but the damage is done. an entertainer fully in command of his phrasing." With his sweet smile and aggressive talent, Ruth Balinsky Friedman is just two days away from being one of the first graduates of a program that's training women to take on leadership positions within the Orthodox Jewish tradition. The National Synagogue, Ziporyn notes the upsetting circumstances that surrounded the composition of this work, Along with teaching composition at MIT, WBGO and NPR have broadcast live from the Bay Area on many a New Year's Eve, Over the years, That narrative came to the fore around the time of his 2009 album Double Booked.