Basic Information

Instrumentation: Soprano, violin, cello and piano
Duration: 7:45
Year composed: 2007

Description

Finalist, Karen Sokolof Javitch Emerging Composer Competition

Performed at the Karen Sokolof Javitch Music Fund concert, January 10, 2008, Omaha, NE – Shannon Salyards (voice), William Wolcott (violin), Ruth Meints (viola), Christina Allred (cello), Anne Madison (piano)

This piece was a way to explore my Jewish heritage. It combines text of the Shma, an ancient Hebrew prayer, and the Hebrew phrase “everything is order within the chaos,” which I found compelling to experiment with.

Lyrics

Shma yisrael (hear me, O israel)
Hear me.
Hakol beseder b’eli haSeder. (everything is order within the chaos)
Oh, hear me now.

Score & Recording

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