Carol Marton, Koleinu’s founding Artistic Director, is a singer and choral conductor. In addition to her work with Koleinu, she directed several area synagogue choirs including the Temple Sinai Choir in Sharon for over 25 years.
Marton was the founding director of Pandora’s Vox, a contemporary music ensemble for women’s voices, from 2001–2011, and was more recently a guest conductor forCantilena, A Women’s Chorale.
As a singer, she has appeared with Coro Allegro, Boston’s LGBTQ+ classical chorus; Triad: Boston’s Choral Collective; the John Oliver Chorale; Schola Cantorum of Boston; and the Zamir Chorale of Boston where she was also the assistant director.
She has been on the faculty of the School of Jewish Music at Hebrew College, and in other Boston locations, teaching conducting, vocal technique, voice and piano. Carol is also the longtime business manager for GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) in Boston, and recently renewed an old acquaintance with the French horn.
At this concert, Carol Marton will conduct the world premieres of “Min Hameitzar” (From Out of a Narrow Place) by Robbie Solomon, and “Wondrous” by Nick Page. Koleinu will also perform works by George Gershwin, and Robert Applebaum.