Eileen Wingard

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Klezmer Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library will be presented Wednesday evening, May 25, 7 p.m. Register here. This third program from the three-part series, Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library, will once again be hosted by me, Eileen Wingard, […]

By Eileen Wingard   LA JOLLA, California — Since they could rehearse and perform masked, the string sections of TICO were once again featured in this concert, performed on April 24 and on April 26 in the Cohen Social Hall of Tifereth Israel Synagogue. It reminded me of the beginning days of the JCC Community

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The second program of the three-part series, Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library, “Liturgical Treasures from the Music Collection,” will be aired on Zoom, Wednesday, April 20, 7 p.m. This is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpdeiqqz4vG9Ol6VM-vbIaHEDF07Bl1JRV I will once again host the event and

By Eileen Wingard   LA JOLLA, California — “Treasures from the Music Collection of the Astor Judaica Library,” a three-part Zoom series, will be launched this Wednesday evening, March 30 at 7 p.m. It is a free series under the auspices of the Astor Judaica Library and the Arts and Ideas series of the San

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — After Israeli cellist Amit Peled and his piano collaborator, Hyeyeon Park, entered the stage, the amiable cellist introduced his three-sonata program during the “Arts and Ideas” concert on March 14 at the Garfield Theatre. His concise and informative remarks about each work offered welcome focus for his listeners.

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — The Strings of TICO, the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra, needed to postpone its concert, originally scheduled for last November, to February, due to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The program finally took place in the First Methodist Church in Chula Vista on February 6 and then, in

July Galper, America-Israel Cultural Foundation member, introduced the 15-year-old Israeli cellist, Nahar Eliaz for her second appearance in San Diego.  In spite of the rain and the upsurge of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, some 100 plus people ventured out to hear this brilliant talent. Lawrence Family JCC CEO, Betzy Lynch, fully masked, warmly welcomed the attendees. [Eileen Wingard]