Re: Hazanim in NYC w/ tradl Nusach

[Jonathan Zimet <jdz...>]

Hi Irwin,
You might be interested in the article I've circulated for the last 10 
years (not formally "published" in magazine, though portions of it have 
been quoted in books).
I attach it both in WP and MSW (3 versions, electronically, 
altogether).  Let me know if you can't open any,  and if you can, any 
comments.
Shanah Tovah,  Jonathan

At 07:13 PM 9/10/02 +0200, you wrote:
> > I myself enjoy listening to Joseph Malovany at the
> > 5th avenue synagogue (e. 62, btwn Fifth and Madison),
> > but I don't know that much about traditional nusach.
>
>While Malovany is certainly a gifted singer, he's at
>his best on stage accompanied by a big symphony
>orchestra. I'd say he's more a concert cantor than a
>ba'al tefilah.
>
> > The Orthodox Chazzanim I have spoken with tell me
> > that everybody wants Carlbach, period. I wonder if
> > that is true.
>
>Well, it is true. Probably 80% of the Orthodox public
>prefers a Carlebach style service with heavy emphasis
>on unison community singing. And in Reform circles,
>they prefer to sing school camp music in the style of
>Debbie Friedman, accompanied by a guitar.
>
>Recently, Samuel Adler created quite some commotion, by
>daring to write the following in a Reform quarterly:
>
>"Our religious establishment has joyfully embraced the
>sound and the spirit of popular culture, and the
>musical sounds pouring forth from our pulpits are
>either Chasidic ditties, written for people who are
>musically illiterate, or pop-sounding songs written by
>musical amateurs to make our congregants feel 'warm'
>rather than get the spiritual high that would result if
>they were ever confronted with great music."
>
>
>Gemar Chatimah Tovah,
>
>   Irwin Oppenheim
>   i(dot)oppenheim (at) xs4all(dot)nl
>   www.xs4all.nl/~danio/chazzanut/
>
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NUSACH-ART.doc
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NUSACH-ART-MSWord.doc
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Reclaiming Lost Heritage.doc
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