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Temple Isaiah Hosts Toby Tobias Concert
On Sunday, Jan. 8 at 2 p.m., to ring in the New Year on a positive note, Temple Isaiah of Great Neck will be hosting a concert and presentation by Toby Tobias, a South African-born, Huntington Station-based musician, composer and songwriter who has been living in the United States for 35 years. He has a Music Composition degree from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem, Israel and lived in Israel for ten years. He completed a stint in the Israeli Army, met his Americanborn wife in Jerusalem and came to live in America in 1988.
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As a solo songwriter, he has created his one-man show Journey from Johannesburg, which he will be performing and discussing. It is the story of his life growing up in apartheid South Africa, then moving to Israel and finally settling in the United States, characterized as one man’s struggle to find freedom for the rest of us.
Toby has immersed himself in many genres of American Music while never leaving behind his roots in the rhythms and melodies of his homeland. His keen ear for intuitive arrangements is a hallmark of his writing and performance. He has garnered a strong following on Long Island and the tri-state area, and has performed all throughout the Northeast as well as a national tour in 2018.
His eight-piece band, The Toby Tobias Ensemble plays modern folk and jazz, influenced by funk and world rhythms. The fantastic arrangements and joyful, exhilarating sounds of the band inspire and entertain.
To find out more about Toby, his music and his schedule, please visit his website tobytoby.com
Toby is thrilled to be performing select scenes from Journey from Johannesburg as well as his uplifting and positive songs at Temple Isaiah of Great Neck. Following the presentation there will be a question and answer period. The fee is $15 for a delightful afternoon of music, discussion and delicious ice cream refreshments. Temple Isaiah of Great Neck is located at One Chelsea Place, Great Neck, New York 11021. Please contact the Temple at 516-487-5373 to R.S.V.P. or for further information. —Submitted by Temple Isaiah of Great Neck
Toby Tobias (Contributed photo)
Great Neck Choral Society Concert
The Great Neck Choral Society performed at Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy on Sunday, Dec. 4. Benjamin Arendsen was the conductor with Guy Brewer as the accompanist.
The Choral Society performed Regina Coeli by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Missa Pastoril by Jose Mauricio Garcia, Te Deum by Franz Joseph Haydn. The performance included the whole chorus and solo performances. Soloists include Mithuna Sivaraman (Soprano), Emily Klonowski (Mezzo Soprano), Gerard Gallagher (Tenor), and Frantz Jean (Baritone).
—Submitted by the The Great Neck Choral Society
NSTV Programming Highlight To Air In January
Rabbi Michael Klayman, left; Alan Mindel, right. (Contributed photo)
NSTV-Long Island, your community media center serving the 15 incorporated villages of the Great Neck/North Shore area for over 35 years and counting, will be airing A Conversation on Diversity on Tuesdays and Sundays at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, starting on Tuesday, Jan. 3 on Channels 20, Altice/Optimum, and 37, Verizon/Fios.
Show Host, Rabbi Michael Klayman, of the Lake Success Jewish Center will interview the Chairman of the Board of the Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center, Alan Mindel. This is the first program in the series, and this informative program will air on NSTV in the above mentioned time slot for all of January.
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—Submitted by NSTV
