Haunting melody

Daughter sings in the school choir and plays clarinet. Here she steps down from the risers and accompanies the choir in a performace of Bashana Haba'ah.

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Music

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• choir
• clarinet
• color

[bkornre]

I am Israeli and think that this version of Bashana HaBa'a is absolutely beautiful. It speaks of the coming year hand how good it is going to be. I enjoy the irony of the sad tune. It is beautiful, as is Israel, but we never know how happy the upcoming year will be. I can not believe that this is a high school choir. Beautiful.

[chrishavel]

Thanks. I'll pass your comments along to the group.

This is a _Junior High_ group.

[eilat59]

This is one of the most upbeat Israeli songs published. When American choirs sing it something happens - it becomes sad. Find the original version by Ilan and Ilanit - it's magical.

[chrishavel]

Heard it. I like both. Thanks.

[chrishavel]

Yeah, they know. But the world is infinite in its variety, so just try to appreciate it for what it is.

[guitarsandkittens]

wow, this is pretty good....lol at the audience clapping too soon. typical, haha.

[Spottedtalon21]

Oh! My choir is doing this and i get to play clarinet for it! Wow... such a beautiful piece! So excited :D

[IthegreatTaco1234]

@RocketRodder Should'nt you appreciate all cultures anyway? Not meaning to be preachy, but when i read that last sentence a red flag went up in my head.

[RocketRodder]

@eilat59 I heard the upbeat version too. It's nice. But.. don't you appreciate how it becomes passionate here? I'm not jewish or anything, but because of THIS song played this way, I have a greater appreciation for the culture.

[mandyrivas232]

We sang this song for my high school choir and we didnt sound anything like that... great job. It really is a beautiful song

[GUCIGIRL]

In 2005 a local show choir performed this arrangement of Bashana Haba'ah and it brought tears to my dad's eyes. Am Yisrael Chai!

[lakai451]

i sang this at frestival in october

[simnos1]

That is beautiful.

[cheesemasterchan]

So very beautiful. I sang this with my high school A'Cappella choir in 2003 along with Daemon Irrepit Callidus. I love singing classical pieces in other languages. I cry from the sheer beauty of the sound.

[supanamu]

I understand completely what you're saying, and I don't disagree that it's great when pieces are done as they were intended - but where is the harm in creatively interpreting the works of others, in your own fashion? Great masterpieces have come from people willing to do something completely opposite from what was originally intended. I think it's entirely possible that the choir director fully realized that the song was written as a cheerful, uplifting piece. :)