Re: Jewish Liturgical Music

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

I had just begun putting aside a few CDs and cassettes and hadn't yet
gotten to the LPs.  But I remember having used a Yehoram Gaon album
version of Adon Olam in the past.  Thanks for the suggestion.

As to David Abikzer, I wasn't even aware of this album.  I should have
expected Joel to give send me on a search.  Does anyone have an email
address for Hed Arzi on the odd chance that a cassette version is
still available?  (I have just emailed the Webmaster of their Hebrew
language web site at nf (at) hedarzi(dot)co(dot)il .  I hope that works).  I
believe that David Abikzer is a hazzan for a congregation on Long
Island.  Does anyone have current contact info for him?  (I guess that
I could get that from information.)

I had seen the Renanot list of their cassettes.   I believe that they
sent me a copy in response to an email request.  Quite impressive.  In
fact, extraordinary.  I don't remember how many listings there were,
but I think that I'd have to dip into our daughter's college fund to
make a dent.  Any suggestions as to which in particular might suit our
purposes?  Does anyone know if any libraries have any copies?

As with Joel's Ladino discography, I can already see that this has the
potential of becoming a far greater enterprise than originally
anticipated.  Which was simply to browse and listen to my own
collection -- already exposed as quite deficient.  Again, I wonder
what my wife will say.

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Joel Bresler <jbresler (at) ma(dot)ultranet(dot)com>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Saturday, July 03, 1999 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: Jewish Liturgical Music


>Abikzer, David
>Sephardic Shabbat, The
>Hed-Arzi
>BAN 15044
>
>Gaon, Yehoram
>Shabbath Songs - in the Sephardic Tradition
>CBS 40-82760
>
>Also, Renanot in Israel has an amazing line-up of the different
traditions.
>
>renanot (at) inter(dot)net(dot)il
>
>Let us know of your finds,
>
>Joel
>
>
>At 10:28 PM 7/3/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>A group from our synagogue's (Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of
>>Riverdale) Havurah will meet soon to listen to melodies that we
might
>>introduce at our Shabbat morning services.   The Havurah members are
>>accustomed to using nusah, pray without the use of musical
>>instruments, and are familiar with tunes sung at Camp Ramah.
>>
>>Does anyone have suggestions of recordings that we should listen to?
>>Tell us your favorites, either old (e.g., from a variety of Jewish
>>traditions) or new.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>
>
>
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