Ami Aloni Tribute Concert and CD Release

Comments on Aloni Tribute Concert

The Aloni concert/music...then and now... was a real tribute to the dynamic quality of Ami's genius.
Good for you for making this all possible. I look forward to enjoying the CD.

Sylvia Bernstein-Tregub

Hi Dick....WELL, I enjoyed the Wednesday Aloni program very much,  both sitting in the audience and listening to the wonderful jazz musicians and other singers and our cantors, and certainly as always, enjoyed singing Ami's compositions. Hopefully, we'll have more Aloni evenings at VBS giving us more opportunities to learn/sing Aloni's music...always a great thrill.

Robb Rosenbaum

I was so happy to be a part of the choir for this concert. It always makes me feel good when I sing Ami's music.

Two of my many favorite memories of Ami are:

1. We were gathering to warm up in Winer Chapel before singing a Shabbat morning service, when Ami said that he had written a new piece that we needed to learn and sing later that morning as part of the service. So, during the Torah reading, we went into a classroom to learn the new piece, Misheberach, which we later sang for the first time in a service. It is a beautiful piece of music, and I remember this each time we sing it now.

2.For several years, Ami would invite a group of us to his Laguna home just before Selichot. We would have a short rehearsal, eat and drink and socialize. Then, we would gather around the piano, and Ami would treat us to a preview of some of the new music he was composing. It was a taste of wonderful music that we all looked forward to singing.  Thanks for all you do.

Roseanne Moscoe

Effective, entertaining, enthusiastic, user-friendly, masterfully done.

Charles Silverberg

It’s immensely important that you did this.  Very well done.

Rabbi Schulweis

Really loved it – Irv Weintraub

Thanks, Richard! I bought the CD that night not to wait! I just wanted to thank you and the Commission for a most enjoyable and moving program. May you and the commission go from strength to strength!

Best wishes, Marty Stempel

The concert was terrific!  Thanks for all you do.

Alice

I wanted to tell you how much we enjoyed the Concert of Ami’s Music last week.I also realized how fortunate we have been to have such a high level of Music in our lives at VBS over many years.

Stuart M. Solomon, CPA

The concert showcasing the brilliant music of Ami Aloni was outstanding.    We had a wonderful evening and are already enjoying the CD.  What a privilege to have been able to attend.  Thank you so much.

Linda and Al Rosenblatt