O Jerusalem!
Crossroad of Three Faiths
April 9April 11, 2026

“A ravishing musical landscape… a sensory feast”
– CLEVELANDCLASSICAL.COM

Ringing with urgency in our time, this acclaimed program created by Jeannette Sorrell returns in a fresh version. Honoring the peoples whose music and faith brought such vibrancy to the Middle East, 26 artists from Jewish, Palestinian, Muslim, and Christian backgrounds perform on oud, theorbo, medieval harp, zither, strings, and exotic percussion.

In this musical tour of the four quarters of Old Jerusalem (Jewish, Christian, Arab, and Armenian), surprising cross-influences emerge. A Sephardic ballad leads to a classical Arabic love song; selections from Monteverdi’s great Vespers of 1610 echo the exotic and rapturous singing of the Jewish cantors in the temples. The rhythms of daily life – love, singing, dancing and prayer – culminate in a joyous celebration of shared humanity.

Thursday, April 9, 2026, 7:30PM
The BATH Church (UCC)
Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:30PM
CLEVELAND Museum of Art (Gartner Auditorium)
Saturday, April 11, 2026, 7:30PM
Congregation Mishkan Or (The Temple-Tifereth Israel), BEACHWOOD
Featured Artists
Daphna Mor,vocals, recorder, & ney (Middle Eastern flute)
Ronnie Malley,oud & accordion
Aryssa Leigh Burrs,mezzo-soprano
Jacob Perry,tenor
Edward Vogel,baritone
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with Apollo’s Singers

Meet the Artists


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