Judith Clurman - Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Series. Composed by Shulamit Ran (1949-). Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival, Jewish. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Judith Clurman Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Choral Series. Composed by Judith Clurman. Arranged by Ryan Nowlin. Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival, Jewish. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by G. Schirmer

Judith Clurman - Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Series. Composed by Ben Yomen. Arranged by Steve Cohen. Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival, Jewish. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Judith Clurman Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Choral Series. Composed by Andrea Clearfield (1960-). Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival, Jewish. Octavo. 20 pages. Published by G. Schirmer

Alto recorder, Guitar

SKU: OT.26113

Composed by Daniel Akiva. For alto recorder and guitar. Classical, Jewish. Performance score. OR-TAV Music Publications #26113. Published by OR-TAV Music Publications (OT.26113).

ISBN 9789655050936. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Homage a Roland Dyens was commissioned by Boby Rootveld and Sanna van Elst for their guitar-recorder duo, Duo Nihz (Holland). The work is based on Jewish themes.
Daniel Akiva is a composer, performer, and educator whose performances on guitar and lute have won great acclaim. Mr. Akiva graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem in 1981, where he studied classical guitar with Haim Asulin and composition with Haim Alexander. In 1987 he completed his studies at the Geneva Conservatorium in Switzerland where he studied lute with Jonathon Rubin and composition with Jean Ballisa. FOr many years he chaired the Music Department at the WIZO High School for the Arts in Haifa, which he founded in 1986, and served as the Artistic Director of the Guitar Gems Festival from 2006-1019. As part of his work at WIZO High School, he has developed a method for teaching free improvisation that has been incorporated into the music program at the school.
Mr. Akiva has appeared in concert as a guitarist and lutist and given master classes in Israel, Europe, Russia, the United States, and Latin America. Daniel Akiva’s compositional output includes works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choir, voice and guitar, piano, and chamber orchestra. His works have been recorded on twelve CDs, the latest of which, Malchut, was issued by OR-TAV in 2014.
A native of Haifa whose family has lived in Israel for over five hundred years, he was steeped in the Sephardic (Jewish-Spanish) tradition from his youth. Much of his compositional output has been devoted to a dialogue with the music of the Sephardic Jews. Daniel Akiva has also maintained a creative dialogue over many years with the poets and writers Amnon Shamosh, Rivka Miriam, and Avner Peretz.

Judith Clurman - Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Series. Arranged by Ryan Nowlin. Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival, Jewish. Octavo. 16 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Voice,guitar

SKU: OT.28104

Composed by Daniel Akiva. Sephardic Anthology for voice and guitar. Classical,Jewish. Performance score. OR-TAV Music Publications #28104. Published by OR-TAV Music Publications (OT.28104).

ISBN 9789655051100. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Daniel Akiva
Alma i Vida i Korason
Sephardic Anthology for voice and guitar

The 18 songs of the collection Alma i Vida i Korason include romansas, cantigas, life cycle songs and original music composed to poems by Avner Perez, a journey in Ladino song from the Middle Ages through the 21st century. Alma i Vida i Korason was recently recorded by Sivan Goldman, soprano and Daniel Akiva, guitar, together with a special series of short videos filmed at the Ralli Museum in Caesarea, Israel. For further information, please visit the YouTube and Spotify channels of the composer.
Contents:
1. A la una Naci yo
2. Kisa Agora el Amor
3. Durme Durme Mi Andjeliko
4. Morena me Yaman
5. La Serena
6. Durme Durme Mi Alma Donzeya
7. Noches Noches
8. Mama Yo no Tengo Visto
9. Ya Abasha La Novia
10. Esta Noche
11. Ya Viene El Kativo
12. Komo La Roza
13. Ay Linda Amiga
14. El Prisionero
15. Kantiga de Kune Para Selanik
16. Puncha Puncha
17. Durme Hermozo Hiziko
18. Sirkiji

Daniel Akiva is a composer, performer, and educator whose performances on guitar and lute have earned international acclaim. Mr. Akiva graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem in 1981, where he studied classical guitar with Haim Asulin and composition with Haim Alexander. In 1987 he completed his studies of lute with Jonathan Rubin and composition with Jean Ballisa at the Geneva Conservatorium in Switzerland. In 1986 he founded the Music Department at the WIZO High School for the Arts in Haifa which he headed for over thirty years. As part of his work at WIZO High School, he developed a method for teaching free improvisation which has been incorporated into the music program at the school. He also served as the Artistic Director of the Guitar Gems Festival from 2006-2018.
Mr. Akiva has performed in concerts as a guitarist and lutenist and given master classes in Israel, Europe, Russia, the United States, and Latin America. Daniel Akiva’s compositional output includes works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choir, voice and guitar, piano, and chamber orchestra. His works have been recorded on twelve CDs, the latest of which, Malchut, was issued by OR-TAV in 2014. Akiva's work Psalms for guitar solo was awarded the ACUM prize for composition in 1990, and his string quartet Ciclos was awarded the ACUM prize for composition in 2002. In 2006 his CD Hope, recorded with Laurel Zucker (flute) and Ronit Widmann-Levy (soprano) was awarded the Amazon prize. In 2017 Akiva was awarded the Prime Minister's Prize for composers in Israel.
A native of Haifa whose family has lived in Israel for over five hundred years, he was steeped in the Sephardic (Jewish-Spanish) tradition from his youth. A large part of his oeuvre has been devoted to a dialogue with the music of the Sephardic Jews. Daniel Akiva has also maintained a creative dialogue throughout the years with poets and writers Amnon Shemesh, Rivka Miriam, and Avner Perez.
105 pages, softcover.

Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.44852S

S'vivon. Arranged by Brendan Mcbrien. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Chanukah; Jewish Heritage; Multicultural; Traditional; Winter. Score. 12 pages. Duration 2:50. Highland/Etling #00-44852S. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.44852S).

UPC: 038081518572. English. Traditional Hanukkah.

S'vivon (se-vi-vohn) is the Hebrew word for dreidl, a four-sided top that is popular with children during the celebration of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. In this arrangement by Brendan McBrien, variations are created through the subtle use of motivic rhythms from within the melody, presenting the theme in different voices and keys in both arco and pizzicato, using the A section of the tune as an accompaniment for the B section, and, finally, changing the modality to major, which creates (for a short time) a very different feeling from the traditional minor setting. (2:50).

Band concert band - Grade 3

SKU: KJ.WB163RG

Composed by Ralph Hultgren. Edited by Bruce Pearson and Wendy Barden. Standard of Excellence in Concert. Resource Guide. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #WB163RG. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WB163RG).

Celebration of Life is an evocative grade 3 composition that uses characteristic melodies to depict aspects of Jewish culture. A special feature of the work is the inclusion of sung passages which express both the painful suffering and joyful hope that have been part of the history of the Jewish people. Originally written for Sydney, Australia's Moriah College High School Concert Band and their Roberta Goot, composer Ralph Hultgren's newly-edited version is a significant addition to the intermediate concert band repertoire.

About Standard of Excellence in Concert

Th e Standard of Excellence In Concert series presents exceptional arrangements, transcriptions, and original concert and festival pieces for beginning and intermediate band. Each selection is correlated to a specific page in the Standard of Excellence Band Method, reinforcing and expanding skills and concepts introduced in the method up to that point. Exciting parts with extensive cross-cueing are presented for every player. Accessible ranges, appropriate rhythmic challenges, and creative percussion section writing enhance the pedagogical value of the series.

Sold individually, each In Concert selection includes a full Conductor Score and enough student parts for large symphonic bands. Each student part also includes correlated Warm-Up Studies. The Conductor Score comes complete with rehearsal suggestions, a composer biography, program notes, a rehearsal piano part, several ready-to-duplicate worksheets and a duplicable written quiz.

Choral (TB)

SKU: HL.389351

Composed by Ross Fishman. Henry Leck Creating Artistry. Concert, Festival, Jewish. Octavo. Duration 205 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.389351).

UPC: 196288026198. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.

Tikkun Olam is a Jewish mystical teaching that says our universe was made in many fragments, and it is up to us to put it back together. This setting of “L'takein Olam” allows singers to call for unity and work toward repairing this broken world. The driving tempo magnifies a strong sense of purpose in the song's message.

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.1230649

Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit. Composed by Benedict Weisser. Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival. Octavo. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1230649).

UPC: 196288146544. 6.75x10.5 inches.

This joyful concert setting of a text from Isaiah proclaims “War no more!” An excellent pronunciation guide is provided, removing any barriers from the Hebrew pronunciation, and a beautiful poetic translation will encourage your singers to live in the language.

SATB choir divisi and piano or brass quintet - Late Intermediate

SKU: MN.56-0017

Composed by Howard Goodall. 21st Century. Choral score. MorningStar Music Publishers #56-0017. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers (MN.56-0017).

UPC: 688670220180. English, German.

Setting both English and German texts, Sure of the Sky, Sure of the Sun – Des Himmels sicher, der Sonne sicher is a haunting and moving reflection on the futility of war.  The 5-minute piece for SATB choir and brass was premiered at one of the UK’s three main World War I centenary commemoration events on August 4, 2014. It was launched by the London Symphony Chorus, Schleswig-Holstein Festival Chor and Coldstream Guards, at a twilight event attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry, and a number of world leaders, all gathered together in the tiny woodland cemetery of St Symphorien near Mons, Belgium – the resting place for the first and last British, and the last Commonwealth, soldiers to die on the Western Front.

The texts are “May, 1915” by Charlotte Mew (1869-1928) and “To a Missing Friend” by Goldfeld, a German Jewish soldier killed in action, the poem was discovered by Jewish military historian, Peter C Appelbaum. Duration: 5:00

Instrumental Parts include: B-flat Cornet, B-flat Flugelhorn, E-flat Tenor Horn/French Horn in F, Euphonium, Tuba .

Choral (SSA Choir)

SKU: HL.357220

The May You Heal Project. Composed by Mark Sirett. Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival. Octavo. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.357220).

UPC: 840126943160. 6.75x10.5x0.019 inches.

Jewish leader and scholar, Hillel the Elder, captures the tension between the need for healthy self-care and the importance of caring for others. Canadian composer Mark Sirett combines the ancient Hebrew text with modern English to create an elegant and folk-like setting.

2-Part Treble Choral (2-Part Treble)

SKU: HL.325810

Arranged by Andrew Parr. Choral. Concert, Festival, General Worship, Jewish, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Duration 190 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.325810).

UPC: 888680987220. 6.75x10.5x0.029 inches.

This beautiful Jewish prayer for peace has been arranged many times. The message never gets old and this arrangement is extremely accessible to young singers.

Orchestra Cello, Contrabass, Piano, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, Violin 3 - Grade 0.5

SKU: CF.PAS16

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Doris Gazda. Primer String Orchestra. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+2+5+5+5+2+8+8 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 31 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #PAS16. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.PAS16).

ISBN 9781491143285. UPC: 680160900787. Key: D major.

Two of the most popular of Chanukah tunes are arranged by master string pedagogue Doris Gazda for the youngest of students. Though simple, it give the very young player the chance to sound wonderful at the very first holiday concert.
More than 2000 years ago Israel, the land of the Jewish people, was ruled byGreeks and Syrians. A small group of Jewish people fought to free their country and defeated the big armies of their rulers. The Jews reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicated it to God. To celebrate, they wanted to light the menorah, a candelabrum with a place for nine candles. Each evening they would light the menorah: a single candle the first night, two on the second night and so on until all eight candles were lit. The ninth candle of the menorah was used to light the other candles. However, they found that they had only enough oil to burn the candle for one day. Yet miraculously, the one-day supply burned for eight days. So to celebrate the miracle of the oil lasting for eight days, they commemorated the event with the festival of Chanukah.Children celebrate Chanukah with singing the Chanukah song and with gifts of toys such as dreydls. A dreydl is a little top that is spun by dragging the thumb and one finger across a little spindle.

Choral (SATB)

SKU: HL.357222

Arranged by Bill Cutter. Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival. Octavo. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.357222).

UPC: 840126943177. 6.75x10.5x0.036 inches.

This Jewish folk melody is from the late 19th centruy. The text expresses well wishes and is often performed at life cycle moments like birth, bar Mitzvot, and weddings. Here, the arranger captures the hope that accompanies these pivotal life moments. Also perfect for graduations.

Soprano voice

SKU: OT.28101

Composed by Daniel Akiva. For mezzo-soprano and piano. Classical, Jewish. Performance score. OR-TAV Music Publications #28101. Published by OR-TAV Music Publications (OT.28101).

ISBN 9789655050752. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Song cycle in Ladino for mezzo-soprano and piano.
The song cycle Sarina kanta is sung in Ladino and was inspired by Sephardic folk songs. Various folk songs are quoted in the work. The first movement is a fantasia based on a poem by Avner Perez, Sarina kanta romansas, (Sarina sings romances). Sarina is Perez' grandmother, whose memory is recalled in this cycle of poems. The remaining movements are based on songs from the Ladino repertoire. Sarina kanta is also published for soprano and piano, and in the original version for mezzo-soprano and string orchestra.
Contents:
Sarina kanta
Una matika de ruda
Ya abasha la novia
La Estreyas
Ya salio de la mar
Daniel Akiva is a composer, performer, and educator whose performances on guitar and lute have won great acclaim. Mr. Akiva graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem in 1981, where he studied classical guitar with Haim Asulin and composition with Haim Alexander. In 1987 he completed his studies at the Geneva Conservatorium in Switzerland where he studied lute with Jonathon Rubin and composition with Jean Ballisa. FOr many years he chaired the Music Department at the WIZO High School for the Arts in Haifa, which he founded in 1986, and served as the Artistic Director of the Guitar Gems Festival from 2006-1019. As part of his work at WIZO High School, he has developed a method for teaching free improvisation that has been incorporated into the music program at the school.
Mr. Akiva has appeared in concert as a guitarist and lutist and given master classes in Israel, Europe, Russia, the United States, and Latin America. Daniel Akiva’s compositional output includes works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choir, voice and guitar, piano, and chamber orchestra. His works have been recorded on twelve CDs, the latest of which, Malchut, was issued by OR-TAV in 2014.
A native of Haifa whose family has lived in Israel for over five hundred years, he was steeped in the Sephardic (Jewish-Spanish) tradition from his youth. Much of his compositional output has been devoted to a dialogue with the music of the Sephardic Jews. Daniel Akiva has also maintained a creative dialogue over many years with the poets and writers Amnon Shamash, Rivka Miriam, and Avner Peretz.

Judith Clurman Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit Choral Series. Composed by Yiddish Folk Song. Arranged by Marko Rothmuller. Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival, Folk. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Orchestra - Grade 2.5

SKU: AP.44852

S'vivon. Arranged by Brendan Mcbrien. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Highland/Etling String Orchestra. Chanukah; Jewish Heritage; Multicultural; Traditional; Winter. Score and Part(s). 124 pages. Duration 2:50. Highland/Etling #00-44852. Published by Highland/Etling (AP.44852).

UPC: 038081518565. English. Traditional Hanukkah.

S'vivon (se-vi-vohn) is the Hebrew word for dreidl, a four-sided top that is popular with children during the celebration of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. In this arrangement by Brendan McBrien, variations are created through the subtle use of motivic rhythms from within the melody, presenting the theme in different voices and keys in both arco and pizzicato, using the A section of the tune as an accompaniment for the B section, and, finally, changing the modality to major, which creates (for a short time) a very different feeling from the traditional minor setting. (2:50).

Oboe

SKU: OT.23127

Composed by Daniel Akiva. 4 miniatures for oboe solo. Classical, Jewish. Score. OR-TAV Music Publications #23127. Published by OR-TAV Music Publications (OT.23127).

ISBN 9789655050721. 8.27 x 11.69 inches.

Bakashot are piyyutim (relig ious poems) which are sung late at night mostly on Sabbaths and holidays. These poems have many spiritual and mystical influences, and their origin is among the Sephardic Jews before the Expulsion from Spain. The singing of the bakashot was expanded during the 16th Century, particularly by the mystics in Safed, and appears also in the singing of the the maftirim among Turkish Jews.
These four miniatures for oboe solo are personal prayers written in the inspiration of the bakashot.
Daniel Akiva is a composer, performer, and educator whose performances on guitar and lute have won great acclaim. Mr. Akiva graduated from the Rubin Academy of Music in Jerusalem in 1981, where he studied classical guitar with Haim Asulin and composition with Haim Alexander. In 1987 he completed his studies at the Geneva Conservatorium in Switzerland where he studied lute with Jonathon Rubin and composition with Jean Ballisa. For many years, he headed the Music Department at the WIZO High School for the Arts in Haifa, which he founded in 1986, and served as the Artistic Director of the Guitar Gems Festival from 2006-2019. As part of his work at WIZO High School, he has developed a method for teaching free improvisation that has been incorporated into the music program at the school.
Mr. Akiva has appeared in concert as a guitarist and lutist and given master classes in Israel, Europe, Russia, the United States, and Latin America. Daniel Akiva’s compositional output includes works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choir, voice and guitar, piano, and chamber orchestra. His works have been recorded on twelve CDs, the latest of which, Malchut, was issued by OR-TAV in 2014.
A native of Haifa whose family has lived in Israel for over five hundred years, he was steeped in the Sephardic (Jewish-Spanish) tradition from his youth. Much of his compositional output has been devoted to a dialogue with the music of the Sephardic Jews. Daniel Akiva has also maintained a creative dialogue over many years with the poets and writers Amnon Shamash, Rivka Miriam, and Avner Peretz.

Rejoice: Honoring the Jewish Spirit. Arranged by Bill Cutter. Rejoice Honoring Jewish Spirit. Concert, Festival. Octavo. Duration 235 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard

Arranged by John Leavitt. Festival Choral. Festival, Jewish, Concert, Hebrew. CD. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.141640).

Arranged by John Leavitt. Festival Choral. Concert, Festival, Hebrew, Jewish. Octavo. 8 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Discovery Level 2. Arranged by Audrey Snyder. Discovery Choral. Concert, Festival, Jewish, Multicultural. Octavo. 20 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Ivo Kouwenhoven. Recording available on CD #130619. Score and set of parts. Duration 03:29. Published by Tierolff Muziekcentrale (TF.151145-SET).

Fanfare Band - Grade 2.5

SKU: BT.AMP-124-120

Composed by Philip Sparke. Debut Series. Folk Klezmer. Score Only. Composed 2004. 32 pages. Anglo Music Press #AMP 124-120. Published by Anglo Music Press (BT.AMP-124-120).

9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dut ch.

Klezmer music originated in the ‘shtetl’ (villages) and the ghettos of Eastern Europe, where itinerant Jewish troubadours, known as ‘klezmorim’, had performed at celebrations, particularly weddings, since the early Middle Ages. Since the 16th century, lyrics had been added to klezmer music, due to the ‘badkhn’ (the master of ceremony at weddings), to the ‘Purimshpil’ (the play of Esther at Purim) and to traditions of the Yiddish theatre, but the term gradually became synonymous with instrumental music, particularly featuring the violin and clarinet. In recent years it has again become very popular and in A Klezmer Karnival Philip Sparke has used three contrasting traditionaltunes to form a suite that will bring a true karnival atmosphere to any concert.

De wortels van de klezmerstijl liggen in wereldlijke melodieën, populaire dansen, het joodse ‘hazanut’ (cantorijmuziek) en de ‘nigunim’, de melodieën die worden gereciteerd door de ‘hasidim’ (orthodoxe joden). De term werd in de loopder tijden synoniem aan instrumentale muziek, waarin met name de viool en klarinet de hoofdrol spelen. Voor A Klezmer Karnival zijn drie traditionele melodieën gebruikt: Choson kale mazel tov, een bruiloftsdans,Freylekh , een joodse kringdans, en Sherele, een Duitse herdersdans.

Phili p Sparke verarbeitete in seinem Werk drei unterschiedliche traditionelle Klezmermelodien: einen Hochzeitstanz mit Glückwünschen für Braut und Bräutigam, einen Rundtanz und einen so genannten Scherentanz. Daraus entstand A Klezmer Karnival, das die dem Klezmer eigene Mischung aus Fröhlichkeit und Melancholie ausgezeichnet wiedergibt. Ein ebenso abwechslungsreiches wie stimmungsvolles Konzertwerk, mit dem Ihr Blasorchester überzeugen wird!

Jouée depuis le Moyen ge par des musiciens juifs itinérants (klezmorim), la musique klezmer est une musique joyeuse colportée de fête en mariage, qui trouve ses origines dans les “shtetl” (villages) et les ghettos d’Europe de l’Est. A Klezmer Karnival (“Festival klezmer”) de Philip Sparke rassemble trois airs traditionnels : Choson Kale Mazel Tov - une danse nuptiale, Freylekh - une danse juive en cercle et Sherele - littéralement « petits ciseaux » - une danse de bergers, d’origine allemande.

Suonata a partire dal Medioevo da giovani musicisti ebrei (klezmorim), la musica klezmer è una musica gioiosa che ha origine nei villaggi (“shtetl”) e nei ghetti dell’Europa dell’est. A Klezmer Karnival di Philip Sparke raccoglie tre arie tradizionali: Choson Kale Mazel Tov, una danza nuziale, Freylekh, una tipica danza ebraica in cerchio e Sherele (letteralmente piccole forbici), una danza di pastori di origine tedesca.