Let My People Sing – Passover 5773
It is the highlight of our Seders. We wait for it with great expectation. The most adorable moment: the Ma Nishtana. Our children perform and sing. We kvell.
But what if there were more than one moment? What if your Seders were jam-packed with moments of song and joy and the participants were not just the children but each and every person around the table? This year, we say – LET OUR PEOPLE SING! All our people!
We are proud to present to you a compilation of music for your Seders from around the world. This is not just a CD for you to listen to and enjoy (although we hope you will do both). This is a CD for you to use to create a rousing, joyous, and engaging Seder experience for your family and friends.
We are deeply grateful to our Hazzan, Elias Rosemberg, who, with his eye on variety, inclusiveness, and engagement, has brought together over 60 participants to make this CD of world-music sing. You will find here new music and old, familiar and surprising, something for every age and every stage.
One of the final steps of the Seder is to sing Hallel together. This year, may we truly embody its words, “V’nomar L’fanav Shira Chadasha” “Let us sing before God a new song!”
Chag Sameach!
Rabbi Wesley Gardenswartz and Rabbi Michelle Robinson
This CD is dedicated in loving memory of Mildred Tolkoff by her family.
Produced by Hazzan Elias Rosemberg
Sound Engineers: Peter Kontrimas and David Beckman
Mixed and Mastered by Peter Kontrimas at PBS Studios
Recorded at PBS studios and Temple Emanuel between July 2012 and February 2013
Art and Design: Rick Sands at The Fenway Group
Vocalists
| Hazzan Elias Rosemberg | |
| Rabbi Michelle Robinson | CD#1 Track 1; CD#2 Tracks 1-5-7-9 |
| Hazzan Sheini Dan Nesson | CD#2 Tracks 4-5 |
| Steven Ebstein | CD#2 Tracks 15-16 |
| Eugenia Gerstein | CD#1 Track 19 |
| Abby Landzberg | CD#1 Tracks 3-25; CD#2 Tracks 10-16 |
| Aiden O’Neal | CD#2 Track 3 |
| Julia Priest | CD#1 Tracks 13-14-16; CD#2 Tracks 2-17 |
| Jon Tepper | CD#2 Tracks 15-16 |
| Mikey Rosemberg | CD#1 Track 10 |
| David Rosemberg | CD#1 Track 13 |
Musicians
| Jeremiah Klarman, Keyboard and Percussion |
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| Elaine Baker D’Angelo Flute |
CD#1 Tracks 3-8-9-18-24 CD#2 Tracks 8-9-11-14-18-24 |
| Mike Connors Drums |
CD#2 Tracks 1-3-9-10-11 |
| Eugenia Gerstein Keyboard and Pre-Recorded Tracks |
CD#1 Tracks 17-19-21 |
| Julia Priest Guitar |
CD#1 Tracks 13-14-15 CD#2 Tracks 2-17 |
Temple Emanuel Adult Choir – Eugenia Gerstein, Conductor
Sopranos: Ilene Beckman, Barbara Grossman, Abby Landzberg, Carol Marcus, Myrna Offen, Cheryl Turgel, Mackenzie Goldwasser
Altos: Ruth Cope, Susanne Klingenstein, Nancy Parritz, Anne Rayman, Nicola Truppin
Tenors: Beverly Andreozzi, Jim Cohen, Caryl Diengott, Peter Matusow, Daniel Nesson
Basses: Bruce Gold, Michael Leshin, Bill Schwartz, Jon Tepper
Kol Kapella – Eugenia Gerstein, Director
Rebecca Geisberg, Danielle Golden, Tove Goldstone, Sydney Greer,
Julie Klingenstein, Rebecca Leif, Hannah Melnick, Adina Smith
Kol Keff – Eugenia Gerstein, Director
Austin Backer-Verbits, Pearl Berzin, Nathan Dotan, Kaela Heinstein, Eyal Kopkow, Zoe Kopkow, Sarina Miller, Jocelyn Peller, Maya Rabin, Lily Smith, Hannah Stober, Naomi Weitzman