tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73339473479049795972012-01-16T13:04:54.715-08:00Yoshinoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7333947347904979597.post-4117773856016391072007-08-16T19:05:00.001-07:002012-01-16T13:03:53.676-08:00<span style="font-size: 85%;">Starting in the summer of 2005, Rabbis Ken Chasen and Josh ("Yoshi") Zweiback of <a href="http://mahtovu.com/">Mah Tovu</a> have come to Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, California, to record an original song. The vocalists featured on the song are campers, staff, and faculty of Camp Newman. At the end of their visit, the song is debuted for the entire camp community. All those who helped with the recording return home with a CD of the song. The song is then put on the <a href="http://www.campnewmanswig.org/">Camp Newman website</a>.<br /><br />This year's song, "<a href="http://www.kavod.org/thegarden.mp3">The Garden</a>," was originally written for Israel in the Gardens, 2007, as part of its "Green Israel" theme.</span><span style="font-size: 85%;"> Forty-seven campers and staff appear on "The Garden."</span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br />Lyrics and Music by Ken Chasen and Josh Zweiback (c) 2007<br />Based on <a href="http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt0102.htm">Genesis 2:15</a><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Click here to listen to "The Garden" as an mp3 file<br />(Right click to download file to your computer)<br /><br />Click here to download "<a href="http://kavod.org/thegarden.pdf">The Garden</a>" sheet music</span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 85%;">"The Garden"<br /><br />I brought you to the garden<br />And I showed you the way<br />I told you what I wanted<br />On that very first day<br />It was clear as the water<br />You knew it in your heart<br />So go back to the start<br /><br />L’ovdah u’l’shomra*<br />Hear the call<br />To serve and protect it all<br /><br />In the cool rains of April<br />In the blue summer sky<br />And the orange glow of autumn<br />‘fore the winter winds' cry<br />Throughout all the heavens<br />In the deep dark of space<br />There is nowhere like this place<br /><br />L’ovdah u’l’shomra*<br />Hear the call<br />To serve and protect it all<br /><br />Can you not see the garden?<br />Does the fog blind your eye?<br />If the wonder escapes you<br />You must pause and ask why.<br />It’s a timeless treasure<br />A trust to recognize.<br />It is time to arise<br /><br />L’ovdah u’l’shomra*<br />Hear the call<br />To serve and protect it all<br />L’ovdah u’l’shomra<br />Hear the call<br />To serve and protect<br />With love and respect<br />To serve and protect it all<br /><br />*"To serve and protect"--According to the Torah, this is God's commandment to humanity to care for the earth.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size: 85%; font-weight: bold;">"The Garden" was recorded at Camp Newman, August 9-15, 2007<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Credits<br /></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: 85%;">Piano, Ken Chasen<br />Bass, Ken Chasen<br />Drum programming, Ken Chasen and Josh Zweiback<br />Orchestral programming and arrangement, Gordon Lustig<br />Guitars, Gordon Lustig</span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><br />Produced, arranged, recorded, and mixed by Ken Chasen and Josh Zweiback<br /><br />Soloists:<br /><br />Michelle Pastor<br />Julianne Rutz<br />Emma Hollis<br />Toby Pechner<br />Ben Chasen<br />Isa Zweiback<br /><br />Choir:<br /><br />Elyssa Alfi<br />Adam Allenberg<br />Reuben Bank<br />Aliana Baskin<br />Josh Bogomilsky<br />Sam Breakstone Tunick<br />Liam Brodie<br />Noah Casey<br />Hannah Castaldo<br />Micah Chasen<br />Dimitri Chesne<br />Jack Davis<br />Rachel Eckhaus<br />Joseph Eichel<br />Sarah Fadem<br />Danielle Fisher<br />Stacey Friedman<br />Sylvie Gitin<br />Justine Glaser<br />Nathan Glovinsky<br />Rebekah Goodman<br />Aitan Grossman<br />Tatiana Grossman<br />Sarah Grossman<br />Grace Haggerty<br />Rebecca Jeffries<br />Jordana Katzki<br />Sam Kon<br />Allison Lee<br />Ami Levy<br />Aaron Levy-Wolins<br />Tori Liberman<br />Katherine Luzar<br />Lauren Marias<br />Gavin Paradise<br />Ben Pridonoff<br />Jacob Rabin<br />Hannah Reff<br />Josh Schenck<br />Alayna Schenck<br />Russell Star-Lack<br />Ethan Tasch<br />Hannah Tobin-Bloch<br />Molly Vener<br />Rachel Waldman<br />Rachel Waldman<br />Jason Welsh<br />Clara Wolfe<br />Emma Wolfe<br />Rachel Wolff<br />Sarah Wolff<br /><br /><a href="mailto:mahtovu@gmail.com">Contact Mah Tovu</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7333947347904979597-411777385601639107?l=thegardensong.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Yoshinoreply@blogger.com