Jacob Friedman is an organist and choir director working in the United States. A composer, pianist, and educator, he has taught music composition and piano at Hoff-Barthelson Music School and New York School of Music in Orange County, NY. Recognized by the American Protege International Music Competition for excellence in teaching, he has composed and performed with orchestras, jazz bands, and world music ensembles. His current work in songwriting, film scoring, and orchestral composition reflects his drive to cross musical borders. Noted sitarist Pradeep Ratnayake said, 'his music goes right to the heart..” Jacob Friedman has scored four feature-length documentaries for the *Mysterious China* series by Monarex Hollywood. Learn more about these films and Monarex Hollywood at www.monarex.com. His compositions have been performed at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, NJ, The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and Weill Recital Hall in New York City.