The Western Wind
The full width of vocal music has been explored by New York-based a cappella group Western Wind. While their early albums focused on traditional New England vocal music and Southern folk hymns, their subsequent releases have included extended series of Jewish holiday and Christmas songs, and American pop music. The Judaica series, which includes A Musical Sabbath, The Birthday of the World, Chanukkah in Story and Song, The Passover Story, and Mazel Bueno: A Portrait in Song of the Spanish Jews, featured guest narration by Leonard Nimoy, Theodore Bikel, and Tovah Feldshuh. Western Wind's ability to interpret avant-garde material has resulted in several groundbreaking recordings. Their album Birth of the War God, featuring the vocal music of Charlie Morrow, marked one of the first uses of the EMU Emulator digital sampler, while Blessings and Batey featured their interpretations of David Darling's "Blessings: A Prayer for the Planet" and Michel Camilo and Tania Leon's Afro-Cuban composition "Batey." Their soundtrack for the Philip Glass 1983 film, Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance, was re-recorded and reissued in 1998.
Formed in 1969, Western Wind represents the combined vision of baritone vocalist Elliott Z. Levine and countertenor and executive producer of the group's Western Wind Records, William Zukof. Levine, who holds a master's degree from the Manhattan School of Music, teaches at City College, Upsala College, Lighthouse Music School, and Hebrew Arts School. The composer-in-residence at St. Thomas More Church, Levine also serves as cantor at Temple Emmanuel in Great Neck, New York. A native of New York, Zukof has appeared as a soloist with the Richard Wagner Chorale, Gregg Smith Singers, Handel and Haydn Society of Boston, and Music Sacra. His operatic performances include appearances with the Washington Opera, the Eastern Opera Company, and the Eastman School. Since 1989, Western Wind has produced a series of radio programs for National Public Radio and Public Radio International. The New York Times praised the ensemble for delivering a "music of astonishing directness, iridescence and spiritual depth."
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Discografía
13 álbum(es) • Ordenado por Mejores ventas
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I Am the Rose of Sharon: Early American Vocal Music, Vol. 1
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Western Wind el 17 oct. 1990
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Chanukkah: In Story and Song
Ambientes - Editado por Western Wind el 6 nov. 2001
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Christmas in the New World
Músicas navideñas - Editado por MusicMasters el 1 ene. 1996
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The Chanukkah Story
Ambientes - Editado por Western Wind el 12 dic. 1995
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The Birth Of The Wargod
Clásica - Editado por Laurel Records el 1 ene. 1998
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We Are Still Here!: The Holocaust Through Music & Memory
Clásica - Editado por Western Wind el 22 jul. 2016
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Taste of Eternity: A Musical Shabbat, Pt. 2 – Saturday Morning Service
Leonard Nimoy, The Western Wind, Alberto Mizrahi, Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelsohn, Faith Steinsnyder, Matthew Lazar
Clásica - Editado por Western Wind el 17 nov. 1998
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Holiday Light: Singing Angels, Silver Bells
The Western Wind, Robert Eisenstein, Grant Herreid, Patricia Davis, Kristina Boerger
Músicas navideñas - Editado por Western Wind el 7 sept. 2004
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The Birthday of the World, Pt. 2: Yom Kippur
Leonard Nimoy, The Western Wind, Matthew Lazar
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Western Wind el 28 feb. 1996
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Taste of Eternity: A Musical Shabbat, Pt. 1 – Friday Night Service & Table Songs
Leonard Nimoy, The Western Wind, Matthew Lazar, Alberto Mizrahi
Clásica - Editado por Western Wind el 4 nov. 2008
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The Man in the Moon
The Western Wind, Patricia Davis
Clásica - Editado por Western Wind el 2 mar. 2005
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The Happy Journey: Early American Vocal Music, Vol. 2
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Western Wind el 9 oct. 2000
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We Are Still Here!: The Holocaust Through Music and Memory (Radio Version)
Danny Burstein, Jessica Hecht, The Western Wind
Música vocal (profana y sacra) - Editado por Western Wind el 7 feb. 2020
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