Colorado Hebrew Chorale

MISSION STATEMENT: THE COLORADO HEBREW CHORALES MISSION IS TO PRESERVE,PROMOTE AND CELEBRATE THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH SONG, BY PERFORMING WITH AND FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES,BOTH IN PERSON AND IN A VIRTUAL REALM. TOGETHER WITH OUR TREBLE CHOIR, KOL NASHIM, WE ARE COMMITTED TO EDUCATION, JEWISH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AND MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH, ESPECIALLY TO MARGINALIZED AND UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS.PROGRAMS & ACCOMPLISHMENT: THE COLORADO HEBREW CHORALE AND ITS WOMEN'S CHOIR KOL NASHIM INCREASED ARTISTIC QUALITY AND BREADTH, EXPANDED AUDIENCES, AND INITIATED SUCCESSFUL FUNDING DEDICATED TO OUTREACH PROGRAMMING FOR UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS. THESE ENDEAVORS ALSO FURTHERED AND ENHANCED MUSICAL SKILLS FOR OUR SINGERS AND FACILITATED PARTICIPATION IN FESTIVALS AND SERVICE PERFORMANCES. OUR ORGANIZATION COMMISSIONED AND PREMIERED NEW WORKS BY MARILYN BROWN AND DAVID WOHL, A NEW ARRANGEMENT OF OSI SLADEKS KNOW YOURSELF BY COLORADO HEBREW CHORALES PIANIST TRAVISYAMAMOTO, AND HELD A SUCCESSFUL CONCERT SHOWCASE, RAISINS AND ALMONDS, FEATURING OUR CHOIRS AND A PROMINENT EAST-COAST CANTOR AS GUEST ARTIST. OUR ANNUAL OPEN SING, KNOWN AS THE SUMMER SIGHT-SINGING ROMP, INCLUDED OTHER LOCAL CHORAL CONDUCTORS AND SOLOISTS TO PRESENT A READING OF BERNSTEINS SEMINAL HEBREW CHORAL /ORCHESTRAL WORK CHICHESTER PSALMS AND TALK ABOUT BERNSTEIN'S JEWISH INFLUENCES. AS PART OF OUR 2019 - 2020 PERFORMANCE CALENDAR, OUR CHOIRS ALSO COLLABORATED WITH OTHER YOUTH AND ADULT CHOIRS TO PRESENT OUR HOLOCAUST AND HOLIDAY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS, SENIORS, HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES, WOMEN-TO-WOMEN AUDIENCES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. PLANNING CONTINUED IN 2019 FOR OUR SING OUT FOR SAFE HOUSE 2020 PERFORMANCE (MARCH 15, 2020 - CANCELED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC). WE INAUGURATED THE SING OUT FOR SAFE HOUSE SERIES IN 2017 WITH SEVERAL DENVER-BASED WOMENS CHOIRS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR SAFE HOUSE DENVER.