The Jerusalem Cantors Choir was established in 1972 by a select group of students of the late Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Rivlin of Blessed Memory. Rabbi Rivlin was the founder of the “Shirat Yisrael Institute”. The choir’s repertoire includes Cantorial, liturgical, Yiddish, Chassidic and Israeli works.
The 32 members of the choir are all Cantors and Prayer Leaders – Tenors, Baritones and Bass singers, who view their involvement with the choir as a service for the public good. Members of the choir come from all walks of life. Among the members are attorneys, bankers, media personalities, educators, doctors and retirees. The Choir often performs Shabbath prayers and public events at religious Kibbutzim as well as other locations throughout Israel. The JCC appeard on Israeli TV as well as various radio stations. The choir has gone on international tours. Latest tours have included trips to the US, Canada, France, England and Germany (LLF 2011). Last year the Choir was invited to the „Festiwal Singera“ in Warsaw (a tribute to Polish-born Jewish American Nobel Prize-winning writer Isaac Bashevis Singer) and performed a concert in Budapest.
Paul Salter graduated with an Honors degree in solo piano from the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in the UK in 1983. After three further years of study at the RNCM, he emerged with two postgraduate degrees in accompaniment.
Whilst resident in the UK Paul gave concerts in Manchester, London and Europe. He made appearances on BBC TV and Radio and Independent TV. Paul conducted many shows for the Manchester Jewish Theatre Company for whom he was the Musical Director. He was the accompanist for the Manchester Jewish Male Voice Choir for many years and accompanied many world-famous Chazanim including Josef Malovani, Asher Heinowitz, Yaakov Motzen, David Bagley, Benzion Miller and Chazan Binyamin Muller.
On emigrating to Israel in 2000, Paul became the founding Musical director of the Capitol Music Theatre and musically directed many shows for the Jerusalem English-speaking Theatre and the Beit Hillel University Theatre Workshop. He is the joint founder of the Encore Educational Theatre and has conducted several highly acclaimed productions of Gilbert & Sullivan operas and Broadway classics. Paul conducted the Israel Chamber Orchestra in two concerts in the Tel Aviv Museum in 2006 and 2007 as well as the the National Festival Orchestra in two operas as part of the International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival. He studied conducting at the Jerusalem Academy with Maestros Mendi Rodan, Stanley Sperber and Yvgeny Tsirlin.
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JUGENDCHOR SYNAGOGE PESTALOZZISTRASSE
For generations children have been coming to the synagogue in Pestalozzistraße with their parents. Here, the synagogue service is an interaction between cantor, choir and organ as well as Lewandowski’s music which plays a central role.
LONDON CANTORIAL SINGERS
The London Cantorial Singers were formed by Ian Lyons in 1995. The aim of the Choir is to perform synagogue music, once popular but now rarely heard, as far as possible in the composers’ original settings. Our repertoire also includes Israeli and Yiddish popular songs.
THE MOSCOW MALE JEWISH CAPPELLA
The Male Choir of Cantorial Art Academy was established in 1989 with personal support from Mikhail Gorbachev, then president of the USSR, and assistance from the Russian Jewish Community and JOINT, an American Jewish charity. In 1998 the choir was renamed the Hassidic Cappella and based at the Moscow Maryina Roshcha Jewish Community.
VOCALIZA WOMEN’S CHOIR OF TEL AVIV
Vocaliza women’s choir was founded in 1997. The choir works in Tel-Aviv, Israel under the musical direction and conducting of Ira Kalechman, with the piano accompaniment of Arin Maisky. The choir consists of 25 non- professional female singers, coming from diverse professions, and united by their love for vocal music, devotion and commitment to hard work, and coping with musical challenges.
Toronto Jewish Male Choir
The TJMC has performed successfully at many concerts in Toronto, has sung with some of the world's leading Chazzanim, participated in massed Jewish choral performances and, mindful of the needs of less privileged communities, has regularly given time to Jewish causes and charities.
JUGENDCHOR SYNAGOGE PESTALOZZISTRASSE
For generations children have been coming to the synagogue in Pestalozzistraße with their parents. Here, the synagogue service is an interaction between cantor, choir and organ as well as Lewandowski’s music which plays a central role.
Moran Singers Ensemble
Das Moran Singers Ensemble wurde 1998 als professionelles Ensemble unter der fachkundigen musikalischen Leitung der Dirigentin Naomi Faran gegründet. Es widmet sich der Förderung musikalischer Spitzenleistungen und des Sologesangs unter jungen israelischen Singenden. Der Hausdirigent des Ensembles…
THE WARSAW SINGERS
»The Warsaw Singers« is a Polish chamber choir founded in 2010 by conductor and artistic director Sebastian Gunerka and a few other members of the choir. The choir consists of 16 professional singers and performs mainly a cappella.
AMAKIM CHOIR, ISRAEL
The Amakim Choir was founded in 1980 and consists of about 45 singers from northern Israel. Most choirists live in a kibbutz or mosque, some in neighbouring towns. The ensemble has a wide repertoire - from the Renaissance to the modern age.
Kol Zimrah Jewish Community Singers
Kol Zimrah Jewish Community Singers began in 1996 and now includes members from over a dozen Chicago-area synagogues. Kol Zimrah provides a common forum for singers from many backgrounds in the pursuit of musical excellence.
The Baruch Brothers Choir
The Baruch Brothers Choir from Belgrade was established in as the Serbian-Jewish Singers Society in 1879, with the goal of cherishing the cultural and artistic heritage and tradition of the Jewish people which live in these parts. Conductor and Musical Director is Stefan Zekić.
THE MOSCOW MALE JEWISH CAPPELLA
The Male Choir of Cantorial Art Academy was established in 1989 with personal support from Mikhail Gorbachev, then president of the USSR, and assistance from the Russian Jewish Community and JOINT, an American Jewish charity. In 1998 the choir was renamed the Hassidic Cappella and based at the…
SYNAGOGENCHOR BASEL
The first references to a Jewish male choir in Basel may be found at the end of the 19th century and again in 1903.
ENSEMBLE PROFETI DELLA QUINTA
The ensemble was founded in the Galilee region of Israel by Elam Rotem. It is currently based in Switzerland, where its members undertook further study at the Schola Cantorum in Basel.
Chernivtsi Philharmonic Orchestra
The first concert by Symphony Orchestra took place in Chernivtsi in 26 November 1992. It was organized by the Honored Artist of Ukraine Viktor Kostryzh and the Head of Chernivtsi City Council Viktor Pavliuk. Since 2000 Chief Conductor and Art Director – Josyp Sozansky.
Yamma Ensemble
The Yamma Ensemble is one of the projects of the Israeli singer Talya G. A Solan. With the Yamma Ensemble, she is searching for the roots of traditional Israeli music.
SYNAGOGENCHOR ZÜRICH
The »Synagogenchor Zürich«, conducted by Robert Braunschweig, consists of approx. 24 singers. The choir is supported by the Jewish Community of Zurich (ICZ).
TIVON ISRAEL CHAMBER CHOIR
The Tivon Israel Chamber Choir was established in 1974 and currently consists of 45 singers from Kiryat Tivon and the surrounding area in Northern Israel. The choir’s repertoire includes a-cappella and oratorio pieces from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods as well as contemporary music including Israeli and folk music.
ZEMEL CHOIR
The Zemel Choir, founded in 1955 by Dudley Cohen, enjoys international recognition as one of the best mixed Jewish choirs worldwide.
L ‘Ensemble Choral Copernic, Paris
Founded in 2004, Ensemble Choral Copernic is a mixed choir of 25 passionate amateurs, hosted by Union Libérale Israélite de France (ULIF), aka the “Copernic street synagogue”, a Paris congregation, member of the European Union for Progressive Judaism.
THE MOSCOW MALE JEWISH CAPPELLA
The Male Choir of Cantorial Art Academy was established in 1989 with personal support from Mikhail Gorbachev, then president of the USSR, and assistance from the Russian Jewish Community and Joint Distribution Committee, an American Jewish charity. In 1998 the choir was renamed the Hassidic…
ZAMIR CHORALE OF BOSTON
The »Zamir Chorale of Boston« was founded in 1969. Led by Founder and Artistic Director Joshua Jacobson, the Chorale comprises more than 45 experienced volunteer singers who perform music spanning thousands of years, four continents, and a variety of styles, both classical and popular.
JERUSALEM A-CAPPELLA SINGERS
Das Repertoire der Jerusalem A-Cappella Singers spiegelt ein Prisma an Traditionen wider. In den letzten Jahren wurde das Ensemble eingeladen, an offiziellen Anlässen in der Knesset mitzuwirken.
Coro Ha-Kol
The Coro Ha-Kol (The Voice) was founded in December 1993 on the initiative of some singers of the Tempio Maggiore, the largest synagogue in Rome, and other lovers of the Jewish musical tradition.