Join us on WRTI to experience music for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the sacred days of awe on the Jewish calendar. We wish all of our listeners observing the high holidays a happy and healthy New Year.
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Friday, Sept. 11. Our classical programming during the day will commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11, with reflective music by composers including Eric Ewazen, Howard Goodall, and Robert Moran. Then in the noon hour, we'll feature the "Prayer" section of Ernest Bloch's triptych From Jewish Life: Prayer. And at 3 p.m., we'll feature two psalm settings from The Songs of Solomon by the Italian Renaissance composer Salamone Rossi, sung by New York Baroque.
From 5 to 6 p.m., on Friday, we bring you Musical Memories of the High Holidays, hosted as always by Itzhak Perlman. One of the great violinists of our time shares the memories and the recordings that mean the most to him this time of year — from cantorial singing to raucous klezmer fiddling, to classical favorites.
On Saturday, Sept. 12, tune in to WRTI at 11 a.m. to hear Max Janowski's setting of “Avinu Malkeinu,” from the High Holy Day liturgy, as performed by the British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and choral ensemble Voces8.
Then from 6-7 p.m. on HD-2, enjoy The Birthday of the World, Part 1. In this classic performance, Leonard Nimoy and vocal ensemble The Western Wind team up to explore the rich and profound musical and spiritual traditions of the Jewish High Holy Days.
Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Sunday, Sept. 20. From 5:30 to 6 p.m., Naomi Lewin hosts Music for Yom Kippur. From 8-9 p.m. on HD-2, we hear again from Leonard Nimoy with The Birthday of the World, Part 2.
All of us at WRTI wish you a meaningful experience during the Jewish High Holidays.