Artistic Director

Ernest Bloch’s Avodath Hakodesh (Sacred Service), a choral-orchestral masterwork for cantor, chorus, and full orchestra “remains the watershed (by many assessments peerless) artistic engagement with the Hebrew liturgy… It was conceived as a transcendent, even inclusive humanistic work of universal spiritual experience” (Neil Levin, Milken Archive). A pinnacle of drama in the Jewish musical canon, this work speaks to Jews and to the masses, much like the great masterworks of other traditions. Grounded in tradition, but revolutionary in its scope, Bloch’s Avodath Hakodesh is a can’t-miss sacred work. For the grand conclusion of its 275th Anniversary celebration, KKBE is partnering with the Charleston Symphony and Taylor Festival Choir with KKBE’s Music & Artistic Director, Bates O’Neal, and choir, Koleinu, to bring an unforgettable performance of this work, along with other works by Mahler, Korngold, and Bernstein!

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Ernest Bloch Sacred Service

Gaillard Center

The Gershwins and Lerner & Loewe! Bernstein and Copland! Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen!  (With many more!)  Revel in the best of the American Songbook  – the works of Jewish composers and lyricists.  Yurriy Bekker and his friends at the CSO, with a jazz combo and vocalists Mary Ott and KKBE’s Bates O’Neal, Laura Owens and George Slotin, present a cabaret style evening with drinks, dancing and (a light) dinner. Who could ask for anything more?

Artistic Director

Bates O’Neal

Events

Past events

Apr 24, 2025

Ernest Bloch Sacred Service · Charleston Symphony

Nov 23, 2024

Jewish Composers and the Great American Songbook · Charleston Symphony

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