{"id":757,"date":"2023-01-19T10:25:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T08:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new2.jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/choirs\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T09:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:09:14","slug":"choirs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/en\/choirs\/","title":{"rendered":"Choirs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"757\" class=\"elementor elementor-757 elementor-61\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fdae80 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"0fdae80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bb4d4f4\" data-id=\"bb4d4f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965b044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"965b044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choirs<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-233a3e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"233a3e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e8c08b\" data-id=\"8e8c08b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595545e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"595545e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"395\">Oratorio is home to four choirs that operate under joint management, collaborating in various projects throughout the year, culminating in the annual Gala Concert. Collectively and individually, the Oratorio choirs perform around 20 concerts each year in Israel and abroad.<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"421\">The member choirs are:<br \/>\n<strong data-start=\"424\" data-end=\"445\">The Women\u2019s Choir<\/strong>, conducted by Rinatia Nassim, <strong data-start=\"479\" data-end=\"500\">The Chamber Choir<\/strong>, conducted by Assaf Benraf, <strong data-start=\"532\" data-end=\"545\">Bel Canto<\/strong>, conducted by Daria Goloushkin, <strong data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"594\">Capellata<\/strong>, conducted by Naama Natzrati Gordon<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-366f709 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"366f709\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"capella\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d3979c\" data-id=\"4d3979c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757ba01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"757ba01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u05de\u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05ea-\u05e7\u05e4\u05dc\u05d8\u05d4-1-790x593-1-768x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u05de\u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05ea-\u05e7\u05e4\u05dc\u05d8\u05d4-1-790x593-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u05de\u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05ea-\u05e7\u05e4\u05dc\u05d8\u05d4-1-790x593-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/\u05de\u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05ea-\u05e7\u05e4\u05dc\u05d8\u05d4-1-790x593-1.jpeg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcec01d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcec01d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capellatte<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-293e16b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"293e16b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Capellatte Choir was founded in 2006 by Shelly Berlinsky. The choir started with eight singers and has grown to about thirty members. From the very start it has been an eye-catching combination of performers with a love of music and song who come from a wide variety of backgrounds \u2013 some have a great deal of experience in choral singing, whereas for others this is their first experience and acquaintance with the world of music. A wide range of ages has also helped to create an unexpected potpourri with a lot of spice and joy. The choir\u2019s repertoire consists of madrigals from the late Renaissance, arrangements of Hebrew songs and Jewish melodies, and a combination of Gospel, jazz and folksongs.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008 the ensemble participated in a production of the children\u2019s opera, \u201cThe Story of the Note Sol,\u201d which was composed by Shaul Bustan. In 2015, the choir participated in a revival of the first Hebrew opera, \u201cDan HaShomer,\u201d by Marc Lavry; this was a joint production of the music department of the National Library and the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, conducted by Michael Klinghoffer. The choir took part in the Jerusalem Arts Festival during the years 2014-18. In 2018, the Capellatte Choir performed \u201cMessiah\u201d by G.F. Handel in the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra vocal series, conducted by Sir Nicholas McGegan from England. From 2007 to 2012, the choir performed under the aegis of the Gonenim Music Center, and in October 2012, it became a participating member of the Jerusalem Oratorio Choir. Naama Nazarathy Gordon has been the conductor of the Capellatte Choir since 2014.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fc57d4 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fc57d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"cameri\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88fe5bf\" data-id=\"88fe5bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d9b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73d9b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Camerit-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-683\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Camerit-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Camerit-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Camerit-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Camerit-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Camerit.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da47e95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da47e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oratorio Chamber Choir<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d3121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40d3121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"186\" data-end=\"540\">The Oratorio Jerusalem Chamber Choir consists of about 25 singers. The choir performs numerous concerts each year in Jerusalem and throughout Israel. It has participated in prestigious festivals in Israel, including the Israel Festival, the Liturgica Festival, the Abu Gosh Festival, the Israel Music Festival, and Haifa\u2019s Holiday of Holidays Festival.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"737\">Its repertoire spans a wide range\u2014from the Renaissance to the present day\u2014featuring sacred and secular classical music from around the world, Israeli music, and folk songs in various languages.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"1169\">In 2015, the choir took part in a special project with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, performing Leonard Bernstein\u2019s <em data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"868\">Kaddish<\/em> together with three other choirs, featuring actor Richard Dreyfuss and conducted by Steven Mercurio (USA). In October 2016, the choir performed <em data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1034\">The Song of Deborah<\/em> by Israeli composer Yedidya Admon at the Israel Music Festival, with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Yoav Talmi.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1594\">During the 2017\u20132018 season, the choir sang Beethoven\u2019s <em data-start=\"1227\" data-end=\"1243\">Ninth Symphony<\/em> with the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra and the Monteverdi Choir of Hamburg, took part in a production of Mozart\u2019s <em data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1374\">The Magic Flute<\/em> with the Jerusalem Opera, and premiered <em data-start=\"1415\" data-end=\"1437\">The Secret Intention<\/em> by Israeli composer Eitan Steinberg\u2014a work for three mixed choirs, three children\u2019s choirs, and percussion ensemble, conducted by Maestro Andres Mustonen.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1596\" data-end=\"1958\">The Chamber Choir has represented Israel in various international projects. It performed at the Festival of Liturgical Music in Valencia, Spain (1999), and at the <em data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1776\">Maggio Musicale<\/em> Festival in Florence (2000). In 2006, it participated in the unique project <em data-start=\"1853\" data-end=\"1871\">D\u2019Une Seule Voix<\/em> (\u201cWith One Voice\u201d)\u2014a two-week tour in France with Israeli and Palestinian musicians.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"2491\">Between 2008\u20132014, in a long-standing collaboration with the Zamir Choir of Bayreuth, Germany, the Chamber Choir performed with the Nuremberg Philharmonic, the German Radio Orchestra, and other ensembles, at the United Nations General Assembly Halls in New York and Geneva, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day with works by contemporary composer Yitzhak Tavior. In July 2017, under the baton of Kate Belsh\u00e9, the choir represented Israel and Jerusalem at the European Festival of Jewish Choral Music in St. Petersburg.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2717\">The choir\u2019s CD <em data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2526\">The Seventh Gate<\/em> (recorded in 2004 under Maestro Ronen Borshevsky), featuring Jewish and Christian sacred music, won the prestigious international Charles Cros Academy \u201cOrph\u00e9e d\u2019Or\u201d Award in Paris in 2007.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2719\" data-end=\"2932\">Past conductors of the Chamber Choir include Kate Belsh\u00e9 and Dor Magen. Since September 2023, the choir\u2019s conductor and musical director has been Assaf Benraf. The choir is accompanied by pianist Eliyahu Svetov.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-167833e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"167833e\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"bell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47a11f5\" data-id=\"47a11f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541afa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"541afa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF3573-min-1-790x527-1-768x512.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-657\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF3573-min-1-790x527-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF3573-min-1-790x527-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/DSCF3573-min-1-790x527-1.jpeg 790w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8767a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8767a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bel Canto<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166cfd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166cfd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"289\">The Bel Canto Choir is a mixed choir of 40 singers, and one of Jerusalem\u2019s best-known amateur choirs. For 15 years, it performed under the baton of Noa Borshtein.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"626\">The choir\u2019s repertoire spans a wide range of genres\u2014from classical to jazz and Israeli works (including orchestral\u2013choral compositions)\u2014as well as artistic arrangements of Israeli and international folk songs. A few years ago, the choir premiered Neta Aloni\u2019s composition <em data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"591\">\u201cIf You Grant Me My Share\u201d<\/em>, set to a poem by Leah Goldberg.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"817\">The choir regularly performs in public concerts, festivals, conferences, and community benefit events\u2014in traditional concert halls as well as in churches, synagogues, and open-air venues.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"819\" data-end=\"1024\">Past conductors of Bel Canto include Noa Borshtein, Salome Rebelo, Assaf Benraf, Liora Cohen, and Alex Wasserman. Since October 2023, the choir\u2019s conductor and musical director has been Daria Goloushkin.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1078\">The choir is accompanied by pianist Rina Shechter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e618d5c elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e618d5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"cantibella\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bdca7a\" data-id=\"8bdca7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e3eca2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e3eca2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/31A0045_\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05dd-Copy-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2635\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/31A0045_\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05dd-Copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/31A0045_\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05dd-Copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/31A0045_\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05dd-Copy-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/31A0045_\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05dd-Copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/31A0045_\u05e0\u05d5\u05e2\u05dd-Copy-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2dba14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2dba14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Women\u2019s Choir<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a36e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4a36e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"163\" data-end=\"469\">The Women\u2019s Choir is the newest ensemble within Oratorio, comprising the organization\u2019s most veteran members. The choir consists of 20 singers. It was founded at the beginning of 2025 as the result of a merger between two of the five Oratorio choirs: <em data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"432\">Zemerei Oratorio<\/em> and the women\u2019s choir <em data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"466\">Cantabile<\/em>.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"664\">During the past year, the choir was jointly led by two conductors, Talia Kirsch and Rinatia Nassim. It is currently conducted by Rinatia Nassim, with Rina Shechter as pianist and accompanist.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"1083\"><strong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"676\">Vision<\/strong><br data-start=\"676\" data-end=\"679\" \/>The choir was founded out of a shared love for singing together, with the aim of performing classical vocal music at a high standard. Its aspiration is to perform canonical classical repertoire that is both challenging and suitable for amateur singers. Veteran members still remember Oratorio\u2019s early days and are committed to continuing along the path laid out by its founder, the late Yehuda Fickler.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1254\"><strong data-start=\"1085\" data-end=\"1099\">Activities<\/strong><br data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1102\" \/>Each year, the choir presents an annual end-of-year concert, participates in Oratorio\u2019s annual Gala Concert, and performs in community benefit events.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"1256\" data-end=\"1651\">In July 2025, amid the war, the choir performed Pergolesi\u2019s <em data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1330\">Stabat Mater<\/em> with soloists Liyam Beck (soprano) and Shahar Bracha (mezzo-soprano). The concert also featured the premiere of an original arrangement by Talia Kirsch for choir and instruments of the song <em data-start=\"1521\" data-end=\"1557\">When a Light Shines in Your Window<\/em>, with guest instrumental soloists Eitan Kirsch (double bass) and Tamar Kornhendler (flute).<\/p><br><p data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1904\">As part of its community outreach, the choir held a moving concert this year at the Gilo Residence for the Disabled. In the previous year (2024), the choir gave a festive performance in the community garden of the Nature Museum complex in Jerusalem.<\/p><br><p data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"2107\"><strong data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1922\">Future Plans<\/strong><br data-start=\"1922\" data-end=\"1925\" \/>The 2025\u20132026 season will culminate in a concert featuring the complete performance of Pergolesi\u2019s <em data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2038\">Stabat Mater<\/em> with female soloists. 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The member choirs are: The Women\u2019s Choir, conducted by Rinatia Nassim, The Chamber Choir, conducted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-757","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Choirs - \u05de\u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d8\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalemoratoriochoir.org\/choirs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Choirs - \u05de\u05e7\u05d4\u05dc\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d8\u05d5\u05e8\u05d9\u05d5 \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Oratorio is home to four choirs that operate under joint management, collaborating in various projects throughout the year, culminating in the annual Gala Concert. 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