Mendele Personal Notices & Announcements July 19, 2010
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Dos zaynen naye yidishe lider far zingers un khorn, mit englishe iberzetsungen, piane-bagleytungen un akordn. Dos batovlt bukh, vos bashteyt fun 392 zaytlekh, iz aroysgegebn gevorn fun der Yidish-lige, Nyu-york. ISBN 978-1-878775-18-4. Bashtel-informatsye ($40 amerikaner, plus postgelt): shtelt zikh in farbindung mit Sendern: [email protected] Oyb ir voynt in Montreal, kent ir dos krign lokal; shraybt tsu [email protected] ($40 kanader). Me ken dos bukh koyfn in Yisroel durkh Leyblen: [email protected] (160 NIS) Me ken oykh bashteln dos bukh durkh der Yidish-lige, vos akseptirt kredit-kartlekh: [email protected] ($40, plus postgelt). Mir viln aykh oykh lozn visn az dem 8tn oygust 2:00 n"m vet forkumen a kontsert in der Natsionaler yidisher bikher tsentrale (Amherst, MA), vu me vet kenen hern a sakh fun Dovid Botviniks verk. Der tenor Richard Lenatsky vet zingen, un es vet im bagleytn af der piane Sender Botvinik. Dovid Botvinik planirt dort tsu zayn, un vet zikh untershraybn af di bikher. A sheynem dank, Sender un Leybl Botwinik --------------------------------------------------------- Dear friends, We are pleased to announce the publication of a new book of original Yiddish songs: From Holocaust to Life (Fun khurbn tsum lebn). Vilna-born Montreal composer David Botwinik presents his life's work, a collection of 56 original musical compositions. These include solo and choral works -- with lyrics by various Yiddish poets -- complete with English translations, piano accompaniments, and chords. This 392-page "lay-flat" hardcover book was published by the League for Yiddish (New York). ISBN hardcover book was published by the League for Yiddish (New York). ISBN 978-1-878775-18-4. For more information, or to order a copy ($40 US each, plus postage), please e-mail [email protected] You can arrange to buy the book in Montreal ($40 CDN each); e-mail [email protected] for details. In Israel , you may contact Leybl at [email protected] (160 NIS). If you prefer, you may order the book directly from the League for Yiddish, which accepts credit cards: [email protected] ($40 US each, plus postage). Please also note that on Sunday, August 8 at 2:00 pm, there will be a special concert at the National Yiddish Book Center (Amherst, MA) featuring the music of David Botwinik. Tenor Richard Lenatsky will be performing, accompanied at the piano by Alexander Botwinik. David Botwinik is planning to attend, and will sign copies of the book. Thank you, Alex and Leybl Botwinik ______________________________________________________________ Please do not use the "reply" key when writing to Mendele. 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