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WELCOME
TO HOLY BLOSSOM  Temple
Organization Cantor
Benjamin Maissner, Cantor
Cantor
Benjamin Maissner, Cantor
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Benjamin Z. Maissner is
Cantor and Music Director of Holy Blossom Temple. With degrees from the
Hebrew Union College of Sacred Music and Temple University, he is
renowned for his knowledge of both secular and liturgical music. Cantor
Maissner has mastered a variety of musical styles ranging from Jewish
Renaissance and early Hebrew Art Music to contemporary Canadian,
American and Israeli compositions. He is also Conductor and Music
Director of Lachan, Toronto’s
Jewish Chamber Choir.
A versatile
performer
himself, Cantor Maissner has been a featured soloist in such theatres
as the Mann Auditorium in Jerusalem and New York’s Carnegie
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as musical consultant for documentaries including To
Mend the World and The
Man Who Hid Anne Frank.
He currently serves on the executive board of the
Cantors’ Assembly (Conservative) and as Vice President of the
American Conference of Cantors (Reform). He teaches vocal and cantorial
skills and is National Chair of the Certification Program of the
American Conference of Cantors.
Cantor Maissner
teaches
and lectures extensively. He has been Cantor-in-Residence at the Hebrew
Union Colleges in New York, Cincinnati and Jerusalem. In March 2001, he
was recognized with an honorary doctorate in music from the Hebrew
Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion.
The Temple Singers are an important part of Cantor Maissners musical
program at Holy Blossom. Click here to
learn more.
For the current Temple Singers bulletin, click
here.
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Contact Cantor Maissner
Cantor
Maissner's CD Recordings
If you would like to purchase a
CD, please
contact, Mari Lynn Rusak, Cantor
Maissner's Secretary, at
mlrusak@holyblossom.org or
(416) 789-3291 ext. 224.
Click on any title
below
with a  to listen to a clip of
the music.
Click on any title
below
with a to listen to a clip of
the music.
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| Rosh
Hashanah |
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| Days
of Awe
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| The
Song of my Life
Cantorial
Treasures
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| New
Rhythms In The Jewish Calendar
For those who love to
sing, each festival is
represented by the most familiar songs especially for the younger
generation
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An
extensive collection of Cantor Maissner's recordings is catalogued in:
 
Go
directly to Cantor Maissner's page at F.A.U and click on any album to
listen to his music.
Rabbi
Moscowitz • Cantorial Soloist Rivers •
Rabbi Splansky • Rabbi Thomashow • Rabbi Marmur • Rabbi Plaut • Rabbi Goldfarb • Director of Education • Executive Director • Director of Development
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