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Julia Schechtman Pabst
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Julia Schechtman Pabst has sung in various European opera houses in Germany, Switzerland, and Holland, roles such as Gilda in Rigoletto, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, Rosina in The Barber of Seville, Adele in Die Fledermaus, Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos, Adina in L'Elisir d'Amore, Despina in Così Fan Tutte, Tytania in Britten's Midsummernight's Dream. Previous to these engagements she attended Princeton University and was accepted into the Opera Department at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. After a year there she left to begin her singing career in Europe, where she spent 12 fruitful years.

Her CDs of sacred music, Lilies and Simple Gifts, Eye on the Sparrow, and Psalms and Prophets offer unique mixtures of periods, genres, and moods: oratorio as well as traditional American melodies, old-time favorites and contemporary pieces. She is accompanied on piano by the conductor, Saul Schechtman, and lives in the Boston area.

Saul Schechtman, conductor and composer, has led various orchestras in Europe and the USA. A guest conductor with the Philadelphia Orchestra, musical director of the TV series, Omnibus, conductor of the chamber orchestra, Orchestra Piccola, he was also the musical director of first-run Broadway shows such as Hello Dolly! and Carnival!.

His compositions include orchestral works, instrumental music, and many art songs. Four of his sacred songs and his new arrangements of Simple Gifts and His Eye is on the Sparrow are included in the CDs, Lilies and Simple Gifts and Eye on the Sparrow. He lives in New York.