Posts by Pamela Hitchcock
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This is a repeat of my post to the music and liturgy group:My friends from the New York and Philadelphia synagogues: I would like to see an informal conference organized at which we can discuss issues about our largely overlapping musical heritage. Topics I am thinking about include: 1) issues around congregational singing: making it happen more, making it happen more accurately; 2) preservation o...
And in regard to Bore Ad Annah, I want to take a little survey. In the fifth verse, there is a disparaging reference to the Christian belief in the trinity. It was censored out when the kinah was published, but Shearith Israel and Mikveh Israel have restored the original text. Can any of you from other communities tell me what you do there?
I just added recordings of 26 kinnot to
Does someone have (facsimile is fine) a sample of Sabato Morais’ handwriting? I need it to determine if some of the music manuscripts in the Mikveh Israel archive are in his hand.
Shalom. I attend Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia, and have embarked on a number of projects with regard to the local musical tradition. First, I have been transcribing the Friday night service, and when I am done, I will move on to Shabbat morning. I use Finale 2008 for music engraving (typesetting) and hope to upgrade soon. Second, my husband (Robert Ross) and I have been photocopying the archiv...