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Eileen Wingard, a retired violinist with the San Diego Symphony, is a freelance writer specializing in coverage of the arts.
The first, Thursday afternoon, September 3, at 2 p.m. will showcase the music of Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, the Jewish-born grandchildren of Moses Mendelssohn, one of the greatest Jewish theologians and philosophers of his time. (Eileen Wingard)
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Eileen Wingard, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsThe concert featured the beautiful tenor voice of Rabbi Hanan Leberman, current rabbi and cantor of Tifereth Israel Synagogue. He has appeared in operas in Israel, Italy and the United Kingdom and in the touring Broadway musical, Soul Doctor. He received operatic training as well as his rabbinical ordination, in Israel, and served for many years in the IDF. (Eileen Wingard)
Jewish Community Orchestra performs Pops from around the world Read More »
Eileen Wingard, International, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined Contributors“American Legacy,” the August 12 Summerfest concert, had only two of its four offerings by American composers, Copland’s Appalachian Spring and Shorter’s Terra Incognita. [Eileen Wingard]
Lost and Found was the title of the August 9 matinee Summerfest concert featuring a program of unfamiliar music by familiar composers. [Eileen Wingard]
Summerfest performs famous composers’ forgotten works Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsRoots, the title of the Saturday evening, August 8 Summerfest concert at the Conrad, overflowed with Slavic flavor. {Eileen Wingard}
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Eileen Wingard, International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsOf the five selections from the Suite Italienne the second one, Serenata, was particularly soulful with a beautiful melody to melt the heart. It was sung by the cello and answered by the accordion. [Eileen Wingard]
Musicians added finishing touches to their predecessors’ compositions Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsIt seemed strange to associate Schoenberg, known for his atonal music, with the lighthearted, accessible melodies of Strauss’ waltzes, but apparently, Schoenberg loved Strauss’ music. [Eileen Wingard]
Strauss, Schoenberg paired at Summerfest concert Read More »
Eileen Wingard, International, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsThe strings played the suite, “Boker Tov,” “Yom Tov,” and “Erev Tov,” with light-hearted grace under the direction of Zelickman. {Eileen Wingard}
Amos, Zelickman wield batons in June 28 performance of Jewish Community Symphony Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsOn Tuesday, June 23, pianist Anton Nel delivered a spirited performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9, considered the composer’s first mature concerto masterpiece. It was written when Mozart was 21 and is often called the Jenamy Concerto because it was inspired by a talented French pianist named Victoire Jenamy. [Eileen Wingard]
Mainly Mozart showcases pianist Anton Nel. He excelled! Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsThe three jazz divas were introduced by JFest’s producing director, soon to be JFest’s co-director, Becca Myers. They were Whitney Shay, Mara Kaye and Elizabeth Schwartz, who curated the program. Each sang a selection from every one of the American Songbook’s Jewish songwriters featured in the program, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen and Bert Bachrach. [Eileen Wingard]
Three divas sing songs by American Jewish composers at JFest Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsTwo glorious sold-out concerts of the Mainly Mozart Festival featured revolutionary music, in keeping with the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution this year. [Eileen Wingard]
Ohad Moskowitz, featured vocalist on the program, has a beautiful, versatile voice and chose selections from the liturgy and from Israeli songs. He ended with those with pop music influence. (Eileen Wingard)
JFest concert brings together many familiar faces Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsViolinist Stella Chen and pianist Gilles Vonsattel offered an engaging recital Sunday, May 31 at the Conrad under the auspices of the La Jolla Music Society. [Eileen Wingard]
Impressive recital by violinist Stella Chen and pianist Gilles Vonsattel Read More »
Eileen Wingard, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsChait’s poem, Without You, was inspired by the terrible events of October 7, 2023. Lynch’s poem, To My Shabbat Soul, is full of original imagery, dealing with her relationship to Shabbat, and Rolfe’s poem, MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC describes how that element influences our lives… I am also including a poem written by Janice Alper about the traumatic event the day before when three men were killed by two teenagers at the nearby Mosque. [Eileen Wingard]
Shabbat, music, death are subjects for season finale of Jewish Poets-Jewish Voices Read More »
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