[HANASHIR:5480] Re: Camp Swig CD

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

I laughed when I read Rick's comments about the Camp Swig/N cd.   In fact,
this past week I taught the "Shiru L'Adonai" to my 6-7-8 chorus and they
loved it!   Lots of opportunity for percussion accompaniment too!   What an
awesome piece and yes, you'll have to pull off the side of the road for that
one.   Great for any age person!
Enjoy,
Meris Ruzow
-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Lupert <Rick (at) PoetrySuperHighway(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2000 4:43 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:5477] Camp Swig CD


>I got a copy of the Camp Swig/Newman CD a couple of weeks ago (thank
>you very much Josh Miller) and it is truly a wonderful recording
>which captures the ruach of what a summer of Jewish singing can be.
>
>It's a virtual repertoire for any songleader taking you through an
>entire camp day with sections representing morning prayers and song
>sessions, shabbat prayers and music, and classic Jewish bed time fare.
>
>Many of the 27 tracks on the CD are sung by large 'choirs' of kids
>which are the ones which truly capture the spirt of singing at camp.
>(And I can imagine it was no small feat to get so many kids all
>singing the same words, in the same key at the same time.)  Much of
>the rest of the CD features more intricately arranged tracks from
>notable Camp Swig/Newman songleaders (and song leader alumni) such as
>Joanna Selznick Dulkin's amazing performance of Yishai Holander's
>Shiru L'Adonai.  If this track doesn't have you pulling your car over
>and grooving on the side of the freeway, then you should seriously
>consider a blood transfusion.
>
>I was also thoroughly enchanted with Becky Gimbel's Sh'ma which is so
>pure, so honest, so sweet, so fresh that I wanted to simultaneously
>weep and marry her on the spot whoever she may be.
>
>Kudos also to Ethan Bueno de Mesquita's Hash'kiveinu which which he
>sings accompanied with stunning harmony by Rebecca Milder.  I've
>realized that I've never met a Hash'kiveinu which I didn't
>like...which I didn't find extraordinarily beautiful.  I think
>everyone should write a Hash'kiveinu.
>
>Oh, and finally a bonafide recording of the Tree Song from "Tree Song
>Guy" himself Josh Miller (album producer and artistic director) which
>helps lay to rest the 6 other versions of heard of it from other
>people.  (Though of course Josh has always said it's really the hand
>motions and choreography of the song which are most important.)
>
>I can't recommend this CD enough.  All the proceeds benefit the music
>programming at Camps Swig and Newman which is great as this summer
>will begin a new camp session set up exclusively to teach new
>songleaders.
>
>Rick
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