[Erica performing with the Bliss Jockeys in 2013]

Photo by Brian Lin Photography (2013).

Erica Schultz Yakovetz

www.erica-schultz.com | erica.yakovetz.com

Theater

Music

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"When a merry maiden marries", from Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers, MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players, May 2010
"You Cannot Win", from David Bass's Springtime for Haman, North Cambridge Family Opera Company, March 2010.
"Papir Iz Doch Vays", with Honorable Menschen, from the album By the River (2008).
Yedid Nefesh and Tzadik Katamar, from the Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat prayer service; plus
NEW! Friday Night Kiddush

Upcoming Appearances:

Monthly (2016): Leading Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm, with dinner (RSVP requested, $10/adults) to follow. See calendar for dates.

Watch this space for additional Northwest Indiana appearances in 2015!

Past Appearances:

2015

Friday, December 11: Leading Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm, with dinner (RSVP requested, $10/adults) to follow.
Friday, October 23: Leading Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm, with dinner (RSVP requested, $10/adults) to follow.
Friday, June 5: Leading Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm, with dinner (RSVP requested, $10/adults) to follow.
Friday, May 1: Leading Friday night Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm, with dinner (RSVP requested, $10/adults) to follow.
Friday, March 13: Leading monthly Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm with dinner to follow. Special: Scholar-in-Residence Weekend featuring Dr. Jack Wertheimer of the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Friday, February 13: Leading monthly Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm with dinner to follow. Special: CBI's first Shabbat service with instrumental music.
Friday, January 16: Leading monthly Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm with dinner to follow.

2014

Friday, December 12, 2014: Leading monthly Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm with dinner to follow.
Friday, November 21, 2014: Leading monthly Kabbalat Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, 535 Progress Drive, Munster, IN. 6:00pm with dinner to follow.
Saturday, November 1, 2014: Backup vocals for Bob Hamilton and the Rebel Elvis Band at a Veterans Benefit Concert. $20 admission; giveaways, drawings and raffles throughout the night; all proceeds support Veterans programs. 7:00pm (doors at 6pm): American Legion Hall Post #180, 2703 Ridge Road, Highland, IN.
Saturday, August 2, 2014: Backup vocals for Bob Hamilton and the Rebel Elvis Band. Admission FREE! 8:00-9:00pm: Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza (in the atrium pool bar), Merrillville, IN.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014: Singing Dame Hannah at this month's meeting of the Gilbert & Society of New York, when special guests the TIC Savoyards reprise their performance of Ruddigore -- with the Society singing along as the chorus. Free admission! 7:30pm: Community Church of New York, 40 E 35th St (btw Park/Madison).
Saturday, March 15, 2014: Singing Esther in the T&V Purimshpiel, "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinder-Esther". Town & Village Synagogue, 334 E. 14th St. (at 1st Ave), NYC.
» Watch on YouTube!
Sunday, February 9, 2014: Singing Mad Margaret in the TIC Savoyards' annual Gilbert & Sullivan concert production, Ruddigore. Free admission! (discretionary donations welcome). 5:00pm: Temple Israel Center, 280 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, NY.
Friday, January 17, 2014: Leading Friday night services at Arisia, in the Westin Waterfront Boston. 5:30-7:00pm (private room).
Wednesday, January 15, 2014: My farewell performance with The Bliss Jockeys as they open for the Villalobos Brothers. 6:30pm: Mercury Lounge, 217 East Houston St (btw Ludlow & Essex; F to 2nd Ave), NYC.
» Sample: View "Hallelujah" on YouTube
January 9-10, 2014: Shabbat Shirah (featuring special choir performances) at Town & Village Synagogue, 334 E. 14th St. (at 1st Ave), NYC.

2013

Saturday, December 14, 2013: 25th Annual Cantor Louis Moss Memorial Concert, featuring the T&V Choir and Frank London's Klezmer Brass All-Stars! $30 at-door, $25 by December 12; students $10, 18 and under get in free. 7:30pm: Town & Village Synagogue, 334 E. 14th St. (at 1st Ave), NYC.
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» Sample: "Cuando El Rey Nimrod" on YouTube!
Saturday, November 23, 2013: The Bliss Jockeys' 2013 FINALE SHOW!! with Victor V. Gurbo & Co and Myriam Phiro. 7pm: Tammany Hall, 152 Orchard St, NYC. Advance tickets $5.00 ($10 at-door).
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013: Singing Olga in The Grand Duke - An All-Star Operatic Spectacle presented by E. Rome & W. Remmers, hosted by the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of New York. Gilbert & Sullivan Society of New York. Free admission! 7:30pm: Community Church of New York, 40 E 35th St btw Park/Madison, NYC.
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Sunday, September 29, 2013: WE BELIEVE IN BLISS! Roomful of Sky Records presents the music of Ellen Weiss with special guests The Bliss Jockeys. $10 plus 2-drink minimum. 7-10pm: Stage 72 at the Triad Theatre, 158 W 72nd (Broadway/Columbus), 2nd Floor, NYC.
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Thursday, September 12, 2013: September Concert with Something To Sing About In NY.
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September 6 and 14, 2013: Rosh Hashanah 2 (8:45am) and Yom Kippur (9:00am/5:00pm) services with the Town & Village Synagogue choir. 334 E. 14th St. (at 1st Ave), NYC.
September 4-5 and 13, 2013: Cantorial soloist assisting Rabbi Judith Hauptman and Cantor Josh Gorfinkle for Rosh Hashanah 1 (6:45pm/9:00am) and Kol Nidrei (6:30pm/8:30pm) services at Ohel Ayalah. Free and open to the public. Prince George Ballroom, 15 E. 27 St., NYC.
Friday-Sunday, August 30-September 1, 2013: The 5th Great Gilbert & Sullivan Sing-Out. Featured role(s): Dame Hannah in Ruddigore (Saturday ~3pm), Olga in Grand Duke (Sunday at 9am sharp). F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, MD.
Saturday, August 10, 2013: The Bliss Jockeys play Ella Lounge. 7:00pm; $10 cover.
Thursday, July 18, 2013: The Bliss Jockeys play Tobacco Road, 354 W 41st (btw 8th/9th), NYC. My debut performance with the band! 7:00pm; $10 cover.
June 2013: This month, I signed on as a backup vocalist with NYC rock band The Bliss Jockeys, fronted by the amazing Phil Robinson (transcendental cowboy and fellow Brandeisian), and backed by a gospel-choir-style ensemble of 7 female singers. "Part rock, part gospel & part jam band, The Bliss Jockeys feature a large, over-the-top sound and deliver an energizing and delirious experience every time!" Musical influences include Bruce Springsteen, The Animals, Phish, the Indigo Girls, Cat Stevens, Etta James, KT Tunstall, and musical theater; their "non-musical influences" are listed as Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung—talk about bliss. I am incredibly excited and energized to be a part of this project. Debut album The Birth of Bliss forthcoming in 2014 from Roomful of Sky Records. Join the email list or follow on Facebook!
Tuesday, May 14, 2013: Singing the Fairy Queen in Iolanthe for this month's meeting of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of New York -- with the Society (and audience) singing along as the chorus. Free admission! 7:30pm: Community Church of New York, 40 E 35th St btw Park/Madison.
Monday, March 18, 2013: At this month's meeting of the Gilbert & Society of New York, special guests the TIC Savoyards reprise their Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan: "The Three Little Maids From School—and They�re Bringing a Lot of Friends with Them!" Opening with a performance of Anna Russell's "How to Write Your Own Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta" (featuring me as Dandelion), followed by a short interlude of solo selections, and concluding with Trial By Jury -- with the Society singing along as the chorus. Free admission! 7:30pm: Community Church of New York, 40 E 35th St (btw Park/Madison).
Friday, March 1, 2013: Utopia Unlimited's 1st Annual Fundraising Concert. 7:30pm: Opera America Center, 330 7th Ave (at 28th).
Sunday, January 27, 2013: TIC Savoyards present An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan: "The Three Little Maids From School—and They�re Bringing a Lot of Friends with Them!" Opening with a performance of Anna Russell's "How to Write Your Own Gilbert & Sullivan Operetta", followed by The Savoyards own mini-operetta, and concluding with Trial By Jury. Free admission! 5:00pm: Temple Israel Center, 280 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, NY.
January 25-26, 2013: Shabbat Shirah (featuring special choir performances) at Town & Village Synagogue, 334 E. 14th St. (at 1st Ave), NYC.
Friday, January 18, 2013: Leading Kabbalat Shabbat services at Arisia. 5:30pm: Suite 507, Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer Street, Boston.

2012

Saturday, December 15, 2012: 24th Annual Cantor Louis Moss Memorial Concert. 7:30pm: Town & Village Synagogue, 334 E. 14th St. (at 1st Ave), NYC.
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» YouTube selections:1 | 2 | 3 | 4
September 29-30, 2012: Singing Vittoria in Utopia Unlimited's production of The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan. Free admission! Two performances, 7:00pm: Lang Recital Hall, Hunter College, NYC.
» Watch on YouTube!
September 16-26, 2012: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services with the Town & Village Synagogue choir.
August 14, 2012: Participated in 400-person memorial choir for the funeral of Marvin Hamlisch. Selections: "What I Did For Love", "At the Ballet" (with featured soloist Idina Menzel), and "The Way We Were". 11:00 am: Temple Emanu-El (65th St. at 5th Ave.), NYC. Read more...
July 22, 2012: Utopia Unlimited's production of Trial by Jury by Gilbert & Sullivan. Free admission! Two performances, 3:45pm & 6:00pm: Lang Recital Hall, Hunter College, NYC.
Thursday, June 21, 2012: Performed with the Blue Hill Troupe in the 6th annual Make Music New York festival. Solo: Peep-Bo. 6:15-7:45 pm: New York Public Library, Seward Branch (193 East Broadway @ Jefferson St., Lower East Side). Free admission!
March 2012: Chorus in Utopia Unlimited's production of The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert & Sullivan. Semi-staged with full dialogue. Free admission!
Sunday, January 29, 2012: Singing Tessa in the TIC Savoyards' production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers, or the King of Barataria. Semi-staged with full dialogue. Free admission! 5:00pm: Temple Israel Center, 280 Old Mamaroneck Road, White Plains, NY.
Friday, January 13, 2012: Leading Kabbalat Shabbat services at Arisia. Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer Street, Boston.

2011

December 2011: Holiday gigs with Something To Sing About In NY.
Saturday, September 18, 2011: Utopia Unlimited's production of Iolanthe: A Fairy Opera by Gilbert & Sullivan. Semi-staged with full dialogue. Free admission! 7:30pm: Community Church of NY, 40 East 35th Street (Park/Madison), NYC.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011: Longwood Opera's An Evening of Gilbert & Sullivan (co-presented by the New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society. 7:30pm: Christ Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA.
June 12-13, 2011: New England Gilbert & Sullivan Society's 35th Anniversary Sing-Out, Concord, MA. Featured roles: Tessa in The Gondoliers (10:30am Sunday), Iolanthe in Iolanthe (1:00pm Sunday), Kalyba in Utopia, Ltd. (4:00pm Sunday).
Sunday, May 15, 2011: Israeli Independence Day concert with Honorable Menschen, Temple Israel, Portsmouth, NH.
Friday, January 14, 2011: Leading Kabbalat Shabbat services at Arisia. Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, 425 Summer Street, Boston.