Sound the Shofar from Judaic Concert Suite by Aaron Minsky

The composer performs the last movement of his Judaic Concert Suite for solo cello on television. From the published music book notes:

The Judaic Concert Suite combines two elements from the traditional cello repertoire. One element harks back to Ernest Bloch, well known for his short works for cello and piano based on Jewish themes. This suite, however, is for solo cello, and with its robust sound and use of counterpoint of chords, it is also in the tradition of the Bach Cello Suites. What is new is the use of modern melodies and rhythms and the way the three movements form a unified whole, musically and spiritually.

Sound the Shofar begins with the call of the ram's horn, known in Hebrew as the shofar. The shofar is blown during the Jewish High Holidays. Its soulful cry is believed to bring the listener closer to an experience of the divine. After dancing at the unification of God and man, and praying to the Lord of the Universe who exists beyond time, it is time for us to open our ears to the shofar and find our own path to the King who reigns over all humanity.
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You can buy the sheet music for Judaic Concert Suite from Oxford University Press, Peters, or any on line or on land sheet music store. For more information go to http://www.aaronminsky.com

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• Jewish music
• cello
• jewish cello music
• bloch
• bach
• solo cello suites
• religious music
• shofar
• Israel

[nessierose2]

love it :) Is this published music i can get in uk?

[voncello]

It's published by Oxford University Press!

[nessierose2]

@voncello

Thanks, I played one of your pieces for my grade 8 and thought it was pretty cool xD

[Cellogirl1000]

very beautiful. I love the Bloch pieces and this reminds me very much of them.