with Musica Ebraica
Musica Ebraica, Ottawa’s pre-eminent mixed-voice Jewish choir, has been in existence for 15 years. We bring together singers of diverse backgrounds, from all of Ottawa’s shuls, different religious persuasions, and ages. Our common bond is our passion for the rich diversity of Jewish choral music that has evolved over the past 400 years. We share the desire to learn about it, sing it to the highest possible standard, and keep it alive through education and performance. To this end, we are pleased to showcase A Joyful Shout: Jewish Choral Music, Past and Present. Presented by retired physicist and former ME president Mort Bercovitch, this talk will describe the development of Jewish choral music from Salomone Rossi (Monteverdi’s contemporary) to Srul Israel Glick (our contemporary). Musica Ebraica will bring the text alive through performance. Our members include Elizabeth Anderson, Marsha Black, David Brown, Anne Dubrovsky, Ely Garfinkle, Dora Goldmann, David Kreiger, Aditi Magdelena, Pam Maser, Patsy Royer, Esther Shetzer, Toby Yan, Aron Spector, Mark Silver, Michel Paradis, and Joel Yan. We are guided by our esteemed conductor Gloria Jean Nagy, with accompanist Carol Gurofsky.
