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- From: Dan Kazez <KAZEZ...>
- Subject: Maxwell St.
- Date: Tue 21 Oct 1997 12.35 (GMT)
Lori,
I play Jewish-inspired music for cello and piano. I am the cellist.
Here is my sales pitch:
I have performed concerts of "Music on Jewish Themes" in many
of the major cities of Europe, Canada, and the United States,
as well as in many smaller communities. In these concerts, I
play music for cello and piano inspired by Judaism--music that
simply "sounds" Jewish. I also talk about the music a little,
just to let the audience "meet" the composers and their music.
Audiences have reacted extremely favorably, with "bravos" and
standing ovations at many concerts.
Here is my longer sales pitch:
The last hundred years has brought the music world a rich and
varied repertoire of "Music on Jewish Themes." Composers such
as Ernest Bloch, Joachim Stutschewsky, and Julius Chajes have
produced musical masterworks in which the melodies, the
harmonies, and the myriad nuances of pitch and rhythm are
unmistakably Jewish. These and other composers have based
their music on the many musical styles of the Jewish world:
Sephardic, Yiddish, Klezmer, Hassidic, Yemenite, Hebrew,
Israeli, and others. These composers have written many of
their finest, most popular, and most appealing instrumental
works for the cello. These composers are major figures in
Jewish musical culture. Thus our performances serve not only
to entertain, but also to celebrate, illustrate, and illuminate
the history of Jewish art music.
Frankly, I think sales pitch number 2 is a little boring.
Dan
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Daniel Kazez, Associate Professor of Music
Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio 45501-0720 USA
tel 937-327-7354 fax 937-327-6340 kazez (at) wittenberg(dot)edu
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INTERNAT \/ CONCERT TOURS \/
1995 Prague, Toronto, Berlin, Rome, Florence
Paris, Salzburg, Brussels, London
1996 India/Bombay, Pune, Bangalore, Madras
1997 Britain/England, Scotland, Wales
1998 Morocco, Italy
WEB SITES
http://www.cello.org/cnc/kazez.htm
http://www.cello.org/cnc/jewish.htm
http://www.oac.ohio.gov/artstour/solo/kazez.htm