W. Francis McBeth, Kaddish

Conductor: Samuel Gal Alterovich
The National Student Orchestra of Israel
The 2019 Summer Concert
The Jerusalem Theater, Henry Crown Concert Hall
August 22, 2019

[@jameskleinecke6596]

I must tell you all so.mething.. In December of 1977, I was a member of the Victoria High School Band from Victoria, Texas, USA. We were the first group to perform Kaddish at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Illinois. The conductor,. W. Francis McBeth himself conducted our performance of his own composition. The world premier of the work had come a few months earlier, by the Richardson Texas High School Band. Your passion, expression and intonation are so excellently executed. I remember playing this piece at Midwest, and all of our hair on our neck was standing on edge, the last third of the piece, leading into the gradual crescendo to fortissimo. I've never felt that since then on this piece, until now!!! I felt like I was in the stage 45 years ago. Congratulations!!! Bravo!!

[@ophs1980]

Wow! This is the best performance of this piece I've ever heard, including the one I was a part of. It gave me chills. Raw and passionate.

[@Dropboy80]

This was a great performance, but literally the worst cymbals I have ever heard....TERRIBLE!