ll are invited to a special Shabbat evening service on Friday, May 7, 2010, highlighting the music of Classical Reform Judaism, performed by the Temple Emanu-El Choir and conducted from the bimah by Maestro Matthew Lazar. This event is being 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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