Zemer Chai, the Jewish Chorale of the Nation’s Capital, celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a gala concert – Impressions – on Sunday, June 5 at 5:00 p.m. at Adas Israel Congregation in Washington.
Zemer Chai’s artistic director Eleanor Epstein founded the group in 1976 as Washington’s first Jewish community choir. “When we began, we were simply an enthusiastic group of singers gathering to enjoy our rich musical heritage. I could not have imagined that 40 years later we would be performing in the White House, the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, in halls throughout the East Coast and even in Israel!”
Impressions will feature music that leaves lasting impressions of the values we live by, the stories we tell. The concert includes the world premier of Higid L’cha by Steve Cohen, commissioned in honor of the choir’s 40th Anniversary.
Guest artists include Cantor Arianne Brown, Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller, The Robyn Helzner Trio and Ari Helzner.
Tickets are available at www.ZemerChai.org -$40 Preferred Seating; $20 General Admission ($25 at the door). Adas Israel is located at 2850, Quebec Street NW, one block from Cleveland Park Metro.