[HANASHIR:3993] Re: High Holidays

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Wishing you a refua shlaimah and congratulations!  Emily

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> From: janeen kobrinsky <janeen (at) kobrinsky(dot)com>
> To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject: [HANASHIR:3985] Re: High Holidays
> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 9:18 PM
> 
> 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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