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Music at Emanu El

After a successful first season, MUSIC AT EMANU EL is back with even more exciting music. The 2023-2024 season will offer an opportunity to experience many styles of music through a Jewish lens; music that enriches our worship services, lifts our spirits and broadens our minds. We will welcome some of the best Jewish musicians from around the country to complement the extraordinary talent within our Emanu El and Houston communities.

Please consider becoming a FRIEND of MUSIC AT EMANU EL.

We have an exceptional year of music planned for you!

2023-2024 Brochure

Become a FRIEND of MUSIC AT EMANU EL

When you join FRIENDS of MUSIC  AT EMANU EL, you are generously helping to underwrite programming costs and guest artist fees. Your contribution will also allow us to keep the ticket prices for selected performances at a reasonable level. 

-Cantor Rollin Simmons

Click below to become a FRIEND of MUSIC  AT EMANU EL. If you have any questions, please contact Anna at annas@emanuelhouston.org or 713.987.3316.

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Chanukah Weekend with Spike Kraus

DECEMBER 8-10, 2023
Friday, December 8, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Join Spike Kraus and our youth choir for a festive Chanukah service, with a Chanukah dinner to follow. Register here for dinner.

Saturday, December 9
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Spike will join Rabbi Fixler and Cantor Simmons for our Shabbat morning worship.
7:00 PM – Havdalah service with Spike and Greene Family Camp.
Register here for the Chanukah Havdalah Concert and Sing-Along

Sunday, December 10
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Spike and our songleading team will lead our All School T’filah
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM – Adult Education: “Music as Midrash” – how contemporary Jewish songwriting is a form of Midrash, and why it’s important today. Register here.

Volunteer Choir Annual Winter Showcase

FROM HOLLYWOOD TO BROADWAY
DECEMBER 17, 2023 | 5:00 pm

Our Emanu El Volunteer Choir, led by the renowned Ann Frohbeiter, will perform music from Hollywood to Broadway, including songs from Les Miserables, Lion King, and The Sound of Music. There will even be sing-along opportunities. Bring the whole family!

Post-show dinner option available. 

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Elana Arian and New Moon Rising

JANUARY 26-28, 2024
NEW MOON RISING CONCERT ON SATURDAY NIGHT | 7:00 pm
$18 GENERAL ADMISSION

Elana Arian, one of the leading voices in contemporary Jewish music, will join us for a weekend as Emanu El’s artist in residence. On Saturday night, Elana will be joined by Deborah Sacks Mintz and Chava Mirel. This trio of female powerhouses, New Moon Rising, embodies the best that musical collaboration can be – a soulful oasis of rich harmonies, deep friendship, and joy.

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Shepherd School of Music Concert

SOUNDS OF THE SEPHARDIC DIASPORA
FEBRUARY 25, 2024 | 4:00 pm
$18 GENERAL ADMISSION

Presented in partnership with Evelyn Rubenstein JCC.

MUSIC AT EMANU EL‘s partnership with Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music continues. Join these extraordinary students as they perform chamber works by Jewish composers that demonstrate how Judaism influenced their music and lives.

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The Ripples of Debbie Friedman

THE MUSICAL LEGACY THAT SHAPED A GENERATION OF JEWISH COMPOSERS
APRIL 16, 2024 | 7:00 pm
$18 GENERAL ADMISSION

Join Cantor Simmons and her sensational colleagues, newly-ordained cantors David Fair, Becky Mann, and Isaac Sonett-Assor, as they combine their voices to celebrate the music of our beloved pioneer, Debbie Friedman. We will hear songs by Debbie – familiar and less known – as well as the music that both inspired her and was inspired by her.

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Previous Events

The Shepherd School of Music
“Songs Without Words”
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
Experience it Again
The Phillip Hall Singers
 October 22, 2023
Experience it Again