Guild Talks Music: Praying With Your Instrument

Guild Talks Music: Praying With Your Instrument
November 30, 2023,  4PM ET, 1PM PT

Reflections and techniques for musically accompanying prayer with mindfulness and ruach. What are the ways that an accompanist can be present in prayer as they offer music during prayer services?

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David Strickland worked as a substitute organist at Central Synagogue before joining them as full-time organist in 2006. David is a graduate of the Wayne State University School of Fine and Performing Arts and was a student of Detroit Symphony Orchestra Pianist Mischa Kottler and DSO Organist Raymond Ferguson. David previously served as the music director for Epiphany Church in Manhattan’s Gramercy Park. He is also a composer. His opera, “Phoenix Park,” was produced by Downtown Music Productions; and his musical, “The Trapped Family Singers,” played at the Fringe International NYC Festival. His work has also been performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and by the National Symphony Orchestra of London.