Mission and History

Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale (LAZC) is a master choir dedicated to performing Jewish music and music of the Jewish experience throughout time. Under the leadership of Music Director, Nick Strimple, we perform contemporary, classical, and traditional pieces written by Jewish composers and others, ranging from liturgical to secular, folk, and compositions based on Biblical themes. Our repertoire embraces modern composers such as Kurt Weill, George Gershwin, Arnold Schoenberg, Aminadav Aloni, Michael Isaacson, David Nowakowsky, and Max Helfman, as well as predecessors like George Friedrich Handel and Salamone Rossi.

Hear the LAZC sing Shalom Aleichem by William Sharlin from our concert in Nuremberg

Our mission is to preserve, perform, and educate audiences in America and abroad about Jewish and Jewish-themed music -- with an emphasis on music written by Southern California composers.

Founded in 1997, Zimriyah performs in venues throughout Southern California and around the globe. LAZC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We raise funds to support our diverse activities through private donations and grants.

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How You Can Help

How You Can Help

The Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale is able to perform as a result of the generosity of many people and organizations. LAZC has received grants from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Los Angeles, the Getty Foundation and a number of other organizations and individuals. The singers themselves contribute annual... Read more

Giving Voice to Songs of Survival

Giving Voice to Songs of Survival

Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, formed for a single concert, is still humming years later. By Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writer Esther Hess has a story--a moment of ancestral significance at an old concentration camp in the former Czechoslovakia--that explains the power of the Los Angeles Zimriyah Chorale, and why ... Read more

CONCERT SCHEDULE

Arnold Schoenberg and Eric Zeisl Concert
Thu Apr 07
Sinai Temple
Yom HaShoah Concert
Sun May 01
Zipper Auditorium of the Colburn School, 200 S. Grand Avenue, L.A., CA 90012
Sheraton-Universal Hotel
Thu May 19
Jewish Home for the Aging, Grancell Campus
Sun Jun 12

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