
Mother Rachel and Her Children: A Rediscovered Oratorio
English-language production of Jac Weinstein's tableau at the 'Out of the Shadows' festival in Leeds and York 2016
Genre | Theatre performance |
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A Performing the Jewish Archive event
Cast:
Leeds University Union Music Society Chamber Choir, Conductor: Milette Tseilon-Riis
United Hebrew Congregation Choir, Leeds, Conductor: Phil Cammerman
Shofar: Jonathan Lewis
Cantor: Chazan Albert Chait
Violin: Lauren Hinds
Director: Buffy Watling
Musical Consultant: Stephen Muir
Sound Designer: Mark Rogers
Paintings: Ivan Bukovský
Narrator: Amy Ward
Rachel: Kayleigh McCallion
Child: Estela Williams Muyaes
Elderly Woman: Estela Williams Muyaes
Mother: Kayleigh McCallion
English translations: Simo Muir, adapted by Scott Hurley
Introductory remarks: Simo Muir
Talk-back following the performance with Helen Finch
Choral music included in the tableau:
Louis Lewandowski (1821-1894) Eykho from the Book of Lamentations
Louis Lewandowski, Jac Weinstein (1883-1976) Eli Tsioyn
Louis Lewandowski, arr. Stephen Muir Kol nidrey
arr. Samuel Rubinstein Fun Shpanyen
arr. Simon Parmet (1897-1969) Unter dem kinds vigele
Simon Parmet, Jacob K. Sandler (1860-1931) Eyli, Eyli
Moshe Stern, arr. Raymond Goldstein Eyl mole rakhamin
Ernst Gold, arr. Simon Parmet Exodus
Louis Lewandowski, arr. Simon Parmet Haleluyo (Psalm 150)
Samuel Cohen, arr. Samuel Rubinstein, N.H. Imber Hatikvo
Researcher | Simo Muir |
Conductor | Milette Tseilon-Riis |