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Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… and sight singing. He participated in many local synagogue choirs, studying under notable hazzanim such as Eliezer … Weisser composed his first original work for hazzan and choir, 'Moh Oshiv,' a selection from the Hallel. In 1909, at … Joshua Weisser Convinced My Parents I should Join His Choir ,' can be viewed on YouTube courtesy of the Yiddish …
Nissan Blumenthal
… of liturgical music. In 1870 he hired David Nowakowsky as choir-leader, and Nowadowsky's deep knowledge of classical … and choral arrangement helped to propel the use of choir music and performance in the Synagogue. Though very …
Mordekhai Hershman
… early age Hershman was a child singer in several synagogue choirs accompanying distinguished cantors. According to … and when his voice changed from alto to tenor he joined the choir of Nissi Belzer (Nissan Spivak) . After Belzer's death … led by the famous cantor Mordecai Hershman accompanied by a choir conducted by Leo Low. The Association of Devotees of …
Israel Meyer Japhet
… was born in Kassel , Germany . In 1853 he began working as choir master and teacher at the Orthodox Synagogue in … collection of over 100 synagogue melodies for cantor and choir, covering the liturgy for Shabbat and the festivals. …
Pinhas Jassinowsky
… first exposure to Jewish liturgical music was as a choirboy under director Pinhas Minkowski in Kherson . He … music in St. Petersburg where he worked as an assistant choirmaster at a local Synagogue. He immigrated to the …
Hanina Karaczewski
… years. While teaching there, he established a youth choir and orchestra as well as a 200-member choir for adults. Karaczewski's songs and arrangements were …
Jacques Offenbach
… both boys earned their keep by singing in a local synagogue choir. Due to financial difficulties, Jacques was forced to …
David Zehavi
… his work in the kibbutz as an electrician, he organized a choir and music events in which he also began composing. … the Yosef Alkoni Prize for Hebrew Singing for: melodies for choir, children's songs, and folk songs. In his later years, …
Dudu Barak
… As a child, he took part in the 'Pinat Hayeled,' choir, which sang on the radio. Through the choir, Barak got to know the poets Leah Goldberg, Miram …
Isaac Schlossberg
… hazzanut in Vilna under the guidance of cantor Kogan and choirmaster Moshe Dorguzhansky, in whose choir he was a singer. His fellow practitioners were Yosef … to Dorguzhansky and for the first time conducted the Grand Choir of the Vilna Choral Synagogue. Later he entered the …