Berele is the Yiddish diminutive of BERYL. The surname is spelt CHAGY. DDR On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 2:59 PM, Barton, Matthew <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > You may have been a victim of autocorrect--the cantor's first name was > actually "Berele!" > > He also recorded commercially, and while I'm no expert on cantors, I > believe that he is still very highly regarded. > > > Matthew Barton > Library of Congress > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gary A. Galo > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 2:29 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Can anyone tell me? > > Hi Ben, > > I forwarded your question to Seth Winner and got this:" Recorded in 1948. > Beryl Chaggy was its cantor." > > He says that there may be more than one cantor on that record, even though > one was listed. He says that the D8 in the matrix number indicates the 1948 > recording date. He also says it may be a radio broadcast. > > Best, > Gary > > ____________________________ > > Gary Galo > Audio Engineer Emeritus > The Crane School of Music > SUNY at Potsdam, NY 13676 > > "Great art presupposes the alert mind of the educated listener." > Arnold Schoenberg > > "A true artist doesn't want to be admired, he wants to be believed." > Igor Markevitch > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Roth > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 1:33 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Can anyone tell me? > > Hello everyone > > I have a 16" vinyl from the United States of America Navy Department. > It says "Jewish Divine Service". > The service is "performed" by Cantor Abraham Shapiro and the Choir of > Temple B'nai Abraham of Newark, NJ, Max Helfman, conducting. > Series B, No. 14A - ND8-MM-10254 > > Can anyone tell me about this record? > > Thanks, > Ben Roth > > -- 1006 Langer Way Delray Beach, FL 33483 561.265.2976