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The 2004 Inaugural Festival of New Jewish Liturgical Music
November 13-14, 2004
Concert
Saturday, November 13, 2004, 8:00 p.m.
Temple Shalom, Chevy Chase, MD
Featuring 15 New Compositions
| The Peace of Jerusalem |
by Emil Berkovits (Florida, USA) |
| Shalom 'Aleikhem |
by Carol Boyd Leon (Virginia, USA) |
| Hashkiveinu |
by Steve Dropkin (Alabama, USA) |
| Sim Shalom |
by Mary Feinsinger (New York, USA) |
| Modim Anahnu Lakh |
by Hernán Rog (Santiago, Chile) |
| VeHeishiv Lev |
by Sylvia F. Goldstein (Connecticut, USA) |
| El Adon |
by Terry S. Horowit (Maryland, USA) |
| Neshama Shenatata Bi |
by Terry S. Horowit (Maryland, USA) |
| El Adon |
by Shirona Kaufman (New York, USA) |
| Har'ini |
by Shirona Kaufman (New York, USA) |
| Shalom 'Aleikhem |
by Jeff Marder (Nevada, USA) |
| Mipi Eil |
by Wendy Morrison (Maryland, USA) |
| 'Al Ken Nekaveh |
by Ken Richmond (New York, USA) |
| Yedid Nefesh |
by Rebecca Schwartz (Pennsylvania, USA) |
| Lekhu Neranena |
by Rabbi Gershom Sizomu (California, USA) |
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Workshops
Sunday, November 14, 2004 1:30-5:00 p.m.
Temple Shalom, Chevy Chase, MD
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Featuring these new compositions: |
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A. Meet the Composers
What is involved in the birth of a new melody? How do composers choose a text and craft a melody? (Or does the text choose them?)
Meet the composers featured in Saturday's concert, and learn their answers to these questions and others about the composing process. (90 minutes) |
- Avinu Shebashamayim, by Emil Berkovits
- Yevarekhekha, by Mary Feinsinger
- Shiviti, by Sylvia F. Goldstein
- Har'ini, by Shirona Kaufman
- Shalom Aleikhem, by Jeff Marder
- Tzur MiShelo, by Wendy Morrison
- Psalm 92 and Yigdal, by Ken Richmond
- Birkat HaNerot, by Rebecca Schwartz
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B. Shivim Panim laTefilla
(Seventy Faces of Prayer)
Over the centuries, the much-loved texts Ashrei, El Adon,Hashkiveinu, and Sim Shalom have inspired melodies by Jewish composers from around the world.
Listen to and compare different settings of these familiar texts by some of Shalshelet's inaugural festival winners. (50 minutes) |
- Ashrei, by Fred A. Blumenthal (Missouri, USA)
- Ashrei, by Keith G. Miller (California, USA)
- El Adon, by Terry S. Horowit
- El Adon, by Shirona Kaufman
- Hashkiveinu, by Steve Dropkin
- Hashkiveinu, by Evette Nan Katlin (New Jersey, USA)
- Hashkiveinu, by Ira Scott Levin (California, USA)
- Sim Shalom, by Mary Feinsinger
- Sim Shalom, by Lawrence Rush (New York, USA)
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C. Music for Less Common Texts
Just as some Jewish texts have many asssociated melodies, other texts are still waiting for composers to find them.
Shalshelet has unearthed melodies for some less commonly sung texts. Come listen to and learn a few. (50 minutes) |
- Eli, Eli, Lamo Azovtanu, by Stephen DeCesare (Rhode Island, USA)
- VeHeishiv Lev, by Sylvia F. Goldstein
- Ilu Finu, by Terry S. Horowit
- Nakum Uvaninu, by Carol Boyd Leon
- Im Ein Ani Li Mi Li, by Wendy Morrison
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