[HANASHIR:3631] Re: HANASHIR digest 620

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Just wanted to let all of you musicians who spoke so highly about Hava
Nashira know something -- there's another conference out there in July/Aug
called the National Jewish Choral Festival Conference!   I've attended the
last few and they offer terrific opportunities to work with the finest
conductors/composers/teachers/entertainers that there are in our field.
Courses range from things like:  Conducting techniques, working with
volunteer choirs, choral repertoire, alternative programming for the
Holocaust, sprituality in music, jewish texts on music, torah trope,
understanding the prayerbook, and on and on it goes with such fine people as
Josh Jacobson, Vel Pasternak,  Mati Lazar, Josee Wolff, Benjie-Ellen, Zolmon
Mlotek, Fran Avni, Beged Kefet, etc. etc.

You really ought to try this one!
On a high and ready for caje.....
Meris Ruzow
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From: Esd7657 (at) aol(dot)com <Esd7657 (at) aol(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 8:08 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:3627] Re: HANASHIR digest 620


>Hi friends -
>A lovely midrash on the second line of the Shema -
>as Jacob lay dying, surrounded by his sons, he was siezed with a great fear
>that his family would not continue in their faith, (but would be
assimilated
>into Egyptian idolatry....) and was completely unconsolable.  In great
haste
>and fervor to assure him, his children proclaimed "Shema, Yisrael ! Adonai
>eloheinu - Adonai echad!!!!" ("Listen up, Jacob!  Adonai is our God -
Adonai
>alone!")
>Completely relieved,  Jacob softly said, with his dying breath, "Baruch
shem
>k'vod malchuto l'olam va-ed."
>Thus, our fervent exclamation of the first line, and our softer response on
>the second.  It's midrash, yes, but it seems to strike a chord for me,
>somehow.  Enjoy.
>
>I have just returned from the Choral Festival in the Catskills, and Sunday
>it's off to CAJE.  Here's hoping that the summer has been a good one for
>everyone else....
>-Ellen Dreskin
>
>
>

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