2004
As part of the North American Jewish Choral Festival, the Zamir Choral Foundation presents its first annual “Hallel V’Zimrah” award to Velvel Pasternak. Vivian Lazar is named Director of HaZamir. Zamir Chorale takes its 13th mission to Israel. The Zamir Chorale releases its “Celebration” album.Read More
2002
ZCF sponsors a second summer Mission to Israel. Zamir Chorale returns to Israel in the Fall for the 3rd mission to Israel in the 2 years of the second Intifada to participate in the 50th anniversary of the Zimriyah. The Zamir Choral Foundation presents the first and only conference and concert celebrating Salamone Rossi: The Man and His Music in Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall.Read More
2001
Phyllis and Richard Rosen create the Jeanne R. Mandell Fund for New Music (later to become the Mandell Rosen Fund for New Music.) Its first commissions, “Eishet Chayil” by Yehezkel Braun and “Uk’ratem Dror” by Benjie Ellen Schiller, are presented by the Zamir Chorale in a December concert at Merkin Concert Hall. In the midst of the Second Intifada, the Zamir Choral Foundation brings over 100 singers on a Mission to Israel.Read More
1998
Zamir takes a summer mission to Israel to celebrate Israel at 50, performing with the American Conference of Cantors and the Ra’anana Symphonette. The Zamir Choral Foundation celebrates Israel’s 50th anniversary with a sold-out concert in Carnegie Hall featuring the Zamir Chorale, HaZamir and iconic Israeli singer Shoshana Damari.Read More
1996
The Zamir Choral Foundation collaborates with the American Zionist Foundation to celebrate Jerusalem 3000 with a concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, featuring performances by Zamir Chorale, HaZamir and special guests Naomi Shemer and Richie Havens. The North American Jewish Choral Festival is convened in Israel and its participants perform with soloists of the Cantors Assembly accompanied by the Ra’anana Symphonette in the Jerusalem Theater, Matthew Lazar, conducting ZCF runs its first HaZamir summer trip to Israel, lasting six weeks; in the Fall, the tour participants record HaZamir’s first CD: “HaZamir: The Next Generation”. Zamir Chorale reprises its performance with Elie Wiesel singing “Ani Ma’amin” as the 92nd St. Y celebrates the 30th anniversary of Elie Wiesel’s lecture series.Read More