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Page numbers in GREEN refer to "The Complete Shireinu,"

the indispensable songbook published by Transcontinental Music

 

Links related to music heard at HN06 and HN07...

 

High Holiday Resource List from Merri Lovinger Arian's  HN 2007 Elective "MAKING ROOM FOR THE CONGREGATIONAL VOICE DURING THE HIGH HOLIDAYS"

 

HN07 Shabbat PM and AM services: songlists with audio links and source notes

 

HN06 Shabbat AM service: songlist with audio links and source notes

 

Judith Silver

From the CD "Moonchild" available at CDbaby.com
    Gesher (mp3)
     

Michael Hunter Ochs

From the CD "Shabbat Anthology III" available at soundswrite.com and Transcontinental music

     Oseh Shalom (Realaudio)

 

Natalie Young

From the CD "Carry Me" available at soundswrite.com, also available from the Judaica shop at The Community Synagogue

       Dodi Li/Od Yishama  (RealAudio)

 

Steve Dropkin

New tunes posted at stevedropkin.com:

Sh'viti (mp3)

Shalom Aleichem (mp3)

Note: these files are large and will take time to download, but the excellent audio quality will make it worth the wait.

 

Sue Horowitz

From the CD "Eleven Doors Open," available at  suehorowitz.com

    Pitchu Li (mp3)

    Yivarechecha (mp3)

 

Susan Colin

 From the CD "Every Day" available at cdbaby.com

      Pray with me  (mp3)

 

 

Shir Harmony is Rochelle Potak and Bob Emerman

From the CD "Thank You for the Miracles"

Shehechiyanu (mp3)  Mi Shebeirach (mp3)   Hamavdil (mp3)

From  the CD "Grant Us Joy and Blessing" available at cdbaby.com

      Sim Shalom (Realaudio)       Ma Ariv Aravim  (Realaudio)       Bar'chu  (Realaudio)

 

Lisa Baydush's photo gallery from HN06

 

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Sounds of Torah Anthologies--Brought to us by Randee Friedman, a contemporary anthology featuring a song for every (!) Torah portion  in the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy, available at soundswrite.com.

Two full and complete tracks:

    The Promise -- written and recorded by Debbie Friedman

    Joshua, I Wanna Talk With You -- written by Peter and Ellen Allard, performed by Myrna Cohen

A great selection of 1-minute samples (for artist/composer info, please see complete listings at soundswrite.com)

    Ufaratsta       Forgive and Forget     May God Inspire You       Here I Am

    Mishpatim    Adonai Adonai     U'lhavdil     V'nikdashti   B'har Sinai

    Ruach Elohim  Stop! Look! Remember!   Bilam    These are the Words

    Adonai is Asking You  Tsedek Tsedek Tirdof  Hamakom

 

Peter and Ellen Allard  FACULTY
   The Allards' home page

From the CD "Pizza Pizzazz" available at peterandellen.com

    Celtic Hinei Mah Tov (mp3)  Lyrics   Accompanying Instructions
From the CD "Sing Shalom: Songs for the Jewish Holidays" available at peterandellen.com
and from jewishmusic.com
     We sing Shabbat, We Sing Shalom (mp3)      There are Ten  (Real Audio)
Fantastic and free sheet music...

    TEN PLAGUES IN EGYPT LAND (sheet music, PDF)   (Best new song for Pesach in many years! WOW!!!)
    It's a Brand new Day/Modeh Ani
 (sheet music, PDF)
    
Open My Lips
(sheet music, PDF)
 

David Appelman

    Link to hear audio tracks and see sheet music at http://appelmanproductions.com/ , click on "portfolio."

 

Merri Lovinger Arian   FACULTY

From the CD "Nefesh: Songs for the Soul" available at jewishmusic.com and Transcontinental

     Niggun/Return Again  (RealAudio)  music composed by Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach

     Shalom Aleichem  (RealAudio) CompleteShireinu#227B,p.344 music composed by Schmuel Brazil

      All the World Sings to You (RealAudio) CompleteShireinu#12,p.14 music composed by Anselm Rothchild

      Od Yavo Shalom Aleinu  (mp3, sample)

R'fuah Sh'leimah: Songs of Jewish Healing (songbook) available at Transcontinental

NFTY In Harmony Cassette available at jewishmusic.com

NFTY In Harmony Songbook available at jewishmusic.com and soundswrite.com

 

Ilana Axel

From the CD "Shehecheyanu: A Musical Celebration of Prayer," produced and performed by Shir Hadash
Reconstructionist Synagogue, Ilana Axel, Music Director (www.shir-hadash.org). CD can be purchased for $15 + shipping; for details contact admin@shir-hadash.org  or phone (847) 498-8218.

    Sh'ma (composed by Ilana Axel, performed by Ilana Axel, Kasha, Lahakat Shir Hadash)

    V'ahavta   (composed by Ilana Axel, performed by Ilana Axel, Stephanie Reith, Kasha)

    V'Shamru  (composed by Jordan Goodman, performed by Ilana Axel and Jordan Goodman)

    Ose Shalom (composed by Ilana Axel, performed by Ilana Axel, Kasha)

 

 

Achi Ben Shalom

   Achi's home page

   Mi Yemalel  (RealAudio)  A new melody for this traditional Chanukah lyric

   Yehi Ratzon Milfaneicha (RealAudio)  A new song  for Rosh Hashanah!

   From the CD "Hebrew Love Songs" available at achibenshalom.com

   At Va-Ani   (RealAudio)  [by N. Sharabi, A Gilead]

    Click here for more tracks from the CD and other mp3's

        Bashanah Habaah CompleteShireinu#27,p.30 music composed by Nurit Hirsch, lyrics by Ehud Manor

        Hora Medley

 

David Berger

    Baruch Hagever  (RealAudio)

     V'Shamru (sheet music, PDF)

 

Stacy Beyer  

NEW! From the CD "Must Be Chanukah" available at stacybeyer.com

Al Hanissim (mp3, sample)     Shehecheyanu  (mp3, sample)    Must Be Chanukah (mp3, sample)
Haneirot Halalu (mp3, sample)    Sh'ma (mp3, sample)    The Hand That Lights The Candle (mp3, sample)

From the CD "Ha Makom - The Place" available at stacybeyer.com

    Climbing Up The Tree Of Life (mp3, sample)    Haporeis Sukkat Shalom (mp3, sample)  There's Always Hope (mp3, sample)
    Gonna Be A Time
(mp3, sample)    Ahavat Olam (mp3, sample)

From the CD "Find Your Voice" available at stacybeyer.com

    Sing Unto God (mp3, sample)   As You Live Your Life (mp3, sample)  It Will Never Happen Again (mp3, sample)

    You Shall Love  (mp3, sample)  Find Your Voice  ( mp3, sample)

Learn more about this amazing composer and performing artist....

    Stacy's bio

 

Theodore Bikel   SPECIAL GUEST

   Theodore Bikel's home page

   Tumbalalayka (audio sample)

   Eidelweiss (audio sample)

From the CD "Theodore Bikel's Treasury Of Yiddish Theatre And Folk Songs " available at jewishmusic.com or Rhino records

   Az der Rebbe Zingt (RealAudio   whole track!) CompleteShireinu#26,p.30

   Dona Dona (RealAudio  whole track!) CompleteShireinu#34,p.55

   ...Click to hear song samples  Includes  Shabes Shabes,  Tumbalalaikah CompleteShireinu#149,p.201

   

Raffi Bilek

   Ani L'Dodi (RealAudio)

 

Cantor Rosalie Boxt FACULTY

Yism'chu (sheet music, pdf)

 

Amy Bug

   Down by the Riverside/Lo Yisa Goy-Sheet music (pdf)  choral arrangement in 3 voices

 

Rick Calvert 

Sh'ma Koleinu (mp3)  Sheet Music (pdf)

 

    Camp Newman/Camp Swig

         NEW!  Kol Yisrael (We Are All Connected)  (mp3)    Lyrics and credits
         From the CD "Shir L'Yom Chadash: A Song for a New Day"  available at soundswrite.com
               The Tree Song by Josh Miller (RealAudio, clip)
               Modeh Ani (RealAudio)

 

Michelle Citrin  ..."lil grrl, big sound," for all your folk rock needs

   From the CD "foursongsforyou" available at cdbaby or itunes.com

       If I Fall   (mp3)

   Hear more clips at cdbaby, or join Michelle's group of friends at myspace

 

Susan Colin

    From the CD "Every Day" available at cdbaby.com

       New Moon-Psalm 148  (mp3)     Pray with me  (mp3)   Y'varech'cha (Priestly Benediction) (mp3)

       Rainy Day Jazz (mp3)  (just an extraordinary piece of music...)

    From the CD "Shabbat Favorites" available at cdbaby.com

        Red is the Sky (mp3)  Hinei Ma Tov (mp3) Yedid Nefesh (mp3)  Shalom Rav (mp3) Oseh Shalom (mp3)

       Yismechu Hashamayim (mp3)  Shalom Aleichem (mp3)

 

Comunidad Israelita de Santiago

    Music page from a Jewish community in Chile

 

Karen Daniel

   From the CD "Teachable, Singable and Jewish: The Family Album" available at cdbaby.com

         Ein Keloheinu (There is no one like our God)  (RealAudio)         Oyfn Pripichek (mp3) 

    From the CD "Teachable, Singable and Jewish: This is How We Pray" available at cdbaby.com
         Morning Has Come-Modeh Ani  (mp3, sample)     Open my Lips  (mp3, sample)  

 

Arnie Davidson

    Shehiyanu (mp3)

 

Andrew Dennen

     Eliyahu (wma)   Elohai  (wma)  [Note: wma files require the Windows Media Player]

     Sim Shalom (wma)       Emet Vemunah (wma)

   Zicronam Livrachah (mp3) Designed to be sung after the Kaddish, this song acts as a transition between this potentially wrenching prayer and the reading of temple announcements.  The second voice is that of Andrew's 15 year old daughter Emily.

Visit Andrew's website shirshabbat.com which offers higher fidelity audio tracks of those two songs.

 

Batya Diamond    info@batyadiamond.com

From the CD "Love Along the Way" available at  cdbaby.com

     Hear clips from songs performed at HN05: Atah Kadosh , Love Along the Way, Atah Kadosh and El Na

     Hear more clips at cdbaby.com

 

Cantor Lisa Doob of  Temple Anshe Sholom, Olympia Fields, IL

    Travellers' Birkat Hamazon  (sheet music, pdf)  a 2-part version of the Talmudic short form of Birkat Hamazon, with an English translation.

    The Shofar Song  (RealAudio)   [as heard at HN'03, taught by Merri Arian]

    I Go To The Sukkah  (RealAudio)

    What Do We Do On Shabbat? (RealAudio)

 

Cantor Ellen Dreskin FACULTY

From the CD "GO OUT IN JOY" by Beged Kefet (Rabbi Les Bronstein, Rabbi Billy Dreskin, Cantor Ellen Dreskin, Cantor Riki Lippitz, Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller, Beth Sher, and Cantor Leon Sher)

     Let the heavens be glad (RealAudio, sample) CompleteShireinu#93,p.124 composed by Rob Weinberg

 

Steve Dropkin --Special thanks to Steve for making seven (!) complete tracks available to hotshabbat.com listeners!

From the CD "Keep Our Hopes Alive" available at soundswrite.com

  Hodu L'Adonai (RealAudio) CompleteShireinu#302,p.96  also on Ruach 5761 available at Transcontinental

 From the CD "Innerpeace" available at soundswrite.com

   Oseh Shalom  (RealAudio) CompleteShireinu#306,p.310  also on Ruach 5761 available at Transcontinental

    We all Stand Together  (RealAudio)  also on Ruach 5763 available at Transcontinental

Steve Dropkin Songbook available at soundswrite.com

Steve's tunes are also found in the Ruach 5761/5763 songbook available at Transcontinental

Unpublished tunes:

    Hashkiveinu  (RealAudio)

    Elohai   (RealAudio)

Ketzev is Steve Dropkin, Susan Dropkin, and Lisa Silverstein.

From the CD "This is Our Promise" available at arepublish.com

    Pitchu Li   (RealAudio)   [written by Steve Dropkin]

    World Yet To Come  (RealAudio)   [written by Steve Dropkin]

 

Marge Eiseman

NEW! From the CD "Enduring One" available at cdbaby.com

  Ani T'filati L'cha (mp3, sample)

  Sing Praises (mp3, sample)

  Rolling Light (mp3)

  Words from the Heart (mp3)

From the CD "We Are All Connected" available at cdbaby.com

  Family Blessing (RealAudio)
  Rosh Chodesh Chant (RealAudio)

More music...

 This Night (mp3) A Chanukah song, melody and lyrics by Marge Eiseman  (c) 2002
  This Night-Lyrics &  Chords (html)

 

Leah Fine    Leah's home page

From the CD "Back To You" available at leahfine.com and cdbaby.com

    I am Traveling  (RealAudio)

 

Jules Frankel     Jules' home page

From the CD "@ your service" available at cdbaby.com

   Mi Haish (RealAudio)    sheet music: Mi Haish (pdf)     Kel Adon   (RealAudio)    sheet music: Kel Adon (pdf)

   Eshet Chayil  (RealAudio) sheet music: Eshet Chayil (pdf)      L'Shannah Haba'ah  (RealAudio)   sheet music: L'Shannah Haba'ah (pdf)

You'll find  more audio tracks at cdbaby.com  and sheet music at  Jules' home page

From the CD "Schecter Sings! with Jules Frankel," available at ssdsrv.org,

    Why must I wave (the etrog and lulav) ?  (mp3)

 

Amy Fried

    Banana Boat Parody (html)

 

Debbie Friedman     FACULTY

NEW! Sheet music for the last verse of Birchot Havdalah (pdf)

Debbie's home page and complete list of recordings

From the CD "The Water in the Well" available at jewishmusic.com and soundswrite.com

       Water in the well (RealAudio) 

From the CD "It's You" available at jewishmusic.com and soundswrite.com

       Hallelu  (RealAudio) CompleteShireinu#83B,p.115 (a.k.a. Kol HaN'shamah)

From the CD "The Journey Continues" available at jewishmusic.com and soundswrite.com

Also on the CD "Celebrate Passover" (click for more songs)   available at craignco.com
      Miriam's Song  (RealAudio) CompleteShireinu#113,p.150

From the CD "And You Shall Be a Blessing" available at jewishmusic.com and soundswrite.com

       Elohai (RealAudio) 

       Mishebeirach (RealAudio)CompleteShireinu#226A,p.340          T'filat Haderech  (RealAudio)CompleteShireinu#140,p.198   

       Kadish D'rabanan  (RealAudio) CompleteShireinu#81,p.112    L'chi Lach  (RealAudio)CompleteShireinu#89,p.123
From the double CD "Debbie Friedman at Carnegie Hall" available at jewishmusic.com and  soundswrite.com
      Not by Might-Not by Power (RealAudio)CompleteShireinu#117,p.156   Angel's Blessing  (RealAudio)CompleteShireinu#14,p.22

      Birkat L'vana (RealAudio)   Oseh Shalom (RealAudio)CompleteShireinu#209C,p.308
From the CD "Live at the Del" available at soundswrite.com and jewishmusic.com
      Alef Bet (RealAudio)CompleteShireinu#11,p.12     Holy Place (RealAudio)  Happy Thanksgiving  (RealAudio)
From the CD "Shirim al Galgalim" available at jewishmusic.com  and soundswrite.com
      Plant a Tree for Tu B'Shvat (RealAudio)
From the CD "Shanah Tovah - Songs For Jewish Holidays" available at soundswrite.com and jewishmusic.com
      These are the Days (of Awe)  (RealAudio)         Purim Game (RealAudio)    613 Commandments   (RealAudio)

From the CD "In the Beginning" available at jewishmusic.com and soundswrite.com

       Im Tirtzu (RealAudio, sample) CompleteShireinu#77,p.107 Ani Ma-amin (RealAudio, sample)CompleteShireinu#16B,p.25

 

Tracy Friend

From Tracy's new CD, "When All Is Said and Done," available at cdbaby.com

       Yismechu  (mp3)

       Eliyahu  (mp3)

       L'dor Vador (When All is Said and Done) (mp3)

       R'tzei  (mp3)

       Adon Olam (mp3)     

Sheet music

     Eliyahu -sheet music (pdf)  If you have font problems, try this version Eliyahu Hanavi Sheet Music-better fonts (pdf)

Live recording

   Eliyahu Hanavi - Live Recording from HN06 (mp3)

   Eliyahu Hanavi- LIVE RECORDING FROM HN03 (RealAudio)

 

Judy Caplan Ginsburgh

    Judy's Home Page   

    Full list of Judy's songbooks, recordings and videos

From the CD "My Jewish World" available at jewishmusic.com soundswrite.com, and Transcontinental Music

     S'lichah, Todah, B'vakashah (Real Audio)     Colors in My World (Real Audio)          Colors in My World (sheet music, pdf)
    
Be a Mensch
(Real Audio)

From the CD "Shalom Yeladim" available at jewishmusic.com and Amazon.com

     Keshet  (Real Audio)  Manginot #171, p. 256

     Lo Yisa Goy  (Real Audio) Complete Shireinu#101A, p. 138  music composed by Shalom Altman

     Dundai  (Real Audio)     Torah Tzeevah Lanu Moshe (mp3) 

     David Melech Yisrael (Real Audio) Complete Shireinu#32, p.51    music composed by Nachum Frankel

       Bim Bam/Sim Shalom  (Real Audio) Complete Shireinu#231, p.349/#205C,p.300
     Hinei Ma Tov  (Real Audio) Complete Shireinu#66A, p.89      

     Hamotzi  (Real Audio) Complete Shireinu#230, p.348  music composed by Sam Adler

From the CD "Chanukah Favorites" available at jewishmusic.com and cdbaby.com

     Oh If I Were a Dreidel   (Real Audio)      Haneyrot Halalu  (Real Audio)

From the CD "Amazing Songs for Amazing Jewish Children" available at cdbaby.com  and soundswrite.com
     Shema Lullaby (Real Audio)

From the CD "Havdallah Pajama" available at jewishmusic.com and cdbaby.com

     Shavua Tov (Real Audio) Complete Shireinu#253, p.386 music composed by Jeff Klepper and Susan Nanus

     Bayom Hahu  (Real Audio) Complete Shireinu#30A, p.32 music composed by Lisa Silverstein Tzur, lyrics by Pete Tobias
     Birkat Havdallah  (Real Audio)Complete Shireinu#250, p.381       music composed by Debbie Friedman

     Soup Song (Real Audio)    

     Thank You God (Real Audio)  Music composed by Doug Cotler

From the CD "Boker Tov/Laila Tov" available at jewishmusic.com and cdbaby.com

     Shabbos Zoll Zein  (Real Audio, extended clip)       Shalom Rav (Real Audio, extended clip)

From "Judy's Original Songbook" available at judymusic.com

     Derech Eretz (Sheet music, pdf)

 

Sam Glaser

From the CD "Kol Bamidbar - Voice in the Desert" available at jewishmusic.com

     Across the River   (RealAudio)  

From the compilation CD "Celebrate Shabbat" available at craignco.com

     Oseh Shalom (RealAudio, sample)  

 

Kathy Gohr

   Bedtime Prayer (RealAudio)

   Sukkat Shalom (RealAudio)

   Kathy's ice bowls are amazing!   Here's a photo of  Kathy's Halloween masterpiece .

 

Rabbi Shefa Gold

From her album "Tzuri" on cassette tape) available at jewishmusic.com

      Elohai N'Shamah   (RealAudio)  CompleteShireinu#179B,p.244

         another recording of Elohai N'Shamah from jrf.org, sung by Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton, tapes available here

 

Beth Greenapple invites everyone to check out her website someoneyouknowisgay.com . She is also president of the Jewish Gay Network of Michigan, website jewishgaynetworkofmichigan.org . (Note: these are information links, not music.)

 

Beth Hamon

From the CD "City of Love" available at cdbaby.com

    May God Bless (Real Audio)       May God Bless-sheet music (pdf)
    Rom'mu-sheet music (pdf)

    Lamps of Peace (mp3, sample)

    More music samples from new CD "City of Love"

 

Robyn Helzner

From the CD "Hearts Awaken," available at helzner.com

    Halleluyah  (mp3)   composed by Barak Amrani    Hebrew lyrics (pdf)     Translation/Transliteration  (from hebrewsongs.com)

    Oneg Shabbat (mp3)

From the CD "A Fire Burns," available at helzner.com

    Undzer Nigundl  (mp3)     Undzer Nigundl--Sheet Music (pdf)

    Al Givot Sheich Abreik (mp3)       Eliyahu HaNavi  (mp3)

From the CD "Clap Your Hands: Songs for Shabbat and Playtime" available at helzner.com

    Shubi Dubi  (mp3)   Shabbat Menuchah  (mp3)

From the CD "I Live in the City: More Songs for Shabbat and Playtime" available at helzner.com

   Hine Ma Tov  (mp3)     Shabbat is Here (mp3)    I Live in the City (RealAudio, clip)

 

Sue Horowitz

From the CD "Eleven Doors Open," available at  suehorowitz.com

    Pitchu Li (mp3)

    Yivarechecha (mp3)

 

Elana Jagoda

From the CD Zum Gali Gali available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/elanajagoda  , see also http://www.zumgali.com

     Modeh ani (mp3) - A beautiful and healing morning blessing.

     Sim Shalom (mp3) - A great new melody for camp, religious school tefilah, and family services. 
     Shalom Chaverim (mp3) - Finally a new melody to a classic goodbye song

More audio samples available at http://cdbaby.com/cd/elanajagoda

 

Dan Jurkowitz

   Sukkah Boogie (mp3)  Lyrics (pdf)

   Sh'vu Basukah (mp3)  Lyrics (pdf)

   Hanerot Halalu (mp3)

 

Roy Kamin

    Paths of Righteousness  (mp3)  -- An Eilu D'varim song

 

Rabbi Larry Karol

For Chanukah!

 These Lights (mp3) (Thanks to Lisa Baydush for lyric editing on this song!)
 Free sheet music  for "These Lights"

From the CD "A New Beginning" available at cdbaby.com or soundswrite.com

   Circle Once More  (mp3, clip)     Zeh Hayom (mp3, clip)    Click here for more clips

From the CD "Two Are Better than One" available at cdbaby.com

OR...Call Temple Israel in Dover, Hampshire (603-742-3976) for purchase info.

     Two Are Better Than One (RealAudio) [co-lead vocal - Angela Gold]

     Ami  (RealAudio)     Atah Kadosh  (RealAudio)

     Hear more clips, find purchase info at cdbaby.com

All songs available at www.oysongs.com and www.jewishmusicdownloads.com

Online sheet music:

     Adir Hu (pdf)    Sheim Tov (pdf)

            

Rabbi Neal Katz

Rabbi Katz' homepage

From the CD "Who Am I?" available at Katzmusic.com and CDbaby.com

      Mi Sheberach (RealAudio)    Mi Sheberach-Sheet music (pdf)

      Or Chadash (RealAudio)       Or Chadash-Sheet music  (pdf) 

      L'cha Adonai (RealAudio)     L'cha Adonai-Sheet music (pdf)

      Oseh Shalom (RealAudio)    Oseh Shalom-Sheet Music (pdf)

      Who am I? (RealAudio)      

      Ki V'simcha (RealAudio)

     SONGLEADERS: click HERE for songster-style lyrics and chord sheets, and for curriculum notes

                                 

Noam Katz

    PHOTOS FROM NOAM'S TRIP TO THE ABAYUDAYA COMMUNITY IN UGANDA

   Five Book Strut  (RealAudio)     Music/Text by Noam Katz and Joanna Selznick Dulkin

   Am Yisrael Chai  (RealAudio)       AmYisraelChai-Lyrics-Chords

From the CD "Ruach 5763/2003" available at soundswrite.com and Transcontinental

    Halleli (RealAudio, sample)

 

Steve Klaper

  Steve's home page  (includes many music samples!)

New for Chanukah:

    Light the Lights of Chanukah (mp3)   Light the Lights of Chanukah-sheet music (pdf)

From the CD "Kavanah" by Steve Klaper with Caitlin Klaper available at klaper.com

    Nafshi Iviticha (RealAudio)   (These are mirrors of samples on klaper.com, but converted to RealAudio for faster download)

    B'Yado   (RealAudio)

New, from Steve Klaper and his daughter Caitlin, a live performance CD (watch Steve's website for purchase info!)

As Steve's gift to the Hava Nashira community, here are FIVE tracks in mp3 format-- free for you to download...

    Oseh Shalom (mp3) -- with a contagious reggae beat

    Tzur Yisrael (mp3) -- an outstanding jazz guitar performance

    Or Chadash (mp3) --  close vocal harmony, plus a harmonica

    Sailor's Niggun (mp3) -- for a Shabbat at sea  [compare with the "A Sea-faring L'cha Dodi" by Uncle Eye, a.k.a. Ira Levin.]

    Y'Hiyu L'Ratzon (mp3) -- a sweet ending to a wide-ranging musical tour of Jewish music in a variety of styles

Note...these mp3 tracks are only 24 kbps. For better sound quality, check with Steve or just buy the CD when it's available!

 

Shira Kline

   Pharoah's Daughter: Out of the Reeds

   STORAHTELLING: Jewish Ritual Theater Revived

 

Cantor Jeff Klepper    FACULTY

    Hashiveinu -- scroll down to Jeff's picture and click "play"
From the CD "Jeff Klepper Live in Concert" available from soundswrite.com and jewishmusic.com

    Hinei Mah Tov (RealAudio)  ---The Blues Version        Shalom Aleichem (RealAudio, sample) (The country waltz version)

From the CD "Yom Chadash" available at soundswrite.com

    Oseh Shalom (mp3, sample)CompleteShireinu#209B,p.307

From the CD "In This Place" available at jewishmusic.com, Transcontinental and soundswrite.com
    Niggun   (RealAudio)  Empty Chair  (mp3)
Free sheet music from Jeff's website www.jeffklepper.com
    I Will Plant for My Children (pdf)

More free sheet music

    We Are Counting (pdf)  

    Blessing for Social Justice  (pdf)

 

Janeen Kobrinsky

    Janeen's home page   (ART!!!)

 

Kol B'Seder is Cantor Jeff Klepper and Rabbi Dan Freelander.  FACULTY

   Mi Y'Maleil(Doot-doot)  (RealAudio) This song was written by Debbie Friedman, and you can find her performance (with no doot-doots) on "Not by Might" available at soundswrite.com on cassette only. Click here for a RealAudio clip from Debbie's version.

From the CD "Good Morning, Good Night" available at jewishmusic.com and Transcontinental:

   Modeh Ani  (RealAudio)  CompleteShireinu#175A,p.235 Everybody's favorite classic version of this traditional prayer for the morning. A more recent recording is on the CD "Songs for Growing" also available at both Transcontinental and jewishmusic.com.

From the CD "In Every Generation" available at soundswrite.com

   Lo Alecha (RealAudio, sample) CompleteShireinu#98,p.135

From the 5 CD set "The Complete NFTY Recordings: 1972-1989" (featuring many artists) available at Transcontinental

   Shalom Rav (mp3, sample) CompleteShireinu#206,p.302
Kol B'Seder's song Yeish Kochavim (flash audio) -- CompleteShireinu#168,p.218 performed by Haley Ott. Scroll down to her name and click "play"

 

Eric Komar  Eric's home page

     Justice, Justice (mp3)  lyrics (html)

From the CD "Notes from the Underground" available at komarmusic.com

    V'ahavta (mp3)

     Shehechianu (mp3)
 

Scott Leader    Scott's home page

   From the CD "Lift My Eyes" available at cdbaby.com

    Hava Nashira (mp3)  Psalm 150 (mp3)  Dodi Li  (mp3)  Modeh Ani (mp3)   Shema  (mp3)

     BONUS SHEET MUSIC:  Hava Nashira (pdf)  Psalm 150 (pdf)  Dodi Li  (pdf)   Modeh Ani (pdf)  Shema  (pdf)
See also Scott's group, "Sababa," below.
   

Cantor Allen Leider

    Lots of Latkes (sheet music/pdf) --a fun song for Chanukah, adapted from "Chumbara," an English folk song.

 

Carol Boyd Leon

 

New for the High Holidays...

Hayom Harat Olam (mp3)    Sheet music (pdf)


These songs are from the terrific "Gan Shirim" (A Garden of Songs) collection of 70 songs Carol wrote for kids to sing. Available are a double-CD, a companion 160-page songbook edited by Adrian Durlester, and an  instrumental-only accompaniment double-CD. 
   Halleluyah Hoedown (for youth choirs)
(mp3) · Sheet music (pdf)
   Hey, Hey, What do you Say  (to start your Purim celebration)(mp3)   · Sheet music (pdf)   · Lyrics (html)
   I'm All Shook Up  (a Sukkot rock & roll song for all ages) (mp3)   · Sheet music (pdf)

   I'm Sorry (a Yom Kippur song) (mp3)   · Sheet music (pdf)

   The Maccabees  (mp3)   · Sheet music (pdf)
   Noah, oh Noah  (mp3)    · Sheet music (pdf)
   Sabbath Peace/Niggun (for adults, too) (mp3)  · Sheet music (pdf)
   Sleepytime Sh'ma (mp3)   · Sheet music (pdf)
From "Songs From The Heart: Family Shabbat" CD and songbook [hear more at CDbaby.com]
   Shalom Shabbat Shalom (mp3)      The Children's Sh'ma (mp3)   Shalom Rav (mp3, 2 minute sample)
"Home"-recorded mp3:
   Shehecheyanu (mp3)  (an upbeat, high-energy SAB choral setting arranged by Adrian Durlester)
CDs and songbooks--including Jewish Life Cycle--are available at Carol's website, soundswrite.com, and chaikids.com. Also, several choral arrangements are available at Carol's website.
    

 Ira Levin

   JEWSWEEK's story about Ira (June 12, 2003)
   Uncle Eye's home page 

   New CD "Madlik Oti" available at uncle-eye.com   (Click here for ordering information) and cdbaby.com

      A Sea-Faring L'Cha Dodi    Manna From Heaven   A Happy Song   Sh'ma/Dodi Li    Mi Chamocha

   From the CD "Sultan of Time" available at uncle-eye.com

      My Favorite Color (RealAudio)      My Favorite Color (mp3)