[HANASHIR:8001] Re: Choral Music for winter concerts in public schools

[Rabbi Richard Schachet <lvrabbi...>]

IMHO there should be no music of this type-- Christmas or Hanukkah--

Contact the Bost BJE-- they are really up on this stuff with suggestions.
Rabbi Richard Schachet
Valley Outreach Synagogue
www.valleyoutreach.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik L. F. Contzius" <contzius (at) home(dot)com>
To: "Julie Newman" <jnewman (at) sgi(dot)net>; <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 6:14 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:8000] Re: Choral Music for winter concerts in public
schools


> >hi all,
> >
> >Do you know if there are some suggested lists of Jewish choral music to
> >provide to leaders of childrens choirs in public schoolsappropriate for
use
> >in winter concerts for elementary/middle/high school students
respectively?
> >Our school district has few Jewish students and the winter concerts
include
> >a good number of religious Christian selections. I think that at least
some
> >of the cause of that is inertia and would like to provide them some
Jewish
> >music selections to get them past  "I Have a Little Dreidel" as their
flag
> >of diversity. Thanks for any help!
> >[[ MAPI 1.0 storage : 5642 in winmail.dat ]]    Julie Newman, Music
Director
> >              Temple Ohav Shalom, Pittsburgh, PA
> >              jnewman (at) sgi(dot)net
>
> in response to the high school music selections, there is a new
> chanukkah series printed by Transcontinental Music Publications
> specifically for high school choirs. comissioned and edited by the
> Westminster Conservatory Youth Chorale, it's wonderful ORIGINAL good
> (and challenging) music. hope this helps...
>
> --
> Cantor Erik L. F. Contzius
> Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
> Elkins Park, PA
> contzius (at) home(dot)com
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