Variations on Ma'oz Tzur (mah' - oh - tzoor'), a beloved Chanukah song that is sung in homes and synagogues after the candles are lit. In this arrangement the traditional hymn-like melody is presented as a
This music, borrowed from Choctaw worship, mixes a woodwind quartet with groups of pitched and unpitched percussion. The mallet instruments are backed up with an optional piano part in the event some, or
This work incorporates three traditional synagogue tunes corresponding to each of its sections. In English those tunes are titled The soul of every living being shall bless Your Name (Fanfare), When Israel