Sing to God a New Song: A Musical Friday Night

Cantor Daniella Risman, Soprano
Cantor Risman is a performer of varied genres including opera, art song, chazzanut, Yiddishkeit, jazz, and of course liturgical music. She has had the honor of serving as the Cantorial Intern at Ansche Chesed for two years, where she gratefully learned under the wing of Cantor Hirschhorn. Ms. Risman has just completed her studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where she received a degree of Master of Sacred Music and was ordained in May. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Oberlin College, and a Master of Music in Voice from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Before becoming a Cantor, Daniella sang opera and worked in the nonprofit world. She was born in Haifa, Israel and was raised there and in California. She is an avid traveler and lover of languages, having studied seven languages and sung in still more. She enjoys cooking and hiking, and is the proud mother of a rambunctious toddler, Zehava, and beautiful baby Judah.

Noah Rachels, Tenor
Noah is a rising third-year student at the H.L. Miller Cantorial School of the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), where he was recently named as an H.L. Miller Fellow. He has performed professionally as a soloist, quartet member, and/or choir member at Park Avenue Synagogue, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, and Sandy’s Row Synagogue (London, UK). In addition, he has been featured as a soloist in concerts presented by Harrison Friends of the Opera, Light Opera of New York, and Canto de las Americas, as well as in the Maestro Pier Miranda Ferraro Concert Series. Before starting cantorial school, Noah spent several years working in nonprofit fundraising and administration, holding roles of increasing responsibility with such notable performing arts and higher education organizations as Carnegie Hall, Columbia Business School, and Barnard College. Born and raised among New York’s Catskill Mountains, Noah is also a former jazz saxophonist, a retired competitive bagpiper, and a Jeopardy! champion. He and his wife Amy are the proud parents of baby Maya.

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