Zamir Chorale, NYC, 24 Dec 2009
If you'll be in the New York City area on December 24, you might enjoy having something Jewish-musical to do while "other" music is filling the concert halls and air waves. Matthew Lazar will conduct the Zamir Chorale in its annual Winter Concert at Merkin Concert Hall (129 W. 67th Street) at 7:30 p.m. Featuring Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson as guest soloist, the program will include a wide range of gems from the Jewish choral repertoire, from (post-) Hanukkah favorites to Paul Ben-Haim's impressive "Roni Akara" to Maurice Goldman's "Strange Happenings" (aka Avremele Melamed) and Moishe Oysher's "Chad Gadya."
Tickets at $36 and $25 are on sale at the box office, 212-501-3330, or online at www.kaufman-center.org