It's now or never: Songs of Hope and Resilience in LA
Nov
4
5:00 PM17:00

It's now or never: Songs of Hope and Resilience in LA

  • The Goldrich Cultural Center (map)
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Simon Barrad will join JIVE: Jewish Innovative Voices and Experiences for their biggest production yet. Simon, Ronny Michael Greenberg, and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen will join a full band with brand new compositions and arrangements including a world premiere by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. The program will trace the life of Holocaust survivor, Renee Firestone, before and after her tragic experiences during the Holocaust.

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It's now or never: Songs of Hope and Resilience in LA
Nov
5
5:00 PM17:00

It's now or never: Songs of Hope and Resilience in LA

  • The Goldrich Cultural Center (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Simon Barrad will join JIVE: Jewish Innovative Voices and Experiences for their biggest production yet. Simon, Ronny Michael Greenberg, and Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen will join a full band with brand new compositions and arrangements including a world premiere by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. The program will trace the life of Holocaust survivor, Renee Firestone, before and after her tragic experiences during the Holocaust.

More info and tickets here

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Recital at Valley of the Moon Music Festival
Jul
19
4:00 PM16:00

Recital at Valley of the Moon Music Festival

Simon Barrad will sing music of Dvorak, Mussorgsky, Weissberg and more at the Valley of the Moon chamber music festival in Sonoma, CA.

Dvořák’s journey to Russia at Tchaikovsky’s invitation opened a window onto the broader Slavic musical world. This program brings together deeply expressive songs and chamber works of lyrical beauty and dramatic intensity. Arensky’s elegiac Cello Quartet and Dvořák’s F minor Piano Trio anchor an afternoon shaped by longing and emotional depth, while songs by Dvořák, Mussorgsky, and Yuliya Weissberg offer compelling perspectives across time.

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Recital at Memorial Hall, Cincinnati
May
18
7:30 PM19:30

Recital at Memorial Hall, Cincinnati

A brand new program - Come to Ukraine, Look for America - conceived by Simon Barrad with music reflecting on what it means to be American, and to witness the tragedies and hope of Ukraine through our music and theirs. Simon sings and Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad plays piano on music spanning generations of Americans and Ukrainians, with the poetic commentary of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Ivan Franko. Come on the journey of the familiar and the new.

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Cal Performances with Ensemble Cherubim
Dec
13
2:00 PM14:00

Cal Performances with Ensemble Cherubim

Simon Barrad will join Marika Kuzma and Ensemble Cherubim for a Ukrainian holiday program. Performed in Ukrainian interwoven with several other languages, the stirring program of songs, hymns, carols, and spoken word captures the intimacy of music traditionally sung in Ukrainian homes, churches, and town squares during the holiday season, including Mykola Leontovych’s renowned “Shchedryk” (“Carol of the Bells”) and a host of musical treasures from ancient times to the present day.

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Ensemble Cherubim at St. John's Episcopal LA
Dec
13
2:00 PM14:00

Ensemble Cherubim at St. John's Episcopal LA

  • St. John's Episcopal Cathedral (map)
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Simon Barrad will join Marika Kuzma and Ensemble Cherubim for a Ukrainian holiday program. Performed in Ukrainian interwoven with several other languages, the stirring program of songs, hymns, carols, and spoken word captures the intimacy of music traditionally sung in Ukrainian homes, churches, and town squares during the holiday season, including Mykola Leontovych’s renowned “Shchedryk” (“Carol of the Bells”) and a host of musical treasures from ancient times to the present day.

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