[HANASHIR:9920] Re: music for "Holiday" concerts in public schools

[Laura and Ron Ferguson <allenderL...>]

S'vivon, Steve Barnett -- A fantastic, challenging, fun and jazzy piece for 
4+ parts -- with Alto divisi...  I sang it with Kol Zimrah's chamber choir 
last year -- it's fabulous modern Chanukah fun.

Laura Ferguson



At 04:22 PM 9/24/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>
>I have been quietly doing battle with my daughter's public high school for
>years.  I live in Northern Virginia where "Holiday" concerts are the norm
>around Christmas time.  What that means in our school is that the auditorium
>is decorated for Christmas with perhaps a hanukkiah displayed.  The
>selection of music runs from Christmas carols to extremely religious
>Christian music. Usually one "Jewish" song is included to commemorate
>Hanukkah.  I have made some headway over the years. 2 years ago they hired a
>choir director who believed that singing about Jesus was mandatory so the
>students would come to understand and believe in Jesus.  He no longer works
>in our county!  But this year, even after giving the new choir director a
>stack of appopriate multi-cultural selections having to do with peace and
>winter, etc.  with no religious overtones at all, she chose a piece of music
>about Shabbat (it has Hebrew words so it must be appropriate for Hanukkah!)
>to have my daughter's choir sing along with mostly Christmas music.
>
>My request for the list is this:  I need suggestions for advanced 4 part,
>accapella Hanukkah music.  The choir director is willing to look at other
>music I suggest so please send me suggestions ASAP.  I need titles and
>publishers.
>
>Thanks so much.
>
>Shana Tova,
>Meryl Weiner
>Temple Micah
>2829 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
>Washington, DC   20007
>gweiner (at) erols(dot)com
>202-342-9175
>----- Original Message -----
>From: H & R Shubert <notfranz (at) total(dot)net>
>To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Sent: Monday, September 24, 2001 6:05 AM
>Subject: [HANASHIR:9910] Biennial music track
>
>
> > Thanks for your response, Doug.  I'll post this query on the list since it
> > will interest many.  What is the "music track" at the Biennial?
> > Thanks,
> > Rachelle
> >
> >
> >
>



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