26 of the best professional singers in the Chicago area. A lay leadership of supporters who provide funds and encourage attendance at Halevi concerts. Halevi keeps alive the magnificent tradition of Jewish music at the highest artistic level while at the same expressing the life and times of a people. Halevi is a living legacy that serves as a tribute to the past and a bridge to the future. Halevi presents the premiere performances of many new works and commissions original compositions from leading contemporary composers.
Jewish music is the expression of the life and times of the Jewish people.
It celebrates our triumphs and our joys. It remembers our sorrows and our pain. It documents our lives throughout our long history as we dwelt in many lands. Jewish music is as diverse as the Jewish people itself. And yet, it is that diversity which unites us as Jews celebrating our culture.