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Emanuel Aguilar
… of close work with de Sola and the Spanish-Portuguese synagogue of Bevis Marks in London. … British pianist and …
Samuel Alman
… In 1916 he was appointed the choirmaster at the Hampstead Synagogue in London . Alman's reputation spread quickly, and … of French composer Claude Debussy. In 1925 he published Synagogue Compositions, a collection of liturgical … for Sabbath and weekday services. In addition to composing synagogue music, Alman also wrote and published several …
Aaron Beer
… on to the position of head hazzan of the Heidereutergasse Synagogue in Berlin, and continued to work there until his … into a collection of over 1,200 pieces for use in the Synagogue. Beer was known for using a varying body of tunes …
Moshe Koussevitsky
… on as a musical protégé and at the age of eight joined a synagogue choir in Smorgon under the direction of Hazzan … He received his first cantorial post at the Great Synagogue of Vilna. In 1924, Koussevitsky was chosen to replace Hazzan Gershon Sirota at the Tlomackie Street synagogue in Warsaw , an appointment which catapulted his …
Alexander A. Krein
… Krein found inspiration in the musical traditions of the synagogue. He utilized melodic improvisations and recitative …
Zawel (Zevulun) Kwartin
… tradition through his involvement in the choir of a local synagogue. Kwartin went on to study hazzanut formally in … extensively, leading services and giving concerts at synagogues and performance halls throughout the country. … his death in 1953. Kwartin’s improvisations on traditional synagogue melodies were recorded and transcribed for the …
Myer Leoni
… England . In 1767 he took a position as cantor of the Great Synagogue in London , but continued performing in Operas, providing they didn’t conflict with his Synagogue duties. Leoni, along with collegue Giordani, … only ran for a short time. In 1787, Leoni left the Great Synagogue and moved to Jamaica where he was hired as the …
Israel Lovy
… in 1818 as the chief hazzan for the newly formed Reform Synagogue, Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth. In 1822, the Rue …
Pinhas Minkowski
… Spivak . Minkowski took over Spivak’s post at the Choral Synagogue in Kishnev at the young age of eighteen. He … to serve as the chief cantor at the Kahal Adas Yeshurun Synagogue. In 1892, Minkowski was invited back to Odessa to take office as the chief cantor at the Brody Synagogue, a position he held for over 30 years. Minkowski …
Arno Nadel
… there as an educator and choirmaster for the Kottbuser Ufer Synagogue. Nadel became increasingly interested in the … the Jewish community of Berlin to compile an anthology of Synagogue music. Nadel completed the project in 1938 and … ; and Juedische Volkslieder (1923). In addition to Synagogue music, Nadel also collected Eastern European …