Hanukkah Songs and Jewish Music

This Yiddish folk song, which originated in Eastern Europe, is a variation on the common theme of a spurned lover, but with a twist at the end! A full English singable translation is provided in the score,

Setting a traditional Jewish prayer of gratitude used at times of celebration and joy, this original work is both lyrical and accessible. A violin obbligato enhances the flowing feel, and the two-part

The first of three movements from the larger work "Paths of Stone and Water." The text of Shir Moledet is by Yehuda Amichai and portrays a complex relationship of the poet to the city of Jerusalem,