Re: Music from China

[Alex J Lubet <lubet001...>]

It also occur to me that if you really want to stretch it, any of Rodgers
and Hammerstein Orientalist musicals -- South Pacific, The King and I, or,
perhaps best, Flower Drum Song, combine and "Asian" sound with Jewish
creative forces.  Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures might qualify as
well.

By the way, contrary to what some folks might think, lots of Asian-American
people love Flower Drum Song, including renowned playwright David Henry
Hwang, who rewrote the book for the production that is currently running on
Broadway. 

On 28 Jul 2003, Katie Marcus wrote:
> Hi.   I have another research question...
> 
> For an exhibit on synagogues in China, we would like to have some music =
> playing in the background... can anyone recommend a cd that would have =
> an appropriate song (we just need about a minute.)  There are two =
> community shuls we are featuring, one Ashkenazi and one Sephardi.  This =
> is for children, so I am hoping to find some music that has an Asian =
> sound to it (though I know that any traditional Ashkenazi and Sephardi =
> melody would be appropriate). I would like one that would interest kids,
=
> and that they would associate with the Far East.
> 
> Can anyone make a recommendation?
> 
> Thanks.=20
> 
> 
> Katie Marcus
> Program Coordinator
> Jewish Life & Learning
> Jewish Community Center of Metro Detroit
> 6600 West Maple Road
> West Bloomfield, MI 48322
> (248) 432-5470
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> 
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