The Zamir Chorale of Boston Centennial Tour
In the summer of 1999, the Zamir Chorale of Boston celebrated its thirtieth anniversary as well as the centenary of the Zamir movement with a concert tour of Eastern Europe. Performances were given in synagogues and churches, concert halls and museums, restaurants and courtyards, cemeteries and concentration camps. In Warsaw, Lodz, Auschwitz, Krakow, Prague, Terezin and Vienna we gave honor to the dead and hope to the living. Our live concert recording, The Songs Live On, is a witness to the excitement and spiritual intensity of our odyssey.
Zamir is very proud to present this unique recording comprising selections from our recent European tour. Recorded during live performances in Lodz, Vienna, Prage, Krakow, and Terezin, these songs celebrate the return of Zamir to the land of its birth. Ranging from liturgical settings to popular songs, spanning four centuries, and representing composers from seven countries, our tour repertoire demonstrated the breadth and quality of Jewish music for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences alike. The Songs Live On captures the energy of these live performances and the enthusiasm of both Zamir and our audiences. If you couldn’t join us in Europe, this is your chance to share in the music.
| 1 | Ha-Zamir |  |
Leo Low | |
| 2 | Al Mishkavi Balelot | |
Yehezkel Braun | |
| 3 | Metsa’uni Ha-Shomerim | |
Yehezkel Braun | |
| 4 | Hishbati Etkhem | |
Yehezkel Braun | |
| 5 | Mi Zot Olah Min Hamidbar | |
Yehezkel Braun | |
| 6 | Aperion | |
Yehezkel Braun | |
| 7 | Ts’ena Ur’ena | |
Yehezkel Braun | |
| 8 | Halleluyah, Haleli Nafshi | |
Salamone Rossi | |
| 9 | Al Naharot Bavel | |
Salamone Rossi | |
| 10 | Yomeh Yomeh | |
traditional (arr Ullmann) | |
| 11 | Du Meydeleh | |
traditional (arr Ullmann) | |
| 12 | Uru Na | |
traditional (arr Ullmann) | |
| 13 | Eliyahu Ha-Navi | |
traditional (arr Ullmann) | |
| 14 | Even When God Is Silent | |
Michael Horvit | |
| 15 | LeDor VaDor | |
Meir Finkelstein | |
| 16 | Sim Shalom | |
Max Janowski | |
| 17 | Enosh | |
Louis Lewandowski | |
| 18 | Stimmt an die Seiten | |
Franz Joseph Haydn | |
| 19 | Regle | |
traditional Polish (arr Jacobson) | |
| 20 | Tancuj | |
traditional Czech (arr Eben) | |
| 21 | I Got Rhythm | |
George Gershwin | |
| 22 | Shadrack | |
Robert MacGimsey (arr Cassey) | |
| 23 | Hava Nagila | |
traditional (arr Faktori) | |
| 24 | Shedemati | |
Yedidyah Admon (arr Jacobson) | |
| 25 | Al Giv’ot Shekh Abrek | |
Mordecai Zeira (arr Helzner, Sher) | |
| 26 | Simona Mi-Dimona | |
Shlomo Weisfish (arr Jacobson) | |
| 27 | Hey Harmonika | |
Alkoni (arr Jacobson) | |
| 28 | Mayim | |
Emanuel Amiran (arr Jacobson) | |
| 29 | Ha-Tikvah Ha-Noshanah | |
David Burger | |
| 30 | Ha-Tikvah | |
traditional (arr Ben-Haim) |
