Re: Prayer for the State of Israel

[Robert Wiener <wiener...>]

Thanks to all for your help.  I had, in fact, heard an excerpt of David
Burger's "Tefillah" as confirmed by listening to it on the Zamir Chorale of
Boston's Israel CD.

Bob

> [Original Message]
> From: Sam Weiss <SamWeiss (at) bellatlantic(dot)net>
> To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Date: 3/9/2004 11:20:11 AM
> Subject: Re: Prayer for the State of Israel 
>
> At 08:22 AM 3/9/04, I. Oppenheim wrote:
> >On Tue, 9 Mar 2004, Robert Wiener wrote:
> > > There's a pop-style tune for the Prayer for the State
> > > of Israel -- Avinu Shebashamayim through g'ulateynu.
> >
> >You probably refer to the tune composed by Sol Zim.
> >He published it in his book "Cantorial Concert
> >Selections."
>
> I believe Robert is thinking of the version by David Burger.  It was 
> published in 1975 as "Tefillah" or "Tefillah LiShlom Medinat 
> Yisra'el."  It's a staple of the Zamir Chorale(s)' repertoire.
>
> _____________________________________________________________
>
> Cantor Sam Weiss === Jewish Community Center of Paramus, NJ
>
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