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Ashkenaz Festival Opening Program

August 30, 2022 @ 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Ashkenaz Festival Opening Program
co-presented with Temple Sinai
Tuesday, August 30 at 8.00 p.m. at Temple Sinai
The 2022 Ashkenaz Festival opens with the North American premiere of a new program of Women’s Cantorial Music featuring Cantors Sveta Kundish, Rachel Weston, and Judith Berkson, together with music director Patrick Farrell and an all-star ensemble.

Originally commissioned for the Jewish Cultural Festival in Krakow Poland in 2021, the program features an exceptional mosaic of musical styles and languages, from traditional khazones, Yiddish songs and Hasidic nigunim to modern Synagogue music and Hebrew melodies. This special concert will celebrate female voices, the principles of equality, and the continuing development of Jewish liturgical tradition. Also featuring Lorry Black (mallets), David Buchbinder (trumpet), Diane Doig (french horn), Emily Ferrell (trombone), Bret Higgins (bass), Grace Scheele (harp), Lorie Wolf (percussion).

General Admission tickets on sale now until August 29. Cost: $25 plus service fees. For more information on Ashkenaz Festival, visit ashkenaz.ca/festival.

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Details

Date:
August 30, 2022
Time:
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Event Category:

Organizer

Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
Phone
416.487.4161
Email
info@templesinai.net
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Venue

Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
210 Wilson Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M5M 3B1 Canada
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Phone
416.487.4161
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