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J. Ernest Green is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Annapolis Chorale and Chamber Orchestra. He has an active career as a guest conductor and lives in Severna Park with his wife Molly and their children Alec and Ella and their black lab Kensi. He has brought his wide knowledge of both sacred and secular music to enhance our High Holy Days services for the past 16 years, generously coaching and guiding our cantors, student cantors, choir members, and members of the Annapolis Chorale.
Lena Goldstein is thrilled to be joining her Temple Beth Shalom family, Rabbi Goldstein, and the Annapolis Chorale as our cantorial soloist for High Holy Days services. She graduated cum laude from Yale University, where she performed regularly with the Opera Theatre of Yale College, Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra, Yale Baroque Opera Project, and Yale Glee Club. She is currently pursuing her Master’s in Music Performance in Voice at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

Singer and pianist Laurie J. Hays directs the women’s ensemble, Cantori, with Live Arts Maryland, is on the music staff at St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Annapolis, and is a collaborative pianist and accompanist. She lives in Severn, MD with her husband, Kevin, and two dogs. Over the years of her participation at Temple Beth Shalom, she has had many roles, including directing the singers outside the sanctuary building during covid while the rabbi and cantor sang inside. This year, Laurie will serve as our pianist on Rosh HaShanah.

Benjamin Beckman is delighted to be joining us on Yom Kippur as our pianist. He is a versatile musician completing his final semester at Yale College in Fall 2024. As a student at Yale, Ben served as artistic director and conducted for both the Yale Undergraduate Chamber Orchestra and the Opera Theater of Yale College. An experienced collaborative pianist and vocal coach, Ben has recently worked for Chicago Summer Opera, Classic Lyric Arts France, and regularly accompanies choirs for the Yale Institute of Sacred Music in New Haven.

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