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About the PerformersArgentine-born CANTOR MOSHE HASCHEL received his cantorial and Judaic training in Israel. He presently serves London’sprestigious orthodox St. John’s Wood Synagogue and is generally acknowledged as London’s leading cantor.Known for perpetuating the great virtuoso cantorial tradition, CANTOR BENZION MILLER, whose father, grandfather, andgreat-grandfather were all cantors at the courts of the Bobover rebbes, has been cantor of Temple Beth-El of Boro Park inBrooklyn since 1981. He is heard here singing the music of his father, Aaron Miller.London-born CANTOR SIMON SPIRO comes from a combined family background of Hassidic, Yiddish, and cantorialtraditions, and is a leading interpreter of cantorial art. His repertoire ranges from classical renditions to popular Yiddishsong, and from contemporary Jewish styles to popular entertainment.The twenty-six-member CAROLINA CHAMBER CHORALE, based in Charleston, South Carolina, debuted to critical acclaimat the 2000 Piccolo Spoleto Festival.The COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC WIND SYMPHONY of the University of Cincinnati was founded in 1930 and hasreleased more than a dozen critically acclaimed recordings. RODNEY WINTHER, its conductor since 1997, is director of windstudies and professor of music at the Conservatory.Founded in 1991 by RONALD CORP, the NEW LONDON CHILDREN’S CHOIR is now a fixture of London’s musical life. Itsextensive discography includes works by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Ravel, among others. It is also heard onthe sound track of Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace, indicative of its versatility. English conductor and composerRonald Corp is also music director of the New London Orchestra, the London Chorus, and the Highgate Choral Society, forwhom he wrote his first major piece of Jewish music, Adonai Ehad (2001). .Founded in 1985 by its present music director, Neil Levin, New York–based SCHOLA HEBRAEICA is the world’s only fullyprofessional male-voice chorus devoted to Jewish music of many styles. It tours regularly throughout North Americaand has appeared in England four times since 1990. CORO HEBRAEICO is the larger mixed-voice ensemble with ScholaHebraeica at its core. Donald Barnum has been chorusmaster of both groups since their founding.The SOUTHERN CHORALE is the touring ensemble of the University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, and performsthroughout the United States and Europe.A champion of contemporary choral music, TIMOTHY KOCH was the director of choral activities and opera at the Universityof Southern Mississippi from 1994 to 1999.NEIL LEVIN earned his doctorate in Jewish music at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, following his B.A. andM.A. degrees from Columbia University. His conducting debut in London was in 1988, and he debuted at Lincoln Centerin 1997.17 8.559410