Hazzanut retreat: "In Search of the Rozhinke"

[Sam Weiss <SamWeiss...>]

This event may be of interest to musicians and enthusiasts who wish to 
explore the art and repertoire of classic East-European Hazzanut "from the 
inside".

http://rozhinke.org

AUGUST 10-13, 2003
Kutshers Country Club, New York

The "Rozhinke Retreat" is an effort to preserve and continue the great 
Cantorial art tradition of yesteryear. At the turn of the Millenium, we 
have seen many Jewish cultural revivals: Yiddish, Klezmer...  and Hazzanut 
is due a revival of its own.
This retreat has its roots in the great Cantorial stylings of such renowned 
Hazzanim as Yossele Rosenblatt, David Kousevitsky, Zavel Kwartin and many 
others--with an emphasis not on historical examination, but rather living 
reproduction of an art form which is so intrinsically Jewish, and so 
passionate, so filled with pathos and sweetness, that it can only be 
described as "Rozhinke" --the sweet sound of raisins and almonds.

-Faculty to include world-class Cantors
-Workshops with hands-on singing
-Nightly Cantorial Concerts
-Late Night Sharing Sessions


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Cantor Sam Weiss === Jewish Community Center of Paramus, NJ 

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