3rd Annual Rozhinkes Retreat for Cantors
the Rozhinke Retreat
Reclaiming the Cantorial Art for the 21st Century
AUGUST 21-24, 2005
Kutshers Country Club, New York
Now in its third year, the "Rozhinke Retreat" is an effort to preserve and continue the great Cantorial art tradition of yesteryear. At the turn of the Millenium, we have seen many Jewish cultural revivals: Yiddish, Klezmer... and Hazzanut is due a revival of its own. This retreat has its roots in the great Cantorial stylings of such renowned Hazzanim as Yossele Rosenblatt, David Kousevitsky, Zavel Kwartin and many others—with an emphasis not on historical examination, but rather living reproduction of an art form which is so intrinsically Jewish, and so passionate, so filled with pathos and sweetness, that it can only be described as "Rozhinke"—the sweet sound of raisins and almonds.
- Faculty to include world-class Cantors
- Workshops with "hands-on" singing
- Nightly Cantorial Concerts
- Late Night Sharing Sessions
- Faculty to include world-class Cantors
- Workshops with "hands-on" singing
- Nightly Cantorial Concerts
- Late Night Sharing Sessions