[HANASHIR:6186] Re: Who Wrote, Recordings, and More

[Adrian Durlester <durleste...>]

This is me, chagrined. As much as I love Reb Shlomo and his music, I totally
spaced out this time. (Or maybe because I love Donny as much I wanted to
give him credit?) S'licha!

And thanks, Janeen, for the quick correction!


Adrian.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
> shamash(dot)org]On
> Behalf Of janeen kobrinsky
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 9:09 AM
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:6184] Re: Who Wrote, Recordings, and More
>
>
> "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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