The three major Cantorial organizations, Jewish Ministers Cantor’s Association of America and Canada, Cantors Assembly of America, and American Conference of Cantors, have joined together in the formation of an over-all body to be known as The Council of American Cantors, it was announced here today.
The three bodies encompassing the cantors who serve congregations of the three major arms of American Judaism — Orthodox, Conservative and Reform — will continue to function independently as heretofore, but through this new body will unite the American cantorate on those problems and issues which are common to all three.
The new group will be concerned with maintaining the high standards of the cantorate and with the delineation of the evolving role of the cantor in the American synagogue. Election of officers and the establishment of a permanent headquarters for the Council will take place early in the fall.
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