(57 results found)
Joseph Achron
… Folk Music . Achron's association with these musicians and composers inspired a change in his compositional style. This … services. In New York , Achron joined the “Mailamm,” the American-Palestine Music Association, a Jewish voluntary … in his obituary as: “one of the most under-estimated modern composers; the originality and profound elaboration of …
Sholom Secunda
… Union. It was a policy of the Union to send actors and composers outside of New York for at least three years … the industry and the number of jobs available for film composers were few and far in between. Sholom returned to … of their organization was similar to that of the ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers); they …
Joshua Weisser (Pilderwasser)
… addition, he was an active member of the Society of Jewish Composers. Weisser's compositional output is extensive and … of articles dealing with Jewish liturgical music and the American cantorate. Weisser passed away in 1952, just before … – Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … Composers … Hasidic … Cantor … Composer … Teacher … …
Mordekhai Hershman
… David Assaf's blog ). The text, that attracted many Jewish composers, is from the Book of Isaiah (2:1-4) and the … wartime disruptions he was not at first well known to the American Jewish community. Word of his resplendent tenor … … Hazzan … Cantorate … Cantor … Ukraine … Synagogue music … American cantors … Yiddish Theater … Yiddish Films … Yiddish …
Edward Stark
… advocated for the preservation of traditional nusach in the American Reform service. Most of his compositions included … – Hazzanim,Chazzanut,Chazzan,Hazzan,Hazzanim,Cantors … Composers … Cantor … Composer … Anim Zmirot … Reform … …
Lazare Saminsky
… changing the existing repertoire, and encouraging Jewish composers to compose Jewish liturgical works. He aspired for … has generally been forgotten among those of the important American immigrants of the 20 th century. Sources: …
Max Helfman
… Max Helfman was a Polish-born American Jewish composer, choral conductor, pianist, singer, … music … Conservative Judaism … Labor … Zionism … America … American composers … Max Helfman …
Issachar Miron-Michrovsky
… educator and composer;' in Variety, 'as one of the top composers;” and by Ascap Today as, 'a major force in … and a winner of the Israel Engel Prize for Music . The American musicologist Dr. Rudolf Ganz included in his … in the 70's and 80's around the country before the largest American Jewish audiences in history. In the 60s he became …
Richard Newman
… with his family to the United States. After receiving American citizenship, he was drafted into the US Army and … Arranger, Conductor, and Teacher … Orchestra … Conductor … American composers … Richard Newman …
Nahum Heiman
… in their first premier album where they used mostly Latin-American rhythms. Heiman said he was surprised when he heard … Heiman's 70th birthday. … Composer of Israeli folk songs. … Composers … 9469 … Composer … Shirei Eretz Israel … Nahum …