David Aaron & Meldola de Sola
1796–1860 · 1853–1919
A grandfather and grandson who led Sephardic congregations in London and Montreal. Their choir manuscripts survive in the McGill University Archives.祖孫二人分別在倫敦與蒙特婁帶領塞法迪會眾，他們的詩班手稿至今保存在麥基爾大學檔案館。
the work關於作品
Sacred melodies, open to every listener古老的旋律，向每一位聽眾敞開
The Service re-imagines the evening music of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, as a concert work. It belongs in the tradition of sacred music made for the concert hall, alongside Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem and Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service. No faith is required to hear it: its themes are yearning, joy, loss, renewal and consolation.本作品將猶太新年（Rosh Hashanah）晚間的音樂重新構想為音樂會作品，延續了韓德爾《彌賽亞》、莫札特《安魂曲》與布洛赫《神聖禮拜》等「為音樂廳而寫的神聖音樂」的傳統。聆聽它不需要任何信仰：它的主題是渴望、喜悅、失落、更新與慰藉。
“I wanted to create a non-denominational, secular and yet spiritual piece… and to preserve the unique music of my own childhood.” 「我想創作一部不分宗派、世俗卻仍具靈性的作品……同時保存我童年那獨特的音樂。」 From the composer’s notes, Vancouver, June 2022摘自作曲家筆記，溫哥華，2022年6月
- Forces編制
- SATB choir; soprano, alto, tenor and bass soloists; flutes, clarinets, horns, violins, cellos, double basses混聲四部合唱；女高音、女低音、男高音、男低音獨唱；長笛、單簧管、法國號、小提琴、大提琴、低音提琴
- Languages語言
- Hebrew and Aramaic, with transliteration and English translation in the score希伯來文與亞蘭文；樂譜附拉丁字母拼音與英文翻譯
- Completed完成
- 2022, Vancouver, British Columbia2022年，加拿大卑詩省溫哥華
- Supported by資助
- Canada Council for the Arts, 2021–22加拿大藝術委員會（Canada Council for the Arts），2021–22年
historical roots歷史源流
A thousand years of music on the move千年遷徙中的音樂
When Spain and Portugal expelled their Jews in the 1490s, families carried their melodies with them. The prayers sounded much like those of Central and Eastern Europe, but the music kept the moods of Iberia, North Africa and the Levant. That sound took root in four havens, and one of them was Montreal.1490年代西班牙與葡萄牙驅逐境內猶太人時，許多家庭把他們的旋律一起帶走。祈禱文的文字與中東歐猶太人大致相同，音樂卻保留了伊比利、北非與黎凡特的氣息。這種聲音在四座避風港落地生根，蒙特婁正是其中之一。
- 11th c.Andalusia安達魯西亞
The poet Solomon ibn Gabirol writes Shochanet Basadeh, the poem that opens and closes this Service. Its melody was later sung by the Jews of Morocco.詩人伊本·蓋比魯勒寫下〈居於原野〉（Shochanet Basadeh），也就是本作品開場與終曲的詩作；其旋律後來由摩洛哥猶太人傳唱。
- 13th c.Girona, Catalonia加泰隆尼亞，赫羅納
The cantor Abraham Hazzan Gerondi writes Achot Ketanah, a New Year hymn whose refrain asks the old year to end with all its troubles.領唱者亞伯拉罕·哈贊·赫羅迪寫下新年頌歌〈小妹妹〉（Achot Ketanah），副歌祈求舊年連同它的苦難一起結束。
- 1492 · 1497Spain · Portugal西班牙 · 葡萄牙
Expulsions from the Iberian peninsula scatter Sephardic communities to the Netherlands, England, North Africa and the Americas.伊比利半島的驅逐令使塞法迪猶太社群散居荷蘭、英格蘭、北非與美洲。
- 1654New York
Congregation Shearith Israel, the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of New York, is founded. It is the oldest Jewish congregation in the United States.紐約的西班牙與葡萄牙會眾 Shearith Israel 成立，是美國歷史最悠久的猶太會眾。
- 1675Amsterdam
The Portuguese Synagogue, the Esnoga, is completed.阿姆斯特丹葡萄牙猶太會堂（Esnoga）落成。
- 1701London
Bevis Marks is completed, the oldest synagogue in the United Kingdom still in continuous use.倫敦 Bevis Marks 會堂落成，是英國至今仍持續使用的最古老猶太會堂。
- 1768Montreal
The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue of Montreal is formally established, the oldest Jewish congregation in Canada. Its first building (1777) was the first non-Catholic house of worship in Quebec.蒙特婁西班牙與葡萄牙猶太會堂正式成立，是加拿大最古老的猶太會眾；其1777年的首座建築也是魁北克第一座非天主教的禮拜場所。
- 1851Montreal
Abraham de Sola composes the melody for Hashkiveinu, heard here as movement 8.亞伯拉罕·德索拉為 Hashkiveinu 譜寫旋律，即本作品第八樂章。
- 2022Vancouver
The Evening Service is completed with support from the Canada Council for the Arts.《猶太新年晚禱》在加拿大藝術委員會資助下完成。
classical iterations古典樂中的身影
From the synagogue choir loft to the concert hall從會堂詩班席到音樂廳
Louis Lewandowski
1821–1894 · Berlin
The cantor-composer whose arrangements of traditional melodies, published in Berlin in 1895, are still sung by choirs worldwide.集領唱者與作曲家於一身，他改編的傳統旋律於1895年在柏林出版，至今仍為世界各地合唱團傳唱。
Ernest Bloch
1880–1959 · Avodat haKodesh, 1933
His Sacred Service brought Jewish liturgy into the symphonic repertoire; Leonard Bernstein later recorded it with the New York Philharmonic.他的《神聖禮拜》將猶太禮儀音樂帶入交響曲目，伯恩斯坦後來與紐約愛樂錄製此曲。
listen · the programme聆聽 · 曲目
Eighteen movements十八個樂章
MIDI renderings of each movement will appear here first, followed by the studio recording. Texts, translations and sources are in the full programme notes.各樂章的 MIDI 試聽版將率先在此上線，錄音室正式錄音隨後推出。歌詞、翻譯與出處詳見完整節目解說。
scores & performances樂譜與演出
Made to be performed again為了被一再演出而寫
Conductors, teachers and ensembles will be able to sign in, download the scores, and add their own performances to a shared, worldwide record of this music.指揮、教師與樂團將能登入下載樂譜，並把自己的演出加入這部作品的全球演出紀錄。
Sheet music樂譜下載
- Full score總譜 · PDFMembers會員
- Vocal score (SATB & soloists)聲樂譜（混聲合唱與獨唱） · PDFMembers會員
- Orchestral parts管弦樂分譜 · PDFMembers會員
- Pronunciation guide & translations發音指南與歌詞翻譯 · PDFMembers會員
Members can download the scores. Enter your email and we will send you a sign-in link.會員可下載樂譜。請輸入電子郵件，我們會寄給您登入連結。
Recordings around the world世界各地的錄音
The first studio recording, planned in Taipei, will be linked here on streaming platforms. After that, choirs and orchestras anywhere can upload their own performances.預計在台北錄製的首張錄音室錄音將在此連結至串流平台。之後，世界各地的合唱團與樂團都能上傳自己的演出。
No performances shared yet. Yours could be the first.目前尚無分享的演出，您的樂團可以是第一個。
proposal · the taipei recording project提案 · 台北錄音計畫
A world premiere recording, made with students in Taipei在台北，與學生共同完成世界首錄
The composer proposes an English-taught course with a university music department in Taipei, in which students study, rehearse and record the complete Service, culminating in sessions at ffstudio.作曲家提議與台北一所大學音樂系合作開設全英語授課課程，由學生研習、排練並錄製整部作品，最後在 ffstudio 完成錄音。
I
Context背景
The history of Sephardic music and its place in the classical repertoire.塞法迪音樂的歷史，以及它在古典曲目中的位置。
II
Text & diction文本與咬字
Reading and singing Hebrew and Aramaic from transliteration, with meaning.透過拼音學習希伯來文與亞蘭文的朗讀與演唱，並理解其意涵。
III
Rehearsal排練
Choir, soloists and orchestra prepare the 18 movements with the composer.合唱、獨唱與樂團在作曲家指導下排練十八個樂章。
IV
Studio錄音
Recording sessions at ffstudio, Taipei, for international release.於台北 ffstudio 錄音，面向國際發行。
Credited on a world premiere recording世界首錄的演出署名
Professional studio experience專業錄音室經驗
Course taught in English全英語授課
New repertoire from a living composer與在世作曲家合作新曲目
the composer作曲家
Dr. Daniel Andrew Bloom林安森博士
Born in Hungary, he came to Montreal with his family in 1988, at the age of five. The family joined the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, where he sang in the boys’ choir until 2001. Those melodies are the source of this Service.他生於匈牙利，1988年五歲時隨家人來到蒙特婁。全家加入當地的西班牙與葡萄牙猶太會堂，他在那裡的少年合唱團一直唱到2001年。這些旋律正是本作品的源頭。
He earned a Ph.D. in History at the University of California, Berkeley (2014), with a dissertation on Jewish culture in Budapest between 1867 and 1914, working in German, Yiddish, French, Hebrew, Hungarian and English.他於加州大學柏克萊分校取得歷史學博士（2014），論文研究1867至1914年間布達佩斯的猶太文化，研究中使用德語、意第緒語、法語、希伯來語、匈牙利語與英語。
He studied voice, piano, guitar and music theory in Vancouver between 2017–2025, and wrote the Evening Service in 2021–22 with a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.2017至2025年間，他在溫哥華修習聲樂、鋼琴、吉他與樂理，並於2021–22年在加拿大藝術委員會資助下完成《猶太新年晚禱》。