Performers' Index G
Zehava Gal
Israeli born-American based mezzo-soprano. Teacher and Vocal coach. Discovered by Jennie Tourel. Studied voice at the Juilliard School of Music and Piano at the Rubin Academy in Jerusalem. Ms. Gal won prestigious awards such as the Paris and Munich International Voice Competition, and Young Concert Artists in NY. Gal has sung at top opera houses and festivals all over the world, such as La Scala, Paris, Covent garden, Vienna, Glyndebourne, Santa Fe, & Pesaro. Gal sung with conductors such as Von Karajan, Abbado, Mehta, and with major orchestras such as New York, Israel and the Berlin Philharmonic. Gal has appeared in the title role of Carmen in Peter Brook' s Theatre and Film production of La Tragedie de Carmen. Gal
has recorded for major record labels including RCA, CBS, Philips and
EMI. Since 1994, Ms. Gal holds a teaching position at the Westminster
Choir College, Princeton, N.J., and a private studio in NYC. As an
extremely well received master teacher, Gal has been invited to give
Master Classes and Seminars at top conservatories and voice
organizations around the world. For a more complete biography, see her website.
http://www.voicebygal.com/
Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Professional Singer/Recording Artist/Educator.She majored in Vocal Performance from the Indiana University School of Music. Ginsburgh "presents over 100 concerts a year in schools, libraries, community centers, museums and festivals throughout North America." She has been a Louisiana State Roster Artist since 1988 and was named the Louisiana Professional Artist of the Year in 1999. "Judy is a three time Parents Choice Foundation Award winner and she has received a Seal of Approval from the National Parenting Center." Ginsburgh created a new Jewish Early Childhood Music curriculum with CD called "My Jewish World" for the Union of Reform Judaism and Transcontinental Music.
http://www.judymusic.com/
Binyomin Ginzberg Trio
Binyomin Ginzberg has coined a new word to define his Jewish music: "Yeshivish". It defines one of the musical styles he performs with his small ensemble in New York. The website is of his local New York wedding band. They play "Yeshivish, Chassidic, Israeli, Klezmer, and Contemporary Jewish music as well as Jazz and Classical music." Contact information provided.
http://www.jewishmusician.com/index.html
Sam Glaser
New website for singer Sam Glaser. Pop/Rock Jewish music, and new-age-ortho. Sam Glaser is a singer/songwriter who specializes in religious texts as well as secular music. Nice, pleasant voice. Good arrangements. New CD's listed on website along with concert schedule and bio information.
http://samglaser.com/
Bob Gluck
Avant guarde composer and performer. American. Composes "musique concrete and live synthesizer performance systems (Buchla Electronic Music Box, Moog, Putney, and Arp Synthesizers)." Graduated from Yeshiva University (1984);Reconstructionist Rabbinical College (1989);Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2001). Directs the Electronic Music Studio and teaches Electronic Music and Judaic Studies at the University at Albany. Associate Director at the Electronic Music Foundation. Performances feature home-built interactive electronic instruments, including the multi-sensor 'eBoard'. Wrote essay on Jewish music that appeared in The Reconstuctionist: A Journal of Contemporary Thought and Practice
http://www.albany.edu/~gluckr/musicteaching.html
David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble
David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble announces a release of their first CD, which was recorded live, in New York, in February 2003. Release scheduled for an
early April 2003.
http://www.glukh.com
Gila Goldstein
Gila Goldstein, a concert pianist from Israel and working in New York has released a new CD Piano Works of Paul Ben Haim. Her website lists upcoming concerts, reviews of her performances and contact information.
http://www.gilagoldstein.com
Judy Caplan Ginsburgh
Professional Singer/Recording Artist/Educator.She majored in Vocal Performance from the Indiana University School of Music. Ginsburgh "presents over 100 concerts a year in schools, libraries, community centers, museums and festivals throughout North America." She has been a Louisiana State Roster Artist since 1988 and was named the Louisiana Professional Artist of the Year in 1999. "Judy is a three time Parents Choice Foundation Award winner and she has received a Seal of Approval from the National Parenting Center. Judy is a three time Parents Choice Foundation Award winner and she has received a Seal of Approval from the National Parenting Center."
http://www.judymusic.com/
David Gould
David Gould has released "Adonai and I". A dub remix of the CD is coming out in November on
Tzadik Records as "Adonai in Dub"- "Adonai and I" performs "spirit-infused roots reggae interpretations of traditional hebrew prayers, psalms, and melodies." David Gould started the band, which currently is made up of: Craig Akira Fujita- vocals, percussion (Pressure Cooker, Joint Chiefs); Lisa Beth Gould- vocals, percussion ;David “Solid” Gould- bass (formerly of John Brown’s Body); Bill Carbone- drums (Miracle Orchestra, Mang Dub); Paul Walstencroft- organ, keys (Jiggle the Handle, Knockout);John Trama- guitar (Moonboot Lover, Rockett Band); Marc Berney- trumpet (Skatalites, Klezmer Conservatory Band);
Jared Simms- tenor sax, flute (Miracle Orchestra);
Brian Thomas- trombone (Pocket, Nozmo King);
Dave Szabita- trumpet, flugelhorn (Nozmo King);
Joshua Driscoll- sound engineer, live dubbing mastery
(former JBB sound engineer). A CD available at: http://www.itownrecords.com.
Adrianne Greenbaum
American. Flautist. Professor of Music at Mt Holyoke College. Graduated Oberlin and Yale. Pianist. Founder (1995)and dance leader of The Klezical Tradition band. Solo Flutist of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra New England and the Wall Street Chamber Players. She has a klezmer website: http://www.klezmerflute.com and a biography is available through Mt. Holyoke at:
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/music/profiles/greenbaum.html
Robin Greenstein
American singer-songwriter from NYC, doing secular, folk, original and Jewish music. She performs and sings in English, Ladino and Yiddish. Robin received a 18 month grant to do music research on Sephardic music from the federal government nearly 25 years ago, and collected Sephardic music from various informants at the Sephardic Home for the Aged in Brooklyn, NY. She performs Sephardic songs at many venues around the US. She has 3 CDs, "AcousticNess" (2000), 11 original songs recorded in New Orleas; "Slow Burn"(1989LP; 1997CD with 12 original songs); and "Images of Women, Vol. 1"(2003), selections traditional folk and blues songs, all about women. Robin was a finalist at the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival (1989) in Texas, the premier songwriting festival in the country; has appeared all over at folk festivals and on TV talk shows; and toured worldwide for Martin Guitars.
www.robingreenstein.com
Joy Katzen Guthrie
A cantorial soloist and performer in Florida for over 18 years, Ms. Guthrie concertizes widely and has seven recordings. She writes many original works which are included in her CD's. "Her concerts include liturgical music of the Jewish Kabbalists, Israeli and Yiddish folk tunes, musical stage and film works, and original songs, all of which she uniquely weaves together with history, storytelling, and song." Her website is up-to-date and inclusive of booking and travel information, as well as a bio and CD's, including some lyrics to her albums.
http://www.joyfulnoise.net/Joy.html