Kol Zahav Chorale

With Music Director Cantor Joseph Ness

Connecting members of the Greater Hartford community and celebrating our shared cultural heritage.

Open to all singers from all backgrounds. Choral experience & ability to sight-read is recommended.

Interested? Questions? 

Contact Cantor Ness at 860-888-7650 or nessjoseph7@gmail.com

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Joseph Ness is a composer and arranger of hundreds of compositions spanning both the liturgical and concert genres. He is the recipient of multiple grants and awards for excellence in conducting, musical composition, and excellence in the arts for his many outstanding concerts.

Joseph earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Composition from Manhattan School of Music, NY. He also earned his Master of Sacred Music from the College of Jewish Music, Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), as well as a Diploma of Hazzan from the H.L. Miller Cantorial School at JTS. Cantor Ness recently retired as the Cantor at Beth El Temple of West Hartfordafter 33 years.