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Cindy Paley
American vocalist, guitarist, teacher and singer-songwriter residing in Sherman Oaks, California. Sings in Yiddish, Hebrew and English. Attended a Yiddish Kindershule. B.A. in French, UCLA. Worked for over twenty years as director of children's music at Temple Valley Beth Shalom in Encino, California. Cantorial soloist at UCLA Hillel. Specializes in children's music. Has recorded six CDs of Jewish and children's songs.
Matthew Peaceman
Ensembles "IL CIMENTO" is a professional Baroque ensemble from Germany, directed by Matthew Peaceman, that gives specialized performances of the extant Jewish music of the 17th and 18th Centuries. For example, Hoscha'na Rabbah in der Synagoge von Casale Monferrato 1733 in January, 2005, or Hoschan'ah Rabah in Casale Monferrato in 1732, Performed in the Choral Synagogue of Moscow in 2002. Matthew writes: "The cantata to Hoschan'ah Rabbah was an attempt of the Jewish community in Casale Monferrato, Piémont in the 1730's to expand its own musical horizons within the Jewish context and at the same time to reach out to its non-Jewish neighbors by incorporating musical styles of the latter with the liturgical content of the former." The ensemble has also played the Ester Oratorio by Lidarti. The ensemble's website includes members of the group, photos, past performances, upcoming events, and contact information.
http://www.mpeaceman.com/
Ada Pelleg
"Israeli born. Received her B.A. in Piano Performance from the Chicago Music College and M.A. in Composition from Indiana School of Music in Bloomington, both degrees with Distinction. While a student she received the First Prize in the Molly Margolis Piano Competition in Chicago, as well as numerous scholarships and Distinctions.
Among her teachers were Prof. Ludmila Lazar (Piano) and Prof. Fred Fox (Composition)
Ms. Pelleg studied conducting with Henry Mazer, Associate conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Pelleg was awarded a conducting fellowship to the Aspen Music Festival, a scholarship to study with Frederick Prauznitz at Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hoplkins University in Baltimore, and a fellowship to a special master class with Max Rudolph at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In addition, she participated in Master Classes with Sergiu Celibidacce in The Munich Philharmonic and Ghenadi Rhozdesvensky in Sienna. In 1987, Ms. Pelleg served as Music Director and Conductor of the Columbia International Music Festival and taught theory and composition at the Frederick College in Maryland. She returned to Israel in 1991, and served as Music Director of the Jezreel Music Center, taught at Haifa University, and published articles in various professional publications. In 1996, she founded the Haifa Music Center. Ms. Pelleg is currently Music Director and Conductor of the Haifa Festival Orchestra. She has also conducted the St. Petersburg State Orchestra, the Israel Chamber Orchestra, The Columbia Festival Orchestra and the Aspen Festival Orchestra." Information for this bio provided by the Haifa Music Center.
David Perkins, Israeli Klezmer King
Excerpts from two CDs.
http://www.israelvisit.co.il/Perkins/index.html
Pharoah's Daughter
Pharoah's Daughter, is a band featuring Basya Schechter, Tracey Love-Wright, Martha Colby, Jen Gilleran, Jarrod Cagwin, Tomer Tzur, and Benoir. The website features press reviews of concerts and their cd's. The links lead to places to purchase the cds. The new music blends Jewish traditions with world beat music.
http://www.pharaohsdaughter.com/
PHIL-RON-CHOR Zurich
The Phil-Ron-Chor is the only mixed Jewish choir in Switzerland. It has members from the 4 Jewish communities in Zurich., i.e. religious, Orthodox, Liberal and Reform. The Choir gives concerts in synagogues, concert halls and churches. For more information, contact:
Edy Pluznik
c/o Lunetta AG
Hohlstrasse 612, CH-8038 Zurich /switzerland
E-Mail: pluznik@lunetta.ch
Yossi Piamenta
Yossi Piamenta performs hasidic music on electric guitar. His background and training appear to be in rock and jazz.
http://www.zstarr.com/piamenta/
Pizmon
The amateur,joint a capella group of Columbia, Barnard and JTS students.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/jsu/pizmon/index.html
The Pripetshik Singers
Daneel & Reyna Schaechter, Meena-Lifshe, Arele & Malke-Leye Viswanath, Shifre
& Leye Whiteman under the musical direction of Binyumen (Ben) Schaechter. New York City based Yiddish singing group. Contact by email:
Lauren Pomerantz
American singer. Graduate of Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio. Specializes in the music of Spain and Sephardic Jews. Her albums include "Jewels of the Sephardim," "Wings of Time" and "The Radiance of Faith."
http://www.laurenpomerantz.com/about.html
Cantor David and Shira Presler
David and Shira, a singing duo, perform in the New York area in Concerts featuring Broadway Classics, Opera, Cantorial, Yiddish, Israeli and Original compositions. Cantor David Presler has been serving congregations for the past 25 years as Cantor/Educator and is a Doctoral Candidate in Jewish Education and Administration. David's Jewish Jazz CD entitled "Time for Moshiach" can be heard at www.davidpresler.com.
Shira Flam, Soprano, has numerous credits performing off Broadway, in the Yiddish Theatre as well as in professional opera. Her sweet energy and exquisite high notes always touch the hearts of our audiences!
David and Shira sing duets such as Fiddler's "Do You Love Me", The opening of
Marriage of Figaro and Falling in "Love is Wonderful". Please visit them on You Tube by typing in "David and Shira", choose Hawaii performance.
http://www.davidpresler.com
David Propis
Canadian born. Cantor at Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, Texas. A producer of a series of CDs for the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, and the Cantors Assembly, entitled "The Spirit Series." Website includes information about his CD The Three Jewish Tenors, Live!.
http://www.davidpropis.com/biography.html