Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

30th Anniversary Celebration

On April 15th at 7pm, the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony presented their 30th Anniversary Celebration at Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Resnick Family Campus formally known as University Synagogue. Featuring performances by LAJS Founding Concertmaster Mark Kashper, Cantor Lisa Peicott, Cantor Ilan Davidson, and young artist Eden Kontesz, the concert returns the LAJS to the site of our 1994 debut concert.

The program featured a repertoire drawn from throughout the Symphony’s 30-year history, with pieces and composers that exemplify the breadth and importance of the LAJS’s mission, including Leonard Bernstein, Shony Alex Braun, Andrea Clearfield, Sharon Farber, Kurt Weill, and more!

The LAJS Choir joins in Sharon Farber’s arrangment of “Jerusalem of Gold”
Vocal soloist and Wilshire Boulevard Temple Senior Cantor Lisa Peicott
LAJS Young Artist Eden Kontesz sings “Light a Candle”
LAJS Founding Concertmaster Mark Kashper performs Shony Alex Braun’s “Symphony of the Holocaust”
Cantor Ilan Davidson wows with beloved Broadway tune “Being Alive”
Maratha Noreen Green conducts the Symphony’s performance of “Jerusalem of Gold”

Photography by Sheldon Bolter Photography

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Interview: Dr. Noreen Green, Conductor of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony on their 30-year history of presenting concerts in L.A.
Inverview conducted by Shari Barrett, Broadway World
April 24, 2024

A Moving 30th Anniversary Celebration for the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Article by John Lavitt, Hollywood Times
April 17, 2024

L.A. Jewish Symphony Rings in 30 Years with Concert
Article by Beverly Press
March 28, 2024

Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Announces 30th Anniversary Concert
Article by David Salazar, Opera Wire
March 20, 2024

Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Will Host 30th Anniversary Celebration
Article by Stephi Wild, Broadway World 
March 19, 2024