[HANASHIR:10917] Re: Adon Olam to Rock Around the Clock

[WINSTON WEILHEIMER <nusach...>]

i have more than enough to versions to fill over an hour show...i would not 
mind doing a special live version of Nusach on the web radio station...with as 
many versions as i can fit into the hour...if anyone wants to listen....it 
would take me a week or two to develop the playlist for such a show....it would 
most likely be on either a monday or thursday night at 10pm eastern.....let me 
know if you are interested in listening

rabbi winston weilheimer
owner host
NUSACH INTERNET RADIO NETWORK
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan Halpern
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:01 AM
To: Hanashir Listserv
Subject: [HANASHIR:10902] Re: Adon Olam to Rock Around the Clock

A couple of thoughts.

First, this is an extremely interesting discussion, and one worth provoking 
within a congregation, certainly the worship and music committee(s).  I've been 
thinking about leading music at a service in which I would use a variety of 
melodies for a single prayer or text to evoke different moods at different 
points in the service.  It's also a way to highlight the relationship between 
text and music for the congregation.  Adon Olam is the one I know the most 
tunes for.

As I thought about this yesterday, I could start with the "traditional" Adon 
Olam (Gerovitch) which feels like a Protestant hymn, read the translation 
together in English, and then use the call-and-repeat version (composer unknown 
to me), come out of the silent prayer with Cardozo, and conclude with "rock 
around the clock" as a lead in to Oneg Shabbat.  I also like the French 
Sephardic version, which could be part of the closing series.  Making this 
worshipful and not empirical might be a challenge.  (I'm open to suggestions.)

In each case, the melody evokes a different reading of the text.  And each may 
provoke a different reaction from the congregation.  (Local minhag might argue 
for leaving out one version or another.)

Shirona, some of these settings will last and others will have only transient 
power.  There is good music and bad music from every age, after all, and the 
good stuff tends to last.  (Let's hope there is never an exhibit of Elvis on 
velvet at the Louvre!)

Second, Shirona, I will guarantee you there will be a rock and roll setting of 
the Sh'ma if there isn't one already.  If Paul McCartney and Mick Jagger can 
turn 60 join the AARP, then someone will compose rock and roll "standard" for 
Sh'ma, and in 100 years, it will have completely replaced the pavane we use now.

l'shalom

Alan
alan (at) halpern(dot)com
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From: Shirona [mailto:shirona (at) bellatlantic(dot)net]
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 10:46 PM
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