Ilana Davidson's journey as a High Holyday cantorial soloist commenced at the age of 19 while pursuing her BFA in Voice and Opera at Carnegie Mellon University. Notably, Congregation Rodeph Shalom (Pittsburgh, PA) entrusted her with conducting overflow services throughout her undergraduate years, owing to her exceptional voice and profound knowledge of Jewish liturgy and synagogue music. 

Guided by her father and mentor, the esteemed Cantor and composer Charles Davidson Z"l, Ilana Davidson developed a profound passion for imbuing spiritual depth into congregational experiences through musical prayer.

Throughout her career, Ilana has continuously shared her moving interpretations in synagogues and Jewish organizations throughout the United States and Israel, performing works of Jewish composers in Hebrew, Ladino, Sardinian, Arabic, Russian, and Yiddish. She has an international singing career that has spanned music from the medieval to the present day, with numerous commercial recordings, one of which garnered four Grammy Awards. She is the artistic director of The Serenata Chamber Series and received her Master of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music.

She frequently performs and records Hebraic and Jewish music with prolific colleagues throughout the United States. Ilana brings her profound reverence for prayer and nusach to her role on pulpits, where she finds deep fulfillment in fostering spiritual connection within the community.

Ilana Davidson has served as a Cantorial soloist in Rodeph Shalom (Pittsburgh, PA), Temple Emanuel (Davenport, IA), Temple Sinai (Stamford, CT),  North Fork Reform Synagogue (Cutchogue, NY), and currently Congregation Sons Of Israel (Nyack, NY).

Ilana Davidson is a member of The Guild Of Temple Musicians
An Affiliate of the American Conference of Cantors

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