This orchestral performance was filmed on May 4, 1998, performed by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Zubin Mehta at Yad Vashem--the largest repository of information and memorial to the Holocaust in the world--and incorporates historical footage from the archives of Yad Vashem. Noam Sheriff's composition, Revival of the Dead, was performed on this poignant remembrance site as a joint tribute to the victims of the Holocaust and the founders of the state of Israel. Since the premiere of Sheriff's Festival Prelude by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra under Leonard Bernstein at the opening of the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv in 1957, his works have been regularly performed all over the world. Among his significant compositions is the trilogy of vocal works Revival of the Dead (Amsterdam, 1987), Sephardic Passion (Toledo, 1992), and Psalms of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, 1995). His latest work, Genesis, commissioned by the IPO premiered recently at the festival concert of the 50th Independence Day of Israel. Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Ramat Gan Chamber Choir and Ankor Children Choir; Cantor Joseph Malovany, tenor, Vladimir Braun, baritone; conducted by Zubin Mehta. 55 minutes.
