Mar 27, 2010
YU Maccabeats Album - Now Available!
These guys are phenomenal! In the fall of 2007, the YU (Yeshiva University) Acappella Group set out to showcase their university's latent cultural side. Though they didn't yet have their cool name (a play on YU's athletic clubs, the Maccabees) and stood pretty stiffly during their first few performances, these trailblazers cleared the way for the future of the performing arts at Yeshiva University. Committed to the philosophy of Torah u-Madda, the integration of traditional and secular wisdom, the Maccabeats perform an eclectic array of Jewish, American, and Israeli songs. Their trademark piece, arranged by musical director Julian Horowitz, is the epitome of this synthesis, combining some of the most beloved words of Jewish liturgy - Lecha Dodi - with Leonard Cohen's meaningful and melodic Hallelujah. The Maccabeats have performed in venues from New York's Madison Square Garden to Orlando, Florida (and everywhere in between), and are available to enhance a special occasion, or bring a message of Jewish life to your community. NOTE: No musical instruments were used in the production of this album. Certain sounds were produced using the human voice and may sound like real musical instruments.
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4 comments:
First of all thnks for the sampler...compliments of mostlymusic.com, second I was extremely surprised to hear songs straight out of secular music, completely unaltered in any way, does anyone know what the song "Bad Day" is about?! They also used a song from a movie soundtrack Hercules "Go the Distance". Listen if thats what YU calls "the philosophy of Torah u-Madda" than kol hakavod.
I heard the CD, and I find it fairly enjoyable. The fact that they used the 'secular' songs directly while acknowledging the sources instead of stealing the melodies and promoting it otherwise (i.e. as Jewish) is to their credit (and it's a positive thing).
If you want to know what Bad Day is about, I suggest you listen to/glance at the lyrics.
What is it about anyways? why so bad?
It's about a girl he loves thats depressed, I hear the issue.
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