Nouvel Ensemble Moderne & Lorraine Vaillancourt — New Jewish Music, Vol. 3 — Azrieli Music Prizes (2021)

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Two international prizes recognize excellence in new Jewish music: The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music is awarded to a composer who has written the best new major work, and the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is awarded to encourage composers to creatively and critically engage with the question \»What is Jewish music\»The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music was added in 2019 to engage Canadian composers in creating al works that address the complexities of composing concert music in Canada today.Scores, proposals, and supporting documents for these biennial prizes are accepted from nominators and individual composers of all faiths, ages, genders, backgrounds, and affiliations. The winning submissions are selected by two juries made up of leading experts in the fields of music creation, performance, and research.

1. Kadosh Kadosh and Cursed: Part 1 (11:20)

2. Kadosh Kadosh and Cursed: Part 2 (6:10)

3. Estro Poetico-armonico III: I. The Meal — Tzur Mishelo Achalnu (5:34)

4. Estro Poetico-armonico III: II. I Wanted to Elaborate — Ahot Ktana (5:10)

5. Estro Poetico-armonico III: III. Night Prayer — Havdallah (3:20)

6. Estro Poetico-armonico III: IV. Abraham Becomes Human — Chad Gadya (4:58)

7. Estro Poetico-armonico III: V. Song of the Righteous — Kol Biru\’ei (5:49)

8. Arras (24:15)

9. Dissidence: I. Les lions jaunes (Arr: Jonathan Monro for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra) (2:06)

10. Dissidence: II. Psaume (Arr: Jonathan Monro for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra) (4:04)

11. Dissidence: III. Le cri de joie (Arr: Jonathan Monro for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra) (1:21)