Salon/Sanctuary Concerts

10/10/2026

“Ayyu-ha s-saqi/Qum yedid nafshi” brings together an Arab-Andalusian muwashshaha—a form of Arabic poetry—and a Hebrew Jewish liturgical poem, or piyyut.

From Kahal, Court, and Casbah: Convivencia and its Discontents
September 29, 2026
St. Paul’s Chapel of Columbia University

Members of Ensemble Lipzodes
Kinneret Ely, mezzo-soprano
Dongmyung Ahn, vielle
Anna Marsh, recorders, shawm, and percussion

Presented in partnership with Music at St. Paul’s Chapel
Video courtesy of Sacred Music at Columbia University

10/02/2026

Thank you to all who attended our sold out performance of Kahal, Court, and Casbah at St. Paul's Chapel of Columbia University. Special thanks to the generous donors and collaborating institutions that made it possible, and *brave* to our wonderful artists, Kinneret Ely, Dongmyung Ahn, and Anna Marsh of Ensemble Lipzodes for a spectacular performance!

All photos by Harold Levine © Salon Sanctuary Concerts

09/29/2026

Thank you to the 350+ audience members who registered for Kahal, Court, and Casbah! Members of the Columbia University community can still show up last minute, but if you are not part of Columbia and did not register by the deadline yesterday, you will not be admitted. Better luck next time and we look forward to seeing registrants tonight at St. Paul’s Chapel!

09/21/2026

Please note that if you are planning to attend Kahal, Court, and Casbah, you must register by Monday, 9/28 at 11:00am or you will not be able to attend the concert.

09/14/2026

History through the prism of music since 2009...Join us!

09/13/2026

Thanks for the shout out, Broadway World!

Salon Sanctuary Concerts will present KAHAL, COURT, AND CASBAH: CONVIVENCIA AND ITS DISCONTENTS at St. Paul's Chapel at Columbia University, featuring…

09/07/2026

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08/06/2026

Our new season includes repertoire in Arabic, Hebrew, Occitan, Latin, Castilian, French, Italian and, oh yeah...English!

These four original programs with Ellen McLaughlin, Eli McCormack, Kinneret Ely, Aya Hamada, Christopher Morrongiello, Gonzalo Ruiz, Jessica Gould, Anna Marsh, and Dongmyung Ahn are just a taste of what we have in store for our New York audiences.

Join us!

05/21/2026

04/28/2026

Paul O'Dette talks about Dowland, both known and unknown, in this interview for Mr. Dowland's Midnight: Lute Music of John Dowland, coming up on May 17th at the Abigail Adams Smith Auditorium.

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