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Article: Zemel Choir
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- Musical Opinion
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- July 1, 2009
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A varied programme of American-Jewish Music including an ebullient account of Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and the jazzy Kiddush by Kurt Weill, displayed the outstand- ing choral qualities of energy, enthusiasm and expressivity of the Zemel Choir at their St Johns Smith Square concert on 14 June, given before a capacity audience, and presented in association with Spiro Ark. One of the leading mixed voice Jewish choirs in Britain since its inception in 1955 by Dudley Cohen, the Zemel has evolved an exciting repertoire and style through successive Musical Directors such as Anthony Saunders and Malcolm Singer, and the incumbent Ben Wolf. A highly gifted composer, scholar and pianist, Wolf has ...