Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

CHAILights: Celebrating 18 Years of Jewish Music

Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 7:30 PM
The Ford Theatre

Co-presented by the Ford Theatre
a flyer for the LAJS concert "A World of Jewish Music"

Celebrating 18 years of performing orchestral works of distinction that illuminate the Jewish experience, CHAILights appropriately featured orchestra section leaders Mark Kashper, Zinovy Goro and Barry Gold as soloists.

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FEATURED SOLOISTS

Sam Glaser’s soulful music has become part of the fabric of Jewish life in communities worldwide. Named one of the top ten Jewish performers in the US by Moment magazine, Glaser is equally comfortable behind a grand piano in intimate solo concerts, leading his eight-piece band or headlining with full orchestra. While he typically performs in synagogues and Jewish Community Centers, he has appeared at such venues as L.A.’s Greek Theater, Gibson Amphitheater, Staples Center and Dodger Stadium as well as on Broadway and at the White House. He has concertized worldwide throughout Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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LAJS Principal Clarinetist Zinovy Goro

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 graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory. As a student, he was a recipient of numerous awards and scholarships. As the assistant concertmaster and soloist with the Moscow Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, he concertized extensively throughout the Soviet Union, Europe, and Latin America.

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LAJS Principal Clarinetist Zinovy Goro

Los Angeles-born cellist Barry Gold, a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 1982, began studying cello with Gretchen Geber. A Young Musicians Foundation scholarship recipient, Gold began his performing career as a member of the YMF Debut Orchestra of Los Angeles; while still a teenager, he was a member of a piano trio that won a prestigious Coleman Chamber Music Prize. He earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Juilliard School of Music, which awarded him the Eduard Steuermann Memorial Prize upon his graduation in 1979. In addition to cello studies with Harvey Shapiro, he studied chamber music with Felix Galimir and members of the Juilliard String Quartet.

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LAJS Principal Clarinetist Zinovy Goro

Nathan Lam has been the cantor at Stephen S. Wise Temple since 1976. He is a founding Dean of the Academy of Jewish Religion’s California Cantorial School. He has been president of the Cantor Assembly, the largest organization of cantors worldwide, and currently serves as president of the Cantors Assembly Foundation. He witnessed the absorption of the Persian Jews as they had to adapt to the Ashkenazi customs already present at the temple. 

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LAJS Principal Clarinetist Zinovy Goro

Cantor Ilan Davidson has served Temple Beth El since 1995. The youngest in a long familial line of cantors, he began his training at the age of five with his mentor, Hazzan Philip Model z”l. With a strong performing arts background from the University of California, he is also a talented secular musician and contemporary Jewish singer and songwriter. He released his first album, Stained Glass, in 1995.

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LAJS Principal Clarinetist Zinovy Goro

Ilysia Pierce has led Shabbat and High Holy Day services for Temple of the Arts since 1999. Prior to her tenure at the temple, Ilysia enjoyed a successful career entertaining audiences on stage, television (she originated the role of Miss Oops-A-Daisy in PBS, The Huggabug Club), and concert halls. 

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LAJS Principal Clarinetist Zinovy Goro

The Kiev native was Principal Clarinetist of the State Honored Symphony Orchestra of Radio and Television in that city and Music Director of the Ukrainian Union’s Jazz Orchestra for ten years. In the US, as composer, arranger, orchestrator and clarinetist, Zinovy Goro has worked on countless film and television soundtracks and with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Founding Director of the Golden State Klezmers, Mr. Goro is currently Principal Clarinetist for the LAJS, which gave the World Premiere of his Tribute to Mickey Katz last year at the Ford Theatres.

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OUR CONCERT SPONSORS

K-Mozart

KMZT is a commercial radio station licensed to Beverly Hills, California. Owned by Mount Wilson FM Broadcasters, the station serves Greater Los Angeles and much of surrounding Southern California.

Los Angeles County Arts Commission

The mission of the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture is to advance arts, culture, and creativity throughout LA County. We provide leadership, services, and support in areas including grants and technical assistance for nonprofit organizations, countywide arts education initiatives, commissioning and care for civic art collections, research and evaluation, access to creative pathways, professional development, free community programs, and cross sector creative strategies that address civic issues.

The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles

The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles (JMCLA) is proud to provide a platform for musical talent while nurturing a deeper understanding of different people and their music. We have provided funding for scholarships and visiting artists to the Brandeis-Bardin Summer Collegiate Institute to support music education and creative opportunities. Through the Jewish Music Competitions, funding for original compositions of Jewish music have been awarded.

Jewish Life Television

Jewish Life Television is an American entertainment television network broadcasting Jewish–themed programming. The network was founded in 2007 by Phil Blazer, a longtime journalist and producer of programming for the Jewish community.

Hillside Memorial Park and Mortuary

For more than 75 years, Hillside Memorial Park has provided members of the Jewish community the means to honor and remember their loved ones in beauty, tranquility and the comfort of Jewish traditions.

Department of Cultural Affairs

As a leading, progressive arts and cultural agency, DCA empowers Los Angeles’s vibrant communities by supporting and providing access to quality visual, literary, musical, performing, and educational arts programming; managing vital cultural centers; preserving historic sites; creating public art; and funding services provided by arts organizations and individual artists.

Maurice Amado Foundation

Established in 1961 by Maurice Amado, the Maurice Amado Foundation is a family foundation that has been directed by members of his family since 1968. For several decades the Foundation primarily supported organizations that served members of the Sephardic Jewish community, promoted knowledge of Sephardic Jewish culture and heritage, and expanded knowledge of the contributions of Sephardic Jews to Jewish life. More recently, the Foundation has awarded grants to a wide array of charitable organizations that reflect the philanthropic interests of the Foundation’s Directors and Advisors.

The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation

Our grantmaking focuses on work within Los Angeles County, one of the most exciting, dynamic, complex, and quickly evolving environments in the country.  The Parsons Foundation strives to support the work of the County’s best nonprofit organizations, recognizing that communities thrive when all individuals are able to access the resources they need to feel safe, stable, and engaged. 

Jewish Community Foundation
Established in 1954, the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles manages charitable assets of more than $1 billion entrusted to it by over 1,300 families. The Foundation partners with donors to shape meaningful philanthropic strategies, magnify the impact of giving, and build enduring charitable legacies. Over the past 15 years, it has distributed more than $1 billion to thousands of nonprofits across a diverse spectrum.
Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation

Founded by Michael and Lowell Milken in 1982, the Milken Family Foundation strives to discover and advance inventive, effective ways of helping people help themselves and those around them lead productive and satisfying lives. The means most conducive to achieving these goals is through education.

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