Techiya's Music

We sing music from all over the Jewish world. Most of our arrangements are our own, while some come from other sources. Click on the links to hear recordings from our concerts! The songs marked with a * were arranged by current members.

Active

A la Una (Traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein and Ariel Sommer)*
Achat, Shtaim, Shalosh (Metropolin; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Al Kol Eleh (Naomi Shemer; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Al Tira (mus. M. Ze'ira; lyr. E. Harusi; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Dona Dona (mus. Sholom Secunda; Japanese lyrics ???; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
I've Got Tefillin (Parody of "I've got a feeling") (Black Eyed Peas; Parody Lyrics by Six13; arr. Nate Zuk)*
Migdol (Kol Achai; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Ruchot Milchama (Rami Kleinstein; arr. Miriam Gershenson)*
Tumbalalaika (Traditional; arr. Jessica Noss)*
Yom Shabbaton (Traditional; arr. Rachel Adler)*

Recent

A Man Come Into Egypt (Peter, Paul and Mary; arr. David Bass)
Acheinu (traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Adon Olam (videogame medley; lyr. Jewish liturgy; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Ana b'Choach (traditional; arr. Jamie Spangler)
Avraham Avinu (Quando el Rey Nimrod) (trad. Ladino song; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Az Der Rebbe Elimelech (Traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Carmen Sandiego (Rockapella; parody lyr. Benjamin Epstein & Meena Viswanath; arr. Jamie Spangler)
Chaflah (Itzik Shamly with TACT; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
Elohai N'tzor (Danny Maseng; arr. Martin Frankland)
Hafinali (Subliminal; arr. Jamie Spangler)
Halicha L'Kesariya (Eli, Eli) (lyr. Hannah Senesh; mus. David Zahavi; arr. Valarie Benezra)
Hatikvah (arr. John Leavitt)
Jerusalem (Eddie from Ohio; arr. Rachel Adler & Jamie Spangler) *
Hamedaber Tov (Kol Zimra; arr. Sean Altman)
Karev Yom (traditional; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
Mah Ashiv (lyr. Ps 116:12-19; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
Mashiach Hazaken (mus. Yochanan Zarai; lyr. Uriel Ofek; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
Melech Shelach (Izhar Ashdot; arr. Jamie Spangler)
Miriam's Song (Debbie Friedman; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
New Soul (Yael Naim; arr. Jamie Spangler)
One Day (Matisyahu; arr. Jamie Spangler)
Perach Ba Aviv (Sagiv Cohen, arr. Jamie Spangler)
Rak b'Yisrael (Lehakat Cheil Hayam; arr. Martin Frankland) *
Rumania, Rumania (Aaron Lebedeff; arr. Mauro Braunstein) *
Vu Bistu Geven (Yiddish folk song; arr. Martin Frankland) *
Wake Me Up When Passover Ends (Green Day; parody lyr. & arr. Jamie Spangler) *
Yerushalayim Shel Zahav (Naomi Shemer; arr. Mauro Braunstein)*
Y'susum Midbar (David Zahavi; arr. Alice Parker)
Yonatan Shapira (Aya Korem; arr. Benjamin Spangler)

Retired

Abraham (Spiderman theme song; parody lyr. Techiya; arr. Moxy Früvous)
Ani Ma'amin (Hebrew, music by Mona Rosenblum, arr. Daniel Thumim, thanks to Caroll Goldberg)
Ani V'Ata (Arik Einstein; arr. Caroll Goldberg)
Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (Yiddish/English, J. Jacobs, music by Shalom Secunda, arr. Valarie BenEzra)
Cuando El Rey Nimrod (Ladino, traditional, arr. Debbie Demania, Valarie BenEzra)
Die Moorsoldaten (lyr. J. Esser & W. Langhoff; mus. R. Goguel; arr. Martin Frankland)
Eretz Shiv'at Haminim (Hebrew, Dudu Barak, music by Nachum Hyman, arr. Caroll Goldberg)
Hilly's Ya Ribon (Aramaic, traditional, music by Gerry Skolnik)
Hine Ba Hashalom (Nurit Hirsh & Ehud Manor; arr. Caroll Goldberg & Jamie Spangler)
Home (Six13)
Leora's Song (Hebrew, traditional, music by Gerry Skolnik)
Miriam's Song (English, Debbie Friedman, arr. Valarie Benezra)
Na'ar Hayiti (Hebrew, traditional, music by Kol Achai, arr. Debbie DeMania, Ben Reis)
Nachamu Ami (Joel Sussman; arr. Mike Catelinet)
Nitsanei Shalom (Hebrew, Y. Navon, arr. Yechezkel Braun)
Od Yishama (Hebrew, traditional, arr. Raquel Lieberman)
Or (Naomi Shemer; arr. Izhak Graziani)
Or V'Yerushalayim (Hebrew, Yosef Sarig, arr. Dov Carmel)
Shalom Aleichem (Hebrew, traditional Sepharadic version, arr. Gil Aldema)
Siman She'ata Tsair (Hebrew, Yosi Gamzu, arr. Raquel Lieberman)
Sisu et Yerushalayim (Akiva Nof; arr. Rebecca Reich)
The Dreidel Song (traditional; parody lyr. Joshua Milner & Ben Reis)
We Came to Sing in Jerusalem (English, David Burger, HaZamir Publications)
O Sing Praises (Debbie Friedman, arr. Valarie Benezra)

Sing Softly and Carry a Big Schtick

These songs aren't the only thing Techiya performs. We sometimes spice up our programs with some comedic schtick.