Songs of Love & Light

Cantor Star A. Trompeter

Cantor Star A. Trompeter was ordained as a Cantor in 2010 from HUC–JIR, New York, Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music.  She also received her Master of Sacred Music from HUC–JIR, her Master of Music in Vocal Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and her Bachelor of Arts in Music and French Language and Literature from the University of Virginia.

A native of Roanoke, VA., Cantor Trompeter has performed in a wide range of operas and musicals around the country.  While in Boston and performing at Harvard University, she was interviewed by NPR’s national radio show, From the Top, to discuss her leading role as Susan B. Anthony in Virgil Thompson’s opera, The Mother of Us All.  An avid Gilbert and Sullivan aficionado, Cantor Trompeter has performed with nationally recognized Gilbert and Sullivan Troupes on the East coast, as well as on the West Coast in San Francisco.

Always enthused to teach voice to young students, Cantor Trompeter taught music theory for the San Francisco Boys Chorus and served as Vocal Director at the progressive Community School for the Arts in Roanoke.  In addition to working in San Francisco and Roanoke, Cantor Trompeter has also served as the Cantor at Temple Israel in Columbus, OH, and as the Senior Cantor at Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester in Chappaqua, NY.

Cantor Trompeter became the Senior Cantor at Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, TX in 2017.  Joining Congregation Beth Israel only two months prior to Hurricane Harvey, she is reminded daily of the adversities and creative blessings that came from that catastrophic time.  Having been a featured Cantor for several community-wide functions and services across the country, Cantor Trompeter has an ongoing passion for multi-generational programming and Interfaith involvement.  

Cantor Daniel Singer

Cantor Daniel Singer was born and raised in Wisconsin and now serves Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in Manhattan. He has degrees in music and mass communications from the University of Wisconsin-Superior, vocal performance from the University of Michigan, sacred music and cantorial ordination from the HUC-JIR Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music, and performing arts administration from NYU. Cantor Singer has served Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in New York City for over a decade. He has collaborated with his rabbis and synagogue staff team in executing a revolutionary new vision of worship and programming for an historical Reform congregation on the Upper West Side, which as resulted in many new compositions for worship and education. He served as a Project Director for the Jewish Arts and Music project, an initiative supported by the Covenant Foundation. He recently published two songbook anthologies of his own original sheet music and recordings, Tapestry of Prayer and Aleph Bet Bop, and his compositions are regularly selected for publication by Transcontinental Music Publications. He has won numerous high-level awards and national recognition for his rich bass voice. He is as comfortable singing grand opera as he is singing Broadway, pop, jazz, folk, and a variety of styles of children’s music. He is an accomplished recording artist, multi-faceted guitarist, pianist and composer of new music for the synagogue and stage. He is also a voice actor with national credits for radio, television, and animated feature films. He lives in Manhattan with his beautiful wife Lauren and his two adorable little boys, Aiden and Ariel. When he is not working, he enjoys reading, travelling, camping, and relaxing with his family.

Cantor Galit Dadoun Cohen

Galit Dadoun-Cohen brings a unique voice to the cantorate, combining a diverse Sephardic background with extensive classical musical training. Born and raised in Ashdod, Israel, she earned her Bachelor of Music and Artist Diploma from the Rubin Academy of Music of Tel Aviv University and her Master of Music from Brooklyn College – City University of New York. In 2010, Dadoun-Cohen received her cantorial ordination from the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. Since then, she has served as the Cantor of Temple B'nai Or in Morristown, N.J.

Galit Dadoun-Cohen has sung opera and classical song in festivals, concerts, and various projects throughout the United States, Europe and Israel. In her cantorate, she strives to deepen the connection with one’s Jewish identity, through music, study, and community building.

During her studies at HUC, Cantor Dadoun-Cohen explored the fusion of traditional Sephardic folk song with Western art music in Jewish music of the 20th and 21st century.  She loves contemporary Israeli music, opera, chanson, and the Hazzanut tradition. These days she is exploring women’s expression and strengthening that voice in Judaism. She is committed to creating bridges between Israeli and Diaspora Jewry.  

Along with her husband Joe, Galit shares the gratitude and joy of raising their three daughters Danielle, Naomi and Maya.