Re: East-West Ensemble

[Robert Cohen <rlcm17...>]

Isabelle, are you being modest in the tradition of pious Jewish women?  
Are(n't) *you* the "Jewish-American singer" in this ensemble?

And if not, who is?  The only website I could turn up for this ensemble 
doesn't list anyone fitting that description.

Does this group have any CDs out, do you know?  Any East Coast concerts 
scheduled?

Thanks and good wishes as always,

Robert Cohen




>From: Isabelle Ganz <IGanz (at) compuserve(dot)com>
>Reply-To: jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: JEWISH-MUSIC digest 2293
>Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2002 16:03:52 -0400
>
>On the subject of the recent "Imagine Peace" concert in Toronto, Houston
>enjoyed a similar event on February 17, 2002 called "A Concert for our
>Common Humanity" at the First Unitarian Church of Houston, organized by
>myself with help from some wonderful, idealistic fund-raisers.  It featured
>Sephardic, Arabic, Ashkenazic and American-Christian music by the
>Houston-based EAST/WEST ENSEMBLE, which includes an Egyptian oud player &
>singer, a Jordanian violinist/percussionist/singer, a Mexican baritone, a
>gospel pianist, a Jewish- American singer and a Christian-American,
>percussionist/dancer.  In addition to the music, there were three speakers,
>all women: an Episcopalian priest, a Rabbi and a representative of the
>Islamic Society.  The place was packed and, amazingly, the Arabic community
>showed up (they had not on previous occasions).  The gospel music had the
>place rocking and, for one brief moment, all could forget about the horror
>in the Middle East.
>
>May all of us musicians create such oases as often as we can.
>
>Isabelle Ganz


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