[HANASHIR:6050] Re: New CD and songbook at HN

[George Weiner <gweiner...>]

I am happy to say that I have heard Carol Boyd Leon's new CD and it is a
delight.

I was the Cantor, Music Director, Music Teacher, and Religious School
Director where Carol is now the Music Director.  I am currently the Cantor
at Temple Micah in Washington, DC.  I can truly say that Carol has written
music that will stand the test of time.  The melodies are easy to learn and
remember, the arrangements bring so much joy to the performance, the
harmonies are beautiful, and Carol seems to have captured the essence of
each prayer, which is a rare, spiritual talent.

I think all of the pieces are suitable for either the classroom, the choir,
or for solo performance.  There is something for everyone here!

Enjoy listening to "Songs From the Heart: Family Shabbat"

Meryl Weiner
gweiner (at) erols(dot)com

-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Boyd Leon <cbleon (at) hotmail(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Sunday, May 21, 2000 12:04 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:6041] New CD and songbook at HN


>Hi, friends!
>Just wanted to let the folks who are attending HN later this month that
I'll
>be bringing with me my brand new CD and companion songbook, "Songs From The
>Heart: Family Shabbat."  (It's so new that the printed CD insert won't be
>available until Father's Day and so I'll repost an "official" announcement
>at that time...)
>
>"Family Shabbat" is a collection of 18 easy-to-sing Shabbat songs which I
>think will be a useful resource for songleaders/cantors/music teachers.
>Most are based on liturgy.  A few are just for children, but most are for
>everybody.  My Youth Choir and Adult Choir have been enjoying them, as have
>the kids in my religious school music classes.  Some are unison, some are
>rounds, and some have an easy harmony line.  The 65-page cardstock songbook
>includes sheet music and chords for each song and includes
>ready-to-photocopy pages of big-print lyrics to make life a little easier
>for songleaders.  The music has been very well-received by those who have
>been singing it with me over the past year, so I'm hoping it finds a home
at
>your congregation, too.
>
>The song titles are:
>Shalom Shabbat Shalom (for Fri night and Havdalah)
>Lights of Shabbat (candle blessing)
>Come See The Candles
>Hinei Mah Tov
>When God Made The World
>Bar'chu
>The Children's Shema
>You Shall Love
>Mi Chamocha (with thanks to Rachelle Nelson who collaborated on it)
>We Give You Thanks
>V'shamru
>Shalom Rav (my favorite!)
>Oseh Shalom
>Aleinu
>V'ne'emar/Bayom Hahu
>The 90-Second Adon Olam
>Shalom Aleichem, Peace To Us
>Y'varechecha
>
>A youth chorus sings several of the songs on the recording and there's
>Klezmer clarinet, harp, and lots more.  For more info, please visit my web
>site at http://www.geocities.com/CBoydLeon and click on "Songs From The
>Heart."
>
>For those not able to be at HN, I'll repost this around Father's Day after
>I've received all the CDs and cassettes and of course will be happy to take
>mail orders at that time.
>
>'Looking forward to meeting all the friends I know from this list!
>Yours,
>Carol
>
>P.S.  If you purchase a CD at HN, I promise I'll mail you the color insert
>when it becomes available!
>
>Carol Boyd Leon
>Director of Music, Temple B'nai Shalom
>7612 Old Ox Road, Fairfax Station, VA 22039
>Home phone:  703-250-0554
>E-mail:  CBLeon (at) hotmail(dot)com
>Personal web page:  http://www.geocities.com/CBoydLeon
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