Cantor Elena Zarkh immigrated to the U.S. from the former Soviet Union in 1979, settled in Los Angeles, earned acceptance to the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and got ordained.

The Stanford Jazz Workshop has announced the 54th annual Stanford Jazz Festival at Stanford University. This year's festival will feature a diverse lineup including jazz legends and contemporary ...

Cantor Jacob Agar of Beth Sholom Congregation in Elkins Park always loved music and Judaism, but it wasn’t until he sang at his grandfather’s funeral that he first thought about combining the two for ...

Though Temple B’rith Shalom’s (TBS) weekly Shabbat services are often highlighted by music, singing and harmony, the more than 100 in attendance for Shabbat Shira service on Jan. 30 were treated to ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...

SPRING HILL — Academia Hernando will continue its Spring 2026 Lecture Series on Wednesday, Feb. 4, with a presentation titled “Mancini’s Musical Majesty: A Grand Centennial” at 10 a.m. at the WellCome ...

Aiming to bring joy, music and togetherness to the Valley’s Jewish community, Temple Solel will host a communitywide Chanukah celebration and concert on Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m. The event will ...

Khazonim, or cantors, like Yossele Rosenblatt and Gershon Sirota — once household names that commanded massive respect and even bigger paychecks — have lost their luster since their heyday in the ...

â It’s a tradition 30 years strong. On Saturday, November 29, at 8 p.m., the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach will host its annual Cantorial Concert, bringing together some of the most renowned ...

Of five new or recent compositions booked on four Dallas Symphony Orchestra programs lately, only one is by a Dallas-based composer — and conceived for a specific DSO musician. With a doctorate from ...

Earlier this year, Spotify rolled out an all-new feature that lets users watch music videos within the app. You can switch between audio and video formats with the new feature, which is slowly being ...

Stuart Bogie has long made his mark on the live-music circuit. As a saxophonist, he spent over 15 years as a core member of Afrobeat pioneers Antibalas—and still collaborates with the veteran group ...