New Recordings: Beethoven and Brahms
March 29, 2020
Recorded March 2020 at Ada Conservatory of Music.
Author: Ezra Donner
Ezra Donner is an American composer, conductor, pianist, and teacher. He serves as Music Director at The Birmingham Temple Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and teaches at Ada Conservatory of Music in Ada, Michigan.
International Conductors’ Workshop and Competition in Atlanta
January 22, 2020
Had so much fun at the International Conductors’ Workshop and Competition in Atlanta this past weekend! I conducted excerpts from Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Symphonies no. 1, 5, and 9, Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5, and Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture, in workshops and a concert with the ICWC Orchestra. Please enjoy this photo album and these videos:
“The Yeomen of the Guard” with University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society
December 16, 2019
Last weekend I conducted five performances of Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Yeomen of the Guard (or, The Merryman and His Maid)” with the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society. This was my fifth time Music Directing with UMGASS and I couldn’t be prouder of this production!
Please enjoy these pics and a few videos too!
photos by Marilyn Gouin.
“Yeomen of the Guard” 2019
“Yeomen of the Guard” 2019
“Yeomen of the Guard” 2019
“Yeomen of the Guard” 2019
“Yeomen of the Guard” 2019
photos by Ellen Guise.
photo by Marilyn Gouin.
Brahms Performance at St. Cecilia Music Center
July 4, 2019
Feeling very fortunate to have had the opportunity to perform again at St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids last month! I performed Brahms’ Intermezzo in A Major op. 118, no. 2, on Ada Conservatory of Music’s Spring 2019 recital. Thanks again to Jordan Waller Opaski and Ada Conservatory for the opportunity!
Schubert Performance at St. Cecilia Music Center
December 16, 2018
So lucky to have had the opportunity to perform at St. Cecilia Music Center in Grand Rapids this weekend! I played Schubert’s Impromptu in G-flat Major op. 90, no. 3 (D. 899/3). Thanks to Jordan Waller and Ada Conservatory for the opportunity!
Conductor Finalist in The American Prize 2017-2018
May 11, 2018
Excited to announce that I am a Conductor Finalist (Community Opera Division) in The American Prize for 2017-18! Proud to receive this recognition on behalf of the University of Michigan Gilbert and Sullivan Society and the great cast and crew of UMGASS PIRATES 2017. Wish me luck as the judges pick the winners sometime this summer!
Faculty Recital at Ada Conservatory of Music
February 18, 2018
Honored to have had the opportunity to perform on the Spring Faculty Recital at Ada Conservatory of Music this weekend! We raised almost $1,000 for our scholarship fund to help pay for music lessons for students. I performed the Gershwin Three Preludes for Piano–thanks to Director Jordan Waller Opaski for putting this together and for supporting our students!
Conductor Semi-Finalist in The American Prize for 2017-18
February 11, 2018
Honored to announce that I am a Conductor Semi-Finalist (Community Opera Division) in The American Prize: celebrating American excellence in the arts for 2017-18. I entered with the Spring 2017 UMGASS production of “The Pirates of Penzance (or, The Slave of Duty)”–wish me luck as we await the announcement of the Finalists sometime this Spring!
Winter Recitals at Ada Conservatory
December 17, 2017
Feeling very proud of my students at Ada Conservatory of Music after yesterday’s recitals at St. Cecelia Music Center! Congrats to all who performed!
High Holidays at The Birmingham Temple
October 1, 2017
Just completed my first High Holidays as Music Director of The Birmingham Temple Congregation for Humanistic Judaism. This feels like a real milestone–many thanks to Rabbi Falick, to the Temple staff, and to our fabulous professional and volunteer choirs for their amazing work!
Here are some musical highlights of our Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur Evening and Morning Services:
