Helfman Institute Fellows
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Karmit Bar-Lev has composed music for theater and Jewish choirs. She currently teaches music at the Sinai Akiba Academy in Westwood.
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Classically trained, Emmy award-winning composer is equally at home on the concert stage or the recording studio. See website for info.
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Julie's classically trained, has won 4 Emmys, & has extensive experience in animation as composer, orchestrater, arranger, singer and more.
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Composer Miriam Cutler has an extensive background in scoring for independent film and TV projects, as well as two circuses.
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Singing and music have always been a way for me to express who and what I am and the best part of it, is that it’s so much fun.
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Coreen Duffy is a composer-conductor whose publication credits include Jewish choral compositions and have been performed across the US.
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Feldman is a Mexican composer noted for his innovative timbral experimentations. He directs the music department at College of the Canyons.
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An accomplished singer and pianist, Joshua Fishbein (b. 1984) composes both vocal and instrumental music. Fishbein is a PhD student at UCLA.
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Richard Friedman is a film and television composer working in Los Angeles.
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Aaron is a composer of concert, film and Jewish liturgical music. Visit his website for more information and to hear his work.
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James is a pianist/guitarist, composer, arranger and producer. Please visit his website for further info.
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ProgRock Records recording artist Michael Gill lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He is a composer, pianist, producer, & band-leader.
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Rita Glassman is the Cantor of Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, a synagogue known for its aesthetic beauty, goldrush history.
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Chris is a composer, orchestrater, arranger, conductor and jazz pianist. Please go to his web site for a full bio.
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The former Executive Director of JMCLA, David has been active in both Jewish and secular music for years.
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Michael is a classically-inspired composer of Jewish music. He has written and arranged pieces from pop to baroque.
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A percussionist of many styles, Jamie has toured extensivly and recorded with the Yuval Ron Ensemble & the Kronos Quartet to name a few.
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Bob is a commissioned composer of Jewish music, and has written scores for video games and produced tracks for films and TV.
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World-music artist, composer, producer, educator and peace activist, Yuval Ron works internationally in film, television, dance and theater.
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Composer, pianist, world music artist and concert producer, Sheldon Sands' passion for music continues to guide his creative journey!
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Grammy winner, 3X Emmy nominee, composer for PBS, Henson, Disney, Sundance, Kennedy Center,LA Opera, Mark Taper & SCR.
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From being an actor on Broadway to helping poor farmers in Africa become self-sufficient, Mike Stein has touched many lives.
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Michelle Green Willner received her B.M. from the University of Toronto and her M.A. and D.M.A. degrees from Columbia University
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