Simcha Band Performing in March

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MUSICIANS  AGES 10-110 WANTED

Our multi-generational Shomrei Simcha Band will be performing at Shabbat Services on Friday, March 4 and on Purim, Wednesday, March 23.

If you read music, play your instrument regularly or wish you played your instrument regularly, then the Simcha band is for you. If you have played with us before or want to join the band for the first time, then the Simcha band is for you. Conductor Mark Weinstein will encourage you to be the best musician you can be, while having fun and making new friends both young and old.

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Hanukka Band Brings Special Light to Shomrei’s Annual Party

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Chanuka is the Festival of Light. We illustrated this with our beautiful chanukiyot burning brightly in the sanctuary at our annual holiday party. At Shomrei, Chanuka is also the holiday of great music played by our very own Simcha band. Maestro Mark Weinstein sets just the right tone balancing fun, learning and ultimately, making music together. That is no small task considering our multi-generational band with a wide range of skills and experience. Continue reading

Shabbat Band Makes Beautiful Music!

Simcha Band 2015 JunePsalm 98 tells us, “Sing praise to the Lord with the harp, with trumpets and horns make a joyful noise…”

At our special Spotlight Shabbat on Friday, June 5, the Simcha band did not have any trumpets, horns or harps. We praised God with our alto-saxophones, drums, basses, tenor sax, piano, violin and cello. With our joyous music , the “Simcha Band” lived up to its name. With our musicians from elementary school to middle school, high school, college and in the working world, we lived up to being “multi-generational. “ With Dan Silver joining us for the first time, we were not only multi-generational but were the first mother-son musicians in the band’s five year history.

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Join the Simcha Band!

simcha bandThe SHOMREI SIMCHA BAND will perform at a very special SHABBAT SERVICE on Friday, June 5 at 8:00 PM. Not only does the band make the service extra beautiful, but a guest speaker from Leket Israel will talk about Israel’s National Food Bank and how we, in Montclair, can get involved. So it is a double enhancement of an already beautiful service!

We hope you will say YES to the rehearsals and to playing on the actual Shabbat. Here is what you need to know right now:

Rehearsal #1: Sunday, May 17 at 11:45 AM -1:15 PM.
Rehearsal #2: Wednesday June 3 at 6:15 PM -7:45 PM.

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Music Makes Your Heart Soar

Simchah band Purim 2015Have you ever noticed how magical music can be? Music makes your heart soar, your fingers snap, your hands clap and your feet tap. It evokes memories and gives you hope for the future. It makes you smile and sing simultaneously. Continue reading

Join the Purim Simcha Band!

simcha bandMusicians ages 10-110 needed to perform in the Simcha Band on Purim, March 4, 2015.

If you can read music or carry a tune, if you have a song in your heart and an instrument in your house, if you have previously played in the band or are joining for the first time, please help make our multi-generational band a big success. Conductor Mark Weinstein will encourage you to be the best musician you can be, while having fun. Continue reading

Chanukah Simcha Band

Simchah BandIt was only the second night of Chanuka but the Simcha Band lit up the Shomrei Chanuka party as if it were the 8th night. The audience enjoyed listening and dancing to the music as much as the musicians enjoyed playing and singing.

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Join the Simcha Band

simcha bandMUSICIANS AGES 10-110 needed to perform in the SIMCHA BAND at the COMMUNITY CHANUKA PARTY on Wednesday, December 17 at 5:30-7:30.  If you can read music or carry a tune, if you have a song in your heart and an instrument in your house, if you have previously played in the band or are joining for the first time, please help make our multi-generational band a big success. Conductor Mark Weinstein will encourage you to be the best musician you can be, while having fun.

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4th Annual Purim Band

DSC_1482The multi-generational Purim Band set a joyous tone for the evening. When we hear the first note of the Purim medley which accompanies the costume parade, we know it will be a fun evening.

Special thanks to the following people who contribute to the band’s success:

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