[HANASHIR:16374] RE: Best of Friday Night

[Julie Newman <julie.newman...>]

Shirona,

There?s so much that works! We?ve been using acoustic instruments for a few
years now and here are some shul-tested melodies that have worked very well
for us:

           Hinei Mah Tov - the Turkish melody as heard at BJ, also on their 
           Every Breath CD.

           Shefa Gold?s Mah Gadlu : we?ve added some harmonies that I heard
from Jill
           Abramson @ HN, do it antiphonally, and add Tibetan prayer chimes
as a nice 
           touch. This setting is nice because everyone can do the
Halleluyah?s all the
           way through until they learn the Mah Gadlu line. It creates a
very nice 
           meditative (but not sleepy) mood. 

         Mah Tovu?s  Tov L?Hodot :  A very nice combination of a little
Hebrew and nice
           English. Doesn?t look fancy on the hanger, but is fabulous when
you try it on!

         Also, for closing song we will often use Adon Olam. Two that have
worked very 
           well lately have been:
         (1) the Ami Aloni melody---for a great upbeat, toe-tapping ending
or 
         (2) the Cardoza ?for a more ethereal, meditative ending.

Hope this helps!

Julie Newman
Music Director
Temple Ohav Shalom
Allison Park, PA  (Pittsburgh)
julie(dot)newman (at) comcast(dot)net

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Subject: [HANASHIR:16264] Best of Friday Night

Happy Hanukah...
 
I'm looking for Friday Night service material - from cantorial to folk -
that really works, from experience.  A conservative congregation is being
allowed for the first time to incorporate acoustic instruments - and want to
learn new material that they can sing along with. I'm now in the R& D phase.
 From my own experience for example - I taught Craig Taubman's "Romemu" to a
congregation that never heard it before - and it was so successful they
didn't want to stop singing... getting into a little frenzy!  (thanks,
Craig...;-)  Hebrew-English combinations are good - like Ken Chasen's "L'chu
Neranena" which is also very catchy and exciting - perfect for this
congregation... I think, I hope.
 
I appreciate all recommendations and advice!
 
Shirona
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