>To Members of the Association of Jewish Libraries > >From: The Shearith Israel League of the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue > >In honor of the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Congregation, the >Shearith Israel League announces the release of a CD collection of the >traditional Sephardic music of the New York's Spanish and Portuguese >Synagogue, Congregation Shearith Israel. This three CD set presents and >preserves the historic music of our Congregation, which was founded in >1654 by the first Jews to come to America. > >We have included selections from our Sabbath, High Holidays, and Festivals >Services as well as additional music of the Congregation never before >released on a recording. The CDs feature the glorious voices of our >hazanim and rabbanim, including Rev. Abraham Lopes Cardozo, Rev. Louis C. >Gerstein, Rev. Dr. David de Sola Pool, and the famed Shearith Israel >Choir, chanting our beautiful minhag with its unusual melodies. > >Reproduction quality has been a priority - recordings produced 50 years >ago have been enhanced and, along with never-before-released recordings, >have been optimized for the highest quality of audio. Libretti-booklets >accompany each CD and contain the texts of each prayer and song in Hebrew >with English translations. > >I have sent, as an attachment, the announcement and order form for the CD >set. For those who do not receive or cannot open the attachment, however, >I have pasted some of the text of the document below. > >Historic traditional Sephardic music from America's first Jewish Congregation. > >In commemoration of the 350th Anniversary of the founding of the >Congregation, the Hannah Tarry Memorial Fund presents a collection of >historic traditional music of theSpanish and Portuguese Synagogue in the >City of New York, founded 1654. > >The Legendary Dr. de Sola Pool, the mellifluous tones of Dr. Gerstein and >the inimitable Rev. Lopes Cardozo. Produced by the Hannah Tarry Memorial >Fund of the Shearith Israel League, this set of three CDs is accompanied >by detailed Libretti. The Libretti booklets allow the listener to follow >the prayers in Hebrew and English. Limited Quantities are available. > >The Songs for the Sabbath (volume 1) >Selections from the Sabbath Service of Congregation Shearith Israel >features Rev. Abraham Lopes Cardozo with narration and Kiddush by Rev. Dr. >Louis C. Gerstein. > >The High Holy Days and Festivals (volume 2) >Contains selections from Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Simhat Torah and other >festival services. It features Rev. Dr. David de Sola Pool, Rev. Dr. >Louis C. Gerstein and Rev. Abraham Lopes Cardozo. > >Selections from the Music of Congregation Shearith Israel (volume 3) >Features Rev. Dr. David de Sola Pool with one selection by Rev. Dr. Louis >C. Gerstein. This very historic CD reproduces a tape that has never >previously been published as well as recordings from the 1950's. > >The order form is reproduced below. Please also see our attached flyer >for more details. > > >To Order: The Historic CD Set is available from The Shearith Israel >League or by e-mailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] at the cost of $50.00 a set plus >$6.00 (per set) for shipping and handling in the US & Canada and $12.00 >(per set) International. > >Please send _____ CD set/s of the Historic Music of the Spanish and >Portuguese Synagogue to: > > >Name of >Institution________________________________________________________________ > > >Contact Name___________________________ Department >_______________________________ > > >Address >_________________________________________________________________________ > > >City ________________________State___________ Zip >______________Country_____________ > > >Phone _______________________Fax >_____________________Email______________________ > > >Please make checks payable to the Shearith Israel League (U.S. Dollars >drawn on a U.S. bank) > >OR > >Pay by credit card: ? VISA ________________________ ? MC >__________________________ > >Expiration ______________________ > > >Number of CD sets ordered _______ X $ 50.00 per >set = _____________ > > >Shipping & handling charges per set ($ 6.00 U.S & Canada; $ 12.00 >International) = _____________ > > > TOTAL PAYMENT DUE: = ______________ > > >Mail order with payment to > >The Shearith Israel League >Congregation Shearith Israel >8 West 70th Street >New York, NY 10023 > > >Or email your order with credit card information to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For more information, please call (212) 873-0300.
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