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Samuel Naumbourg
… professional hazzanim in his family. He received his formal musical education in Munich where he was recruited to sing … and was subsequently hired as a professor of liturgical music at the Séminaire Israélite. With the support of … for Shabbat and Holiday liturgy, set for hazzan, choir and organ. The third volume of the collection, Hymnes et …
Sigmund Schlesinger
… the group of mid- to late-19th-century American synagogue organists and choirmasters who attempted to create and adapt music to suit the new ritual and format of American Reform … to Congregation Shaarei Shomayim for the position of organist and choir leader. He was engaged and held that post …
David Nowakowsky
… and choral composition. As a side project, Nowakowsky organized and produced many successful public concerts comprised of his own liturgical and paraliturgical music, with instrumental accompaniment. As a result of this … his work at the Brody Synagogue, Nowakowsky also taught music at several local music schools, later becoming a …
Aaron Copland
… theory and composition with Rubin Goldmark, continuing his musical education with Goldmark, Victor Wittgenstein and … studied with Nadia Boulanger at the Fontainebleau School of Music in Paris. During his time in Paris, Copland traveled … often writing for its journal, Modern Music. He organized concert series and festivals, and was a supervisor …
Ya'akov Orland
… and 1923, his parents joined the "Working Brigades," an organization they helped establish, which engaged in … Homeland and Mother, " in 1930. This song was later set to music by David Zehavi, a member of Kibbutz Naan and the … death. In 1933, he began studying theater informally and organized readings of English poetry, often from his …
Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … violin lessons with his father. Achron continued his formal musical education at St. Petersburg Conservatory where he … American-Palestine Music Association, a Jewish voluntary organization that supported projects concerning Jewish music …
Marc Lavry
… Marc Lavry was born in Riga , Latvia and received his formal musical education at the Riga and Leipzig conservatories … was invited to head the Kol Zion La Gola, the World Zionist Organization's broadcast to the Diaspora. While working for … Lavry was also a prolific composer of Israeli art music, with a large corpus of oratorios, chamber and …
Israel Lovy
… . In 1799, Lovy settled in Fürth were he continued his musical and secular education, becoming accomplished in … Notre Dame de Nazareth introduced the use of a choir and organ and commissioned Lovy to compose a new rendition of … compliment these reforms. These compositions for choir and organ, along with other earlier works, were published in …
Sholom Secunda
… and C. Once in New York, Mr. Wolf began to manage Sholom's musical career, setting up engagements in a number of … career came to a venerable halt. However, he continued his musical and general education at Eron Prep School, and began … Publishers and Songwriters. The structure of their organization was similar to that of the ASCAP (American …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, … his time in America, Weisser was involved in many Cantorial organizations and Institutions. In 1937, he was one of the … leaders in the formation of The Cantors-Ministers Cultural Organization, and from 1939-1940 he served as the president …