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Home News and events About me Biography, background, press, and tidbits both musical and nonmusical My musicals Five shows I've written, including one that ran Off-Broadway in 2006 and one currently in development The Chagall Suite A commissioned 8-movement piano piece inspired by Marc Chagall's artworks, and a tribute to Chagall and Elvis Listen Hear my music on this site and buy my recordings Musical direction See my ideas regarding musical direction, see my resume, or let me coach you for auditions and give you accompaniment tracks to practice with Transcription services Send me a recording to create sheet music from, or have me transpose or arrange a song or instrumental work Travelogues Read accounts of my 16 long-term trips or my experience on the Fosse tour Mailing list Subscribe to receive news and travelogues | NewsNovember 20: The Operatic Tease at Duane Park, NYCPrepare yourself for a titillating evening of opera classics sung by delightful daintily clad divas (and one handsome young man), with me at the piano. Let us seduce you with stunning costumes that slink away to reveal the gorgeous female form. Dripping in glitz and glamour, The Operatic Tease will bring you some of New York's sexiest opera singers in one of the sexiest venues around. There will even be an aerialist!
November 25: Hammerstein Center live stream with Karen GrossStarring Karen Gross I'll be singer Karen Gross's pianist for a tribute to lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, live-streamed from Highland Farm, Hammerstein's home in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Join us in real time or view the archive after the event!
December 15: Carol Channeling, Caroling! in Lake Hiawatha, N.J.Starring Maggie Graham
December 16: Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus in the Bronx, N.Y.Binyumen Schaechter, conductor The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) presents "To Everything There Is a Season: The Year in Yiddish Song." This program shines a brand-new musical light on some traditional holiday tunes and celebrates secular holidays as only the JPPC can. On a more serious note, a moving new arrangement of the "Partisan's Hymn" honors Yom HaShoah. This performance will be entirely in Yiddish, including commentary. A 48-page program with translations is available for purchase.
June 16: Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus at Merkin Concert Hall, NYCBinyumen Schaechter, conductor The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) presents "18 Flavors
of Jewish Love." A perfect Father's Day celebration: songs of
flirtation, longing, nostalgia, passion, and seduction; love both
romantic and platonic; love of animate and inanimate objects; The JPPC is a 40-member ensemble praised in The Jewish Week for its "upbeat Broadway bounce." The chorus sings exclusively in Yiddish and captivates the house with its vocal skill and expressive delivery. Conductor Binyumen Schaechter provides engaging and informative introductions to each song, ensuring that this annual spring event is "heymish" even for the Yiddish-challenged. The printed program contains lyrics and full translations.
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