Eileen Wingard

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Cheri Weiss, Cantorial Soloist at Congregation Beth El,  organized a delightful evening, Cantor Caberet, featuring five cantors and Beth El’s twelve-voice choir, the Shirenu Chorus, which Weiss directs.  Presented May 25 in the Garfield Auditorium at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, the program included individual solos, the

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra’s recent concert, featuring Dvorak’s Symphony #8 in G Major, was one of their most satisfying performances in recent memory. Dvorak’s engaging melodies sang forth with warmth. The entire ensemble, under David Amos’ capable direction, seemed to feel and understand the music. With the woodwinds

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — In the many performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s Requiem Mass which I have experienced as a performer or a listener, I have never heard this masterpiece with 250 voices in the choir. That was the size of the choral forces for the March 17, 18 and 19 performances in

By Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — A large audience welcomed the Tifereth Israel Community Orchestra (TICO), under the direction of David Amos, for the January 31 concert at Tifereth Israel Synagogue. The program featured two audience favorites, Beethoven’s Symphony #5 and the Liszt’s Piano Concerto #2, with Pianist Peter Vinograde. Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, with its