Jack Gottlieb

Jack Gottlied was Composer-in-Residence, April 28-30, at Temple Shalom in Dallas, TX, for a service of choral and solo music; a Saturday evening lecture-entertainment based on his book Funny, it Doesn’t Sound Jewish: How Yiddish Songs and Synagogue Melodies Influenced Tin Pan Alley, Broadway and Hollywood; and a Sunday afternoon recital of songs. Gottlieb gave a talk about his book Funny, it Doesn’t Sound Jewish on May 4, at St. Bartholomew’s Church in New York, NY; he also participated in the October 15 symposium at Harvard University Working with Bernstein. From November 12-15, he was involved in the New York City conference "Reclaiming The Lost Legacy: The Art of Synagogue Music"; during the conference, “R’tsei vimnuchateinu” and “Grant Us Peace” were performed by the Amor Artis Choir, led by Johannes Somary, and soloist Cantor Raphael Frieder. The composer’s most recent works include Rick’s Place, trio for violin, cello, and piano inspired by the film Casablanca, in five movements: “Dawn to Dusk,” “Gin Joint,” “Play It Again,” “Shocked!” and “A Beautiful Friendship;” Belly Dance, for bassoon and piano; and Three Frankenstein Portraits, settings of poems by Edward Field for mixed a capella chorus and soloists.
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Performances

Organist Jayson Rodovsky performed The Voice of the Lord in the Storm and mezzo-soprano Helene Reps sang It Is Evening, both at the Central Synagogue in New York, NY. Excerpts from Presidential Suite were presented by Cappella Gloriana, conducted by Stephen Sturk at First United Methodist Church in San Diego, CA. Soprano Laura Green and pianist Chris Fecteau performed Poor Little Penny and So Int’resting! at St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY. Letting Go, a vocalise for flute and piano, was performed by Barry Crawford and Colette Valentine at the LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, New York, NY; and Crawford and Bernadette Hoke presented the same work at Queens College, NY. Haiku Souvenirs, a song cycle with words by Leonard Bernstein, was performed by Emily Wall and Isabelle Gallant at Bishop’s University, Lenoxville, Quebec, Canada, with further April performances given in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Downtown Blues for Uptown Halls, a set of three songs, was heard in a performance by soprano Adelaide Muir, clarinetist David Webb, and pianist Kent Conrad at the University of Illinois, Urbana.

Further Information

• 2004-2005 American Composers Update
• 2003-2004 American Composers Update
• 2002-2003 American Composers Update
• 2001-2002 American Composers Update
• 2000-2001 American Composers Update
• 1999-2000 American Composers Update
• 1998-1999 American Composers Update
• 1997-1998 American Composers Update
• 1996-1997 American Composers Update
• SAI's Composers Bureau Online
• SAI's Music for Young People section