03 Dec 2008 | 6 Kislev 5769
Arts & Leisure
MusicPublished: 28 November 2008
The Workmen’s Circle in Manhattan is seeking members for its relaunched community choir, which will perform everything from great Yiddish choral works to new commissions in English, Hebrew, and other languages at public performances, which also will have solo opportunities. Cantorial student Amy Goldstein, who is also a conductor and composer, will direct the choir. Weekly rehearsals will be on Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m. at The Workmen’s Circle, 45 E. 33rd St. A bonus weekly sight-singing course will precede the rehearsals. To register or for more information, call Dana Schneider at (212) 889-6800, ext. 271 or e-mail
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The Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly will present a program on the economic crisis on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 8:15 p.m. Panelists include Howard A. Kaplan, managing partner at Deloitte & Touche, U.S. Securitization Services; Michael J. Kollender, managing director and head of New York investment banking for Stifel, Nicolaus & Company; and Lori R. Sackler, CPA, a Certified Financial Planner and senior investment management consultant at Smith Barney. Steve Binder, an equity analyst at Adage Capital and a former senior managing director at Bear Stearns, will be the moderator. The event, sponsored by the Edward S. Soforenko Foundation and the Berit and Martin Bernstein Open Forum Endowment Fund, is free and open to the community. For information, call Esther at (201) 569-7900, ext. 460.

The New Jersey Cantors Concert Ensemble will perform at the annual Curtis Hereld Memorial concert at Cong. Beth Sholom in Teaneck on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. The program will include Israeli, Yiddish, and Chanukah songs and Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.” Admission is $15. For information, call (201) 833-2620.