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Joseph Achron
… was born in Lozdzieje, a small village in Lithuania . His musical genius became evident early on and at the age of … a position as the head of the violin and chamber music departments at the Kharkov Conservatory. Achron's tenure there … services. In New York , Achron joined the “Mailamm,” the American-Palestine Music Association, a Jewish voluntary …
Sholom Secunda
… In November 1907 Mr. Wolf, a manager of cantors and concert artists in New York, offered to help pay for the Secunda … and C. Once in New York, Mr. Wolf began to manage Sholom's musical career, setting up engagements in a number of … of their organization was similar to that of the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers); they …
Johanna L. Spector
… Spector collected many recordings of different Jewish musical cultures, including music from Iraqi, Persian, … producing several documentaries , and she published many articles concerning these cultures. Spector also assembled a … Johann L.' Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music . … American Ethnomusicologist … Ethnomusicologist … …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… his father Aba Pilderwasser. Weisser began his formal musical education with the local hazzan of Novata Ushitsa, who taught him solfege and sight singing. He participated in many local synagogue choirs, studying under … of articles dealing with Jewish liturgical music and the American cantorate. Weisser passed away in 1952, just before …
Mordekhai Hershman
… figure are comparable to those showered on the greatest starts of the opera and concert stage, including quotations … El Temple, he continued to appear in concerts of classical music, record commercial records and tour throughout … wartime disruptions he was not at first well known to the American Jewish community. Word of his resplendent tenor …
Jacob Beimel
… in the U.S. (New York and Philadelphia). Has written many articles concerning Jewish music. Founded the Journal, Jewish Music , in which he … (synagogue music, folk songs, and Hassidic melodies). … American cantor, composer and musicologist … Hazzan, Hazan, …
Jan Peerce
… was offered a long-term contract as a singer at Radio City Music Hall , New York . The exposure Peerce received from … Philadelphia as the Duke of Mantua in Rigoletto . Conductor Arturo Toscanini was particularly impressed by Peerce’s … served as a cultural ambassador to Moscow and was the first American to perform with the Bolshoi Theatre Opera. Peerce …
Abraham Moshe Bernstein
… A prolific composer who published both liturgical works and musical settings for Hebrew and Yiddish songs. Published … compositions can be heard here . … Cantor & composer … 0 … American art music … Aleppo … Al Adamot Moreshet … Abraham Moshe …
Edward Stark
… years with his brothers in the clothing business, pursuing musical activities in his free time. In April of 1884, Stark … was active in many associations, including the Germania Quartet Club, an amateur singing group. He composed several … advocated for the preservation of traditional nusach in the American Reform service. Most of his compositions included …
Joseph Shlisky
… synagogues flourished, and hazzanut began to prosper as an art. Like elsewhere in North America, Toronto synagogues … a means of support. Shlisky never heard a note of Western music until his rise, but joined the Toronto Waves … in the five boroughs, including the First Roumanian-American Congregation on the Lower East Side, Kol Israel …