ne aspect of life at Temple Emanu-El that distinguishes our synagogue from virtually every other throughout the world is the place of music within the culture of our community. It was at Temple Emanu-El’s fourth home — on Fifth Avenue and East 43rd Street — where Jewish art music, on the model of European classical music, was incorporated into the Divine Service. And from those early days in 1868, the place of music at Emanu-El has been augmented to include programs and concerts of secular music as well.On Friday, May 7, 2010, Temple Emanu-El hosted a special Shabbat evening service highlighting the music of Classical Reform Judaism, performed by the Temple Emanu-El Choir, Cantor Lori Corrsin and Scott Warren on the organ and conducted from the bimah by Maestro Matthew Lazar. This event was held in honor of the 200th anniversary of Reform Judaism.
MATTHEW LAZAR is a leading force of the Jewish choral movement in North America today. He is founder and director of the Zamir Choral Foundation and has created the North American Jewish Choral Festival; Hazamir: The International Jewish High School Choir; the National Jewish Chorale; the SELAH Vocal Ensemble; the Mantua Singers; and SHIRAH, the largest independent Jewish choral society in the United States. He has directed the Zamir Chorale since 1972.
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