Jewish Community Orchestra – Orchestral Showcase
Avshalomov – Endgame
**World Premiere Commission**
Smetana – Ma Vlast No. 4 “Forests and Meadows”
Bizet – Roma Suite
$10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students.
Children under 6 free.
Tickets at the door.
For more information, please visit: http://jewishcommunityorchestra.org/wordpress/
Opening Night – Peace & Justice Exhibit
Artists Sara Harwin, Kanaan Kanaan and Inga Dubay explore the tradition of sacred letters in Hebrew, Arabic & English calligraphy in many forms of art expression. They each have a creative voice dedicated to peace & justice. “Inga Dubay, Kanaan Kanaan and I come from three different lettering traditions, yet when we each speak about our journeys, we seek to touch upon a sacred, spiritual path,” says Harwin.
Please join us for an opening panel discussion with light snacks, followed by a viewing of the exhibit.
Free and open to the community.
Jewish Community Orchestra
Featuring Daniel Partridge, Horn Soloist
This program helps to further the growth of local artists by presenting concerts that educate and entertain our audience.
Berlioz – Overture to Le Corsair
Bar Niv – Israeli Suite for Strings
R. Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1
Daniel Partridge, soloist
Lalo – Symphony in G
Sunday, April 7
3:00 pm
Tickets are available at the door
$10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students. Children under 6 free.
Art Gallery Exhibit: The Passover Series
Shlomo Katz, Polish/Israeli, 1937 – 1992
Born in Lodz, Poland, Shlomo Katz immigrated to Palestine when he was eight years old in 1945. Katz developed an original technique of oil painting on a gilded metal surface. The result recalls medieval icons on the one hand, and oriental miniatures on the other. These ancient resources combine to form a totally modern image with a light humorous touch and a noble character. It took a lot of experimentation to translate these images to the graphic art form. The metallic inks of the golden tones and the importance of absolute registration presented just a part of the challenge, but the Katz serigraphs became the ultimate in modern printmaking.
Exhibit on display April 19 – 28, MJCC Lobby
First place Israel photo by Niomi Markel
Israel from the Eyes of the Community – A PDX Community Art Display:
Members from the Greater Portland area submitted photos that were taken by them while in Israel. A committee selected the photos on display. During the week leading up to our annual Yom Ha’Atzmaut Celebration (May 8), visitors were ask to vote for your favorite photo! That evening, we will announce the winners.
This year’s winning photo was taken by Nimoi Markel.
Submissions to lsteinberg@oregonjcc.org by April 12.
Exhibit on display April 29 – May 31
Sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and PJ Library
Magevet – Yale University’s Jewish A Capella Singing Group – Performing LIVE at the MJCC!
Tuesday, May 28, 7:00 pm
Cost: $15 per adult, $10 per youth (ages 18 and under). Tickets: www.oregonjcc.org/concert
Founded in 1993, Magevet is one of the nation’s premiere Jewish a cappella singing groups. A coed ensemble comprised of undergraduate students at Yale University, Magevet is known for its sweet blend of voices, unique arrangements, and lighthearted sense of humor.
The group’s diverse repertoire spans modern Israeli pop and Renaissance choral pieces to Yiddish folk tunes and Zionist classics. The members of Magevet are equally diverse: engineers and historians, Jews and Gentiles, New Yorkers and Californians, all united by camaraderie and a love of singing.
Magevet is devoted to spreading Jewish music to the far corners of the globe, and embarks on two major tours each year, in addition to regular performances throughout the Northeast. In the past few years, their tours have brought them all over the United States and Canada, as well as to Europe, Africa, South America, and Israel.
Magevet is, incidentally, the Hebrew word for “towel.” The founding members of the group are in near-complete disagreement about what inspired them to choose such an unusual name for an a cappella group, though many of their accounts involve a sauna.
For more information on Magevet, click HERE!
Supported by the Kostiner Cultural Education Fund.
Jewish Community Orchestra – Young Artist String Showcase
Join us at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center on June 2, 2019 at 3:00 pm.
Meyerbeer – Struensee Overture
Lalo – Symphonie Espagnole, op. 21 mvmt. 1
Darah Watts, violin
Barber – Violin Concerto, op. 14 mvmt. I
Paul Lee, soloist
Dvořák – Cello concerto in b minor mvmt. III
Hailey Kang, soloist
Borodin – Symphony No. 2 in b minor
Tickets available at the door
$10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students. Children under 6 free.
The mission of the Jewish Community Orchestra is to provide enjoyable music to the Jewish and surrounding communities of the Portland Metro area. Our goal as amateur musicians is to further the growth of local artists by presenting concerts that attract, educate and entertain our audience. http://jewishcommunityorchestra.org/wordpress/
Jewish Community Orchestra: 2019 – 2020 Season
All concerts: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students.
Children under 6 free. Tickets at the door.
More info: JCO
FALL CONCERT
Meyerbeer – Overture to Les Huguenots
Vaughan Williams – The Wasps Suite
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Sunday, November 17
3:00 pm
YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE
Goldmark – Scherzo for Orchestra
4 concerti soloists
Sunday, February 9
3:00 pm
SPRING CONCERT
Goldmark – In Italien Overture
R. Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1
Dan Partridge, soloist
Diamond – Elegy in Memory of Maurice Ravel
Rimsky-Korsakov – Sinfonietta on Russian themes
Sunday, April 2
3:00 pm
SEASON FINALE
Beethoven – Fidelio Overture
Mahler – Songs of a Wayfarer
Laura Beckel Thoreson, soloist
Franck – Symphony in d minor
Sunday, June 7
3:00 pm
JAM Art Show + Sale
Enjoy a rotating exhibit in the MJCC lobby all month. Members of ORA: Northwest Jewish Artists will answer questions, accept commissions, and sell their art. A portion of the proceeds benefits the MJCC.
Jewish Community Orchestra: 2019 – 2020 Season
All concerts: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $5 students.
Children under 6 free. Tickets at the door.
More info: JCO
FALL CONCERT
Meyerbeer – Overture to Les Huguenots
Vaughan Williams – The Wasps Suite
Beethoven – Symphony No. 5
Sunday, November 17
3:00 pm
YOUNG ARTISTS SHOWCASE
Goldmark – Scherzo for Orchestra
4 concerti soloists
Sunday, February 9
3:00 pm
SPRING CONCERT
Goldmark – In Italien Overture
R. Strauss – Horn Concerto No. 1
Dan Partridge, soloist
Diamond – Elegy in Memory of Maurice Ravel
Rimsky-Korsakov – Sinfonietta on Russian themes
Sunday, April 2
3:00 pm
SEASON FINALE
Beethoven – Fidelio Overture
Mahler – Songs of a Wayfarer
Laura Beckel Thoreson, soloist
Franck – Symphony in d minor
Sunday, June 7
3:00 pm