Leo Low
Leo Low
Born in Volkovysk, Poland, Leo Low (1878-1962) received his early musical training singing as a boy soprano in synagogue choirs in Lida and Bialystok. After completing his studies at the Warsaw Conservatory he conducted several orchestral and theatre ensembles. Then in 1902 he began his career as synagogue choir conductor, ending up at the Tlomacki synagogue of Warsaw with the renowned Cantor Gershon Sirota, and conducting the Warsaw Hazomir Choral Society. Subsequently he held conducting positions in both the Land of Israel and the United States. For the Hazomir Choral Society he composed the stirring anthem, “Hazomir” (or “Motto”).