Max Janowski (1912

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– April 8, 1991 Hyde Park,

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), was a composer of Jewish liturgical music, a conductor, choir director, and voice teacher. Born in

into a musical family, Max was the son of Chayim Janowski, a choir director, and Miriam, an opera singer. As a youth, Max studied at the

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(Klindworth-Scharwenka-Konservatorium) in Berlin. In 1933, he won a piano contest, which led to him becoming the head of the piano department at the Musashino Academia Musicae in

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, Japan. He emigrated to the United States in 1937 and served in the U.S. Navy during

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. Max Janowski's choral works include the traditional Jewish prayers "

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" ("Our Father, Our King," a hymn for the

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), " Sim Shalom" ("Song of Peace," which was dedicated to the American diplomat

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), "Yismehu," and "ve-Shomeru". From 1938 until his death, Janowski was the music director at KAM Isaiah Israel Congregation in Hyde Park in Chicago. On January 29, 2012, the centennial of his birth, a Gala Concert featuring several cantors, cantorial soloists, and area chorales was held at K.A.M. Isaiah Israel to celebrate Janowski's life and music. Baritone

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and mezzo-soprano

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studied with him.

References

External links

Janowski Gala Concert , KAM Isaiah Israel
Retrieved January 31, 2012.

New York Times. Published: April 10, 1991. Retrieved November 7, 2007. * Edelman, Marsha Bryan

Retrieved November 7, 2007. * Max Janowsk

Retrieved September 2, 2013. * Max Janowsk

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