Outstanding Steinberg-Chalat Concert Perpetuates Traditional Jewish Music By HEIDI PRESS Through the generosity of Myron Steinberg, an out- standing concert of Jewish music was presented Sun- day evening at Temple Is- rael as the annual Mildred S. Steinberg-Andrew R. Chalat Memorial Concert. The concert is a memorial tribute to Steinberg's wife and grandson. Entitled the "Art of the Cantor," Sunday's program was a presentation of talented cantors, male and female, whose origins were idespread. Probably the most mov- ing performance of the eve- 411 Memories fade too fast .. • unless you capture them in unforgettable color photographs. Arrange now foi. the finest professional photographic coverage at reasonable rates. We'll save your precious memories! am9 L 136ffraLT[i] photographic 28464 Pierce • Southfield (313) 569-7169 ning came from Mikhail Alexandrovich. Once si- lenced in the Soviet Union, he travels widely to sing Hebrew and Yiddish canto- rial melodies. His soft tenor voice proved soothing as it sounded throughout the nearly filled 1,000-seat sanctuary. His greatest moment came at the con- clusion of "Lo Teyda Mil- chama" when he was greeted with a standing ovation and shouts of "bravo." Alexan- drovich's rendition of "Dos Yiddishe Lied" moved the audience to hand-clapping in rhythm, and at the con- clusion he was treated to another ovation. Alexandrovich's per- formance also included "A Havas Olom," "Al Harishonim" and "Kinder Yorn." When Cantor Harold Orbach, who was behind the movement - to rescue Alexandrovich from the Soviet Union, asked for an encore, Alexandrovich re- plied, "I can resist a lot of women, but not this man." He sang an aria, "Lament de Frederico," by Cilea. Cantor Orbach was the evening's master of cere- monies, and the audience was treated to his vocal ta- lents as well. 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She ap- peared comfortable on the stage and her beauti- fully mellow voice car- ried the tunes with ease. Before each of her songs, she gave an explanation of its origin or content. She sang the high notes forcefully and perhaps the result of her training as a singer was emphasized in the trilled notes of "A Din Toire" which were so effec- tive it was hard not to feel the very "tam" of Jewish music. Issachar Miron's "Ki Mi Tzion" was among her selec- tions, as were "A Nigun," "Elu D'varim" and "If I Forget Thee." A refreshing change from the traditional male-only cantorial con- certs, Cantor Sager de- servedly earned the swel- ling applause that an ap- preciative audience ten- dered her. Cantor Norman Sum- mers, a baritone, paid trib- ute to Detroiter Julius Chajes by including Chajes' "Old Jerusalem" in his re- pertoire. Summer seemed more restrained on stage than the others, but the Jewish "neshama" was in- voked through the sincerity with which he sang. His presentation was smooth, yet forceful and caused Or- bach to quip, "If I had a voice like that I'd be ashazzan." Summers' repertoire included "Elohai N'Shoma," "Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee," "A Zemer" and "Yo Adir." One of the evening's lighter moments came with the playing of Ernest Bloch's "Wedding March" performed on the organ by 13-year-old Scott Stern. Removing his shoes so they would not click against the pedals during his perform- ance, Scott easily managed the volume changes and pedal playing, in a display of talent ,..hat was met with warm applause. Another Orbach inter- U.S. Will Press for Shcharansky WASHINGTON (JTA) — Avital Shcharansky was as- sured by Secretary of State Alexander Haig that the Reagan Administration will continue to press the Soviet Union to release her husband, Anatoly Shcharansky, a Soviet Jewish activist imprisoned in a labor camp in Siberia. Haig also agreed to pre- sent Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin with a resolution adopted by the Senate by a 65-0 vote, cal- ling on the Soviet Union to release Shcharansky and allow him to join his wife in Israel. THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Friday, May 22, 1981 Hebrew U. Chair DICTATING MACHINES JERUSALEM — The Carolyn Jane Bendheim Chair in Molecular Virol- ogy ,was recently inaugu- rated at the Hebrew Uni- versity. lude was"Rozhinkes With Mandlen (Raisins and Al- • modns), a popular Yiddish tune. David Wilson, the accom- panist, performed all of the piano music throughout the evening, and twice Alexan- drovich asked him to take bows during his perform- ance. Opening remarks were made by Rabbi M. Robert Syme, and Rabbi Harold Loss - thanked the Steinberg-Chalat Families on behalf of the congrega- tion. 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