[HANASHIR:9924] Re: music for "Holiday" concerts in public schools

[Meryl Weiner <gweiner...>]

Oops,  I opened the other email first.  Thanks for the info.

Shana Tova,
Meryl
----- Original Message -----
From: Laura and Ron Ferguson <allenderL (at) acm(dot)org>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 8:14 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:9921] Re: music for "Holiday" concerts in public schools


> It is also from Transcontinental...
>
> 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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