Music critic George Robinson writes in the September, 2006 issue of New York Jewish Week, the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, the Detroit Jewish News and Jewish Journal: "...She tackles Alter's music head-on, not with flash but great feeling. Welber has a resonant mezzo voice, not glitzy but profoundly effective." RATING: "* * * * 1/2"
"Prayers of the High Holy Days"
Lois Welber: mezzo-soprano with Ernest Rakhlin: organ, David Sparr: piano
Music composed by Hazzan Israel Alter from
"The High Holy Day Service" & "The Selichot Service"
(c) 1971, Cantors Assembly, Inc.
Released in 2006 on the 100th anniversary of Temple B'nai Israel in Revere, Massachusetts
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Audio clips from the High Holy Days CD below. Additional clips on CDBaby. Full song list at: Shomeah Tefillah back cover
Kol Nidre Clip "Though Cantor Alter published his musical settings for the High Holiday service over 35 years ago, to my knowledge, they have never been recorded.... having sung Alter's music for over 20 years and witnessed its effects on a variety of congregations and services, I very much wanted to record it and believe that more people deserve to hear it. Clearly the eloquent beauty of Alter's hazzanut speaks to contemporary sensibilities, enhancing the service where they are sung." (Lois Welber, 2006)
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Lois's newly recorded video (June, 2021) of Oseh Shalom by Linda Tsuruoka
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Yaaleh Clip
Ki Zocheir Clip
Anu Azei Fanim Clip
Areshet S'fateinu Clip