Music

It was no coincidence that Arnold Polinger’s mother became friends with cellist Yo-Yo Ma. Polinger’s parents, Geraldine and Howard Polinger, invited the musician to perform...

A proud second-generation Washingtonian, Faith Snyderman, 29, was that musical theater kid growing up. Her parents used to say she could sing before she...

"Dugri" is Israeli slang for straight talk. Dugri is also a social project that brings together two men across the political chasm of Israeli...

Nefesh Mountain is described as the place where American bluegrass and old-time music meet with Jewish heritage and tradition. Singer Doni Zasloff with her husband,...

Andrew Silow-Carroll | JTA Songwriter Burt Bacharach,  who with his longtime lyricist Hal David turned out a  string of hits in the 1960s and ’70s...

Cantor and Rabbi Arnold Saltzman arrived in Washington, D.C., in 1981 to serve Adas Israel Congregation with his soulful voice and inherent understanding of...

This fall, Jewish cultural venues in the Washington area will showcase a little less Zoom and a lot more live programming. Producers are offering...

When Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass” opened the Kennedy Center in 1971, it was the social event of the season. And tensions were high. America was...

It’s been four years since Israel’s pop queen Netta triumphed at the Eurovision Song Contest, bringing her iconoclastic fashion, indelible vocals and musical chops,...

Aaron Shneyer believes that music can transform the world — or at least change people and communities for the better. The Takoma, D.C., resident...