Guild of Temple Musicians

GUILD TALKS MUSIC: FROM CHORAL CONCEPT TO CHORAL CREATION
2025-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom, NY
Back by popular demand, choral composer and arranger Dave Schlossberg returns to Guild Talks Music. His session “From Choral Concept to Choral Creation” focuses on how a choral arrangement is conceived and constructed. Dave will analyse, through numerous examples, the journey of a lead sheet to a choral arrangement and discuss the important choices arrangers make to produce an authentic result that honours the composer’s intent.

Zoom registration link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/MfgpsmyNT4CbR4BRR6SrBA

Guild Talks Music: From Choral Concept to Choral Creation
2025-12-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, NY

Guild Cares
2025-12-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-16 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-14 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom, NY

Guild Talks Music: Accompanying Jewish Services
2025-11-19 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom, NY

Guild Talks Music: Choral Collaboration with Dave Schlossberg
2025-10-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, NY

Guild Talks Music: Noah Aronson
2025-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, NY

GTM Choir Directors Meeting
2025-08-20 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom, NY
This zoom call is for all choir directors who are interested in having/already have their choir members as organizational members of the GTM. We will cover lots of topics that the GTM is excited about for our choir directors and their choirs.
Together, we’ll explore:

Recruiting and engaging choirs beyond the High Holy Days
Embracing tech and AI to enhance our work
Planning the Broadway Sing-Along (coming Dec 7)
Rachelle Nelson teaching her beloved Eili, Eili (May TBD)
Planning music festivals

Ideas for choir-focused webinars, including:

Sight-singing & music theory
Vocal production & vocal health
High Holy Day repertoire
and ….More!

Got additional ideas or questions? We’d love to hear them. Write to John Stefano, VP Membership: jstefano@templemusicians.org.

Guild Cares
2025-08-18 14:00 - 15:00

Guild Cares for Israel
2025-08-04 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom, NY

Guild Cares
2025-07-20 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom, NY
Join with other GTM members to discuss the things that are happening in our lives and in our careers. All meetings are confidential and open to all GTM members.
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Guild Talks Music - String Arrangements
2025-07-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom, NY
Jenni Asher will share arrangements of music for solo violin, viola, and cello and string trio or quartet arrangements. Please send your arrangements or original compositions to her: jennimarieasher@gmail.com.
Jenni Asher is a professional violinist and erev cantor, with education from the Royal Academy of Music, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and the Academy for Jewish Religion CA. She works at HAMAKOM in West Hills, CA.
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2025 ACC-GTM Convention
2025-06-29 - 2025-07-03 | Washington, DC, Washington, DC, United States
The Washington, DC 2025 ACC-GTM convention will be inclusive and respectful of diverse creators and givers of music, who represent many backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and generations. We will leave inspired with valuable insights and tools to strengthen us in our broad leadership roles in the Jewish community. We will connect with joy and fun; feeling seen, heard, and loved.
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Pre-Convention Security Update and Q&A
2025-06-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom, NY
Join the Convention Oversight Group (COG) and our partners from the Secure Community Network for an update on security surrounding our Washington DC convention. In addition to answering security questions, this is an opportunity to ask the Convention Oversight Group all of your convention questions on this Zoom Q&A. Bring all of your questions from “what to wear” to “what to bring” and everything in between. We will also show you how to download Guidebook so you have the most up to date information possible.
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Guild Cares
2025-06-22 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-04-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2025-03-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom, NY
How are you doing?
Come lighten the load 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…
Guild Cares, helping each other, one breath at a time.
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GTM Annual Plenary
2025-06-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom, NY
Guild of Temple Musicians Plenary
Monday, June 16, 2025 7:30 ET/4:30 PT
Year in review, plans for the upcoming year, and much more!
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Guild Cares
2025-05-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-12-15 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom, NY
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Guild Talks Music - Through Children's Eyes
2025-04-22 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom, NY
Through Children’s Eyes: the Holocaust seen in the poetry and drawings of the children of Terezin with David Shukiar & Mark Saltzman
n 2008 GTM members David Shukiar and Mark Saltzman created a special piece that set the children’s poetry from Terezin to music and projected images of their original artwork in honor of Yom HaShoah. Since the premiere the dream was to bring this piece and perform it in Terezin. In November 2024 special permission was given for this once in a lifetime concert to take place in Terezin in the Attic Theatre where musical performances happened during the war. Join David and Mark in this exclusive Guild Talks Music session where we will learn about the journey to Terezin and be among the first to see the documentary of the concert filmed by two time Academy Award Nominee Phedon Papamichael (notably known for his work as cinematographer for A Complete Unknown).
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Guild Talks Music, Jewish Choral Movement & HaZamir
2025-03-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom, NY
An overview of the Jewish choral phenomenon, beginning with New York’s first and oldest Jewish community choir, The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus, founded in 1922; the Boston Zamir Chorale, founded in 1969; Zemer Chai, the Jewish chorale of the nation’s capitol, founded in 1976, and the Zamir Choral Foundation, founded by Matthew Lazar in 1960. We will learn about Makhelet Hashacher, a world renowned Japanese Hebrew Choir, Joshua Nelson and the Kosher Gospel Singers, the college a capella choir movement, and HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir.
Dr. Alan Mason, Vice President for Special Projects, is Professor Emeritus at Barry University in Miami, Florida, and is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Vocal Accompanying. Alan is the director of Music at Bet Shira Congregation, Conductor of HaZamir Miami, and a Past President of the Guild of Temple Musicians.
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Guild Cares for Israel
2025-03-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom, NY
Join us on any Monday to share thoughts and feelings about what is happening in 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.
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Guild Cares for Israel
2025-03-17 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-03 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom, NY
Join us on any Monday to share thoughts and feelings about what is happening in 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.
REGISTER FOR ALL UPCOMING

ACC/CA/GTM Midwinter Retreat
2025-01-06 - 2025-01-08 | Hilton Palm Springs, 400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA, 92262, United States
The Midwinter ACC-CA-GTM Retreat
Monday, January 6th – Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
Hilton Palm Springs
400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262

Guild Cares for Israel
2024-12-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom, NY
