Bonia Shur
 Since
his appointment in 1974 as Director of Liturgical Arts, Bonia Shur
has taught hundreds of rabbinical students. Composer Shur has had
a unique impact on music in the Reform Jewish Movement in America.
He has over 300 published compositions in use in the synagogues and
on stage across the country and abroad and is a versatile composer.
In addition to his vast liturgical repertoire, he has written for
theater, television and film. In 1966 he collaborated with Johnny
Mandel on the vocal score to the motion picture "The Russians Are
Coming, The Russians Are Coming." In 1968, he received a National
Television Academy Award for his music to the TV special, "Revolt
in Mode'in. His orchestral music was played by the Israeli Radio Orchestra,
Minneapolis Chamber Symphony and Cincinnati Chamber symphony. His
choral works were performed and recorded among others by The Sarasota
Chorale Symphonic Chorus, The Nova Singers of Florida, Oshkosh Chamber
Singers, "The Rinat Choir of Israel," Chicago Children's Choir. Mr.
Shur has an extremely diverse background; he was born in Latvia, escaped
the Nazi invasion, fought in the Russian Army, emigrated to Israel,
and lived on kibbutz for many years before coming to the United States
in 1960. His music integrates and reflects the many diverse cultural
heritages in which he has lived.
Lecture Titles
- From Traditional to Jazz in the Synagogue
- Jewish Identity Through Music
- The Impact of the Global Village on the Jewish Composer
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