[HANASHIR:12141] Re: [HANASHIR:12140] Re: What is "Great Music"?

[elerner1 <elerner1...>]

On 9/9/02, Batiya5723 (at) cs(dot)com wrote: 

>I hope this quote from the CCAR Journal is not representative of 
>the majority membership view. I think that classical musicians may 
>have as much to learn from pop/rock musicians as vice-versa and 
>perhaps more cross-over dialogue could be good for all of us.
 
I wish I had more time, but I just wanted to add that for some of us classical 
type singers, it is difficult to sing alot of modern liturgical music just so 
the congregation can sing along.  I do think a mix is important,  but not all 
of us are what one might consider the "song leader/singer" type. I cannot 
always sing music in the range that Debby Freedman does...  or in that style 
and make it spiritually moving. What worries me is that the beautiful, 
inspiring, liturgical music we used to sing, will be lost. So in that respect, 
I agree with Sam Adler. BTW I would like to read that entire article...anyone 
know if it is posted online? 

I like to sing mozart and bach etc. which is why I also sing in a church choir. 
I don't expect to sing that type of music in a synagogue, but really services 
sometimes strike me at times as  being rather uninspiring and uninteresting. We 
are kind of down to two part but mostly unison simplified music  week after 
week after week. I miss the challance of "ushofar gadol" which the temple I 
belong to (not the one I "cantor" for) dropped a couple years ago. I understand 
"both sides of the coin" and there is no easy answer or compromise. And as I 
have said before, there is a lack of incentive for musical congregants in some 
places who want to participate, but that is another whole topic...

Ellen Lerner
Rochester, Ny.

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