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Myer Leoni
… Myer Leoni began his musical career as an opera singer in 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, …
Israel Lovy
… . In 1799, Lovy settled in Fürth were he continued his musical and secular education, becoming accomplished in … in 1818 as the chief hazzan for the newly formed Reform Synagogue, Rue Notre Dame de Nazareth. In 1822, the Rue …
Pinhas Minkowski
… tradition with his father, and supplemented his basic musical education by joining the choir of Cantor Nissan … 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 …
Arno Nadel
… Arno Nadel was born in Vilna, Lithuania and began his Jewish musical education in Koenigsberg under cantor Eduard … 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 …
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 … and C. Once in New York, Mr. Wolf began to manage Sholom's musical career, setting up engagements in a number of …
Wolf Shestapol
… works. His works were strongly influenced by European art music to which he was exposed to while singing with Bezalel … , and studying with Salomon Sulzer in Vienna . His fluent music reading was unusual among the cantors of his day. … … 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. 'Shulsinger, … … 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 … grandfather was a member. The board of trustees, and other music professionals in attendance, were taken aback by the … service, Yakovkin, the choirmaster of the Shalashna Synagogue in Odessa , pursued Sirota until he agreed to join …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, … solfege and sight singing. He participated in many local synagogue choirs, studying under notable hazzanim such as … cantorial career, serving as the hazzan of the Vinitsa Synagogue. During this time, Weisser was able to develop his …
Yeruham Blindman
… By 1834 he was touring extensively as a cantor for Synagogues throughout Poland and the Ukraine. He became … his improvisatory vocal style. Although he only had a basic musical education, he composed many arrangements for … Cantorate … Improvisation … Liturgy … Ashkenazi cantorate … Synagogue music … Yeruham Blindman …