June 2012 - Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
June 2012 - Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
June 2012 - Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington
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center ARTS & CULTURE<br />
Polinger Family Honored for Vision, Generosity<br />
Gerry Polinger Gerry Polinger with musicians Philippe Quint, Zuill Bailey and Navah<br />
Perlman<br />
This year marked the 40th anniversary <strong>of</strong><br />
the Polinger Artists <strong>of</strong> Excellence Concert<br />
Series. The season was dedicated to Gerry<br />
and Howard z”l Polinger in appreciation <strong>of</strong><br />
their vision in creating the series and for<br />
their longstanding support <strong>of</strong> JCCGW music<br />
programs.<br />
On April 29, Gerry and her family were<br />
honored at a reception preceding the final<br />
concert <strong>of</strong> the season, which featured pianist<br />
Navah Perlman (Itzhak Perlman’s daughter)<br />
and her fellow musicians, cellist Zuill Bailey<br />
and violinist Philippe Quint.<br />
The <strong>Jewish</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Washington</strong> is supported by a grant from the Maryland State Arts Council, an agency dedicated to cultivating<br />
a vibrant cultural community where the arts thrive. Funding for the Maryland State Arts Council is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts,<br />
a federal agency which believes that a great nation deserves great art. The JCCGW is also supported in part by funding from the Montgomery County<br />
Government and the Arts and Humanities Council <strong>of</strong> Montgomery County, the County Executive’s Ball for the Arts, and private sources.<br />
13 6125 Montrose Road • Rockville, MD 20852 • jccgw.org • 301.881.0100<br />
Gerry Polinger, seated, with her children (from left), Arnold, Lorre,<br />
Jan and David<br />
Polinger Artists <strong>of</strong> Excellence Concert Series<br />
<strong>2012</strong>-2013 • SUNDAYS AT 7:30 PM • Subscribe at jccgw.org/concerts<br />
JOSEPH<br />
KALICHSTEIN<br />
piano<br />
September 23,<br />
<strong>2012</strong><br />
CHEE-YUN<br />
AND<br />
ALESSIO BAx<br />
violin+piano<br />
October 28,<br />
<strong>2012</strong><br />
JCCGW CEO Michael Feinstein presented<br />
Gerry with a manuscript <strong>of</strong> Chopin’s First<br />
Prelude signed by Yefim Bronfman, an Israeli<br />
pianist who has performed several times for<br />
the concert series.<br />
We are so grateful to the Polingers for their<br />
generosity and foresight. Through their<br />
efforts, the Polinger Artists <strong>of</strong> Excellence<br />
Concert Series has provided our community<br />
with the unparalleled opportunity to enjoy<br />
affordable performances <strong>of</strong> the highest<br />
caliber, presented by both renowned<br />
BELLA<br />
HRISTOVA<br />
violin<br />
December 2,<br />
<strong>2012</strong><br />
BORROMEO<br />
QUARTET<br />
string quartet<br />
March 10,<br />
2013<br />
musicians and emerging stars, in the<br />
warm and intimate setting <strong>of</strong> the Kreeger<br />
Auditorium.<br />
Please consider honoring the Polingers and<br />
supporting the <strong>Center</strong>’s music programs<br />
with a gift to the Gerry and Howard Polinger<br />
Concert Endowment. For more information,<br />
contact Tasha Museles at 301.348.3815 or<br />
tmuseles@jccgw.org.<br />
CARTER BREY<br />
AND<br />
GABRIELA<br />
MARTINEZ<br />
cello+piano<br />
April 14, 2013<br />
GOLDSTEIN-<br />
PELED-<br />
FITERSTEIN<br />
TRIO<br />
piano+cello+<br />
clarinet<br />
May 19, 2013
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