Los Angeles Jewish Symphony

A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection

Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 11:00 AM
Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue

a flyer for the LAJS concert "A World of Jewish Music"

“A Patchwork of Cultures: Exploring the Sephardic-Latino Connection.” The LAJS’s annual education outreach concert, free to the public.

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FEATURED SOLOISTS

Raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Cantor Marcelo Gindlin has served as the full-time Cantor at the Malibu Jewish Center & Synagogue since 2000. He is a member of the Cantor’s Assembly of America and has recently been appointed to serve on their Executive Board.  In addition to his certification as Hazzan and Ba’al Tefillah from the Seminario Rabínico Latinoamericano(Buenos Aires).  Cantor Marcelo has three degrees in music therapy and has extensive experience as a teacher, composer, choir director, and performer. He has published several scholarly papers in the field of music therapy and has presented at international conferences and seminars.  He is currently a Rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion CA…

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