Conductor: Dr. Marsha Bryan Edelman

Coordinator(s): Rhonda LeSchack

Teen Leader(s): Eli Penn

Contact Email: [email protected]

Rehearsal Day: Sunday

Rehearsal Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Rehearsal Location: Sid Jacobson JCC

Address: 300 Forest Drive, Greenvale, NY 11548

Conductor Bio:

Dr. Marsha Bryan Edelman earned degrees in general music, Jewish music and Jewish studies from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, and over the years has taught Jewish music to students of all ages. In addition, she has been affiliated with the Zamir Choral Foundation in various musical and managerial capacities since 1971, and currently serves as Administrator of the Foundation as well as its Director of Education. For nearly 25 years, Dr. Edelman served as Professor of Music and Education at Gratz College (outside Philadelphia), and currently teaches as an adjunct faculty member at the Jewish Theological Seminary’s Miller Cantorial School. Beyond her teaching and administrative work, Dr. Edelman has had an active career as a musician. In addition to her work with HaZamir, she is the director of LaShir, a Jewish community chorus based in Princeton, NJ and conductor of Shirah: The Jewish Community Chorus of the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly, NJ. She has produced and arranged the vocal and instrumental scores for several recordings, and numerous choral selections for HaZamir and other ensembles. Dr. Edelman is also the author Discovering Jewish Music (Jewish Publication Society, 2003) as well as numerous articles for a wide range of national and international publications.