From the opening sighs of piano to the final wailing call for repentance, this powerful and intense setting of Adonai Mah Adam by Max Janowski evokes a seriousness and solemnity appropriate to Yiskor, particularly on Yom Kippur.

This wistful and longing version of Adonai Roi was created in traditional unaccompanied form by Canadian Cantor Benjamin Maissner.

With ever increasing determination and abandon, this Janowski setting of Avinu Malkeinu cries out the prayerful request for compassion, divine aid and favor in making the world a better place.

In this version of Avinu Malkeinu, Stephen Richards set the traditional melody and text with an intriguing Sephardic-inspired accompaniment yielding a combination full of complex character.

This setting of the Avot V'imahot by Adolph Katchko (arranged by Mary Feinsinger) strikes a wonderful balance between the contemporary and traditional. With obvious reference to cantorial melodic tradition and dramatic pace, the inclusion of the matriarchs and a supportive piano accompaniment allow a connection with current times as well.

The music ideas in Feinsinger's arrangement of Klepper's Hashiveinu are brought to a stunning completion by arranger Peter Pundy. From the metaphorical bells that instantly establish a mood of intimate mystery at the opening, to the contemporary and rhythmic drive that supports the vocal line soaring "chadeish yameinu k'kedem", this gem sparkles in your ears and soul only to come to its wistful close, leaving you literally longing for the final return [to G-d] sought by the prayer.

A monumental prayer in English to the "G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob", Herbert Fromm's song Invocation expresses itself in aural images of epic cinematic grandeur.

Synonymous with Erev Yom Kippur, this pivotal selection is traditionally heard three times before the opening service of this most important moment of the Jewish liturgical year. Lewandowski's arrangement is similarly traditional, proceeding simply, respectfully, and yet challenging the vocalist to personally meet the demands of the music and the occasion.