 | Emily Blank
serves as cantor for Temple Shalom Aleichem in Columbia, MD and officiates
at life-cycle events free-lance. Visit her Website.
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| Please visit this website which showcases Helen
Chuckrow's recordings (an audio cassette
and a CD): "Traditions of Biblical Cantillation", Vol. 1 and Vol.
2.
There are demos, too.
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| Joanne Couch, husband and friends make joyful music together as Bright Seraphim.
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Mary Feinsinger's music is available through her
Website.
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| Isabelle Ganz - visit her HomePage and
The Glory of Sephardic Music
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| UAHC Press/Transcontinental Music just published a new early childhood music curriculum
Judy Caplan Ginsburgh wrote called
"My Jewish World". To read more about it or
to order it, click on Transcontinental Music.
Visit Judy's Website.
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| Abby Gostein's sheet
music is found at Transcontinental Music Publications and oysongs.com.
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| Beth Hamon is a song-leader, music specialist and
synagogue religious school teacher in Portland, Oregon. Her first album,
"City of Love", available in February, 2003, is a
self-produced CD of contemporary and mostly original Jewish folk
tunes. Click on Beth's Website.
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| Robyn Helzner's
website includes information about the Robyn Helzner Trio, her concerts of
World Jewish Music, an up-to-date concert schedule, audio clips from her
recordings and more. Click here for :
Robyn's website.
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Linda Hirschhorn is the director of the
Women's A cappella ensemble Vocolot, tours both as a soloist and with
her group, has released seven recordings and two songbooks of original
music, is the Cantor at Temple Beth Sholom in San Leandro, California and
officiates at all lifecycle events. Linda's music is a staple at many
synagogues and has been recorded by dozens of other artists all around the
world. Here are Linda's
websites: WeddingCelebrant,
LindaHirschhorn, and
Vocolot
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| Natasha J. Hirschhorn has
released her first CD of original liturgical music, "They Call
Me". You can find out more about Natasha's work as composer,
singer, pianist and musicologist or order her music at her Website.
For all creative souls! Shalshelet:
The Foundation for New Liturgical Music is
awaiting your submissions for the upcoming 2004 Festival in Washington, D.C.
To find out more, please visit the Shalshelet Website. Natasha
J. Hirschhorn is vice-president of
Shalshelet.
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| Please visit this web page,
to learn about Terry's Horowit's exciting
new group, Shalshelet, which specializes in original compositions of
Jewish music.
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Iris Jacobs, founder of Hayom, has
been helping families in the greater Boston area celebrate Life Cycle Events
with joy, music, prayer and song for the last 30 years. See the
Ha-Yom.org Website. |
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Deborah Jacobson, Cantor at
Temple Ahavat
Shalom in Palm Harbor, Florida, recently released her new CD, "Bimah to
Broadway, Act 1". This CD along with her other CD, "Shabbat
Unplugged" can be ordered by calling 727-785-8811 or click on
CDBaby. You can find out more about her work as Cantor, Singer,
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| A new voice in Jewish music that will move your
soul. Marcie Jonas announces the debut of her CD "timeless".
Marcie's CD is a collection of original music based on liturgy and text.
"timeless" is available through Marcie's Website.
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| Robin Anne Joseph
has performed and recorded her original music as one half of the duo B'shert
and now solo, with the release of her recording "Ta'amod--Stand Up!" Winner
of the American Zionist Movement's First Annual Song Competition in 1994,
Robin's unique style of storytelling through song, MidraShir, has been
acclaimed nationwide. Robin's liturgical compositions have been sung
in synagogues cross the United States and her "Adonai Mah Adam", "Yih'yu
L'ratzon", and "Hinei Anochi Sholeiach" have been published through
Transcontinental Music Publications.
Robin is the cantor at Temple Beth
Shalom in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
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| Deborah Katchko
Gray
is a fourth generation cantor and the second woman to serve a conservative
congregation. She is the Founder and Past President of the Women
Cantors' Network. She is featured on the Jewish Online Radio website under Blessings and
Songs. The Cantors Assembly CD The Spirit of Israel
includes her "Ed Dodim"
and she is also included in The Spirit of Hannukah, with the children's
song, Ner Li. Her CD, "A
Sacred Spirit - Music Shabbat at Temple Shearith Israel" features
artists including the Tourmaline String Quartet, the TSI Adult Choir, Deborah Katchko,
with
Rabbi Jon Haddon
as guest artist. Elie Wiesel had to say about this CD, "Your songs bring joy
to my heart." Her other recordings include Kinder Songs, a Jewish
Family sing-alone. Another CD, Music Shabbat at TSI features again the
Tourmaline String Quartet, the Ridgefield Chorale, and a gorgeous Yiddish
Folk Song suite by our own Cantor Annie Rose. Her version of
Yerushalayim Shel Zahav was chosen for Tara's international Jewish
Songbook recording. All proceeds will benefit the Cantor's Music Fund at TSI -
for more information on ordering the CD contact Deborah at
CantorDKZ@aol.com, CD Baby
or OySongs.
Deborah recently sang in Ireland for the Tziporah Children's Music
Festival and received a wonderful review in
Leinster Leader.
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| Songwriter Carol Boyd Leon's
publications include her "Jewish Life Cycle" songbook, "Songs from the
Heart: Family Shabbat" songbook, and CD, "Gan Shirim" songbook and
double-CD of 70 Jewish songs for children published by KTAV, "A Healing
Service in Song" DVD of 13 songs of hope and healing sung by her adult
choir, and several choral works for volunteer choirs. All are
available at her Website and the
songbooks and CDs are also available from
SoundsWrite Productions.
You can hear song samples of the CDs at
CDBaby and
CDBaby2.
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Rebecca Levant is an itinerant cantorial soloist, providing High
Holiday services in the United States to small congregations. A specialist
in Jewish and Sephardic music, she offers CDs, cantorial services, concerts,
faith/music workshops and celebrations of life cycle events. She especially
enjoys co-officiating at interfaith weddings and designing shared rituals
for the bridal couple. Please visit
www.rebeccalevant.com for audios samples, CD purchases, mp3 downloads
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Judith Levy -- the rich, evocative
soprano of Judith Levy reflects the depth and breadth of the music she has
performed over her career. Operatically trained in Canada and England,
Judith infuses cantorial music with the performance quality of classical Art
Songs. Her cd "THREADS OF BLUE - 18 Songs of the Jewish Experience" weaves
together aspects of Jewish religion, languages, cultures and traditions,
touching milestones in the Jewish religious calendar and life cycle; Sabbath
and High Holidays; love, marriage, birth, death; folk and liturgical songs
in Yiddish, Ladino and Hebrew. THREADS OF BLUE is available at
cdbaby.com (World-Judaica)
www.cdbaby.com/cd/judithlevy
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| Jinny
Marsh is a licensed wedding officiant in
Virginia and Washington, D.C. and will perform weddings in Maryland as well.
Visit her website for her to officiate Jewish and interfaith weddings as a
cantor at
http://www.hotkugelklezmerband.com/weddingofficient.html. Jinny also has
a klezmer band, please visit her
Hot Kugel Klezmer Band website
which features audio clips from their latest CD, gig updates and information
about the band.
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Anna Ott has an interesting background
which has come to its full fruition in the cantorate. See the link to
her temple's Website.
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| Cindy Paley's spirited
and energetic style engages listeners of all ages and provides a positive
vehicle for educating and entertaining. Cindy's newest CD is "Yavo
Shalom", Israeli songs of peace with singable English verses.
Visit her Website for concert information and audio clips from her numerous
CD's.
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Orit Perlman cantorial soloist from
Haifa, Israel,
website:www.oritperlman.com, recently released a disk in collaboration with HUC Jerusalem called "Tfilotai",
that can be purchased through
CDBaby.
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Julia Priest gets parents and
children dancing, singing and jamming together in community, whether Jewish
or secular. Visit the website
musictogethernewton. |
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| Ilene Safyan is
a teacher, singer/songwriter and cantorial soloist in Portland,
Oregon. Visit her Website where you can find out more about the award
winning recordings of Ilene
Safyan and Margie
Rosenthal. Twice recognized by
Parents' Choice Magazine for excellence in childrens' recordings (for their
"Just in Time for Chanukah!" and "Where Dreams are
Born") and also by Parents' Guide to Children's Media, Ilene and Margie
weave rich harmonies into their music to create a wonderful listening and
learning experience for all ages.
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Pamela Rothmann Sawyer is cantor at Temple
Israel in Alameda, California. She conducts Kol Tru'ah, the
Jewish choir of the East Bay. Visit the temple's
Website.
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Rebecca Schwartz
serves as cantorial soloist, songleader and educator
at Old York Road Temple - Beth Am and Congregation Kol Ami in the
Philadelphia area. She is also an award-winning Jewish liturgical
composer published by Shalshelet and The Union for Reform Judaism.
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| Robbi Sherwin
of Congregation Kol Halev (Austin) and Temple Mount Sinai (El Paso) is not
only a cantor but one of the most energetic performers and songwriters in
Jewish music today. Robbi's "spirited Jewish songcrafting" has won
awards and accolades and Robbi has toured all over the U.S., England and
Israel. All proceeds from her two CDs:
Todah LaChem (Thanks, Y'all!)
and Aish HaKodesh ("The
Holy Fire") go to tzedekah. Check out her story, music and current touring schedule on
her WebSite. In addition,
Robbi is 1/3 of Sababa! - touted as the newest Jewish "super group."
Sababa!
is
Steve Brodsky, Scott Leader & Robbi Sherwin:
www.cooljewishmusic.com
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| Shirona, Singer/Songwriter.
Listen to her music and visit her HomePage.
Shirona's CD "Judaic Love Songs" (awarded a *5 star review* from
the Jewish Week) can be purchased from Tara Publications,
SoundsWrite Productions, and CDBaby.
Read the essay by Hazzan Sam Weiss in "The Journal of Synagogue
Music" linked to Shirona's home page.
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Stephanie Shore has recorded two CDs and a few cassettes which include a nice blend of original Hebrew and English songs.
You can listen and purchase these recordings or order any of her songbooks
and sheet music on her Website.
You can email her directly if you have any questions at cantorshore@cbiboca.org.
You also might want to check out her Purim Shpiels Website where you can
find all of your shpiel needs in one place.
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| Rica Timman
is
developing her temple website with some nice musical programming and Torah
links/research, prayers and eventually B'nai mitzvah portions. She'd love
feedback, suggestions from our Network as she works on this. Her BM
kids think it's 'way cool'. Click here: Temple Beth El of Northern Valley
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Lois Welber
has recorded her first CD of cantorial music from
Hazzan Israel Alter's "The High Holy
Day Service" and "The Selichot Service",
(c) 1971, Cantors Assembly, Inc., with arranged musical accompaniment. Its
release date commemorates the 100th
Anniversary of Temple B'nai Israel
in Revere, Mass. See review of her CD by George Robinson in
The NY Jewish Week and to order the CD click on her Website
or go to CDBaby. |