Recording: Not yet available Lyrics by: Aharon Ashman Manuscripts: Located at the National Library of Israel Music Department, the Marc Lavry Archive, System Number(s) 990037145650205171 Sheet Music: Not yet located. Please help us find the sheet music for this composition. Synopsis: Oratorio in 2 parts for soloists, narrator, 2 choirs and orchestra. The play by…
A 1962 recording: Nurit Goren, Soprano Shmaya Ashkenazi, Tenor Mordechai Ben-Shachar, Baritone Marc Lavry, Conductor Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Lyrics: Max Brod based on Song of Songs Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Society Synopsis: One of Lavry’s major compositions, the oratorio “Song of…
A recording of Sacred Service from a 1959 live concert: Marc Lavry, Conductor Joshua Zohar, Baritone Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra (The Broadcasting Service Orchestra) Listen to or purchase on iTunes or Amazon. Note: See also Excerpts of Sacred Service for Children’s Choir, Cantor and Organ Lyrics: Hebrew…
(We apologize for the sound quality – this is an amateur recording by a member of the audience in the 1960 performance) Excerpts from a live concert at the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, California. Performers: Leona Gordon, Soprano; Cantor Josef R. Cycowski, Baritone; Desire Ligeti, Baritone; Leonard Wechs, Tenor; Dr. Howard Thurman, Narrator;…
Note: This is a Lavry’s adaptation of his Sacred Service Oratorio (Op. 254) for Baritone, Mixed Choir and Orchestra. Lyrics: Hebrew Liturgy Publisher: The Marc Lavry Heritage Society Recording: Not yet available Synopsis: See description of the Sacred Service Oratorio here. The version for Children’s Choir, Cantor and Organ consists of selected movements from the…
Oratorio in 3 Acts A historical recording of two movements in a live performance in Jerusalem, February 1963: Lucy Arnon, Shulamit Bar Nahum (Soprano) Zlata Glick (Mezzo Soprano) Menahem Rechtman, Shmuel Carmeli (Tenor) Mordechai Ben Shahar (Baritone) Efrayim Wagner (Bass) Marc Lavry (Conductor) Kol Zion Lagola Choir (The Broadcasting Service Choir) Kol Israel Symphony Orchestra…
