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.
More Choirs of the Louis Lewandowski Festival 2015
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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.
Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
The Synagogal Ensemble Berlin was founded in 2002 as a concert ensemble by Regina Yantian and cantor Isaac Sheffer. It consists of eight to 16 professional singers, who work at international opera houses and as freelance concert singers in the choir of Pestalozzistraße synagogue in Berlin.
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.
JOHANNESBURG JEWISH MALE CHOIR
The Johannesburg Jewish Male Choir celebrates 25 years of worship for the Jewish community in South Africa. The first performance took place in 1985 at the Linder Auditorium in Johannesburg - in memory of Cantor Johnny Gluck, whose wonderful voice still sounds in our hearts. Through his commitment,…
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.
THE PROFESSIONAL CHOIR OF BELSIZE SQUARE SYNAGOGUE
Belsize Square Synagogue was founded in early 1939 by Jewish refugees based in the Swiss Cottage area of London. With help from the local Liberal Synagogue these founder members were able to hold their first Friday evening Service on 24th March, 1939.
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.
SAXOFONQUADRAT
The four Berlin musicians transcend established musical genre boundaries and socially established concert habits: Saxofonquadrat transforms the classical concert hall into a bubbling jazz stage and the wicked scene club into a devout church.
Adi Classical Young Choir, Israel
Adi Classical Young Choir at the New Vocal Ensemble was established in 2006 by Yishai Shteckler and Goni Bar Sela. Since 2009, it performs under the baton of its musical director, conductor Oded Shomrony. The choir performs in subscription series of Orchestras and various a cappella programs at…
BELSIZE YOUTH CHOIR
The youth choir "Belsize Youth Choir" was founded in 1950 by Hanni & Paul Lichtenstern and has been directed by music director Sue Mariner ever since. Since Sue Mariner retired, Alyson Denza has been the driving force behind the choir.
LEIPZIGER SYNAGOGALCHOR
Jewish music in the Ashkenazi Diaspora was flourishing incomparably during the 19th and beginnings of the 20th century; a phenomenon primarily caused by organ building in liberal synagogues in Central Europe.
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.
Ensemble Barocameri, Israel
Ensemble Barocameri, established nearly six years ago, is led by conductor and musical director Avner Itai, and includes musicians, singers and instrumentalists, from all over Israel, whose desire is to make music they love, in the way they love to make music.
THE LEWANDOWSKI CHORALE
The majority of South African synagogues are orthodox and do not allow women to partake in singing. This means that even though the tunes of Lewandowski and his contemporaries are still widely sung in these synagogues, the original texture and harmonies are often lost.
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…
The Moran Choir
The Moran Choir includes 40 young singers ages 12-18. It was established by Naomi Faran, in 1986. The vision of the choir is to provide young children coral education, musical training, and performance opportunities and to spread the love for choral singing in Israel and around the world.
Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
The Synagogal Ensemble Berlin was founded in 2002 as a concert ensemble by Regina Yantian and cantor Isaac Sheffer. It consists of eight to 16 professional singers, who work at international opera houses and as freelance concert singers in the choir of Pestalozzistraße synagogue in Berlin.
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.
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.
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.
THE ZIMRATYA CANTORS CHOIR, ISRAEL
The Zimratya choir comprises some 28 members who are Cantors or leaders of the Prayer services in Synagogues close to their homes in Israel.
Coro Ha-Kol, Rome
The Coro Ha-Kol (“The Voice”) was founded in December 1993 on the initiative of singers at the Great Synagogue of Rome, alongside other lovers of Jewish music. They recognised the need to rediscover and publicise the beauty of Jewish music to audiences both within and beyond the synagogue.
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.
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…