[HANASHIR:10749] Re: A special Request

[H & R Shubert <notfranz...>]

Judah Cohen (on this list I think) is an expert on this subject.  Rachelle


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From: Marsha Fensin <mfsings (at) ccr(dot)net>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 5:00 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:10734] Re: A special Request


> Hi All,
>     I just received the following requaest from a friend who is a music
> professor at Wartburg College in Northern Iowa.  I gave him some
> suggestions, referred him to Transcon., and told him about all the great
> acapella college groups that have sprung up around the country.  If any
> of you know specific people he can contact, I know he would be most
> appreciative.( And I would, too)
> Marsha
> 
> Wartburg College Choir, a very fine mixed choir of about 90 voices, will
> be traveling to Europe this April/May.  They are going to England,
> Germany, Poland, Italy among other places.  I will
> also be going with them.  I will be singing some American song as a
> soloist  but will also be singing some pieces with the choir.  This is
> where I'm  looking for your assistance.     Among the places we will be
> going is to Auschwitz.  In consulting with  the choir director, we are
> looking for pieces which would be appropriate for this type of setting
> and could also be used as part of a larger concert since
> we will be giving full concerts in many venues of various types.  Here's
> the  tricky part:  We need pieces for mixed choir AND a baritone soloist
> (this would be me).  Also, the pieces must be acapella since all the
> pieces Wartburg choir does is acapella.  We are looking to do about 2-3
> pieces or 10-12 minutes.  So, if you have one really long piece, that's
> fine too.  Some ideas we came up with are a setting of Mourner's
> Kaddish, a setting of something from the Book of Lamentations, or
> perhaps something used during the Yom Kippur Yitzkor service.  Another
> thought I had was music from the holiday which commemorates the
> destruction of the temple (Tish B'Av ?? perhaps??).
>      If you could E-mail me titles and composer's names as well as
> publishing houses and any order info. you might have including possible
> websites, I would be eternally grateful.  Obviously, I could use the
> info. ASAP since we are leaving for Europe Mid-April and need ample time
> to order and learn the works.
>     Thanks so much for your time and consideration!  David Katz
> davobar (at) aol(dot)com
> 
> 
> 
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