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ECA is delighted to announce the
10th European Cantors Convention - Leeds, UK
Friday 19 June at 5.30pm to Tuesday 23 June at 1.00pm
A warm welcome awaits you from the Leeds communities
for a glorious cantorial and choral Shabbat.
On the Friday we shall be at the United Hebrew Congregation (UHC) and on the Saturday at Etz Chaim Synagogue (left) followed by two and a half days of intensive teaching sessions and masterclasses at UHC on the very best of cantorial practice and the music of synagogue worship.
The Convention will include a
Cantorial Concert, on Monday 22nd June at Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue.
10th European Cantors Convention
Theme: Shabbat and Special Shabbatot
We are honoured to have as tutors:
Cantor Eliyahu Greenblatt and Maestro Elli Jaffe
C
antor Greenblatt (below) from Tel Aviv is widely known over the Jewish world as one of the foremost cantors, teachers and cantorial composers of our time.
Maestro Jaffe (right) from Jerusalem is an international orchestral conductor, music director of the Jerusalem Great Synagogue Choir, director of the Central Cantorial School in Petach Tikva and creator of a Cantorial Music Festival in Lavi, northern Israel.
The convention will start on Friday afternoon 19th June, followed by the choral and Cantorial Shabbat and will end at 1.00pm on Tuesday 23 June.
This magnificent Shabbat 19/20 June will be shared with the delegates to the International Conference ‘Magnified and Sanctified: the music of Jewish prayer’ which takes place at the University of Leeds from Tuesday 16 to Friday 19 June. There is a special discounted rate for the University Conference if full attendees of the Cantors Convention also wish to attend the International Conference
Apply!
Please load down, fill in and return the registration form as an email attachment to:
convention@cantors.eu and return as soon as possible with payment (online or by cheque).
Credits
This year's Convention is organised and presented by the European Cantors Association, Convenor Alex Klein (Manchester).
The Convention Programme Coordinator is Hirsh Cashdan (London) and Leeds Manager is Cantor Albert Chait (UHC) who is also Head of ECA Northern Branch.
They will be supported by co-hosts Rabbi /Cantor Anthony Gilbert of Etz Chaim Synagogue, and Cantor Yossi Saunders of Beth Hamidrash Hagadol.
Chazzan Alby says: We are extremely excited about the Cantors Convention coming to Leeds - we have an incredible community and most wonderful synagogues and are looking forward to showing delegates from across the world what we have to offer!
This page was last updated on 15th March 2015
