Re: cantorial music by/for women

[robert wiener <wiener...>]

Lori,

It sounds as though she's worth listening to.  On what recording can
we hear her?

Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Cahan-Simon <lsimon (at) SoftHome(dot)net>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Thursday, September 02, 1999 6:11 PM
Subject: Re: cantorial music by/for women


>Robert,
>
>I don't have exactly what you have in mind, but what about Shaindele
(aka
>Jean Gornisht) of Philadelphia, extremely popular woman cantor of 40
or 50
>years ago.  I guarantee you've never heard a voice like it before.
Such
>power, such emotional delivery!  The one recording I have verges on
the
>sentimental at times, but she has no equal IMHO!
>
>Lori
>
>At 11:29 AM 09/02/1999 PDT, you wrote:
>>Does anyone have any suggestions of recorded pieces of particularly
lyrical,
>>pleasing liturgical music written _by_ contemporary women cantors
and/or
>>_for_ same--i.e., with women's voices in mind?  Any thoughts on what
>>composing w/ women's voices in mind would entail?  Has anything
(i.e., an
>>article somewhere) been written about same?
>>
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>Lori Cahan-Simon
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