RE: Kurt Weill's Kiddush

[Jewish Music Institute <jewishmusic...>]

And for information, a British composer Malcolm Singer has just made a new 
arrangement
of Kurt Weill's Kiddush, for Cello and String orchestra.  This new arrangement 
will have
it's premiere at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Sunday 26th November performed by 
soloists
and the orchestra of the Yehudi Menuhin School, during a whole day of tribute 
to Yehudi.
(Menuhin was President of the Jewish Music Institute - or Jewish Music Heritage 
Trust as
it then was - until his death, and conducted Bloch's Sacred Service, in Hebrew, 
for us
at St Paul's Cathedral in the Presence of Prince Philip as well as Bloch's 
Daughter and
Grandson in 1995).
Geraldine


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Sent: 19 October 2000 21:18
To: World music from a Jewish slant
Subject: Re: Zionist songs by Leonard Bernstein?

Bill,
Leonard Bernstein created an arrangement of "Simchu Na," which is an Israeli
folk song, for SATB and Piano, he may also have done other arrangements.
Kurt Weill arranged "Havu Levanim," a chalutz building song.  I think that
Milhaud arranged the song, "Tel Aviv," which has the same melody as
"Bamidbar, y'sa-uni al dabashot g''malim."  The latter two songs were
published years ago (I have them in my office, but not at home); the choral
arrangement was published by the New York BJE (also years ago).
Bernstein also composed liturgical music.  A setting of Hashkivenu and a
melody for Yigdal.  For that matter, Weill was commissioned to compose a
Kiddush.  And Milhaud composed an entire liturgical service for Shabbat
morning.
Hope this helps.
Janice Roger



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