Dorot Presents: Post-Purim Musical Celebration
Tuesday, March 26, 11:30 am
Together with Concerts in Care Ontario, Dorot is delighted to present the next in our musical series, in a belated celebration of the Purim festival!
Come join vocalist and HBT member Sharon Smith-Miller, and pianist Jordan Klapman, for what is sure to be a fun and joyous morning of song in our Mishkan.
This event is $15/pp for members, and $18 for non-members.
A catered lunch by Holy Grounds follows afterwards, and the regular Games in the Schwartz/Reisman Atrium begin at 1:00 pm.
The Dorot program is generously sponsored by Carole and Jay Sterling and Family.
ABOUT OUR MUSICIANS:
SHARON SMITH
After graduating from York University with an Honours BFA degree in Jazz Performance, Sharon embarked on a career that included musical theatre, nightclubs, family and corporate parties, radio and television commercials, and live television appearances. Sharon taught children music using the Orff method for the Toronto District School Board for several years.
A versatile performer, Sharon sings in religious choirs, jazz clubs and restaurants and regularly performed in a dinner theatre shows. Sharon has performed as a single or with many different local bands on the stages of Koerner Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, The Rex, the Home Smith Bar at the Old Mill and many others.
In 2016, Sharon became a member of the Amadeus Choir of Toronto.
JORDAN KLAPMAN
Jordan Klapman is a pianist, accompanist, bandleader, music director, silent film accompanist, and popular music history lecturer. He performs mainstream and traditional jazz, The Great American Songbook, as well as world and Jewish music at festivals, clubs, concert halls, theatres, and special events of all kinds. He’s appeared at Roy Thomson Hall, Koerner Hall for IdeaCITY, on CBC Radio and television, Birdland’s Cast Party in New York City, on CITY TV, and on JazzFM as a show co-host with the late Jeff Healey. Jordan also composes and plays piano for The Wintergarten Orchestra.
A very active silent film accompanist, Jordan frequently composes and performs his own retro-style scores for the classic dramas and comedies of the silent era. His CV includes dozens of performances at venues including The TIFF LightBox, Silent Sundays at The Revue Theatre, The Toronto Silent Film Festival, The University of Toronto Media Commons, The Vintage Film Festival, and The Toronto Jewish Film Festival. For over 40 years, Jordan has specialized in 20th century popular music— including traditional Dixieland, Jazz Age dance music, European cabaret, Tin Pan Alley, klezmer— and his original retro compositions.
