Sacred Symphony "Holy of Holies" -- Symphony No. 8
For two Sopranos, Tenor, Choir, and Orchestra
[gse/m/2, 2002]
[2-2-2-2/2-2-0-0/Harp/Timp+1/St.]
Composer: Gil Shohat
Symphonic voyage from the Holocaust to King David's Cave in Jerusalem

Soloists:
The Mother (Soprano)
Bat-Kol, Voice in Heaven (Soprano)
The Son (Tenor)
Mixed Choir
Or Ensemble of four Singers (SATB)


The piece has 22 parts, and is performed as one movement.
Based on the poem "Holy of Holies," from "Rehovot Hanahar" (The Streets of the River), by Uri Zvi Grinberg.
Commissioned by the City of Jerusalem, with the collaboration of the Uri Zvi Grinberg House Foundation, Jerusalem.
World Premiere: Jerusalem Day, Henry Crown Hall Gala Concert, Jerusalem, 2002:
Meirav Barnea (The Mother); Sharon Rostorf (Bat-Kol, Voice in Heaven); Martin Mulle (The Son); the Philharmonia Singers; the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra; Stanley Sperber, Conductor

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