Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus       Keeping Yiddish choral music alive!    JPPC ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT, SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST, 4 pm SYMPHONY SPACE Click for more information. Read about us in the Jewish Week! What Is The JPPC? The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus is part of this modern Yiddish renaissance – more than thirty members strong, ranging in age from 20 to 80, many of whom already speak or are learning Yiddish. The JPPC is particularly remarkable in its vast, century-spanning repertoire – largely unknown but exciting oratorios and comic operettas, better-known labor anthems, beloved folksongs, and popular tunes – all in Yiddish. Committed to strengthening Yiddish as a living language, The JPPC has also taken a bold step forward by commissioning and premiering new Yiddish choral works by modern composers such as Bella Gottesman, Binyumen Schaechter, Josh Waletzky, and Mark Zuckerman. The JPPC shares the rich legacy of Yiddish song by performing year-round for old and young of all faiths at community centers, universities, K-12 schools, and places of worship throughout NYC's tri-state region. The JPPC has performed its Outreach Concerts at Carnegie Hall, at Lincoln Center, and at Ground Zero, as well as the North American Jewish Choral Festival and other musical conferences. So that the newest generation can carry on the lamp of Yiddish song, the Chorus also performs with the Pripetshik Singers, made up of Yiddish-speaking children from ages six to seventeen. Besides its Outreach Concerts, The JPPC also annually performs its NYC Spring Concert open to the public with highlights from that season's choral repertoire. Read about us in the Jewish Week! See us perform! Hear and purchase our music! Find us on myspace! Find us on Facebook! The JPPC, performing at Jewish Heritage Day 2005 at Shea Stadium WE ARE HERE TO SING – FOR YOU! The JPPC is always looking for new audiences to which we can reveal the power and beauty of Yiddish choral music. If you would like your group to have this moving experience, we are ready to help plan a program for you. We can provide either an entire concert or perform several numbers to enhance a commemoration or special event. For availability and booking arrangements, please email us at the JPPC. We look forward to hearing from you! JPPC's 80th Anniversary Concert YOU CAN SING WITH US! If you have a good voice, enjoy choral singing, and live in the New York metropolitan area, come sing with us. Speaking or reading Yiddish is not a requirement, because all our musical texts are transcribed into English letters. Ability to read musical notes or sight-sing is recommended, but tapes or CDs of vocal parts are provided for those who need them. There is a simple audition to be accepted into the Chorus. The Chorus rehearses Monday evenings from 6 to 8 PM at the Marseilles Hotel, 230 West 103rd Street (SW corner of Broadway in Manhattan). Our season runs from September to June, with the exception of Jewish and some national holidays. For information on singing with us, email the JPPC.