Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Highlighting Our Teaching Artists

Highlighting Our Teaching Artists

Sep 26, 2023

Students participating in “Patchwork” take part in a series of classroom workshops led by our LAJS Teaching Artists. Each workshop focuses on a different element associated with the music of Sephardic and Latin American cultures: folktales and folksongs, language,...
Dr. Green Presents “Melodies of Memory”

Dr. Green Presents “Melodies of Memory”

Aug 22, 2023

During Dr. Noreen Green’s residency down under in Sydney, Australia, as Music Curator and pianist for “Stories from the Violins of Hope,” she was also the invited guest lecturer and conductor of the Jewish Arts’ program “Melodies of Memory” presented at North Shore...
Congratulations, Nikka Gershman!

Congratulations, Nikka Gershman!

Aug 2, 2023

Congratulations to Nikka Gershman, the young artist featured during our first concert post-pandemic at Valley Outreach Synagogue in August 2021! Nikka made history when she received an acceptance letter to the Juilliard School of Music flute department at the age of...
Meet Alan Gonzalez, Our New Intern!

Meet Alan Gonzalez, Our New Intern!

Aug 1, 2023

We are extremely excited to welcome Alan Gonzalez, our new intern for 2023! Born and raised in Los Angeles, Alan has collaborated with nonprofit arts organizations as well as will the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks to build creative art classes for...
Meet Mark Kashper, LAJS Founding Concertmaster

Meet Mark Kashper, LAJS Founding Concertmaster

Jul 18, 2023

Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia, Mark Kashper started taking violin lessons at the age of five. In addition to being a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, where he was one of the last and favorite pupils of the legendary David Oistrakh, Kashper also...
The Vanderveen Violin Goes to Australia

The Vanderveen Violin Goes to Australia

Jul 6, 2023

In the second of a two-part blog series, Maestra Green tells the story of the Vanderveen Violin, its involvement in the Violins of Hope collection, and its trip to Australia for the premiere of Stories from the Violins of Hope. Read Part One Learn about the history of...