Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra -- 2-for-1 tickets

The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra—one of Israel's oldest and most important musical institutions—will visit Berkeley this Sunday with a special program honoring the 60th Anniversaries of both the Orchestra and the founding of the State of Israel. Under the dynamic creative vision of music director Leon Botstein, the program will spotlight music by three contemporary Jewish composers, including Aaron Copland's stirring Third Symphony with its thunderous conclusion based on his Fanfare for the Common Man, as well as Ernst Toch's tour de force Big Ben Variations. Grammy nominated violinist Robert McDuffie will appear with the orchestra. Thanks to the co-sponsorship of our Israel Center, half-price tickets are available to all Federation blog readers.  The promotion code is JSOSO241, and instructions for using it can be found here. Sunday, October 26, 7 pm Zellerbach Hall B, UC Berkeley