80 Years

by London Jewish Male Choir

Overview

In the realm of Jewish music, it's probably not male choruses that are thought of immediately. Nonetheless, they do exist and often carry some mix of traditional Jewish forms and more straightforward choral technique. Here, the London Jewish Male Choir is presented in a series of snapshots. The choir is comprised of a number of singers, with a loading of professional cantors at the core. What makes the album nice, though, is that instead of simply reprising some of the better songs over the 80 years of the chorus (minus a few during WWII), they showcase recordings of the chorus in its various stages. The album opens with five pieces from the current incarnation, using Steven Leas as the soloist of choice. A couple of tracks are then presented from 1928 (near the creation of the outfit), 1950 (soon after the re-formation after the war), and at some points every few years through the next couple of decades. One can actually hear the progression of the aesthetics favored as conductors and singers changed over the years, while the quality stays essentially the same. A nice album for devotees of male choruses, though fans of more traditional Jewish forms may wish to look elsewhere first. ~ Adam Greenberg

Product Details

Release Date:	10/03/2006
Label:	Arc Music
UPC:	0743037201520
Rank:	227292

Tracks

1. Shehechianu
2. Ba'avour David
3. Hava Nagila
4. Sefirat Ha'omer
5. Yismechu
6. As Moshiach Vet Kuman
7. Der Rebbe Elimelech
8. Umipneh Chatoenu
9. A Dudele
10. Hatikvah
11. Der Yid der Schmid
12. Hurrah
13. Shuvi Nafshi
14. Havadalah
15. Osseh Shalom
16. Psalm 23
17. Yiru Enainu
18. Shomeir Yisroel
19. Al Sfat Yam Kinneret
20. Artseinu

Album Credits

Performance Credits

London Jewish Male Choir   Primary Artist,Choir/Chorus
Martin White   Conductor
David Hilton   Vocals
Jeremy Limb   Piano
M. Fisher   Vocals
Yvonne Behar   Piano
Steven Leas   Vocals
Michael Etherton   Conductor,Musical Direction
Stephen Robins   Vocals,Conductor
Pinchas Faigenblum   Vocals
Naftali Herstik   Vocals
Shir   Ensemble
Emmanuel Fisher   Conductor
Robert Brody   Vocals
Moshe Korn   Vocals
Clive Hyman   Conductor
Julian Schindler   Conductor
Isadore R. Berman   Conductor

Technical Credits

Simon Weir   Audio Production,Producer
Diz Heller   Mastering
Martin White   Arranger
Barbara Papadopoulos   Typesetting,Layout Design
Charles Heller   Arranger
Stephen Glass   Arranger
Wolf Younin   Text
London Jewish Male Choir   Photo Courtesy
Dan Jacobs   Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Samuel Alman   Composer
Joseph Rumshinsky   Composer
Alex Stokes   Cover Design
Emmanuel Fisher   Arranger
Philip Stockman   Text
Morgan Roberts   Engineer
Unspecified   Composer
Traditional   Composer