Golden Chants in America

The nice lady in the picture: Chazanit Rebecca Garfein. What is a Chazanit? Is a female Cantor! And this is exactly the case.
Her voice - she is a Mezzo Soprano - is clear, powerfull and deep, to transmit to the audience all the emotions the Jewish Music and the Jewish Liturgy should feel.

Bari Productions dared to produce a masterpiece that contains the most beautifull delicate Musical Diamonds picked from 350 years of jewish presence in North America! Pieces from 1654 to 2004 appear in this new CD.

The name of this masterpiece could not be other than "Golden Chants in America". I would dare to called it "Pure Diamond Chants in America". It wont be a good name maybe, but would express how jewish music blends itself in almost every North American Musical Chord, also throughout the world and stays for ever and ever.

It is a pure combination built from a very particular duo: Mr Jonathan Faiman's awarded piano and Cantor Rebecca Garfein's awarded voice. Nothing more is needed.

Around this core a specialy arranged Golden Chants Combo (John Hadfield, Dan Freeman, Mike Cohen and Joy Plaisted) more the voices of the Golden Chants Choir (Catherine Forbes, Donna Stephenson, Thomas Trotter and Clyde Crewey) play around building fine arrangements, that calls directly to one's heart, crowning particular pieces..

Dr. Ruth K. Westeheimer, that opens the comments in the Libretto, tells in absolutely trustfull words: " Golden Chants represents a magnificent compilation of the past 350 years of music that has entered our lives and those of our ancestors........ Golden Chants reminds us of who we are as a people, and should inspire us as we remember our past and look towards our future".

A rich written text with Cantor Rebecca Garfein's Reflections about this 350 years, teach us about how was that the jews came to New Amsterdan (New York) and fixed their lives, struggled for a chance to go on and to prosper. She also clearly shows her knowledge in jewish musical story, coming from her solid scholar formation.

She is now the Senior Cantor Of congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City and is the first female Cantor ever to hold such a position.

YidishMusic WebRadio thanks to Mr Marv Gellman, Bari Productions President, that decided to also support YidishMusic sending us this Masterpiece for Broadcasting.

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