Guild of Temple Musicians

Guild Cares
2024-12-15 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
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Guild Talks Music - Mindfulness, Movement & Prayer Embodiment with Reb Cantor Lisa Levine
2024-12-12 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Mindfulness, Movement & Prayer Embodiment with Reb Cantor Lisa Levine
Open your heart, quiet your mind, & renew your spirit with Reb Cantor Lisa Levine, a well-known cantor, composer, author, chaplain, poet and recording artist who builds bridges between faith communities. Join this fellow GTM member to expand your practice.
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Guild Cares for Israel
2024-12-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2024-12-02 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY

Guild Cares
2024-11-17 17:00, 2023-10-23 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY

Annual GTM Plenary
2024-06-17 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Annual GTM plenary. Year in review. Plans for the coming year and much more.
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Guild Talks Music - Live from Columbus
2024-06-09 10:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Guild Talks Music for Associates – Live from Columbus
In the first-ever GTM-sponsored regional festival, on Sunday, June 9, 2024, composer and GTM President David Shukiar and choirs from Columbus and Sylvania, Ohio will explore his works in depth, culminating in a concert at Congregation Beth Tikvah in Worthington, Ohio.
Three sessions will be streamed for GTM members, and you can join for one, two or all three at any time during the day. The same Zoom link works for all sessions:
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AN OPEN REHEARSAL at 10:30 a.m. EDT where David will rehearse the two pieces of his which the joint choir will present this afternoon, his Sha’alu Sh’lom Yerushalayim and Psalm 150: Hallelujah.
2. Internationally recognized voice and speech teacher, Kerrie Obert, will work with the choirs on CARING FOR YOUR VOICE at 11:30 A.M. EDT.
3. A CONCERT at 3:00 p.m. EDT featuring the 4 choirs each doing a piece of David’s, followed by the joint choir singing together. David will share stories of his work as a composer and the background and meaning of all the pieces. A video clip from David’s piece based on the writings of children at Terezin, Through Children’s Eyes, will also be shown.
The Festival is supported by generous grants from Jewish Columbus and from Dr. Alan Mason, GTM VP for Special Projects.

Guild Talks Music - For All Associates (and all members)
2024-05-01 20:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Psalm 150
Benjie Ellen Schiller, Professor of Cantorial Arts at HUC-JIR New York, using Ross Wolman’s materials developed for the ACC/GTM recording presented at the URJ 150 Conference, will teach Lewandowski’s classic version of Psalm 150 to Organizational Member choirs. Later in the year, choirs will be invited to share the results.

﻿Project Shema: Support for Jewish Leaders, Understanding and Responding to Anti-Jewish Ideas
2024-03-12 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
This session will NOT be recorded. Please make every effort to attend. Open to members in good standing of the ACC and GTM.
The debate over Israel and Palestine has grown more intense. At the same time, rising antisemitism globally has understandably elevated fears inside the American Jewish community, making these conversations even more complicated.
Project Shema trains and supports the Jewish community to nurture compassion for Jews and disrupt the spread of anti-Jewish ideas which can emerge even in well-intentioned conversations about Israel and Palestine. We want to ensure that important conversations around Palestinian justice do not close space for empathy with the Jewish people. Even if unintentional, rhetoric that may demonize or dehumanize Jews in Israel or the Disaspora has the potential to erode individual and/or collective Jewish safety. We believe it’s possible and necessary to hold space for the past and present trauma of Palestinians and the Jewish people.
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Guild Talks Music - Shacharit Service, Live from St. Louis.
2024-02-26 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
GTM and the ACC are holding a joint board meeting for the first time in their history. They will begin the Monday meeting with a Shacharit (Morning Prayer) service streamed from Congregation Shaare Emeth in St. Louis, the home congregation of ACC President Seth Warner.
Join us here: Streaming link: http://www.sestl.co/accgtm

Guild Cares
2024-02-22 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
The world can feel pretty heavy these days! Come lighten the weight and share your burdens with colleagues and friends who can understand and relate. Make lasting connections and share your light. Lo alecha hamlacha ligmor…. We all participate in doing the work, but we are not alone…
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Composers Present: Matt Davidson & Natalie Young
2024-02-04 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York)
Matt Davidson, winner of the 2002 and 2004 Ben Steinberg Young Composer’s Award, and Natalie Young, award-winning composer and songwriter, discuss their pieces and reflect on their creative processes. Co-sponsored by the Women Cantor’s Network.
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Midwinter ACC-CA-GTM Retreat
2024-01-08 - 2024-01-10 | Hilton Palm Springs, 400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA, 92262, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
Shhh! It’s our best-kept secret: the most affordable, casual sacred music-makers’ retreat on the planet, and you can join us! Retreat, rest, and restore your relationships in a relaxing setting and return to your communities inspired and refreshed!
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Guild Talks Music: Praying With Your Instrument
2023-11-30 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
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.

Guild Cares Israel - Evening Edition
2023-11-07 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Guild Cares Israel – Evening Edition
Tuesday, November 7 at 6:00 pm Eastern/3:00 pm Pacific
Share thoughts and feelings about what’s happening in Israel, how we can help, and how we can help our congregations and each other. (This is a special session for those who cannot attend the recurring meetings on Mondays at 1:00 pm Eastern.)
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Guild Cares for Israel
2023-11-06 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-10-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
MONDAYS AT 1:00 PM EASTERN/10:00 AM PACIFIC
Join us each week to share thoughts and feelings about what is happening is Israel, how we can help, and how we can help our congregations. This is a recurring meeting and the meeting link will not change. You only need to register once, and you can attend any meeting thereafter.

Lights and Praise: Choral Music for Hanukkah
2023-10-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Celebrate the season with songs for choirs at every level. Presented by Dr. Marsha Bryan Edelman, Director of Education of the Zamir Choral Foundation. Dr. Edelman is Professor Emerita of Music and Education at Gratz College, where she taught for 25 years and is currently an adjunct faculty member at JTS’ Miller Cantorial School. She is active as a musician, conducting adult choirs as well as the teen singers of HaZamir Long Island, and is the author of Discovering Jewish Music (JPS, 2003). Her choral arrangements have been performed on stages across the US and in Israel.
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Guild Cares
2023-09-07 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Rosh Hashanah is one week away. How are you doing? Take an hour off to meet with colleagues and friends who understand what you are dealing with. Together we help each other cope with the most stressful days of our musical year. Share your anxieties and your successful techniques for dealing with them.
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Guild Talks Music - What's in the Guild for Me?
2023-08-28 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
What’s in the Guild for Me?
Join GTM President David Shukiar and other Board members and friends as we go over the many benefits of GTM membership, including Guild Talks Music Webinars, Guild Cares, the website and the Jobs Board, our private Facebook page, the Mentorship Program, the new Organizational Membership, GTM’s Awards, discounts at Transcontinental Music Publications, the Mid-Winter Retreat, the ACC/GTM Convention and the upcoming Israel trip, and the ACC Retirement Plan, open to eligible GTM members.
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Guild Talks Music
2023-08-20 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Preparing to Pray: Opening our Hearts to the Music and Liturgy of the High Holy Days.
Join Cantor Ellen Dreskin in conversation, reflection, study and song. She will use selections from our liturgy–including Avinu Malkeinu, Hashiveinu and other texts–to expand our personal relationships to the major themes of the High Holy Days as we prepare to lead others in prayer. And bring your shofars–we will finish the session with an open mic shofar chorus to welcome the new year!
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ACC-GTM CONVENTION 2023
2023-06-26 09:00 - 2023-06-28 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rancho Bernardo Inn, 17550 Bernardo Oaks Dr, Sand Diego, 92128
From Darkness to Light – Y’HI OR
Registration is now open for San Diego!

Guild of Temple Musicians 2023 Plenary
2023-06-12 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Our virtual annual meeting for the Guild of Temple Musicians where we will install our new board members and officer team. You will also hear about the successes of the year, receive reports from our officer team, review and approve the upcoming budget, and learn more about the exciting plans for the coming year. June 12, 2023 7:30 PM ET.

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Caring for Your Voice with Kerrie Obert, M.A., CCC-SLP
2023-06-07 20:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
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(8:30PM ET)
Kerrie Obert, an internationally acclaimed speech-language pathologist and singing voice specialist, will lead a webinar on caring for your voice. Topics will include:
How sound is produced (a very brief anatomy lesson)
Warming up exercises
Water: how it works (and doesn’t)
Foods to avoid before performing
How much effort is too much
Cooling down exercises
What to do if you’re sick
How to know your voice is in trouble, and what to do about it
This webinar is one of the first offerings for GTM’s new Associate members, and the choir from Temple Isaiah in Lafayette, California, led by Cantor Leigh Korn, will be together to practice with Kerrie. Everyone else is welcome!
Part scientist and part performer, Kerrie Obert’s unique perspective on singing and the voice has always included a combination of research and clinical practice in conjunction with onstage experience. After completing her M.A. in speech-language pathology at The Ohio State University (OSU), Obert joined their clinical staff and worked alongside some of the top laryngologists in the country, performing thousands of endoscopies, and collaborating in research as a part of the voice and swallowing disorders division. She helped launch the singing health specialization at OSU and served as the director of medical arts for the program. Her research has included collaborations in Japan, Greece, and across the United States. She is published in peer-reviewed journals such as Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, and has co-authored four books, including The Owner’s Manual to The Voice.

Guild Cares Session "Celebrations"
2023-05-08 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
We will gather together to share our joys and celebrations this year. Whether they are big or small, personal or professional, share them with your fellow GTM members in this safe space.
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Guild Cares, helping each other, one breath at a time.
