Indianapolis will host the Fifth Jewish Choral Festival at various venues throughout the city this February. Cantor Don Gurney of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles.will explore the theme “Music of Israel.” The complete schedule of events is posted on the festival website http://www.indychoralfest.org/index.html
Schedule for Indianapolis Jewish Choral Festival. See websites for further details.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
7:30 p.m. Optional rehearsal with Scholar in Residence Cantor Don Gurney
There is no cost to participate but participation is limited to those individuals or groups who are registered for the Festival.
The Rehearsal will be held at:
Bureau of Jewish Education
Smulyan-Stolkin Education Center
6711 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
(317) 255-3124
Friday, February 17, 2006
6:00 p.m. Cantor Don Gurney Shabbat Lecture at Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation
“Where Word Meets Melody”
(optional/free to the public)
The Shabbat lecture will be held at:
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation,
6501 North Meridian Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46260
(317) 255-6647
Saturday, February 18, 2006
10:00 a.m. Cantor Don Gurney Shabbat Lecture at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck
Tradition vs. Modernity: The Challenge of Creating Meaningful Prayer
(optional/free to the public)
The Shabbat lecture will be held at:
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck,
600 West 70th Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46260
(317) 253-3441
12:30 p.m. Cantor Don Gurney Shabbat Lecture at Congregation Shaarey Tefilla
TBA
(optional/free to the public)
The Shabbat lecture will be held at:
Congregation Shaarey Tefilla,
5879 Central Avenue,
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 253-4591
3:00 p.m.
Roundtable discussion on issues affecting Israel today Laikin Auditorium, Jewish Community Center
Open to the public
6:00 p.m.
Dinner
7:15 p.m.
Rehearsal Festival Dinner and Adult Workshop/Rehearsal
Following dinner, all adult festival participants (individuals and featured choir members) will have an opportunity to work with Scholar in Residence Cantor Don Gurney as we prepare for our Sunday afternoon concert. Join us in song (and food!)
Cost: Included with registration fee
The Adult Dinner and Workshop/Rehearsal will be held at:
The Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center
Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Sunday, February 19, 2006
** All Sunday events will be held at:
The Arthur M. Glick Jewish Community Center
Laikin Auditorium
6701 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
10:30 a.m. – Noon Children’s Workshop/Rehearsal
This is a chance for our younger participants to work on the festival repertoire with Cantor Don Gurney. Open to children in grades 3rd-8th. High school students may choose to participate in either the adult or children’s festival choir.
Cost: Included with registration fee
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch Break
2:00 p.m. Final Concert Preparation
All festival participants (adults, children, and featured choirs) should arrive at the Jewish Community Center in preparation for the Festival Concert.
3:00 p.m. Israel: The Fifth Jewish Choral Music Festival
Final Concert with Scholar in Residence and Guest Conductor Cantor Don Gurney
The final Festival Concert is free and open to the public, however donations
would be greatly appreciated.
The festival is sponsored by Bureau of Jewish Education and Arts in Indiana.
As a graduate of the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion, School of Sacred Music, Cantor Gurney served the Emmanuel Synagogue of West Hartford, Connecticut, from 1986 to 1994. He joined the faculty of the Hebrew Union College as an instructor of Liturgical Music and 19th Century Synagogue Music and was Director of the School of Sacred Music Chorus from 1985 until 1999. In 1995, he made his Lincoln Center conducting debut at the International Choral Festival. He is recorded on the CDs “One Voice” and “Meditations of the Heart.”