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Contemporary Composers in Canada

> Ari Y. Kelman: “Sacred remake,” published by Tablet On-Line Magazine. “We may talk of its eternal qualities, but the music of Kol Nidre is forever being made anew.” Must Read! (HL). > Martin Peretz: Kol Nidre, Israel and American Jews. The New Republic. > Yelena Shuster: Jweekly: September 21, 2006.‘Little ‘foregiveness’ for techno renditions of Yom Kippur classics (including Kol Nidre). > Victor Kolstee: Flamenco Roots > Jody Rosen and Ari Y Kelman. “Song of Songs > Chazzanut: Some notes on the Bruch Kol Nidre – with quotes from the composer explaining his “folklore” conception of the piece. > Eldad Ganin: (Professional sports and Yom kippur) > Prof John Weinzweig’s Kol Nidre:

Contemporary Composers in USA

> Ben Zebelman performance > Ben Zebelman webpage > John Zorn Kil Nidre: String quartet > Lucas Richmond: Kol Nidre; Orechestra and soloist > David Axelrod: Kol Nidre: Release of an oath; The Electric Prunes > Background on Wikipedia

Kol Nidre & the Holocaust

> Cantor Joseph Cooper, 81: Voice rose above the horror; By reporter David Grossman. Published by the Toronto Star on December 06, 2004.

Kol Nidre in the Movies

> “Band of Brothers” screenplay: A poignant rendition: Beethoven String Quartet in C-sharp minor.Sure sounds like the Kol Nidre to me! HL > 18 Voices Sing Kol Nidre: Produced and directed by Allen Oren. (DVD) > Al Jolson: The Jazz Singer; (1927) > Danny Thomas: Remake of Al Jolson’s Jazz Singer > Jerry Lewis: The Jazz Singer. (Part 2). (1959) > Neil Diamond: The Jazz Singer; (1980) > Kol Nidre:. (!939). Directed by Joseph Seiden. TCM background. See full synopsis > Moishe Oysher: “Overture to Glory)

The Sephardic Version

> The Moroccan Kol Nidre: Eyal Bitton.

Instrumental Versions

> Kol Nidre: Bruch; Cello: Jacqueline du Pre > Kol Nidre: Bruch: Alto saxophone and harp. Ross Leavitt and Tamara Mead > Kol Nidre: Bruch: Cello and organ. Alexandre Gosachynskii and Valeria Balahouskaya > Kol Nidre: Bruch; Flugelhorn > Kol Nidre: Bruch: Clarinet and piano. Howard M. Green and Dr. William Crowle > Kol Nidre: Bruch: Cello. Baltimore Symphony. Yo-Yo Ma > Kol Nidre; Bruch: Viola. Vessna Gruppman > Kol Nidre: Bruch; Double base and piano. Michael Wolf and Jordi Castella > Kol Nidre; Bruch; Guitar and violin > Kol Nidre: Bruch: Papal concert; Rome April 7, 1994. Cellist Lynn Harrell. > Kol Nidre: Schoenberg; Opus 39 > Kol Nidre: Accordian and Tsimbl. Max Yankowitz and “Mr. Goldberg.”

Popular Chanted Versions

> Johnny Mathis > Perry Como > Richard Tucker > Moishe Oisher: (See “Movies” above). > Jan Peerce. > Mordechai Ben David accompanied by pianist Yaron Gershovsky. > Angela Buchdahl > The Roger Wagner Chorale

Commentary

> Prof John Weinzweig’s Kol Nidre: From The String Quartet in Canada by Robert William Andrew Elliott

Personal Accounts

> Phillip Weiss: “Kol Nidre in Cairo. Not.” (2011) > YBrigit Grant. (On her father Leonard Bernstein). How he wandered from shul to shul on Yom Kippur eve: From “My wonderful dad,” by Brigit Grant. Published on J.C.Com on June 14, 2012. > Curt Levant. “Erdenko’s haunting melody.” > Rabbi Zusha Greenberg: “Missing Kol Nidre.”