The infectious spirit will have you clapping, singing and moving - inspiring, spiritual, soothing, calming, enlivening - music industry mavens call her a great talent, a masterful melodist and brilliant lyricist and storyteller.
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PERFORMANCES:
12/09, CHI, IL;
12/08, Spfld, IL;
11/08, Columbia, MO;
10/08, CHI, IL;
9/08, NY, NY;
6/08, Cantor,San Francisco, CA;
5/08 Springfield, IL;
3/08, CHI, IL;
2/08, Whippany, NJ;
1/08-present, S. FL.
Judy Tellerman Bio
Judy's music conveys the beauty of the Bible to all people. "I wrote these songs because I wanted to join with people through music to feel the beauty of our wonderful religious heritage that has guided and sheltered us. I desire to write and sing songs that open a pathway for spiritual awakening, evoke a yearning for grace, and bring us closer together and closer to God. My songs are in English. My goal is to comprehend ancient wisdom and express it in music for everyone, regardless of their level of faith."
FROM THE MAVENS:
Danny Buch, SONY MUSIC Distribution, wrote, "She is a great talent."
Arthur Levy, a well-known musicologist, wrote, "You are a masterful melodist and a brilliant lyricist and storyteller -- what more can I possibly say? I am in total awe of your talent."
Paul Wieder, Music Critic for Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago JUF News, said, "Judy, you are a Jewish diva," and wrote, "It is an innovative work that merges the latest in electronic production techniques and dance beats with Sephardic arrangements and Jewish moral themes. Many years in the making, the meticulous work has paid off.... "She's shining a contemporary light on holidays, prayers and Torah figures with her original lyrics. On her latest effort she merges haunting vocals and Jewish mystical themes with club-worthy beats, then burnishes the mix to a high studio polish."
PRIZES AND HONORS:
ASCAP 2008, 2007 ASCAPLUS SONGWRITER AWARD, Jazz and Popular Division;
Honorable Mention, Song of the Year 2007;
Honorable Mention UNITED WE ROLL WORLD TOUR RADIO SHOW SONG CONTEST 2006;
COMMISSIONED COMPOSITIONS:
"A Mountain Of Shoes," music for poem by Moyshe Shulshtein for permanent installation for Holocaust Documentation and Education Center and Museum of South Florida;
"Abe Lincoln," 5/08, by Looking For Lincoln Heritage Coalition, Springfield, IL;
"Reach Out," 3/08, by Chabad of Upper East Side of NY, NY, for iVolunteer;
"Deep Graves," 1/08, by Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago for May, 2008 Illinois Holocaust Observance, Springfield, IL;
COMMISSIONED PREMIERES:
"Reach Out," 9/08, by Chabad of the Upper East Side, NY, ivolunteer program at Edmond Safra Synagogue, NY, NY;
"Legacy," 7/02, by International Gathering of Descendants of Survivors of the Shoah, Palmer House, Chicago; in: Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC, U.S. Hellenic Museum, Chicago, IL; Hebrew Union College Store, Cincinnati, OH.
FEEDBACK
Audrey Cantor, Director Holocaust Community Services, a program of Jewish Child and Family Services, CJE SeniorLife, and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago: "Dear Judith, I cannot thank you enough for the entertainment you and Chris provided at the Holocaust Community Services Purim celebration on March 17....Again, thank you for joining us and affording the participants a highly entertaining and enjoyable afternoon. We look forward to working with you again."
Tzvi and Sheva Tauby, Chabad of the Upper East Side, NY, ivolunteer program at Edmond Safra Synagogue, NY, NY: "Dear Judy, Thanks for everything! You made our event!"
Barbara Wind, Director, Holocaust Council, United Jewish Communities, Metrowest, NJ: "What an accomplished woman you are and blessed with the voice of an angel."
Governor Pat Quinn, IL: "She is our best singer."
Mayor Tim Davlin, Springfield, IL: "You were phenomenal!"
Kathleen Parienti, Asst. Director, Government Affairs, Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago:"I cannot tell you how much I appreciated your participation this year at the [Illinois Days of Remembrance Holocaust] Observance. Your hauntingly poignant music added a wonderful dimension to the program."
Cantor Irving Shulkes, Emeritus, Temple Sinai of North Dade, FL: "I can't stop thinking about your beautiful melody for Mi Chamocha."