Alan Naplan

Using the universal language of music, Al Shlosha D'Varim conveys an important and universal theme through its beautiful simplicity.

Commissioned by the Young Voices of Colorado in Littleton, Colorado, only one month prior to the Columbine tragedy, Sim Shalom was premiered one year later at the first anniversary of the event. Begin...

Written in the traditional Jewish Klezmer style, this piece incorporates the lively syncopated bounce feeling as well as the structured progressions between major and minor modes.

Composed in strophic form, this work is a celebration of the many ways through which we experience beauty in our lives. From sight and sound to art and song, beauty surrounds us and enriches our world...

Chorpartitur (Jiddish) - Frauenchor, Violoncello und Klavier

Just as a lively gospel song inspires spirit through upbeat tempos, rousing “shout” choruses and high-lying vocal tessituras, Shiru (Hebrew for “sing”) accomplishes much of thi...

Now available for mixed voices, this setting of Psalm 133, translates to 'Behold, how good it is for brethren to dwell together in peace.' Though the text is in Hebrew, its meaning is universal, cross...

Winner of the 2001 Guild of Temple Musicians' Young Composers Award. A beautiful setting of the Sabbath prayer which asks 'Who is like You?'.