Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders
Ami Goodman has been a Jewish song leader since his youth, and led the Kumzits Jewish Songswap and Workshop for twelve years in San Francisco. He enjoys leading sing-alongs of all genres of easily accessible Jewish music, including Yiddish, Ladino, Israeli, Hasidic and songs from the liturgy. He sings with...
Linda Hirschhorn is a singer, songwriter, performer, cantor, wedding and other life cycle celebrant, composer, arranger, and choral conductor. She is founder and director of Vocolot and sole clergy at Temple Beth Sholom in San Leandro. She offers week-long residencies to communities who wish to learn and perform much of...
Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / East Bay
Klezmer violin, Yiddish, Hebrew and English singer. Ensemble or solo with guitar/violin. Songwriter. Violinist for The Klezmakers (from the South Bay) until 2016, performed for 10 years in the Rahmil & Barley duo. Now available in Sacramento. Daphna singing Di Sapozhkelekh
Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / Sacramento County
Meets most Wednesday nights, 7:30-9:00pm, led by Karen K. Bergen. Repertoire is mainly Yiddish songs, with some Ladino, Hebrew, and Russian songs mixed in for spice. At least three performances a year. Songs are taught so new members can be successful even if they don't speak Yiddish or read music....
Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / Santa Clara County
Yiddish singer, solo and with her sister as Di Shekhter-Tekhter.
Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / East Bay
Vocolot, led by Linda Hirschhorn, brings a joyous fusion of folk, jazz and cantorial vocal traditions into the contemporary a cappella world. Their music, rooted in universal heart, social conscience and Jewish soul, communicates a powerful vision of world peace and reconciliation. Vocolot sings in English, Hebrew, Ladino, Yiddish, and...
Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / East Bay
The Nigunim Community Chorus, directed by Achi Ben Shalom, is dedicated to the music of the Jewish people from around the world. The repertoire is varied, and includes contemporary and classic songs in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino and English, arranged for choral singing in three- and four-part harmony. We meet on...
Rehearses Mondays, 7:00pm. Repertoire includes pieces in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, French, Ladino, and German.
Gale Kissin, a.k.a. Gishe Reyzl, is a Yiddish folksinger and guitarist.
Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / Sonoma County
Meets Tuesday nights, 7:30-9:30pm. Repertoire is mostly Yiddish but also includes Ladino, Russian, and Hebrew songs. Performs for audiences around the Bay. Prior knowledge of these languages is not necessary, but always welcome. The 4th Tuesday evening of every month, 7-8pm, is a "Groyse (Large) Workshop" to which the public...
Renna Khuner-Haber is a longtime Jewish community organizer and song leader. She is a collector of Jewish melodies old and new and ran the Bay Area Nigun Collective (www.nigun.community) for four years. She has taught workshops and supported individuals around the country in starting their own wordless singing groups. Renna...
Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / East Bay
Baritone, with BFA in musical theatre. Cantor, Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco. Musical revue Moishe Oysher: The Master Singer of His People! It has been performed in New York City, L.A., Chicago, Paris, URJ Biennial, Havah Nashira and elsewhere. The full production is presented with singer/actress Sari Greenberg, a seven piece...
Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / San Francisco
Jeanette Lewicki, who lives in Oakland, is a long-time singer of Yiddish songs as well as an accordionist, artist, writer, and klezmer musician. She leads her own band “the gonifs” and she loves to teach. Jeanette first picked up the accordion in the vegan commune where she started living at...
Lecturers, Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / East Bay
Song leader, choir director, band leader and music teacher. Leads the band ADAMA, Nigunim Chorus and numerous senior choruses; specializes in creating virtual chorus video clips; leads singing in Yiddish, Hebrew, and Ladino around the Bay Area; provides music transcriptions, choral arrangements, and sound equipment; teaches adults and children with...
Music Teachers, Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / East Bay
Klezmer performances with California Klezmer and solo. Composing and performing Yiddish children's songs. Provides musical direction of performances. Leads Yiddish sing-alongs, plays mandolin and guitar. Offers presentations to adults and kids (in grades indicated) on: Intro to Yiddish Language & History (for adults or grades K-12). Learn A Bisl Yiddish (for...
Lecturers, Performers, Yiddish Choruses, Singers and Song Leaders / East Bay