Re[2]: new tunes, reluctant congreg

[richard_wolpoe <richard_wolpoe...>]

How about a real-life anecdote!
My shul usually does kol Nidre to a relatively simple arrangement.  I used 
to use my best rendition of Yosselle Rosenblatt's arrangement.  So my firt 
year doing Kol nidre, I said to myself, I'll use a plain version for the 
first 2 times, and give a dramatic conclusion with Rosenblatt's arragnement 
for the 3rd time.  This is in the tradition of building up to a climax.

Guess what.  Several of the muscially oriented told me, those first 2 times 
weren't so good.  but the 3rd time was beautiful!  In a completely 
unexpected turnabout, they wanted all 3 times to use the more elaborate 
arrangement!  Go figure on Yidden!

Freilichen Purim

Rich Wolpoe


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Subject: Re: new tunes, reluctant congreg 
Author:  <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org > at tcpgate
Date:    3/5/98 7:03 PM


People who rarely come to services have a hard time catching on to new 
melodies.

But there is the story of the man who only comes every year on kol Nidre 
and says, "Cantor you have a beautiful voice but don't you know any other 
songs?"

Cantor Sheldon M. Levin
slevin (at) mciunix(dot)mciu(dot)k12(dot)pa(dot)us