[HANASHIR:12641] Re: Naomi Shemer et al

[ilana axel <iaxel...>]

OK Jeff, I take the Naomi Shemer challenge.
I also don't think that she wrote liturgical music,
but her song, Shirat Ha'asavim, based on the words of
Rav Nachman of Breslav, is gorgeous, spiritual, and
very appropriate for worship experiences. It's in her
third book, No. 3.
Also, Netze Hasade (Song of Songs), Hoi Artzi Moladeti
and Omrim Yeshna Eretz (2 poems by Tchernickovsky on
Eretz Yisrael themes), are in the 3rd book.
I still highly recommend the Yael German Boi
v'shalom-lecha dodi. It, too is gorgeous, although she
is not a well known composer as far as I know. I got
it from her when she was on an Israel Caravan back in
the late 70's. It was cool to see that Shirona knew
who I was talking about!
I could fax it to anyone that wants to see it.

BTW Jeff, I am teaching your wonderful "Hanerot
Halalu" to my children's choir and to many adullts and
we are enjoying it immensely, thank you for a great
Chanukah song. I found it on your Yom Chadash CD .
Ilana
--- Jeff Klepper <jeffklepper (at) yahoo(dot)com> wrote:
Does anyone know of
> > any other female Israeli composers who might have
> written appropriate music?
> 
> I don't believe Shemer has written for the liturgy. 
> Rabbi Reuven Samuels,
> former Director of the Leo Baeck High School in
> Haifa, told me that back in
> the 1970s he had tried to commission her to write
> music for a service but
> she turned him down.
> 
> Nira Chen composed Iti Milvanon and Dodi Li (she is
> a kibbutznik and a
> retired music professor)
> 
> Sara Levi Tanai composed El Ginat Egoz (she was a
> successful choreographer)
> 
> Nurit Hirsh composed Oseh Shalom, Bashanah Haba'ah
> and dozens of other hit
> songs.  Cantor Jay Frailich of University Synagogue
> in L.A. commissioned
> Nurit to wrote some music for him some years back
> which may have included
> liturgical pieces.
> 
> Are any Israelis on our listserve?  They would have
> the most current
> information.
> 
> Jeff Klepper
> 
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