Re: Confirmation Project

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Leslie,

I'm not a pianist and I don't even know if the sheet music is
available, but the only CD anthology of "Jewish" music that I know of
that is reasonably available in the U.S. is David Holzman's "Visions"
on Albany TROY 283 (1998) (distributed by Albany).  It includes pieces
by Ernest Bloch (Visions and Prophecies), Paul Ben-Haim (Five Pieces
for Piano), and Stefan Wolpe (from the Palestininan Notebook) as well
as longer works by Tzvi Avni and Arnold Schoenberg.  There are 15
works by the first three composers of
3 minutes 6 seconds in duration or less.  I regret that I haven't yet
gotten to hear the CD so I can't comment even on the perceived
difficulty.

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: BASSLES (at) aol(dot)com <BASSLES (at) aol(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant. <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Monday, December 21, 1998 12:41 PM
Subject: Confirmation Project


>My daughter who is 15 is a fairly accomplished pianist. She has
decided to
>play a program of Jewish music for her Confirmation Project. I'm not
sure she
>is able to organize the content or even knows what she wants to do.
Any
>suggestions for Jewish themes and/or music that would appeal to a
teenager?
>
>Leslie Bass
>Temple Emanu-El
>Dallas, TexaS
>