http://www.jmi.org.uk/synagoguemusic/events/08_European_cantors_convention.html
(C )
*Tues
8, 7.30pm - The
Yuval Singers, led by Joseph
Finlay will be joined by young and talented musicians in their Summer
Concert at New North London Synagogue, Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Road,
Finchley N3 2SY. A sprinkling of choral,
liturgical, jazz and new compositions.
Tickets £10 from Maureen Weigert 020
8445 0468 or maureen.weigert@btinternet.com (P)
Sat
12, 6pm to 7pm –
Klezmer
Klub perform at Diaspora London music festival in Hyde Park.
Free of charge, no tickets required.
(P)
*Sun
13 – South
London one-day Limmud including Jewish
songs and Hebrew chants. At
Bromley College,
Rookery Lane, Bromley BR2 8HE.
More
info from http://www.limmud.org/day/southlondon/
(C
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Sun
13, afternoon –
Los
Desterrados perform at the Rise Festival.
Free of charge, no tickets required.
At Desert Remix stage, Finsbury Park, Seven Sisters Road N4.
http://www.risefestival.org
http:\\www.losdesterrados.com
(P)
*Sun
13, 7.30pm - Shir
B’Yachad Jewish
Song Group. Learn and share
Jewish songs in a friendly and informal atmosphere. Hampstead venue, entry
£3. Details from Diane 020 8905 9093, diane@major7th.com
(C )
*Sun
13, evening –
Alyth Choral Society performs Psalm 140 by Julian Dawes and Halleluyah choruses.
More info from Linda Perez 020
8958 7641 http://www.alythchoralsociety.org.uk
(P)
Wed
16, 8pm
- The Spirit of Klezmer with Shir Duo,
who will play a selection of Yiddish, Ladino and Israeli tunes.
A new regular Jewish music experience which will feature monthly
music gigs at kosher north London venues mixing Klezmer bands, yiddish,
chazanoth, Ladino and modern Israeli music and the fusion of all these
sounds. At Francesca
Kosher Italian Restaurant Bar, 155/9 Golders
Green Road NW11 9BX, next door to King Solomon Hotel.
Bookings 020 8201 9005.
£5 plus set meal & drinks. (P) http://www.shirmusic.co.uk
*Thurs
17, 11am – Just
Sing It: Learn Jewish
songs and world music in an informal workshop setting with singer-songwriter-teacher Judith Silver in Wimbledon.
More details from adkelin@onetel.com
(C ) http://www.judithsilver.com
Thurs 17, 8pm - Date
Palms and Tabernacles: Rivers of Babylon
present a selection of Iraqi Jewish songs in Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic, a
number of well-loved Arabic songs, and Middle Eastern instrumental pieces.
Suggested donation at the door £10 including refreshments. At
The Ark Gallery, Old Stables Block, Longfield Avenue, behind Ealing Town
Hall, W5 2UQ. For more info
call 020 8810 1987. (P)
http://www.riversofbabylon.com
*Fri 18,
6.30pm – Shabbat Resouled: A
musical Erev Shabbat service. With
Rabbi Neil Janes at Finchley Progressive Synagogue, 54 Hutton Grove,
Finchley N12 8DR. Tel 020 8446 4063. http://www.shabbatresouled.org
(S)
*Fri
18, 7.15pm
- Shabbat
Shira service:
West London (Reform) Synagogue's musical Erev Shabbat service led by
in-house ensemble. At 34 Upper Berkeley Street, W1. A vibrant
singing service, a perfect way to bring in Shabbat. Enquiries to Rabbi
Malcolm Cohen 020 7535 0267, m.cohen@wls.org.uk
http://www.wls.org.uk
(S)
*Wed 23, 6-9pm – Sephardi
song workshop:
Discover the mysteries of Sephardi music and learn how to play and
sing traditional Judeo-Spanish songs with expert Judith Cohen (Canada) in a
workshop on Sephardi songs and rhythms.
Followed by a Sephardi music jam from 8pm – bring your instruments.
Charge £12 from 020
8909 2445. At Room G50,
Jewish Music Institute, SOAS University of London, Thornhaugh Street,
off Russell Square WC1H 0XG. (C
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