רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה  Rosh Hashanah

In October 2020, i met the singer and Cantor Abby Gilad, and came the vision of creating a Concert with blend of traditional and popular songs for the incoming Rosh Hashanah.  We were in the first Corona wave, and it was hard to imagine that within 10 monhts much could have changed, therefore we could only imagine a wind quartet supporting her voice, and appropriate arrangements were needed. Thanks to the kindness of Michael Skloff,  Composer, Arrangeur, and music Director at the Temple Israel in Hollywood I had the reference foundations on which I could then adapt and build for this program (translated in German).

Baschana Haba’a

Im nächsten Jahr

Music: Nurit Hirsh, Text: Ehud Manor

Zochreinu le Chaim

Erinner dich an das Leben

traditional

Psalm 150

Hallelujah

Leonard Cohen

Mimkomcha

Von deinem Platz

Schlomo Carlebach

Avinu Malkeinu

Unser Vater, unser König

Music: Max Janowsky, 
Arr.: Marvin Hamlisch & William David Brohn 

traditional

Areshet S'fateinu

Mögen die Äußerungen unserer Lippen

traditional

Sim Schalom

Gib Frieden

Max Janowsky

Mi shebeirach

Möge die Quelle der Kraft

Debbie Friedman

Oseh Schalom

Der du Frieden Schaffst

traditional

Yoel Sykes

Le Schana Tova

Mögest du in das Buch des Lebens

traditional


With just few rehearsals we were then ready for the performance, that went pretty well.