Neither Mira nor I felt much like making the daily kaddish recording, so I proposed we take a page from my Israeli friends who recited it at astonishing speed.
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A podcast of the daily recordings of Lev Kogan’s “Kaddish” for solo horn, by Erin L. Vang, usually but not always on horn and often including improvisations and collaborations with Mira Z. Amiras and guest artists.
daily kaddish: backstage at the opera
I recorded tonight’s Kaddish between acts of La Traviata. . I was recording with iTalk on my iPhone, which has no input level controls, so I had to play pianissimo to minimize the distortion from high input levels.
daily kaddish: for Betty Ford
Today’s Kaddish is for former First Lady Betty Ford, who died today at 93.
daily kaddish: for Syl Nemes, Mr. Soft-Hackle
Today’s Kaddish is for trout-fishing and in particular soft-hackle wet-fly flyfishing eminence Syl Nemes, and it’s a partial response to @Kaia Fahrenholz’s question about not feeling sad about death.
daily kaddish: for Hy Glantz
Today’s Kaddish is for Hy Glantz, Mira’s son’s grampa-in-law.
daily kaddish: for r’ schmeerson
Well, you just have to read Mira’s post about it. How could the shikse resist?
daily kaddish: on independence
On independence, and on Independence Day.
daily kaddish: for family
A vaguely-attributed Kaddish for a family member’s family member.
daily kaddish: with squeaky dog toy
ou just never know whence the lessons of the daily mourning ritual will come. On this day of finally returning home to “kaddish in two-part harmony” as usual, Kjersti reminded us both that there are more important things than bereavement, prayers, and music.
daily kaddish: shenzhen
Midday I realized I hadn’t made a Kaddish the day before. I was horrified.