Category: kaddish in two-part harmony
The Academic and the Musician. The academic immerses in Kaddish with thoughts of thinking rather than feeling—the emotions being too raw. The musician spends her time in making us feel, whether we want to or not. And making the music of kaddish. Making music kadosh. A flurry of emails ensue between the two. Their blogs lock horns, as do the writers themselves. They start a joint blog. They start a podcast.
A commitment to a year-long project has begun: a kaddish in two-part harmony.
A conversation among an anthropologist, a musician, and their audience on themes of death and dying, grief, ritual, the interplay between musician and listener.
daily kaddish: mira’s biofather
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daily kaddish: fiddler without roof
[powerpress] A kaddish with guest fiddler Michelle Levy.
a musicological view of kogan’s “kaddish”
A musicological analysis of Kogan’s “Kaddish”; looking at the composition from a music historical and theoretical point of view.
daily kaddish: veni emmanuel
[powerpress] A mash-up of Lev Kogan’s “Kaddish” and the Gregorian chant “Veni Emmanuel.”
a kaddish for the printed word
If I grade one more paper tonight, I think I will scream! Problem is — I have another 4.5 years worth of papers to grade, and I won’t scream. I never have screamed. I’ll kvetch. I’ll pull my hair. I’ll eat chocolate. I’ll complain a lot. And I’ll look for something positive to say about…
daily kaddish: bob labrie
[powerpress] For my dad’s friend Bob LaBrie, who gave the coat off his back so many times his wife had to buy him a new coat.
recent “kaddish” recordings
Recent recordings have included Kaddishim for Elizabeth Edwards, Mark de Lemos, human rights, lost innocence, Terry Dobson, Bob LaBrie and microtonal, jazz, and lullaby interpretations.