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Elio Piattelli
… by Pasquale Troia Choirmaster of the Tempio Maggiore (Great Synagogue) in Rome from 1948 to 1984, Elio Piatelli enhanced the liturgical life of the synagogue (and beyond) with a choir that sang melodies from … from the University of Rome in 1931, he pursued his innate musicality studying in Rome with Maestro Cesare Dobici …
Jo Amar
… In the early 1960’s, Jo Amar was a Mizrahi music star. He combined ‘paytanut’ and poetry to create … and others. Amar was a leader of the emerging Mizrahi music scene in Israel, however during the early years of his … away, he continued to perform, singing piyutim in various synagogues. Around the early 2000’s, Amar, father of four …
Sigmund Mogulesko
… on December 16, 1858. As a young boy, he sang in the local Synagogue choir and apprenticed with several well-known … Bucharest, Rumania in order to study at the Conservatory of Music. After completing his studies at the Conservatory, … presentation of Siberia (1892). Mogulesko also wrote the music for M.H. Hurwitz' The Sacrifice and for Jacob …
Leon Blank
… family moved to Romania, where he began singing in a local Synagogue choir. Even from an early age, Blank felt an …
Abraham Ellstein
… in 1907 (d. 1963), Ellstein sang as a chorister at local synagogue and also for the Metropolitan Opera Children's … active on the radio and broadcasted programs about Yiddish music and Synagogue music. As a composer, he wrote 33 scores for …
Moshe Nathanson
… Nathanson immigrated to Canada, where he studied Law and Music at McGill University. Mid-degree, Nathanson decided to transfer to the Institute of Musical Art in New York (now the Julliard School of Music). … Society for the Advancement of Judaism (Mordecai Kaplan's Synagogue in New York, and the founding community of the …
Nissan Spivak
… It was his vocal handicap that led him to develop original synagogue music in which the choir, instead of being merely an … Jacob Beimel . Spivak is considered as a genius in Jewish music, and many of his compositions became famous throughout …
Reuben Rinder
… United States and pursued his study of Jewish liturgical music. In 1910, Rinder held a cantorial position at Temple … Jewish community. The “Society for the Advancement of Synagogue Music” founded by Rinder in 1927 (with the New … Advancement of Judaism (1922). It also set a new agenda for synagogue music that was deeply rooted in the cosmopolitan …
Haim Effendi
… In spite of his unparalleled fame as a singer and musician during his lifetime, very few details about the … Hebrew music on Sabbath mornings and afternoons at the synagogue called Portugal. Haim, however, did not become a … by the teacher and hazzan Nissim Halevy from the Geron synagogue in that city (a copy can be found at the library …
Joseph Albaradani
… of piyutim shows that he officiated in a large and central synagogue in Baghdad, and thus, probably in the 'Great Synagogue of Baghdad. Tova Beeri has collected all of … … Liturgical poet (paytan) and cantor in the Great Synagogue of Baghdad … Joseph Albaradani …