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In a contemporary program titled Jewish Voices, conductor James K. Bass leads the artists of Seraphic Fire in an a capella performance that elevates the voices of today’s Jewish composers.
Shirim L’yom Tov, a set of celebratory songs by Pulitzer-prize-winning composer Shulamit Ran, offers wisdom and inspiration. The contemporary sounds and thought-provoking music of Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Moira Smiley examine the rich tapestry of the Jewish experience.
Dr. Mark Kligman, Milken Archives of Jewish Music at UCLA and consulting scholar for the Jewish Voices program, shares these insights for listeners: “Drawing upon known melodies is one approach of Jewish composers, another is writing music anew. Established Jewish folk melodies presented in a contemporary style provide a fresh approach that fuse tradition and innovation.
“Stacey Garrop’s Lo Yisa Goy is a Hebrew text taken from a passage in Isaiah 2:4 ‘May no nation rise up in war against another nation.’ Garrop draws upon a well-known melody from her childhood. By Shalom Altman, it is sung in Hebrew along with variants of the melody.”
When asked for his most anticipated piece in the concert, Maestro Bass replied, “Meredith Monk’s Astronaut Anthem is definitely a ‘don’t miss’ performance. Meredith Monk has long been celebrated as an experimental musician and performance artist. She wrote works for multiple voices, for choir, and never intended for them to be published. She wanted them to always be changing and evolving. They became so popular that she finally acquiesced.
For us to be able to perform this piece presents an unbelievable opportunity for our patrons.”
Local performances:
Thursday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., at Bet Shira Congregation, 7500 SW 120 St., Pinecrest.
Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., at Temple Beth Sholom, 4144 Chase Ave., Miami Beach.
A Pre-Concert Conversation will be presented one hour prior to each performance.
Tickets and subscriptions are on sale now at SeraphicFire.org and by phone at 305-285-9060.
James K. Bass, three-time Grammy-nominated singer and conductor, is professor and director of Choral Studies at the Herb Alpert School of Music at UCLA. He is the associate conductor and director of Education for the Miami-based ensemble Seraphic Fire and is the artistic director of the Long Beach Camerata Singers.
His professional career has coincided with the development of Seraphic Fire as one of the premier vocal ensembles in the United States. He has been actively involved as soloist, ensemble artist, editor, producer and preparer for 14 of the ensemble’s recordings and routinely conducts the ensemble in Miami and on tour.
During the summer of 2011 he co-founded the Professional Choral Institute. In its inaugural year of recording, Seraphic Fire and PCI received the Grammy nomination for Best Choral Performance for their recording of Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deuthches Requiem.
As the director of Education for the ensemble he has been involved with annual events that service more than 2,000 students in the Miami-Dade County area each year.
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