Before I met him, I saw him conduct at Merkin Hall. I saw his hands. It's as if they're 10 feet long. I was petrified to audition. She directs the junior choir.
Music is definitely a family affair.
Jeanett Parker, Mr. Rosenbaum's daughter from his first marriage, has been a high school choral teacher in Merrick, NY for four years. Mr. Rosenbaum, who taught at Queens College for 25 years, is now a professor of music and director of choirs at SUNY Buffalo, where he commutes two days a week and conducts two choruses. He created the Westchester Oratorio Society in the church in South Salem three years ago. The accompanist, Graf, is the organist at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan. Liz McDonald of South Salem sings with Mr. Rosenbaum in three choruses.