|
|
|
JACQUI BREINES Cantorial Soloist
Jacqueline has worked as a Cantorial Soloist since 1998, and is currently serving in her fourth year as Cantorial Soloist for Congregation B’nai Torah, having come to us in 2002. Raised on a small farm in Lebanon, NJ, Jacqueline attended Westminster Choir College Vocal Camp as a teen, and sang and performed throughout her youth. Although the nearest Reform congregation was half an hour from her home, Jacqueline celebrated her Bat Mitzvah and was formally educated through Confirmation. After graduating from Penn State, Jacqueline came to the Boston area to attend Boston University School of Law, where writing, directing, choreographing and performing in the musical satire "Legal Follies" offset the tedium of studying law. Currently, Jacqueline is enrolled at Hebrew College in Newton, MA, working toward a cantorial degree. Jacqueline has three sons - Shea, age 12, Sandy, age 11, and David, age 9. Jacqueline performed as a regular soloist and member of The Zamir Chorale of Boston from 1996-1999. In the summer of 1999, the chorale embarked on a 30th anniversary tour of Eastern Europe. The group’s mission was to bring Jewish choral music back to the places where it began but had not been heard since the Holocaust. The tour group was accompanied by a documentary film crew, and Jacqueline is featured as a soloist in the resulting documentary, "Zamir: Jewish Voices Return to Poland." The film aired nationwide in August/September 2000 on PBS. Jacqueline is also featured as a soloist on the Zamir CD "The Songs Live On," a live concert recording of this centenary tour. Jacqueline leads all prayer services at B’nai Torah,
tutors the synagogue’s youngsters in preparation for their B’nai Mitzvah,
leads the adult choir, directs the annual Purimspiel, and manages the family
prayer book program. She is a member of the Guild of Temple Musicians, and the
Women Cantor’s Network.
|
Send mail to webmaster@bnaitorah.com with
questions or comments about this web site.
|