[HANASHIR:11243] Re: Interfaith Music Festival

[Jennifer Stevens <srtalina...>]

Ricki -

You may want to contact Dr. Joshua Jacobson or anyone affiliated with the 
Zamir Chorale - http://www.zamir.org/

They have been singing a program called "Sacred Bridges" this season where 
they sing arrangements of Psalms, Kedushah, and other liturgical pieces 
which are significant in both Christianity and Judaism.

I'm sure that someone in the organization (esp. Dr. Jacobson) can point you 
to an excellent piece.

B'shirah,
Jennifer

>From: "Ricki Baird" <rbaird (at) slonet(dot)org>
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: [HANASHIR:11230] Interfaith Music Festival
>
>I am participating in an Interfaith Music Festival at the end of this 
>month.
>The mission of the festival is to promote understanding and respect among
>different faiths, traditions and beliefs. Choirs, soloists and ensembles
>from several different congregations in our county will be sharing songs of
>worship and praise to uplift the spirit and engender feelings of love, hope
>and peace.
>
>The organizing committee has discovered that the origin of the music sung 
>in
>today?s Christian worship services came from what they described to me as
>?the ancient Hebrew chanting of the cantors?. (They specifically mentioned
>the ?amen?s and the halleluyah?s.)
>
>In light of this research, they have asked me to open the program by
>chanting one of our ancient prayers. My first thought was Bar?chu since it
>is the call to worship, my second thought was V?ahavta since the English
>translation is read in the worship services of faiths other than our own?.
>
>Any other ideas or suggestions are very welcome. And can someone help me 
>out
>in finding a Bar?chu that fits the bill?
>
>Ricki Baird, Soloist and Songleader
>Congregation Beth David
>San Luis Obispo, CA
>






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