Concertmaster Mark Kashper captivates the audience during “Hannah” from Andrea Clearfield’s Women of ValorGrammy Award-winner Hila Plitmann dazzles the audience with Andrea Clearfield’s “Miriam’s Dance”Featured composer and viola soloist Maria Newman speaks about Shirat HayamEmmy-nominated composer Sharon Farber joins in a discussion of Only A Book via livestreamMezzo-soprano Iris Malkin delivers a moving performance of Maria Newman’s Shirat HayamIris Malkin, mezzo-soprano; Hila Plitmann, soprano; and Maestra Green enjoy a post-show bowComposer Andrea Clearfield and the inaugural dean of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music, Eileen Strempel, discuss Women of ValorSandy Shanin, one of the writers for Andrea Clearfield’s Women of Valor, discusses her inspiration for the textSusan Morgenstern delivers the role of Narrator in Andrea Clearfield’s Women of Valor with passionThank you to our wonderful LAJS orchestra!