Word: cantores
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...open our mouths, preparing to show off our devoutness by belting out the melodious notes of prayers like Mi Chamocha, we are abruptly struck mute. We gaze up with fallen faces as the cantor, oblivious to our suffering, continues with his self-indulgent aria. At the few moments we had hoped to participate in what is supposed to be an inclusive, student-centered service, we feel marginalized in our own minyan. Looking around, we noticed the crestfallen looks of many peers. For a people who have lived on the margins for two millennia, we hope to at least be included...
...know that the reform minion had no control of these melodies, and aside from the mel-odious prayers, the service was enjoyable (and the participants were top notch, if we do say so ourselves). Hillel tried hard to rein in the renegade cantor, convincing him to chant less in the High Holidays themes and more in the familiar everyday melodies...
Though Mahmoud, Wax and Cantor are primarily focused on building a singular identity among the affiliates of Harvard, Carlisle believes that the best way to strengthen this community is through reaching out to local musicians...
Regardless of the reasons for its nonexistence, this lack of community creates a very disturbing consequence: small, apathetic and wary audiences. “If the singer-songwriters were more of a group, we could help each other out promoting shows,” says Cantor. “Also, I think people might be less scared to go see a singer-songwriter if they knew that he or she was a member of a respected campus organization of some sort...
...Cantor notes that, as an audience member, “listening to a singer-songwriter takes energy—you have to listen and appreciate the words of unfamiliar music or else it might seem pretty boring...