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 Choir performs across the whole range of Jewish events including concerts, musical evenings, Selichot and Sefirah services, full chazanchoral Shabbat services, Weddings, Bat Chayil and Bar Mitzvah services, in order to educate and to improve public interest in and knowledge of the art of Jewish Cantorial music. The Choir endeavours to raise funds to promote the above aims and for charitable causes within the community.
The Choir’s members are mainly drawn from synagogue and other Jewish choirs in the Greater London area. Our soloists include several chazanim, notably Henry Black formerly at Stanmore United Synagogue, David Shine, formerly at the North Hendon Adath Yisroel Synagogue and David Rome, the Minister and Chazan of the Catford and Bromley United Synagogue.
The Choir was originally directed by David Hilton and subsequently by Michael Simon, then chazan of the Edgware Yeshurun Synagogue. In 1997 the baton passed to the present Musical Director David Druce.
Under his leadership the membership has grown to over 30 choristers and the Choir has performed both nationally and abroad. David’s music education commenced at an early age and he studied both piano and guitar. His love of Cantorial music evolved from the age of 9 when he joined the Hendon United Synagogue choir under the direction of the renowned conductor Lionel Leigh and the world famous cantor Moshe Korn.
We have sung with guest Chazanim, including the world famous Jerusalem based Cantor Chayim Adler and other internationally acclaimed Cantors, Benjamin Muller of Antwerp, Yitzchak Meir Helfgot originally of Ashdod, Issachar Helman of Basle Switzerland, Shmuel Barzilai of Vienna Austria, Benjamin Chait of Saarbrucken Germany and the late Moshe Schulhof z”l of Miami USA.
We have performed with Yaacov Lemmer in May this year. We have also been associated with many UK based guest Chazanim including Yossi and Rafi Muller, Avromi Freilich, Dov Speier, Gedalya Alexander, Jonathan Murgraff, Geoffrey Shisler and Albert Chait. The Choir has performed throughout the UK and in 2007 toured Germany, giving concerts in Saarbrücken and Frankfurt am Main.
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Alle Festival DVDs (Audio / Video) des Louis Lewandowski Festivals sind bei Hentrich & Hentrich, dem Verlag für jüdische Kultur und Zeitgeschichte erschienen. Die DVDs sind Aufzeichnungen der großen Abschlusskonzerte mit alle Ensembles des jeweiligen Jahres. Sprachen: deutsch und englisch.
JERUSALEM CANTORS’ CHOIR
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 first conductor of the choir, who served until 2014, was Binyamin Glickman.
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.
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Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
The Synagogal Ensemble Berlin (SEB) was founded in 2002 by Regina Yantian as a concert ensemble. It consists of 8 - 16 professional singers, who work at international opera houses and are also active as freelance concert singers in the choir of the Pestalozzistrasse Synagogue, among others. Choir director and artistic director in Regina Yantian.
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.
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Alle Festival DVDs (Audio / Video) des Louis Lewandowski Festivals sind bei Hentrich & Hentrich,…
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 VOICES OF ISRAEL ENSEMBLE
The Voices of Israel Ensemble was initially established about 30 years ago, in the Israeli city of Netanya. In the meantime the Ensemble numbers up to seventy cantorial singers from all over Israel, all of which have different professions in their private lifes: professors, physicists, engineers,…
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).
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.
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,…
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
Cecilia Ensemble, Israel
A new ensemble from the Moran Choirs group, the Cecila Ensemble, is comprised of eight outstanding solo vocalists from Israel. The Ensemble was founded in 2016 by Naomi Faran, conductor and musical director of the Moran Choirs, to become the professional representative Ensemble, performing original…
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.
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…
Ramatayim Men’s Choir , Jerusalem
Der Ramatayim Men's Choir wurde 1995 von vier Enthusiasten gegründet. Er besteht heute aus 40 Sängern, Mitglieder, die in Israel geboren wurden sowie Immigranten aus vier Kontinenten.
JERUSALEM CANTORS’ CHOIR
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 first conductor of the choir, who served until 2014, was Binyamin Glickman.
Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
The Synagogal Ensemble Berlin (SEB) was founded in 2002 by Regina Yantian as a concert ensemble. It consists of 8 - 16 professional singers, who work at international opera houses and are also active as freelance concert singers in the choir of the Pestalozzistrasse Synagogue, among others. Choir…
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…
Le Chant Sacré, Strasbourg
Le Chant Sacré is a male choir consisting of approximately twenty singers. The choir's repertoire focuses on Jewish-Ashkenazi liturgy (central European and German Jewish tradition) both in Hebrew and in Yiddish. The choir director Maestro Roï Azulai is a professional conductor and a graduated of…