Kinyan HaTorah

Alternative title

Acquisition of the Torah

Composer

Bonia Shur

Lyricist

old sacred text

Translator

Gary Zola

Publisher

Bonia Shur

Genre

Classical / Choral music

Instrumentation

Piano, Glockenspiel, Tenor, Baritone, Mixed choir, Narrator, Percussion

Type of score

Full score

Duration

15'15"

Language

English, Hebrew

Year of composition

1989

Description
A Cantata commissioned by Dr. Alfred Gottschalk, dedicated to the Rabbinic Alumni Association on the occasion of its Centennial celebration.

Text is made up of excerpts from "Pirkei Avot" and "Midrash Lekach Tov" on Deuteronomy. The free English translation of the Midrash Lekach Tov is by Rabbi Gary Zola, used with permission.