Had such a great experience at the Miami Summer Music Festival this summer! Enjoy these pics!
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“HMS Pinafore (or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor)” with University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society
Just finished a great production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore (or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor)” with the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society!
From a review by Wendy Wright, A2View.com, April 9, 2016 –
…the reason most people see a Gilbert and Sullivan production is for the music and music director Ezra Donner does not disappoint. Under his direction the large orchestra is nuanced and does not overpower the singers and the chorus sounds terrific.
(Read the full review at “This HMS Pinafore is smooth sailing at UMGASS.”)
Please enjoy these photos! (Photos by Marilyn Gouin.)
Premiere of “Three Poems of Yehuda Amichai” at North Shore Congregation Israel
What a joy to make music again with Cantor David Goldstein!
Cantor Goldstein has been such a huge influence on my musical life since I became bar mitzvah at Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo, New York almost 20 years ago (!) and it was an honor to be there for the premiere of my “Three Poems of Yehuda Amichai” at North Shore Congregation Israel last month. Please enjoy the video of this wonderful performance:
Doctor of Music Commencement Ceremony
At long last…my Doctor of Music Degree is done!
Enjoy these photos from my commencement ceremony at Indiana University:
“Patience (or, Bunthorne’s Bride)” with University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society
So excited to have finished my second run as music director for the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society! Our Fall 2015 production was “Patience (or, Bunthorne’s Bride).”
Please enjoy these pictures from the show and Friday night’s afterglow!
photos by Marilyn Gouin.
American Music Concert with Birmingham Musicale
Thrilled to have been invited by the Birmingham Musicale to perform on their fall concert! The concert, held at The Congregational Church of Birmingham in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, was entitled “The Sweet Sound of American Music” and featured the work of American composers. I brought selections by Copland, Shapero, and Gershwin.
Guest Recital with Claire DiVizio at North Shore Congregation Israel, Chicago
This weekend Claire DiVizio and I returned to North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe, Illinois, for a recital sponsored by the Robert & Marilyn Sternberg Cultural Enrichment Fund. Our program was entitled “A Century of Song,” celebrating the great Jewish composers and lyricists of the 20th Century.
Special thanks to Marilyn Sternberg and Cantor David Goldstein for making this possible!
Guest Artist Recital at Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Arrived at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco around 12:15 for my concert beginning at 1:15. The concert was a success and it was great to see everyone there!
North American Jewish Choral Festival in Kerhonkson, NY
This past week at the North American Jewish Choral Festival was such an amazing experience, with great music and new friendships that I’m sure will last a long time. Such a privilege to be able to attend this year as a Festival Fellow.
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“The American Piano” Comes to Philadelphia
Very happy to bring “The American Piano” to The Little Shul in Philadelphia! Enjoy these photos of the beautiful interior of this historic synagogue!
Ezra Donner 