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‘Repairing the World’ Through Song

‘Repairing the World’ Through Song

A preview by Marc Shulgold  It was a scene right out of a movie: In the fall of 2013, Leah Peer was strolling along a street in Jerusalem with her mother, Ruth Keusch, discussing what they could do to help those in need – specifically, the residents of Woman to Woman,...

Zemirot Database

Have you ever found yourself the guest at a Shabbis (Ashkenazi pronunciation of Shabbat, meaning sabbath) table when suddenly your hosts break out in zemirot (Jewish hymns, though folk song may be more appropriate in some instances) and, though the words may seem...

Meet our Members

Introducing Bonnie Kossoff, CHC board member and long time alto. In answer to the question “How did you hear about CHC and when and why did you join Bonnie responded: “It's so long ago it's hard to remember… I was in Shir Ami before there...

Mourning Marvin Hamlisch

At the funeral of Marvin Hamlisch, there were, of course, performances of songs he wrote, and a eulogy by Bill Clinton. It was also reported that the funeral included this line of poetry: “Oh, he had one more melody, and now that melody is lost forever, lost forever.”...

We Stand With Israel

The Colorado Hebrew Chorale community is devastated by the recent events in Israel and Gaza. We support the state of Israel, and our choirs will continue to rehearse and perform; that is what we can do as musicians. Through music we mourn, and through music we assert visions of a hopeful world.