Sacred Music Festival 2001 (Vancouver)

[Ethan Minovitz <eminovitz...>]

Sacred Music Festival 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia

Performing Artists and Schedule


Saturday, Nov. 10
St. Andrew's Wesley Church(!!)

6 p.m.:  Havdalah -- Jewish Sabbath Ceremony 
"Three stars have appeared in the sky. Havdalah, (the 'Separation' of 
the holy day from the days of work) begins. We give thanks for the 
Sabbath day that is now ending. We are grateful for its many 
blessings: for peace and joy, rest for the body, and refreshment for 
the soul. We hope that something of its meaning and message remains 
with us as we enter the new week, lifting all we do to a higher place 
of holiness." 

Rabbi David Mivasair and Myrna Rabinowitz from the Or Sholom Jewish 
Spiritual Community invite you to join them in this beautiful ritual 
which reminds us to carry the sacred with us always, in our everyday 
lives.
 


Sunday, Nov. 11

Temple Sholom Synagogue

3 p.m.:  Crossroads Ensemble -- Jewish, Arabic and Sufi Traditions
Crossroads brings together an outstanding groups of vocalists and 
instrumentalists in a unique exploration of musical traditions 
spanning the Jewish, Turkish and Arab worlds.

>From Sufi mystical poetry set to music to Ashkenazi and Sephardi 
tunes, to classical Arab melodies, the repertoire is diverse, but 
reveals common themes. The performers combine a knowledge and love of 
the traditions with improvisational brilliance to create a magical 
blend of old and new, familiar and novel.

Transcending geographical and political boundaries, Crossroads seeks 
the universality of musical experience.

Wendy B. Stuart -- artistic director and piano; Alisa Kort -- voice;
Nur-Jehan (Nancy) Fischer -- voice; Andre Thibault -- strings and 
percussion; Ron Stelting -- percussion; Joseph "Pepe" Danza -- 
percussion  

8 p.m.:  Echoes of Gerineldo -- Sephardic Jewish Ensemble  
Echoes of Gerineldo is a Toronto-based ensemble specializing in 
traditional presentations of the Moroccan Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) song 
repertoire. Its members are mainly from the Moroccan Sephardic 
community, and it has its roots in the group Gerineldo, founded in 
1981 by Oro Anahory-Librowicz in Montreal. The founding members drew 
on their own family traditions and on fieldwork to present authentic 
but little-known songs in their concerts. Echoes of Gerineldo 
performs in a communicative, relaxed style, sharing both the music 
and its background with the audience, and often encouraging their 
participation. The repertoire, sung a capella or with traditional 
string and percussion instruments, includes songs from the Jewish 
calendar of holidays, life cycle songs, old ballads (romances) and 
early 20th-century local songs. The core members include Judith 
Cohen, who teaches at York University, and whose research in the 
traditions formed the basis of her Ph.D. dissertation; her teenaged 
daughter, Tamar Cohen Adams; and Solly Levy, the author of several 
plays and poems in haketia, Moroccan Judeo-Spanish. They are often 
joined by Charly Edry, virtuoso Moroccan-Israeli violinist.

Judith Cohen -- voice; Tamar Cohen Adams -- voice; Solly Levy -- 
voice and multi-instruments; Charly Edry - violin 

Tickets are available at the following locations:

Festival Office (by phone, post or e-mail), (604) 732-6632, #301-2286 
West 5th Avenue. Vancouver, B.C. V6K 1S3
tickets (at) sacredmusicvancouver(dot)org

Banyen Books and Sound, 2671 West Broadway, Vancouver, (604) 737-8858 
or 1-800-663-8442 (no service charge)

Highlife Records, 1317 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, (604) 251-6964
 
Full weekend Pass: $75
Youth and Elders Weekend Passes: $60
Full Day Pass (1 p.m.-10:30 p.m.) : $30 
Youth and Elders Full Day Pass: $25
Evening Only (6 p.m.-10:30 p.m.): $25
Little Ones (under 12) Full Day Pass: $5 at the door

Visa and MasterCard are welcomed in advance and at the door.

Please Note: Ticket outlets may ask you to provide proof of age for 
youth (12-18) and elders (over 65)

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