Chutzpah Choir
venue
Ralli Hall (near Hove station), 81 Denmark Villas, Hove, East Sussex BN3 3TH. There is a small parking area on the left of the building and down the slope.
schedule
Wednesdays, 7 – 9 pm weekly with summer and winter breaks plus performances.
Chutzpah ( חֻצְפָּה, Hebrew) is the quality of audacity, for good or for bad. It is also the name of a Choir based in Brighton & Hove. It is made up of a diverse group of people who enjoy singing and performing Jewish folk songs. The members are not exclusively Jewish, and the Choir spans an age range of five decades.
Chutzpah sing Jewish songs in Yiddish, Ladino (Judaeo–Spanish), Hebrew, Russian and Ukrainian. Another large part of the choir’s repertoire are niggunim, the age old Jewish songs without words. There is also much improvisation in Jewish modes. Most of the material is taught by ear, as in the tradition, although musical notation is also available for music readers. Songs and repertoire are taught in a relaxed, informal and friendly atmosphere.
The choir performs several times a year both for Jewish and non–Jewish audiences. Amongst its recent performances have been “Musica Sacra” at the White Rock Theatre in Hastings the World Sacred Music Festival in Brighton and Hove Town Hall for the Brighton & Hove People’s Day, Brighton Fringe and others.