Steve Rothstein is a composer based in L.A. that wrote Days of Awe, Symphony Judaica. It is a one hour work, in four movements, that is based on different melodies that are used in services during the Jewish High Holidays. I found the work both beautiful and interesting. It is written in a late Romantic style and Steve and I talked about composing the work, about the contents of the work, the travails of composing it and we listened to sections of the third and fourt movements. Here are the links for the full work in Youtube in case you want to listen to it. In the videos, as you hear the work you see some quotes of the lithurgy related to the music that is being used.

Symphony Judaica, Days of Awe: 

First Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7mlmJr02yc

Second Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6y05ocXWU4

Third Movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj2ztxBICt8

Fourth Movement : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0Ke_E31erE

Steve Rothstein web site is: https://steverothsteinmusic.com/

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