Barechu (Blessing)

Barechu (Blessing) for violoncello was written in 1974 as a commission from the Israel Music Institute for its Educational Music Series, and is intended mainly for the first position. The work is based on a song for the eve of Purim sung by the Jews of Tunis. The song is taken from the collection of Jewish folk tunes of Prof. Haim Alexander. The work is edited by Prof. Uzi Wiesel.