[HANASHIR:3985] Re: High Holidays

[janeen kobrinsky <janeen...>]

for hallel we always do a psalm 150 ... there are so many wonderful ones
wishing you a refuah shelaimah and a sweet year
janeen

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Susan Schanerman <sschanerman(dot)dvh (at) tuhsd(dot)k12(dot)az(dot)us>
To: hanashir <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 3:47 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:3982] High Holidays


> Well, three weeks after my surgery I got up in front of our five hundred
> families and sang my heart out.  My voice held, my energy held, and I
> even got most of my cues.  It was my first high holidays as cantorial
> soloist and an especially poignant one after my recent health concerns.
> Four months of almost daily work led me to an eclectic service which
> ranged from the traditional greats to Dropkin, Silver, and Friedman.  I
> think everything fit in wonderfully and provided something meaningful (I
> hope) to our very diverse congregation.
> 
> The only real opposition I had along the way came from the choir.  They
> were leery of one of their colleagues separating herself from the choral
> crowd and they were very resistant to learning the HH melodies in the
> arrangements that I had.  They were convinced that the congregation
> would not accept my versions.  It was true that I started RH as a
> soloist but I finished YK with a lot of congregational vocal support on
> some of the most-repeated melodies.  Next year should be even easier.
> 
> I agree that it's very meaningful to use HH melodies but I do have to
> say that one of the high points of RH for me was when I led the
> congregation in the traditional Shabbat V'shamru.  It was wonderful to
> hear 1000+ people singing something they knew.  I think there's value in
> doing some familar-to-all melodies throughout the services.
> 
> The learning curve continues.  My first Hallel at our Sukkot/Shabbat
> service this Friday night.  We use GOP so Hallel is limited to two
> psalms.  Rabbi told me to pick one to sing.  I've been reading that it's
> customary to wave the lulav during Hodu l'Adonai.  Does anyone do this?
> Any recommendations on melodies?  I've got the Alter Hodu in Manginot.
> Susan Schanerman
> Relieved cantorial soloist in Phoenix
> 

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