Jan 03, 2012 |  Filed in: A Musical Interlude

Dr. Martin Luther King Shabbat Service

Special music for our Dr. Martin Luther King Shabbat service on Friday, January 13, 2012 will be presented by the Male Ensemble from the Florida Memorial University Ambassador Chorale. This a capella male quartet, under the direction of J. Allen Pealer, has performed throughout Florida and Georgia. They are known for their tight four-part harmony, rhythmic drive, and unique quality of sound.

Martin Bookspan To Be Special Guest on the Winter Jewish Music Concert

Martin Bookspan, the long-time host of PBS’ Live from Lincoln Center will be the special guest on The Fourth Annual Winter Jewish Music Concert on Saturday evening, January 14, 2012 at 8:00. Mr. Bookspan has a life-long love for and knowledge of Jewish music. The concert has gained attention as one of the nation’s leading concerts of Jewish music. Each of the first three concerts sold out ahead of time and was viewed by a capacity crowd of 700 people, as well as hundreds more who watched the concert through video streaming on the internet.

The first three concerts were called “Cantorial Concerts,” but traditional Jewish cantorial music is only one of the types of music. The concert presents a wide variety of Jewish music from around the world, including cantorial music, Ladino music, pop, classical, Yiddish, jazz and rap. We have changed the name to ‘Winter Jewish Music Concert’ so that people understand that this isn’t an old-fashioned cantorial concert. The 2012 concert, which will be presented in the Bertha Abess Sanctuary will feature eighteen singers and six instrumentalists. The performers are from throughout Florida, as well as New York. Remaining tickets are available at 1-800-838-3006, and www.WinterJewishMusicConcert. org. General admission is $18 plus a nominal service charge.