Sender Botwinik

Alexander (Sender) Botwinik discussed the
recently released CD of Yiddish art songs composed by his
father, the Vilna-born Montreal composer David Botwinik, with
lyrics by various Yiddish poets, and featuring vocal
performances by internationally acclaimed opera singers Lisa
Willson, John Packard, and Ian DeNolfo, as well as 2 bonus
songs performed by the late world-renowned tenor Louis Danto.


The CD is called From Holocaust to Life, and is a companion
to the book of the same name published by the League for
Yiddish (www.leagueforyiddish.org) in 2010 containing 56
original musical compositions by David Botwinik, 15 of which
are found on the new CD.


For further info:


Botwinik Music web site: http://botwinikmusic.com

CD Baby web page for "From Holocaust to Life":
https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/davidbotwinik

Article about the CD (in Yiddish) in the Forverts:
http://yiddish.forward.com/articles/202984/new-album-of-songs-by-david-botwinik/



The show began with Adam Gruzman's "Israel
Report", courtesy of the Forverts Sho on the web at
yiddish.forward.com.

We got sad news that Itzhak Luden, who was
the long-time editor of Lebns-Fragn, the Yiddish Bundist journal
in Israel. We played a short excerpt from his 2014 Yiddish Voice
interview with a reading from his last book. Koved zayn ondenk!

Music:

Di Yunge Mame: Lisa Willson, soprano; lyrics: Avrom
Sutzkever; music: David Botwinik

Men Ruft Mikh Milyon: Ian DeNolfo, tenor; lyrics: Shmerke
Kaczerginsky; music: David Botwinik

Kum, Yeshayes Kholem: Lisa Willson, soprano; lyrics: M.
M. Shaffir; music: David Botwinik

Der Letster Zumer: John Packard, heldentenor; lyrics and
music: David Botwinik

Di Litvishe Shtetele: Louis Danto, tenor; lyrics: Joseph
Jaffe; music: David Botwinik

Shalom Shalom Yisroel performed by Cantor Sholom Katz



Intro instrumental music: DEM HELFANDS TANTS from Jeff
Warschauer: The Singing Waltz



Air Date: Novermber 8, 2017