October 21, 2007

'Kamti Lehallel' from Beth Hatefutsoth

'Kamti Lehallel' (I Rise in Praise) a Double CD album has been released from Beth Hatefutsoth featuring the music of the Spanish & Portuguese communities of Amsterdam, London and New York. The set contains 50 cantorial works representing centuries of tradition, sung by Cantor Daniel Halfon of the Yad Harav Nissim synagogue in Jerusalem, accompanied by the Or Hadash Choir and a small chamber orchestra conducted by Azi Schwartz. For information on the album see http://www.bh.org.il/Music/catalogue.aspx#kamti A review appeared in The Jerusalem Post Oct. 16 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1192380567106&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Posted by jmwc at October 21, 2007 06:45 PM