Jewish Music Festival

Marc Lavry’s 120th Anniversary Concert

Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 3:00pm

Jewish Community Center Amberly Room


Celebrating Israeli composer Marc Lavry’s 120th anniversary, Seven Hills Symphony will perform an orchestral concert featuring him, along with Avshalomov and Bloch. Violin professor from Northern Kentucky Univeristy Dr. William Herzog will join us performing Baal Shem Suite. Directed by Dr. Aik Khai Pung, Conductor and Matthew Lee, Assitant Conductor.

  • Aaron Avshalomov: Four Biblical Tableaux (1928)
    • Queen Esther’s Prayer
    • Rebecca by the well
    • Ruth and Naomi
    • Processional
  • Ernest Bloch: Baal Shem, “Three Pictures of Chassidic Life” – Dr. William Herzog, violin
    • Vidui (Contrition)
    • Nigun (Improvisation)
    • Simchas Torah (Rejoicing in the Law)
  • Marc Lavry: Emek, Symphonic Poem, op. 45
  • Marc Lavry: Negev, Symphonic Poem, op. 251

Admission is free and all guests must register by clicking *HERE*

Carmina Burana

Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 7:30pm

Cincinnati Music Hall


This unique collaboration of thirteen Cincinnati music groups – brought together by University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Associate Professor Dr. Aik Khai Pung – includes the CCM Concert Orchestra, Princeton High School Orchestra, Seven Hills Symphony, Walnut Hills High School Orchestra, CCM Chorale, Cincinnati Boychoir, Cincinnati Youth Choir, Fluidity, Sound of Joy Choir, Thomas More University Chamber Choir, Vox Veritatis, Walnut Hills High School Vocal Ensemble, and Young Professionals Choral Collective. The musical event will feature Carl Orff’s magnificent Carmina Burana, a world premiere of Silhouettes by young local talent Andrew Strawn, and choreography by CCM Associate Professor of Dance Shauna Steele. A celebration of Cincinnati’s music community, the much-anticipated event showcases the region’s remarkable talents – from children, high schoolers, and college students to young professionals and local amateur groups.

Purchase your tickets by clicking *HERE*

Heroines in Music

Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 3:00pm

Venue T.B.D.

  • Lili Boulanger: D’un matin de printemps pour Orchestre
  • Florence Price: Andante Moderato
  • Clara Schumann: 4 Pièces caractéristiques op. 5
    Orch.: Hsin-Lei Chen
  • Bizet: Carmen “Habanera”
  • Bellini: Norma “Casta Diva”
  • Verdi: Lady Macbeth “La luce langue”
  • Beethoven: Leonore “Abscheulicher… Komm Hoffnung…”
  • Delibes: Lakmé “Flower Duet”