Birthplace: Nancy Linder was born and raised in Tallahassee, Florida. Before Nancy could talk, she could sing, and that was the beginning. She went to elementary, junior and senior high school at Florida Developmental High School in Tallahassee. Nancy discovered her love for singing and performing when she joined the school choir and was later selected for starring roles in Oklahoma and H.M.S. Pinnafore.

Education: She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida State University with a BA in music performance (voice and piano) and a minor in theater. While at Florida State, Nancy was selected as one of two jazz soloists for Sarah Vaughan’s master class and was accompanied by Marcus Roberts during a 1981 performance. Nancy later studied at NYU’s MFA professional Actor Training program. Nancy further pursued her Masters Degree at Georgia State University (21 units in Music Education); Cal State LA (again 21 units in Music Education). She did acquire her Masters Degree in Educational Administration from Azusa Pacific University in California in 1995 (pictured on the right).

Teaching: Nancy taught elementary school music for 15 years. Pictured on the left, Nancy leads a group of children consisting of the choirs from two of her schools performing together at a local mall.

Mommy: Nancy’s career as a mommy has so far taken the place of her career as a music teacher. Here is a picture of Nancy with son Nathan as they tour the palace at Versailles. Now the family includes Nathan with younger triplet brothers Evan, Sean, and Miles pictured below.

Cantorial Soloist: Since August 2000, Nancy has been chanting the services for Temple Beth David in Westminster, CA. Both the congregation and the Rabbi at Temple Beth David are very happy to have her as a soloist. As for Nancy, she loves the job because it gives her many chances to sing along with time to be with her boys.

Recording Career: Nancy first recorded a jazz, rock and pop demo. She then set out to make a tape for her Dad with that recording quality. This tape evolved into her first album, My Favorite Hebrew Songs. Later, in 1999, she released her second album, Songs of the Jewish Spirit. She released two more albums in 2007: Songs for Shabbat and Broadway Melodies.