Cantor Toby Glaser

He sang as a student cantor at Greenwich Reform Synagogue in Connecticut and East End Temple in New York, before working as Cantorial Intern at Congregation Rodeph Sholom in Manhattan for three years. He has also taught students at Central Synagogue, Temple Shaaray Tefila and the Jewish Community Project Downtown. On graduation, he began his career at Congregation Sherith Israel in San Francisco, California, before serving as the first ordained cantor at Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Cantor Toby is delighted to be returning home after a decade abroad to serve the NSTE community. 

Cantor Toby has always had a passion for classical and choral music and has studied with leading voice teachers both in Australia and Germany and performed with many of Australia’s opera companies including Victorian Opera, Melbourne Lyric Opera, Melbourne Chorale, and numerous choirs and vocal ensembles. In his worship services, Cantor Toby loves infusing traditional and well-loved melodies with contemporary flare, leading the community in a variety of musical styles with percussion instruments and guitar. His style is always eclectic, but draws heavily on folk and contemporary melodies, traditional prayer modes and Jewish chant with an emphasis on improvisation and innovation.