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The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Celebrates 30 Years!

The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony presented their 30th Anniversary Celebration at Wilshire Boulevard Temple’s Resnick Family Campus.

“Shake My Faith” Wins 2023 American Prize for Virtual Performance

by LAJS Reid

Karen Hart’s “Shake My Faith,” performed by the Jewish Community Chorale, has won the 2023 American Prize for virtual performance.

In the Media

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7 Questions For Maestra Noreen Green

June 12, 2025

Article by Sara Groustra, Jewish Women’s Archive

Interview: Whisper in the Wings Episode 971

May 5, 2025

Interview by Andrew Cortes and Hope Bird, Stage Whisper Podcast

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Review: Notes of Hope

May 2, 2025

Article by Edmon J. Rodman, MegilLA

What’s Happening

Opera Favorites with a Jewish Twist

Sunday, March 22, 2026
@ 3:00PM

A Patchwork of Cultures 2025: Adat Ari El

Monday, December 8, 2025

Kristallnacht Commemoration Event

Sunday, November 9, 2025
@ 7:00PM

East Meets West: A World of Jewish Music

Sunday, October 12, 2025
@ 4:00PM

Symphony of the Holocaust at Temple Ramat Zion

Sunday, May 25, 2025
Screening, Music Presentation, Q&A

Milken Community School Spring Concert 2025 Side-By-Side with LAJS

Thursday, May 22, 2025
@ 7:00PM

Maestra Green Conducts Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Feb 15-16 & 22-23, 2025

Or Ha’am – Our People’s Light: Celebrating Two Great Lights, Rabbi Harold Schulweis and Ami Aloni

Friday, December 20, 2024

On Youtube…

Symphony of the Holocaust for Violin and Orchestra by Shony Alex Braun
performed by Mark Kashper, violinist with The Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
Dr. Noreen Green, Founding Artistic Director and Conductor
Mark Kashper, Founding Concertmaster, Violin Soloist

October 30, 2024
Symphony of the Holocaust, Shony Alex Braun
Maestra Noreen Green
Adam Millstein, Solo Violin
Blair School of Music Orchestra

Blair School of Music, Vanderbilt University

Violinist Mark Kashper has been a huge part of our LAJS story since the orchestra’s inception in spring of 1994. In addition to his role as Concertmaster, Mark has also been a frequent featured soloist, performing throughout Southern California and touring with the LAJS in New York and Israel, and on all three of our professional recording albums. We couldn’t be more grateful for Mark’s years of dedicated work with the Symphony and are proud to announce his formal title as LAJS Founding Concertmaster!

Musical excerpt from the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony’s performance of “Lullaby,” mvmt 2 of Reb Mendele, Suite for Violin and Orchestra, composed by Simon Sargon. Performed as part of the concert ChaiLights at the Ford Amphitheatre on August 26, 2012.

Featuring Mark Kashper, violin. Conducted by Noreen Green.

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2 days ago

Do you know a student who loves opera, theater, or Jewish music?We are less than a month away from our concert presented by Wilshire Boulevard Temple at the historic Glazer Campus: "Opera Favorites with a Jewish Twist," and we are so excited to offer FREE student tickets for this unforgettable afternoon!Please share the code: **STUDENT**and help connect the next generation to the performance of live music! ... See MoreSee Less

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Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

2 weeks ago

Celebrate 20 years of music that breaks boundaries — from opera and Broadway to rock, jazz, country, R&B, and more — performed by the stars you’ve loved for two decades, with the full Valley Opera & Performing Arts, VOPA Orchestra under the baton of our very own Maestra Noreen Green, and VOPA's Classic Rock Band, "VOPA Vinyl."This is more than a concert, it’s a tribute to the journey that made VOPA what it is today: daring, diverse, and absolutely unforgettable.Get your tickets today for BUY ONE, GET ONE 50% OFF!Click the link below, or call El Portal Box Office at (818) 508-4200.elportaltheatre.com/vopa.html ... See MoreSee Less

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Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

4 weeks ago

Tomorrow, JLTV will show Maestra Green conducting the Los Angeles Jewish Chorale and Ensemble for Shabbat Shira: A Sabbath of Music Gems.Featuring Hazzan Chayim Frenkel and Hazzan Nathan Lam with special appearances by Hazzan Don Gurney and Lyla Pitson.Air times:-7pm EST / 4pm PST-10pm EST / 7pm PSTClick the link below on January 30th to tune into JLTV for the show, or watch on the JLTV Facebook page!www.jltv.tv/watch ... See MoreSee Less

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