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Moshe Koussevitsky

… his Jewish and secular education. He received his first cantorial post at the Great Synagogue of Vilna. In 1924, …

… Novo-arkhangelsk , Ukraine, and was first exposed to the cantorial tradition through his involvement in the choir of … in Vienna , where he later received his first official cantorial post. In his early career, Kwartin also served …

Myer Leoni

… compositions are included in Aaron Beer’s collection of cantorial music, the best known being Leoni's arrangement …

Pinhas Minkowski

… his father officiated as a cantor. Minkowski studied the cantorial tradition with his father, and supplemented his …

Arno Nadel

… a participant in his all boy-choir, and then as a private cantorial student. In 1895 Nadel enrolled in the Jewish …

Sholom Secunda

… choir in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk) to receive cantorial training and to sing as a soloist in his choir. … successful debut in Yekaterinoslav, and his reputation as a cantorial prodigy spread quickly. That spring, Sholom …

Gershon Sirota

… pressure began to mount for him to focus more on his cantorial career. As a result, Sirota increased his duties …

Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)

… In 1909, at the age of 21, Weisser began his official cantorial career, serving as the hazzan of the Vinitsa … his time in America, Weisser was involved in many Cantorial organizations and Institutions. In 1937, he was …

Nissan Blumenthal

… in Berdichev, Ukraine, and at the age of 21 held his first cantorial post at the local Synagogue. In 1841 he was …

Mordekhai Hershman

… of the time, Hershman released not only recordings of cantorial music but also folk songs in Yiddish. As the … and wind instruments. His pristine singing is devoid of any cantorial bravado, reaching a climax at around 5:00 … “Changing Performance Styles of Twentieth Century Ashkenazi Cantorial Recitatives.” Analytical Approaches to World Music …