Matthew Lazar creates HaZamir: The National Jewish High School Choir as the teen arm of the Foundation.Read More

The Zamir Choral Foundation celebrates the 25th anniversary of the re-unification of Jerusalem by presenting the Zamir Chorale and more than 350 additional choral singers of the National Jewish Chorale in a concert at Carnegie Hall with Theodore Bikel, Alberto Mizrahi and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel, appearing as soloist and special guest conductor.Read More

Matthew Lazar establishes the North American Jewish Choral Festival and Conference at the Concord Hotel.Read More

Matthew Lazar creates the Zamir Choral Foundation to expand Jewish choral activity and to promote Jewish identity beyond the scope of a single choir.Read More

Matthew Lazar creates the National Jewish Chorale to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem in a concert in Lincoln Center.Read More

Zamir Chorale returns to the Zimriyah. Zamir Chorale participates in the 20th anniversary celebration of Elie Wiesel’s lecture series at the 92nd Street Y. Zamir accompanies Elie Wiesel in his surprise performance of the Vizhnitzer melody for “Ani Ma’amin,” the first time this music has been heard in public.Read More

Zamir’s silver anniversary concert is presented in Lincoln Center with alumni soloist Cantor Alberto Mizrahi and guest conductor Stanley Sperber, founder of the original Zamir Chorale.Read More

Zamir sings in Alice Tully Hall commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, with guest artist Tovah Feldshuh. Matthew Lazar conducts Chichester Psalms at the Zimriyah.Read More

Zamir celebrates its 20th anniversary with a performance at Alice Tully Hall.Read More