Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit Ron Raines

• 1 Enosh 04:20
• 2 Oseh shalom 05:10
• 3 Set Me as a Seal 04:18
• 4 V'erastich li 03:09
• 5 M'chalkeil chayim 01:16
• 6 Songs of Freedom: A Celebration of Chanukah 10:07
• 7 Tzadik katamar 03:01
• 8 Kadesh urchatz 00:57
• 9 Circle of Life 07:01
• 10 Borukh ate zingt der tate 01:55
• 11 Al hanissim 03:51
• 12 Meditation 02:19
• 13 Shomeir yisraeil 06:15
• 14 Han'shama lach 00:50
• Total Runtime 54:29

Info for Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit

Cherished Moments Songs of the Jewish Spirit the new album from Essential Voices USA, conducted by Judith Clurman with soloists Ron Raines, Bruce Ruben and Michael Slattery. This new cd combines the expertise born of Judith Clurman’s thirty years as a prominent conductor with memories of her own childhood in synagogue and an intimate knowledge of this poignant repertoire to create the unique recording Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit.

The recording introduces exciting arrangements of traditional songs that represent the Jewish holidays and life cycle events from the centerpiece Songs of Freedom: A Celebration of Chanukah, a cycle for chorus, soloists and orchestra that premiered at Carnegie Hall, to the 19th-century lyrical classicism of Louis Lewandowski and Emanuel Kirschner, to works by folk artist Debbie Friedman, cantor-composer Bruce Ruben, and Canadian composer Ben Steinberg. The recording also features important new works, among them a minimalist setting of Set Me as a Seal by Nico Muhly, Larry Hochman’s Shomeir Yisrael, and Paul Schoenfield’s Al Hanisim, all written for Ms. Clurman. The recording features the singers of Essential Voices USA and renowned guest instrumentalists, including composers Larry Hochman and Paul Schoenfield accompanying their own works.

Nico Muhly says “Judith Clurman’s Cherished Moments: Songs of the Jewish Spirit is a wonderful compilation of Jewish sacred music spanning several centuries. Some is original, some folk-derived, and some a combination. This disc is a celebration of a long-unbroken tradition, and I am honored to have a work of mine included in it. The music on this well-curated disc is exuberant, introspective, forceful, and solemn.”

This amazing mix of tradition and modern compositions and arrangments is masterfuly delivered by this fabulous chorus, and captured by Multi-GRAMMY® award winning producer David Frost. This album follows the highly acclaimed patriotic masterpiece Celebrating The American Spirit (DSL-92162) which features the song cycle “Sing Out Mr. President”

Ron Raines, baritone
Bruce Ruben, cantor
Michael Slattery, tenor
Larry Hochman, vocal arrangements
Essential Voices USA
Judith Clurman, conductor

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