From this legendary stage show and film comes some of Broadway's most enduring music ? not only the memorable songs but also the dazzling ethnic dance music. Ira Hearshen's showcase is pure energy and musical excitementwith Tradition Wedding Dance #1 (The Bottle Dance) Perchik and Hodel Dance Chava Sequence and To Life.

Received the 1998 Kenneth Davenport National Prize for Orchestral Music. Inspired by the poetry of American poet Theodore Roethke.