[HANASHIR:6184] Re: Who Wrote, Recordings, and More

[janeen kobrinsky <janeen...>]

"Return Again" was written by Shlomo Carlebach ... Donny added the Hashivenu
overlay ... it's all in the liner notes for Souls on Fire
janeen

----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Durlester <durleste (at) home(dot)com>
To: Hanashir <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 8:05 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:6183] Who Wrote, Recordings, and More


> Debbie: "O Guide My Steps" was written primarily by Debbie Winston, a
> Minneapolis area soloist currently studying for certification, with
> assistance from a few other Hava Nashira attendees a few years ago. It was
> composed at Hava Nashira under very special and personal circumstances
that
> gave it even greater power to those of us who know of them. If you think
the
> song affected you deeply, you have no idea of just how deeply it can
affect
> someone who knows the story of its creation.
>
> I may be wrong, but I am assuming "Return Again" is by Donny.
>
> Meris:
>
> There are simply too many copyright and other issues to even consider
> sharing HN recordings with anyone who did not attend that particular year.
> Last year was the first time that OSRUI actually officially sanctioned and
> produced a CD. For many previous years, Rick Mann and I took the effort
> entirely upon ourselves to record and edit down hours of material onto
> cassettes which we then sold to participants for a nominal price which was
> always well below cost. In a way it was our gift back to HN.
>
> I can understand (though I don't necessarily agree) with a viewpoint from
> OSRUI's end that making a product available to non-attendees that
> potentially eliminates one inducement to actually attend Hava Nashira (and
> thus reduce potential income from it) doesn't make a lot of sense.
>
> However, it has been my feeling for many years that OSRUI finally needs to
> take the bold step of hiring someone to make full archival recordings of
> Hava Nashira, to produce a special recording for attendees, but then to
also
> produce both a songbook of printed music and a recording of "The Best New
> Songs of Hava Nashira" for sale to the general public (i.e. songleaders,
> synagogues, camps, music educators.) I recognize there are huge issues to
be
> dealt with in order to do this, not just copyright. It may be that this
> recording/songbook might not include new works by faculty due to
> restrictions of their contracts with others, but I imagine that many of
the
> aspiring songwriters at Hava Nashira would not mind seeing one of their
> works propagated in this fashion. And those who wouldn't want their songs
> used would be accommodated.
>
> If money is a primary issue, then surely, as there were generous
individuals
> out there who made it possible for OSRUI to build a new chadar ochel,
there
> are generous lovers of Jewish music out there too. In fact, the almost
total
> lack of serious funding support for Jewish songwriters and recording
artists
> is a shanda - billions for birthright but none for song - but that's a
topic
> for another time.
>
> If you think this is a worthwhile idea (or a lousy idea,) please write me
> privately and we can discuss the ins and outs.
>
> Adrian
>
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