A Din Toyre Mit Gott/Berdichever Kaddish
Shahanna McKinney-Baldon
attributed to Levi Yitschok of Berdichev (1740-1809)
adapted from an arrangement by Jewlia Eisenberg (1970-2021)
Performed by
Shahanna McKinney-Baldon, cantorial soloist
Jake Shulman-Ment, violin, kapelye leader
Keryn Kleiman, violin
Pete Rushefsky, tsimbl
Raphael Boden, cello
Presented as part of Hidden Melodies Revealed, a secret celebration of Rosh Hashana and 15 years of The Sway Machinery
Produced by Jeremiah Lockwood
Brooklyn Bowl, September 25, 2022
For the past ten years, we have presented Rosh Hashana services at Brooklyn Bowl focused on the experience of joyful music and the community building powers of roots Jewish liturgical sound. All are welcome.
This piece is an excerpt from Shahanna McKinney-Baldon's ongoing research and performance project inspired by the life and work of Gladys Mae Sellers-Smack (1889-1960), professionally known as Goldye Steiner. Steiner was one of the African-American vocalists who performed Jewish sacred music in New York during the "golden age" period of khazones (cantorial art music) and the only known woman to have been part of this cohort. McKinney-Baldon is raising funds to restore Steiner's headstone marker. You can contribute at: [ Ссылка ]
Special thanks to the sponsors and co-producers of Hidden Melodies Revealed 15:
Because Jewish/The Friday Night Jam
The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life
Brooklyn Bowl
You can see the entire performance from which this piece is drawn here:
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