ENSEMBLE VOCAL HÉBRAÏCA DE STRASBOURG
Founded in 2006 by Hector Sabo and composed by the male soloists of the mixed choir Les Polyphonies Hébraïques de Strasbourg (participants in LLF 2011), the Ensemble Vocal Hébraïca performs as a vocal quartet until 2011. Then, the group had grown into a quintette to become a mixed voices octet in 2012 already.
Amakim Choir, Israel
The Amakim Choir was founded in 1980 and consists of around 45 singers from the north of Israel.
Most of the choir members live in a kibbutz or moshav, some in neighboring towns.
Zamir Chorale of Boston
Founded in 1969, the Zamir Chorale of Boston is a musical and educational institution dedicated to raising awareness of the diversity and beauty of Jewish culture through performances, recordings, symposia, publications and commissions.
The artistic director and founder is Joshua Jacobson.
The Voices of Israel Ensemble
The Voices of Israel Ensemble was founded thirty years ago in Netanya.
The ensemble now consists of up to seventy cantorial singers from all over Israel, who pursue very different professions in their private lives: Professors, physicists, engineers, lawyers, farmers, …
Coro Ha-Kol, Rome
Coro Ha-Kol (“The Voice”) was founded in December 1993, largely on the initiative of singers from the Great Synagogue in Rome.
They recognized the need to rediscover and perform Jewish music in all its beauty – inside and outside the synagogue.
London Jewish Male Choir
Founded in 1926, the London Jewish Male Choir developed an excellent reputation under its conductor Manny Fisher both nationally in the UK and internationally.
Basel Synagogue Choir
A Jewish men’s choir is first mentioned in Basel at the end of the 19th century – and again in 1903 – but then all trace of it is lost.
The Upper Galilee Choir, Israel
The Upper Galilee Choir was established in 1978 by Stanley Sperber and under his direction, a year later, performed Mendelssohn’s Oratorio “Elijah” at the Musica Sacra Festival in Jerusalem.
BRESLAUER SYNAGOGALCHOR, WROCŁAW
Poland’s only synagogal choir, under the direction of Stanisław M. Rybarczyk, was founded in 1996. At the beginning the choir consisted of students and music graduates of the Academy of Music in Wroclaw. Today only professional singers sing there.
The Zimratya Cantors Choir, israel
The Zimratya Choir comprises around 28 members who work as cantors in synagogues in Israel or lead services.
Most of them officiate during the High Holidays abroad.
The Professional Choir of Belsize Square Synagogue
The Belsize Square Synagogue in North West London was founded in 1939 by emigrants from Germany and Central Europe.
With the help of the existing local Liberal Synagogue, the members were able to hold their first Friday evening service on March 24, 1939.
Le Chant Sacré, Strasbourg
Le Chant Sacré is a male choir of around twenty singers.
The repertoire focuses on the Jewish-Ashkenazi liturgy (central European and German-Jewish tradition) performed in both Hebrew and Yiddish.
The choir director, Maestro Roï Azulai, is a trained conductor and a graduate of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.
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.
L ‘Ensemble Choral Copernic, Paris
The Choral Copernic ensemble is a choir that was founded in 2004.
It consists of 25 passionate singers.
The choir – under the umbrella of the Union Libérale Israélite de France (ULIF) – belongs to the congregation of the synagogue in Rue Copernic in Paris.
Toronto Jewish Male Choir
The choir is proud of its repertoire, which covers a wide range of choral pieces from serious liturgy to Israeli folk songs as well as pieces in several languages other than Hebrew.
YAKAR-CHOR, JERUSALEM
The Yakar-Choir was founded in 2005 by Nurth Cohn. The choir consists of 26 Jewish orthodox female and male singers. The repertoire ranges from liturgical music with emphasis on Lewandowski to modern interpretations of traditional and Israeli compositions.
The Warsaw Singers
The Polish chamber choir “The Warsaw Singers” was founded in 2010 by its conductor and artistic director Sebastian Gunerka together with several choir members.
The ensemble consists of 16 professional singers and mostly performs a cappella.
Synagogal Ensemble Berlin
The Synagogal Ensemble Berlin (SEB) was founded in 2002 by Regina Yantian as a concert ensemble. It consists of eight to twenty professional singers, …
Johannesburg Jewish Male Choir
The Johannesburg Jewish Male Choir is celebrating 25 years of service to 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 rings in our hearts.
Through his dedication, the JJMC has succeeded in keeping the heritage of Jewish music alive.
