Yizkor

Identifier
irn600071
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • RG-91.2040
Dates
1 Jan 1967 - 31 Dec 1967
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Howard Da Silva (Performer)
  • Sholom Secunda (Composer)
  • Richard Tucker (Performer)

Biographical History

For a biography of Secunda (composer of "Bei Mir Bistu Shein" and other classics), see www.milkenarchive.org/artists/view/sholom-secunda.

Scope and Content

Cassette dub. Sholom Secunda. Yizkor: in memory of the six million: an oratorio. Ethnic Music Pub Co, 1967 "Yizkor" (Hebrew, memorial prayer) is an oratorio created by Sholom Secunda (music) and Samuel Rosenbaum (text). The work premiered on ABC television's long-running religious program "Directions" in April 1973, and helped bring Holocaust history and commemoration to the attention of a broad American audience. The broadcast performance featured cantor Richard Tucker (lead singer) and Howard Da Silva (narrator); a recording was released on LP that same year.

Note(s)

  • Musicologist's file contains: Kol Nidre Service / Richard Tucker; program and lyrics. For details on the LP, see www.discogs.com/Richard-Tucker-2-Howard-Da-Silva-Bianca-Sauler-Seymour-Schwartman-Yizkor-In-Memory-Of-The-Six-Millio/release/10460960.

Genre

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