Patrons of the Arts brochure - Jewish Community Center

Music
Alicia Svigals and The Yellow Ticket
Thursday, November 7, 2013 | 7:30 PM
Presented by the Evelyn Rubenstein Jewish Community Center of Houston,
the Houston Cinema Arts Society and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
The Yellow Ticket is a live multimedia event featuring a new score by violinist Alicia
Svigals, reanimating this 1918 silent cinema classic that stars legendary actress Pola Negri.
Svigals performs her lush composition live with jazz piano virtuoso, Marilyn Lerner.
Photo by: Tina Chaden
The Yellow Ticket production was commissioned by the Foundation for Jewish Culture’s New Jewish Culture
Network (NJCN), a league of North American performing arts presenters committed to the creation and touring
of innovative projects. NJCN has received major support from the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family
Foundation. Additional support is provided by Sylvia M. Neil, the Milken Family Foundation and other donors.
Omer Avital and Suite of the East
Saturday, November 16, 2013 | 8:00 PM
The Maurice Amado Foundation Music Residency
Hailed by the LA Times as “a pioneer in combining jazz with myriad
world music elements,” Omer Avital is a composer, a virtuosic bassist,
an oud player and an active force on the world music scene. Born
and raised in Israel to parents of Yemenite and Moroccan descent, Avital was
surrounded from an early age by the diverse musical and cultural landscape of his
native land. His quintet combines Israeli folk tunes, North African influences and jazz
traditions to create a unique sound described as “the essence of Israel with all its
contradictions and beauty. The New York Times wrote: “Mr. Avital and his group are
producing some of the most original music being heard in New York.”
Marc Garvin with Guillermo Serpas
Sunday February 23, 2014 | 4:00 PM
Latin, Jazz and Middle Eastern music fuse for a lively afternoon of music
with two of Houston’s guitar virtuoso’s. Marc Garvin and Guillermo Serpas
will be joined by a quartet of outstanding Latin musicians in a concert
complete with a summary of the connectedness of Latin music and its
roots in Sephardic culture.