14 chazonim – in a variety of styles of Chazzanus, contemporary, Chabad Nigunim and more – sang the night away at an inspirational and educational evening.
Valuable pointers, technique and on-the-spot lessons were provided and performed by Cantor Dovid Babinet, (David is a voice trainer and musician, who’s sang chazzonus as well as Opera, internationally).
Rabbi Levkeh Kaplan (whom, together with Babinet, started these works shops over a year ago) opened the singing by davening a beautiful “Chazonishe Mincha”, with the appropriate nusach and tunes. “It is rare but great to have a model of what davening should be, vocally, nusach wise and with the proper hanhogos.” – A mispalel
Mincah was followed by trained Chazonim and artists alike. Including, Shuey Samuels, Mendel Wolowik, Arye Leib Hurwitz, Zevy Steiger. Cantor Levi Kranz, Cantor Ed Smith and Cantor David Segal who’ve drove in from upstate NY, LI and NJ to participate in the event.
Some of the pieces sung, were the classics: Raza d’shabbos by Pinchik, Hershman’s Modim, ant hu d’shalit and ad heno by Rosenblatt and ki lekach tov by Roitman.
We’re proud to announce the next cantors workshop which will take place on July 29th, it will be hosted and conducted by the very talented Chazzan Zevy Muller at the West Side Institutional Synagogue at 120 W 76th Street in New York City.
For additional information about singing opportunities, vocal training, or sponsoring an event please call 718 772 3543.
The group would like to thank the sponsors of the event: Essel Eyewear, Corey Steinbock Matress Outlet and Jeff and Lynn Zadoff. They would also like to thank Benz’s for providing tasty hors d’oevres, COLlive for their media coverage and Vaad printing for their printing services.
He was there.
performed beautifully.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLF63T2fy28
You owe me one, Mendel!
Your # 1 Fan!!
You were simply amazing!
You’re world class!
I was a fan of yours in your LA days!!
R. Shuey, you da man
Look how many loyal fans you have, including me. Where’s the cd huh, we’re waiting!
You get better with every performance!
That was so incredible! Would love to hear more!! Any CD’s available?
Wow! That was beautiful. Now on to the big stage 🙂
I am not a Chazzan but I’ve been a fan of yours for 25 years.
C.M.
POWERFUL!
Just beautiful!
Rabbi Samuels you are in a class of your own! I am a Chazan and I thoroughly enjoyed your performance. I feel like there is finally something worth listening to. your singing is effortless and sweet. ( I wish it would’ve been somewhat more legato).
U guys are inspiration !!! This is what we need more of in Lubavitch!! Real music , real singing and chassidisher yungerlite! Thank u for making my day!!
That was absolutely beautiful! Thank u for enhancing my erev shabbos in the kitchen !
New fan in London !
Great voices. Wouls love to hear more.
One of the best teachers in the city of New York can sing also??
Wow