Wonderful Wednesdays at JMCC of Portsmouth

by | Jul 12, 2013 | What’s Happening

Wednesday, July 24, 7:30 pm Wednesday, August 7, 7:30 pm

The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center will present the second program of the Summer Music Series, “Summer Serenade” featuring members of the Virginia Chorale accompanied by Charles Woodward, artistic director on Wednesday, July 24.

The program will include classic favorites, contemporary compositions and international folksongs. Among the selections are Hebrew love songs and songs by American Jewish composers.

The third program “Pavel and Friends” will feature Pavel Ilyashov, violinist with the Virginia Symphony, and Stephen Coxe, a pianist who teaches at Old Dominion University, on Wednesday, Aug. 7. They will be joined by Jeffrey Phelps, cellist, head of Instrumental Music at the Governor’s School for the Arts. The program will include selections by Brahms, Debussy, Ernest Bloch, Josef Suk and Robert Schumann.

JMCC is located at 607 Effingham St. in Portsmouth. For information, call 757-391-9266 or visit www.jewishmuseumportsmouth.org.