Virtual High Holy Days
In collaboration with Dr. Noreen Green,
Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony
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With generous support from
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In Partnership with
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Why should these Holy Days be different from all other Holy Days?
This year we have learned to live with great uncertainty. We don't know if we will be allowed to gather as we have become accustomed, and therefore we have to plan for all eventualities. We have been told that our health could be at risk by singing in a chorus, and yet we know that the music of the High Holy Days is core to the experience of our congregants. Therefore we offer you a curated library of High Holy Day music, featuring:
Scroll down for pricing information and our ever-expanding library of pre-recorded tracks!
- NEW!! Custom videos of YOUR CONGREGATIONAL CHOIR, starting at $575 for an octet!
- The first-ever Virtual Synagogue Choir, under the artistic direction of Dr. Noreen Green
- Possibilities to meet a variety of needs and budgets, including pre-recorded Cantorial tracks, as well as the possibility to record your congregation's Cantor or Soloist with the choir!
- Beautifully-edited videos, available individually or in collections which can be shared during your livestream or Zoom service
- The possibility to purchase only the choir track for your Cantor or Soloist to sing along with in the Sanctuary or via livestream
- All videos and audio tracks available with or without instrumental accompaniment, in some cases in high and low keys
- The ability to create a fully-produced service with your congregation's Rabbi or Spiritual Leader intertwined with your selected repertoire which can be shared via Facebook Live, Vimeo, your Synagogue's website, or other online platforms
- All audio will be expertly mixed in highest quality, and videos will be in full HD
- Consultations with our repertoire specialists to ensure your community has the High Holy Day experience they deserve
Scroll down for pricing information and our ever-expanding library of pre-recorded tracks!
Composers' reflections on this project...
"If we've learned anything from this pandemic it is that necessity, at its keenest, is the mother of invention. Now it is the challenging task of each congregation to present an online service with compelling service music for all of its congregants. RobBen Music Productions envisioned this future and has creatively realized both the responsibility and this opportunity for all congregations to attract its worshippers and be recognized by their continued support. I thank RobBen Music Productions for their proactiveness and wish them and all our Jewish people and neighbors safety, good health, and a virtuous New Year."
-Dr. Michael Isaacson
-Dr. Michael Isaacson
Pricing
Our goal is to provide high-quality content at the most affordable prices. We understand that this year, more than many, will present financial challenges to communities around the country. We also understand that in light of this, congregations must also have the best experience possible during and surrounding the High Holy Days. We are proud to be the only company offering both a pre-recorded library, as well as custom audio/video production!
Pre-Recorded Choral Library:
We are proud to offer beautifully recorded tracks featuring our 16-voice choir from Los Angeles, directed by Dr. Noreen Green. Tracks are available as background choral tracks for Cantors and Soloists to perform with in live or recorded applications, or with pre-recorded solos by Cantors from across the country, often in a high and low key. Tracks are also available with optional piano accompaniment by Chris Hardin.
In addition, we are able to video record our choir on green screen and to insert your Cantor or Soloist into the video, and then place the group in your sanctuary using Chroma Key technology. Reach out to us for more information!
Pre-recorded choral track: $360 (with or without soloist) - SPECIAL - 4 tracks for $1,150 (20% discount)!!
Piano accompaniment: $50 with purchase of choral track / $75 standalone piano track
Mix your Cantor/Soloist with the choir - contact us directly about this option
Custom videos of YOUR CONGREGATIONAL CHOIR:
Working with the crew that produced the beautiful videos for the Zamir Chorale of Boston, we are proud to offer custom choir videos featuring your choir and Cantor/Soloist, starting at $750 for an octet + soloist! Videos are available as framed/frameless windows, or in a 3-D virtual environment. Inquire for more details!
Pre-Recorded Choral Library:
We are proud to offer beautifully recorded tracks featuring our 16-voice choir from Los Angeles, directed by Dr. Noreen Green. Tracks are available as background choral tracks for Cantors and Soloists to perform with in live or recorded applications, or with pre-recorded solos by Cantors from across the country, often in a high and low key. Tracks are also available with optional piano accompaniment by Chris Hardin.
In addition, we are able to video record our choir on green screen and to insert your Cantor or Soloist into the video, and then place the group in your sanctuary using Chroma Key technology. Reach out to us for more information!
Pre-recorded choral track: $360 (with or without soloist) - SPECIAL - 4 tracks for $1,150 (20% discount)!!
Piano accompaniment: $50 with purchase of choral track / $75 standalone piano track
Mix your Cantor/Soloist with the choir - contact us directly about this option
Custom videos of YOUR CONGREGATIONAL CHOIR:
Working with the crew that produced the beautiful videos for the Zamir Chorale of Boston, we are proud to offer custom choir videos featuring your choir and Cantor/Soloist, starting at $750 for an octet + soloist! Videos are available as framed/frameless windows, or in a 3-D virtual environment. Inquire for more details!
Our Choral Library:
Our repertoire is constantly expanding, so check back often! Looking for a piece you don't see listed - make a request!
We are a proud holder of jLicense as well as affiliated with ASCAP and BMI - protecting the rights and royalties of our composers and arrangers is the most ethical thing to do, and we are committed to this. We strongly encourage every congregation to purchase a jLicense to secure rights for performing and broadcasting the music in our library. Click here for more information.
We are a proud holder of jLicense as well as affiliated with ASCAP and BMI - protecting the rights and royalties of our composers and arrangers is the most ethical thing to do, and we are committed to this. We strongly encourage every congregation to purchase a jLicense to secure rights for performing and broadcasting the music in our library. Click here for more information.
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Pre-recorded soloists include:
Cantor Meir Finkelstein
Cantor Magda Fishman
Cantor Asa Fradkin
Cantor Mo Glazman
Cantor Evan Kent
Cantor Ben Tisser
...and more!
Cantor Meir Finkelstein
Cantor Magda Fishman
Cantor Asa Fradkin
Cantor Mo Glazman
Cantor Evan Kent
Cantor Ben Tisser
...and more!
Meet our team
We have assembled a team of top talent in the worlds of synagogue music and AV engineering/production - because the stakes are never higher than at the High Holy Days, and never before have they been as high as this year...YOUR COMMUNITY DESERVES THE BEST, and that's what we strive to provide!
Dr. Noreen Green Choral DIrector With over 30 years' experience in Synagogue choral direction, the 25-year veteran artistic director of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony brings her immense talent and her passion for Jewish music to our Custom High Holy Day program. Noreen has conducted performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Ford Theatres, the Soraya (formerly the Valley Performing Arts Center at CSUN), Royce Hall at UCLA, the Gindi Auditorium at American Jewish University and other venues from Israel to Australia. Special guest performers have included such personalities as Tovah Feldshuh, Randy Newman, Theodore Bikel, Marvin Hamlisch, Dave Koz, Hershey Felder and many others. Noreen is based in Los Angeles. Check out the Milken Archive Spotlight on Noreen! |
Chris Hardin ARRANGER / ACCOMPANIST INSTRUMENTAL ENGINEER Chris Hardin is a composer, arranger, conductor and pianist. He has served as music director at Valley Beth Shalom (in Encino) for Cantors Herschel Fox and Phil Baron as well as being the accompanist for numerous synagogues and cantors in the LA area. Chris has also been the music director for Debbie Friedman when she was on the western half of the United States as well as Craig Taubman, Cantors Alberto Mizrahi, David Propis, Magda Fishman, Ilan Davidson, Roz Barak, Don Gurney and Ben Tisser (to name a few). He has well over 200 arrangements of Jewish material ranging from piano/vocal to choral to orchestral as well as many original compositions. He now resides just outside of Portland, Oregon where he spends most of his ‘work’ time creating special arrangements and creating ‘tracks’ for Cantors all over the world. |
Zach Dalin AUDIO PRODUCER Zach is the St. Louis-based cinematographer and photographer for Jewish Rock Radio, Song Leader Boot Camp and Rick Recht. His work has been seen on CBS, USAToday, and iHeartRadio. Through Zack's creative genius, you will be transported to a beautiful virtual environment, with the possibility of enjoying each piece in the virtual setting of your own sanctuary! |
Robbie Grunwald Audio Producer Composer, Producer, Arranger, and Engineer. For the past 10 years Robbie has worked with some of the top Cantorial names in America (Mo Glazman, Azi Schwartz, Chaim Dovid Berson, Meir Finkelstein, among others). His knowledge of Jewish music and technical skills have served to help many great projects achieve their potential. Known for his incredible ears and expedient work style, Robbie magically blends singers from across the country, creating the special sound that will fill your sanctuary or congregants' home. Based in Toronto, he is versed in the nuance of Synagogue choral music. |
Cantor Pavel Roytman Repertoire consultant An accomplished Chicago-based Cantor, performer, conductor and composer of Jewish music, Pavel was educated both in Russia and the United States. He brings over 30 years experience conducting major choral ensembles and 22 years serving Reform and Conservative congregations. He has performed in synagogues and concert venues across the United States and Europe. His unique approach to creative programming lends itself to working with congregations and clergy to assemble the perfect blend of music to enhance their High Holy Day experience. Cantor Roytman currently serves Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah and is a principal conductor for Kol Zimrah Jewish Community Singers. |
...and our creative partners at Auri Productions
Ariel Wyner Founder Creative director video producer Summa Cum Laude from Berklee, Ariel Wyner is the founder, creative director, and a video producer at Auri Productions. He has produced videos for many cantors in the Northeast, including Hazzan Alisa Pomerantz Boro, Cantor Alicia Stillman, and has produced for Zamir Chorale of Boston. He recently finished a virtual cover of We Are the World, featuring over 140 Berklee students and alumni from across the globe. |
Athanasios Lazarou Video Producer Athanasios Lazarou is a videographer at Auri Productions. His passion for film led him to pursue costume design and tailoring, placing top ten in the EuroCosplay championships in 2015 after acing the qualifying rounds in Greece. His other experience ranges from orchestral composition to arranging, sequencing, editing, mixing, and audio engineering. |
Ian Epstein Audio engineer Ian Epstein is an audio engineer for Auri Productions. He became a front of house sound engineer during his time at Berklee School of Music, and has worked for many artists including, but not limited to, Imogen Heap, Jimmy Buffet and Justin Timberlake. |