[HANASHIR:10715] Re: roll of the volunteer choir

[ItaSara <ItaSara...>]

A lot has been changing lately in the music of temples.  The trend is more 
toward participation rather than listening. The philosophy where I volunteer 
is according to our religious practice chair is <<The future is music sung by 
the congregation led by a soloist or Cantor and with a volunteer choir to 
provide support and to help the congregation learn new music as it is 

introduced. >> I am just curious,  is that the trend where you are?  How do 
you see the role of the choir at services? Does the choir do anything special 
that keeps their interest up as well? Is the music of yore dying along with 
the Yiddish language? Are the cantorial gems just a thing of the past or for 
special programs only? Or is this millennium going to be the friendly user 
approach to religious practice? Is that really the best approach? I’m just 
curious what others‘ thoughts are.

Thanks for your input in advance. 

Ellen Lerner
upstate NY

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