School days and Holidays

September is here, and so begins a new season for HaZamir: The International Jewish High School Choir! This is my 8th season conducting the Manhattan chapter and we have an exciting season ahead. Our choral network is now up to 37 chapters across the US and Israel (!), and in March we'll be bringing everyone to New York for a concert at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Click here for more information on HaZamir.

I've also added another choral directing position to my work load (because three wasn't enough!). I'm excited to be taking over as conductor of Shir Chadash: The Brooklyn Jewish Community Chorus, for which I had previously served as accompanist. We have some exciting performances coming up this year, including one in June at my home synagogue, Flatbush Jewish Center. For more about Shir Chadash, visit the chorus's website.

For the upcoming High Holiday season, I will be returning to Congregation Rodeph Sholom on Manhattan's Upper West Side as an accompanist. This has been a wonderful place to work for the past two seasons and I'm looking forward to more enjoyable, meaningful music-making.

On the songwriting front, my next show is Thursday, November 9 at Bar Chord, where I've hosted a number of songwriter nights over the past year. The occasion for this gig is... well, it's my birthday and I'll be inviting a bunch of folks to play, so stay tuned (all details will be on the Calendar page).

Lastly, I'm knee-deep into marathon training mode as I'll be running the NYC Marathon for the second year in a row. Look for me on November 5!

Thanks for checking out the new site! I'm still tinkering with a few things so you might see some change in the coming weeks.