The trumpet introduction displays London’s lovely instrumental lyricism. The words are by Sara Copio Sullam, a 17 th century Jewish poet, who hosted a literary academy in the Venice Ghetto. “Ve’Atah El Shaddai (And You Are the God of Heaven),” is another selection with original music by London. Hahn was a composer and conductor of the Paris Opera before his death in 1947. “La Barcheta (The Gondolier’s Song),” sung by Sulayman, is part of a cycle of six songs titled Venezia by Reynoldo Hahn, the son of a German-Jewish immigrant to Venezuela. It is intoned by Brooklyn-born Cantor Yaakov Lemmer. This work, originally written for three women, is beautifully rendered by Sulayman and Cantor Svetlana Kundish, with London playing trumpet for the third voice.Īlso representing the Venice Ghetto is “Oseh Shalom (Make Peace),” with words from the Hebrew liturgy and music by London, inspired by traditional Italian synagogue melodies. De’Rossi was a court musician in Mantua, but was also active in Venice. The second selection, “O dolcez’amarissime (O, most bitter-sweet),” is by Salomone de’Rossi, the best known Jewish composer from the Italian Renaissance. The opening work is his own original “Amore an (Love an),” from his score for The Merchant of Venice, featuring the voice of Karim Sulayman, a Lebanese-American tenor. For seven of the twelve selections on the recording, London combines music that originated in the Venice Ghetto with songs inspired by that ghetto. Ghetto Songs: Venice and Beyond, was recorded in December, 2020. It is that concert that served as the model for this recording. Three years later, he returned to Beit Venezia for a concert with music from ghettos throughout history. During that period, London composed and played the incidental music for the first historic performance within the ghetto walls of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. In 2016, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Venice Ghetto, the world’s first, London was invited to serve as artist-in-residence at Beit Venezia, Venice’s home to Jewish culture. I was pleased to receive his latest CD, Ghetto Songs: Venice and Beyond. His playing is heard in over 500 recordings. London is a versatile performer and a Grammy-award winning composer, with scores for movies, plays, operas and modern dance pieces to his credit. Currently, he serves on the music faculty of the State University of New York (SUNY) at Purchase. A graduate of the New England Conservatory, majoring in Afro-American Music, he is also well schooled in World Music. will also publish the yearbook images online for people to share and enjoy.SAN DIEGO - Frank London, jazz trumpeter, band leader, co-founder of the Klezmatics, founder of the Klezmer Brass Allstars and co-founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, is one of the most important figures in the Klezmer Renaissance. We can provide you with an electronic version of your yearbook that can assist you with reunion planning. Use our online Genealogy Resource to uncover history quickly!Īre you planning a reunion and need assistance? can help you with scanning and providing access to yearbook images for promotional materials and activities. Looking for old family members and relatives? Do you want to find pictures of parents or grandparents when they were in school? Want to find out what hairstyle was popular in the 1920s? has a wealth of genealogy information spanning over a century for many schools with full text search. See members of old school clubs and relive old times. Revisit your fraternity or sorority and see familiar places. The intramural scene to add to the success of this year's intramuralĤA's Ed Ryan grabs flag of Garry Hoffman of 4C.Īre you trying to find old school friends, old classmates, fellow servicemen or shipmates? Do you want to see past girlfriends or boyfriends? Relive homecoming, prom, graduation, and other moments on campus captured in yearbook pictures. Volleyball, soft ball, and the Annual Turkey Trot entered into Murals flourished with a great deal of excitement.ĤA fought 3A gallantly to take winning honors in both foot-īall and basketball. New courts have served nearly all Saints-įootball lent a flair to this year's intramural system. In the picture at left, students assist in Augustine High School v” Show Hide previous and next page text ( OCR)ĭollars this year through the sale of the Second from right, a live turkey for his victory in Griswold crowds in to present Jerry Dibos, Q 1-f-P:-gf-vs? Us -ay 3 E XĬlass champs 4A and 3A vie for the school championship 4A won 26 15įr.
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