Overview: Yaakov (Yanky) Lemmer, Azi Schwartz, and Netanel Hershtik come together in Amsterdam's Portuguese Synagogue for this concert of Jewish sacred and secular music. Enjoy shabbat songs, traditional music, and songs with a nod to Broadway.

DVD Verdict: Simply put, three young cantors, all rising stars in the American Jewish music scene, are brought together in Amsterdam’s revered 17th century Portuguese Synagogue for a concert of Jewish sacred and secular music arranged for orchestra and choir.

The New York Cantors, all serving synagogues in New York, are: Brooklyn- born Yaakov (Yanky) Lemmer, Head Cantor of the Lincoln Square Synagogue in New York City; Azi Schwartz, a native of Israel and Cantor at New York’s Park Avenue Synagogue; and Netanel Hershtik, Cantor at The Hampton Synagogue, Westhampton Beach, New York.

Some of the most beautiful songs in the Jewish musical history are prayers sung by cantors during shabbat services. For this 'The New York Cantors' concert these ancient songs have been given splendid new arrangements by the accomplished Dutch composer/arranger Bob Zimmerman. The program also includes favorite secular songs evoking memories of Jewish tradition and its rich musical culture, as well as music with a nod to Broadway.

Maestro Jules van Hessen and his 33-piece orchestra and 8-voice male choir support the concert recorded under a thousand live candles in one of the most architecturally important synagogues in the world. Watch this tonight and fall in love with not only three magnificent voices, but the music of a faith that you may well not be so aware of beforehand. You won't regret it, trust me. This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.78:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs.