A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers resulted in a nearly unanimous response: driving is “absolutely impossible” without music. “To young drivers 18-29, music in the car isn’t just entertainment, it’s part of their autosphere whether they’re alone or not,” says Prof. Warren Brodsky, director of the BGU Music Science…
Photo: Adi Barash and Ruthis Shatz, directors of the Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill. American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (AFIPO) has announced a pre-Thanksgiving event in appreciation of frontline healthcare workers featuring a behind-the-scenes interview with Ruthie Shatz and Adi Barash, the directors of the Netflix docuseries Lenox Hill. The virtual event, which will…
For more than 35 years, Sterling Talent, Inc. has been the preeminent entertainment talent agency in the Northwest. Sterling’s roster of clients includes names such as Nike, Microsoft, the Portland Trailblazers to Columbia Sportswear, Alaska Airlines and more. For a little over a decade, Sterling Talent has been working with J-Fell Presents, the Northwest’s preeminent…
On Thursday, Feb. 13, as you head home from work in the chilly dark of a late Portland winter, you can end your day in musical contemplation. Congregation Beth Israel presents the first in a new series of three free mini-concerts called Music Under the Dome. “I want to bring people in to our sacred…
Eager to ensure a new generation embraces America’s music, jazz musicians often reach out warmly to fans – especially young fans. The warm reception Laz Glickman, now 12, has received over the past seven years has not only inspired him to play jazz piano, it also resulted in an annual jazz series in Bend –…
The Vancouver Symphony’s 34th season, which begins in early October, is titled “The Infinite Power of Music.” The careers of Israeli cellist Hillel Zori and his twin brother, violinist Nitai Zori, exemplify the abiding connections music creates. The brothers, who began making music in early childhood, are each noted performers in their own right. Hillel…
Music has always been a constant for Cantor Ida Rae Cahana. Cahana, who officially begins her tenure as Congregation Beth Israel’s new senior cantor on Sept. 8, reflects that music, particularly Jewish liturgical music, has defined both her career and her personal life. “My way into Judaism had always been through music,” she says. Cahana…
Hundreds of Oregonians recently were treated to a performance that most people have to join the Israeli Defense Forces to see. In honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) four IDF Band members came to Portland to “bring a piece of Israel to communities in the U.S. and give them a stronger connection to Israel,”…
What do you think of when you hear the name; the Lincoln Pops? Could it be the PBS series Live from Lincoln Center, which features some of the best music and artists appearing at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City? Perhaps so. But while you can watch such performances on…
Throughout history, humanity has instinctively understood the power of music to heighten emotions. The strident beat of war drums, melodious Torah chants, ethereal church hymns and the ominous rhythm of the Jaws movie theme have all used the language of the soul. Yet Rabbi Alan Berg says that he has never heard a liturgical composition…
