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Concert at St. Verrer Church to benefit The Polyphony Foundation
10/27/2011 - By Photos by Annie Watt @ Society-Photos.com

Concert at St. Verrer Church to benefit The Polyphony Foundation
Photos by Annie Watt @ Society-Photos.com

Sol Guy with the musicians

Polyphony founders Craig Cogut and Deborah Cogut hosted a concert and dinner Monday evening October 24th for the benefit of The Polyphony Foundation.

St. Vincent Ferrer Church was packed with close to 700 concert attendees as famed German conductor Felix Krieger enthralled the audience with Polyphony’s renditions of Mozart, Bach, Barber and Puccini. Master of Ceremonies Paula Zahn was introduced by music producer and TV personality Sol Guy, who reminded the audience of Paula Zahn’s own passion for playing the cello. Met tenor Adam Diegel serenaded all with a Tosca aria accompanied by the Polyphony Ensemble. The young musicians, ranging in age from 10 to 20, wowed the crowd with the virtuosity of their playing. World renowned violinist Gil Shaham was in the audience to support the musicians.



At the subsequent dinner at Café Boulud, additional support was offered by Inside The Actors Studio host, James Lipton and acclaimed violinist, Jenny Koh.



The Polyphony Foundation seeks to bring equal opportunity for music education and other innovative educational programs to Arab Israeli youth, offer Jewish Israeli youth opportunities to participate in these programs and create channels for dialogue between Jewish and Arab communities in Israel . Polyphony was founded in 2011 by four individuals: Craig and Deborah Cogut; renowned concert violinist and co-founded of both The Orpheus Foundation and The Barenboim-Said Conservatory in Nazareth, Nabeel Abboud-Ashkar; and award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, producer, activist and philanthropist, Cher.



Today Polyphony is providing Arab-Israeli youth a dynamic pathway to participate in the building of civil society guided by the principle, that through music and the humanities, it can promote a more tolerant and just society and stimulate dialogue between divided communities. Through music education, training and performances in Israel, Polyphony is creating a bridge between the Arab and Jewish communities based on a common love of classical music and the arts.


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