Avraham Mordechai Himelstein was born in Warsaw in 1905 where he absorbed the traditional tunes of the prayers. He attended the Warsaw State Academy, and was also very active in conducting youth choirs. In 1936, he accepted a call from Tifereth Israel Synagogue in Rowland Street, Cape Town, to act as its choir director. He was accorded excellent reviews and earned an outstanding reputation in the fields of conducting, composition and arrangement of music for cantor and choir. Himelstein regarded the continuity and fostering of chazanut and of choral shul music as a holy mission, and he...
Avraham Mordechai Himelstein was born in Warsaw in 1905 where he absorbed the traditional tunes of the prayers. He attended the Warsaw State Academy, ...
Synagogue music arranged for choir. The composer was one of the great composers of Jewish Cantorial music of the twentieth century. He learned his skills in the music conservertoire in Warsaw Poland in the 1930's and trained choirs and taught music in South Africa after escaping Europe in the late 1930's. He has a large following of Cantors and choirs throughout the world.
Synagogue music arranged for choir. The composer was one of the great composers of Jewish Cantorial music of the twentieth century. He learned his ski...
