Funny, It Doesn't Sound Like Kol Nidrei

[Bob Wiener <wiener...>]

Kol Nidrei, more a legal document than prayer, has survived rabbinic opposition 
and anti-Semitic reaction in part because of the power of its "traditional" 
chant.  We will accompany the Kol Nidrei melody on its journey through 
Ashkenazi and Sephardi hazzanut and Max Bruch's composition for cello to its 
metamorphoses in classical and popular music.  Come and you will likely find 
yourself saying, "Funny, it doesn't sound like Kol Nidrei." 

Robert Wiener presents audio-video programs on such topics as stories from the 
Bible and the relationship between Blacks and Jews.  He teaches legal studies 
at Pace University's Lubin School of Business and writes articles comparing 
Anglo-American common law and Jewish rabbinic law on questions of business 
ethics.  This presentation is dedicated to Bob's dad, Edward Wiener, whose love 
of music is part of the legacy he left.


I will present this program at the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of 
Riverdale this coming Saturday night, March 1, at 9pm as part of CSAIR's 
Torathon 2003. 

My presentation will focus on popular and classical works using Kol Nidrei, 
including, in addition to movies, TV, rock and jazz, about 10 classical works 
other than those by Bruch, Schoenberg, and Beethoven. 


Information on the Torathon, including all 10 course offerings and directions, 
is at http://www.csair.org/ .  There are at least 2 or 3 other programs related 
to Jewish music, including:
CHANTING THE TORAH IN ENGLISH--CREATING SPIRITUAL SYNERGY THROUGH TRANSLATION 
Cantor Leslie Friedlander
FROM AVENUE A TO THE GREAT WHITE WAY
Arthur Levy
FREEDOM AND REDEMPTION IN 2003: A MODERN APPROACH TO A VERY OLD SEARCH
Rabbi Joel Pitkowsky
    "through the eyes of the traditional Passover Haggadah, as well as the 
lyrics of songwriters Bruce Springsteen, Bob     Marley and Bob Dylan."