By Riki Goldstein March 17, 2021
I have to find the right balance of two styles, mixing and matching so everyone will be happy
When it comes to creating a simchah that the chassan and kallah will truly enjoy, Bucky Gluck an effervescent soloist popular on the wedding circuit across the U.K., Europe, and Israel who leads the Manchester-based Sameach choir, has a tried-and-true method: “I always sit down with them before the big day to get a feel for which styles they like. Sometimes parents want something else entirely, and I have to find the right balance of two styles, mixing and matching so everyone will be happy.”
By Riki Goldstein February 10, 2021 It’s a characteristic Rabbi Boruch Chait composition, extremely melodic, and we really took it to a different place with those harmonies
Can you think of a song that has amazing vocal arrangements?
Ican think of two songs that particularly stand out from a purely musical perspective. One is the first song on Shloime Gertner’s third album Vehiskin, called “Chayim.” It’s a characteristic Rabbi Boruch Chait composition, extremely melodic, and we really took it to a different place with those harmonies. Another is “Naaseh Venishma” on Yossi Green’s The 8th Note album. It’s a complex song, composed in a rhythm of five, which is a South American influenced rhythm, not conventionally used in Jewish music and quite difficult to sing. That hits the next level.