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Sophie and the Shofar
Item #: 101078
Fran Manushkin,
Illustrated by
Rosalind Charney Kaye
Two cousins, Sophie and
Sasha, play and work
togetheruntil a missing
shofar comes between them.
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Sha-alu was written in the summer of 2006, mostly at the North American Jewish Choral Festival. During that time, there were skirmishes and rocket firings on the Israel-Lebanon border, which lent even more urgency to the text from Psalm 122, "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem" - a feeling compellingly portrayed in this epic setting. The piece was premiered that December at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City by the Zamir Chorale.
BIO: Steve Cohen received his training at the Manhattan, Juilliard and Eastman Schools of Music, and has composed a large catalog of symphonic, chamber, liturgical and musical-theater pieces. Mr. Cohen’s choral music has been performed by the Zamir Chorale, Kol Zimrah (Chicago), the Zemel Choir of London and the Gregg Smith Singers, and is heard regularly at Congregation Emanu-El of New York City and the North American Jewish Choral Festival. Honors for Mr. Cohen’s music include the 2004 Composer’s Award given jointly by the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Museum in the Community (for the orchestral piece Juggernaut), first and second prizes in the 2006 Susan Galloway Sacred Song Award contest (for Psalm 84 and Psalm 121), the 2007 New York Treble Singers Composition Award (for Hashkiveinu), 2006 and 2008 Shalshelet Festival Awards (for Hashkiveinu and Y’did Nefesh) and the 2008 Aeros Prize (Wind Quintet). In addition to composing, Mr. Cohen has arranged and orchestrated numerous scores for orchestras, touring shows and other performing groups.
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