[HANASHIR:15004] Re: Hin'ni Rabbi-Cantor duet

[Rabbi Richard Schachet <LVRabbi...>]

We usually open Kol Nidre by having all rise and we walk from the back
slowly (carrying the Torahs) to Or Zaruah L'Tzadik--  Sing One line and
response from the choir of the same line.  Then go up 1/2 steps each time.
We sing it 7 times with a big ending when we put the Torahs in the ark.

It seems to me that it would be a good idea to use Hen'ni at this point in
the manner you suggest.  Facing the ark, have the reader, (in our case, me,
the Rabbi) read the English with the Cantor singing quietly in the
background.  Piano accompaniment is good.
I have found an excellent translation of it in Richard Levy's machzor "On
Wings of Awe"  Pp297-298 .(In Richard's book Hineni is in the Morning
service for Y.K. but I don't mind using it for Kol Nidre eve.



Thanks for the idea


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julia Priest" <priestsinger (at) comcast(dot)net>
To: "Hanashir (at) Shamash(dot) Org" <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>; "Women 
Cantors Network"
<mail-wcn (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 7:19 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:15003] Hin'ni Rabbi-Cantor duet


> My Rabbi suggested that he speak the English translation while I chant the
> Hebrew of Hin'ni this Erev Rosh Hashanah. I think this could be very
> powerfully dramatic, but before I go making the arrangement myself, I'm
> wondering if anyone has already made something along these lines. The
ideal
> arrangement would be for Soprano, Male speaker, and piano accompaniment,
but
> a capella would be extremely useful too, and in fact I'll eagerly take
> anything that exists and re-organize it. The text we're using is Gates of
> Repentance, but of course I could emend other texts.
>
> Thank you so much for your help.
>
> Julia Priest, Director
> Music Together of Newton
> 22 Roslyn Road
> Newton, MA 02468
> 617 928 0190
> priestsinger (at) comcast(dot)net
>
>


------------------------ hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org -----------------------+