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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 …
Sholom Secunda
… of seven Sholom was invited to join the choir of the Great Synagogue in Nicholayev under the tutelage of choirmaster … was recruited by Cantor Bezalel Brown to sing for the Synagogue choir, the largest and wealthiest congregation in … quickly and in 1905 he was invited by Cantor Lakhman of the Synagogue choir in Yekaterinoslav (now Dnipropetrovsk) to …
Wolf Shestapol
… … Composers … Cantor … Hazzan … Composer … Classical … Synagogue … Music … Cantorate … Wolf Shestapol …
Bezalel Shulsinger
… achieved great popularity and had a strong influence on synagogue music. Sources: Olivestone, David M.L. … … Composers … Cantor … Composer … Odessa … Synagogue … Music … Jerusalem … Bezalel Shulsinger …
Gershon Sirota
… assisted his father in leading services at the local synagogue. At the age of 13, Sirota went to visit his … service, Yakovkin, the choirmaster of the Shalashna Synagogue in Odessa , pursued Sirota until he agreed to join … began working as a hazzan at one of the smaller local synagogues. Sirota took advantage of the rich tradition of …