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Resnik Presents Colors of the Diaspora,” a
panorama of Jewish classical song, which he
co-wrote and in which he appears as tenor
soloist. Active as a leading operatic tenor,
Davis is now a much sought-after director having
produced “The Tragedy of Carmen” at the
TodiMusicFest in Portsmouth, VA as well as
Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti.”
1970
Peter Halperin sends the following news:
I’ve never given any news about my kids, so I
wanted to let you know my younger son, Dan,
took a leave from college to join a rock and roll
band, just like his dad. Genes will out. When
he was a freshman at Ithaca College he was
turning me on to some music from all over, but
a local band, Ayurveda, really stood out. I was
floored by them. As fate had it, he later became
their bass player. Having become a fan
before my son became a member has helped
me feel somewhat objective when I tell friends
about this amazing band. The two guitarists
are from Nepal and the lyricist has a decidedly
eastern world view, thus the name. The
music is a rich amalgam of metal, progressive,
world, with a big look back to the ’60s.
They are one of the tightest live bands I’ve
ever seen, and they’ve just released their first
CD “Being”. It’s the kind of CD that reminds
me of when we ran home with the newest
release from one of our favorite bands in high
school, and listened beginning to end, taking
it all in, including lyrics. So… check them out!
You can see them on line here http://profile.
myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.
viewprofile&friendid=9870497 and here
http://www.ayurvedamusic.com. They played
live at Fontana’s off Canal Street in June. I’ve
seen advertisements for this group in The
Village Voice. I have been reading the music
section because I have recently rekindled
my interest in going to rock concerts. So far
this year, I have seen Bruce Springsteen at
Madison Square Garden (where I sat in front
of Ricky Queen) and at Hartford Civic Center,
Tim O’Brien, Aretha Franklin (where I spotted
Fonzi Thornton), Paul Simon and the East
Harlem Orchestra, Barry Manilow and The
Eagles. On the list for this summer: Blondie,
Herbie Hancock, Al Green, Donna Summer,
Jefferson Starship, Steve Miller Band and Joe
Cocker. I am working on tickets for Madonna’s
next gig at MSG. There is nothing like the music
of our youth… I certainly want to continue
to feel young even though the joints are starting
to tell me differently. Martin Bienenstock
moved to Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP on Dec.
7, 2007 as Chairman of Business Solutions
& Governance Group. He is still teaching at
Harvard Law School, specializing in governance
for healthy and distressed companies
and restructuring businesses. His children,
Jarett and Ali, are in 11 th and 9 th grades
at HM. Victor Masayesva’s documentary
“Paatuwaqtsi Water, Land, Life”, on the Hopi
run to Mexico to bring messages on water
rights to the Fourth International Worldwide
Forum, opened the Talking Stick Film Festival
on June 21, 2008 at the Luna Theater in
Santa Fe, NM.
1972
Michael Pack’s film “The Last 600 Meters”
won the Founder’s Choice Award at the G.I.
Film Festival in May 2008. This gripping film
chronicles two of the deadliest battles of the
Iraq War—the battle of Najaf, and the battle
of Falluja, both fought in 2004. The film tells
the story of these battles through the words
and deeds of those who fought there. Pack
is president of Manifold Productions, Inc. an
independent film and television production
company which he founded in 1977, and runs
with his wife Gina Cappo Pack. The company
has produced numerous award-winning
nationally broadcast documentaries, as well
as corporate and educational films. A former
Pres. George W. Bush-nominated member
of the National Council on the Humanities,
which oversees the National Endowment
for the Humanities, Pack has also served as
Co-Chair of the International TV Council of
the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Pack
wrote to Class Notes concerning his latest film:
“The award confirmed what I experienced
in the theaters with a live audience. Those
watching the film on the big screen were
deeply moved; this was the war as they had
never seen it before. I am more committed
than ever to making sure that “The Last 600
Meters” is released in theaters this fall, during
the election season, when the war will be a
major part of the political conversation. We
continue to seek funding and distribution help.
All suggestions are welcome.”
1974
Mace Rothenberg informs the HM community
that he was surprised and very honored to
learn he was awarded the Lane Adams Quality
of Life Award from the American Cancer
Society. Mace is a Professor of Medicine at
the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and
Ingram Professor of Cancer Research at the
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. He lives
in Nashville with his wife, Joyce, daughter
Stephanie, 18, and son Bryce, 14. Gary
Jaburg recently became chairman of the
Valley of the Sun Jewish Community Center
in Scottsdale, AZ. Jaburg & Wilk, P.C. was
named the #1 midsize law firm by Ranking
Arizona magazine. Gary’s son, Zack, just
completed basic training in the army.
1978
A few members of the Class of ’78 enjoyed an
unexpected mini-reunion when, unbeknownst
to one another, they found themselves together
at the Cutting Room in Manhattan on June
5, 2008. Mark Meisels, Betsy Spanbock,
Elizabeth Okin and Dayna Langfan ’79
joined the star-studded audience to see Andy
Caploe’s wife, Susan Collins, perform her
highly-acclaimed, rocking autobiographical
musical revue, “You Can Take the Girl Outta
Brooklyn.” A singer who has worked with
Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Electric Light
Orchestra, Saturday Night Live, KISS and Todd
Rundgren, and whose voice is currently heard
on the videogame Grand Theft Auto IV and on
Broadway in XANADU, Collins sang a tribute
to her inspiration—the legendary songwriter
Ellie Greenwhich—who was in attendance
with Paul Shaffer of CBS’s Late Show with
David Letterman. The evening also marked the
surprise NYC stage debut of Tucker Caploe,
HM Class of 2011, as his mother called the
emerging 15-year-old singer-songwriter to
the piano to showcase his pop virtuosity on
two of his original songs. Tucker premiered
these songs earlier this year at HM’s Urban
Aid fundraiser in a live rendition that the HM
Record declared, “stunned the rowdy crowd.”
Meanwhile, Andy has been appearing regularly
on NBC’s TODAY SHOW with Kathie Lee
Gifford and Hoda Kotbe on “The Man Panel”,
where he answers questions on an impromptu
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