Mandell Rosen Commissions:
UK’ratem Dror by Benjie Ellen Schiller
Commissioned by the Zamir Chorale, in commemoration of the events of 9/11/2001
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Merkin Concert Hall, December 2001
Eishet Chayil by Yehezkel Braun
Commissioned by Phyllis and Richard Rosen
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Merkin Concert Hall, December 2001
Ivru BaSh’arim by Charles Osborne
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the 10th Anniversary of HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, Charles Osborne (HaZamir Boston), Conductor, February 2002
L’Eyla by Nick Page
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the Bar Mitzvah Anniversary of HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, conducted by Kelly Shepard (HaZamir Los Angeles), Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, March 2005
Mah Gadlu by Meir Finkelstein
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, conducted by Stephen Glass (HaZamir Manhattan) Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, March 2005
Kol Z’man SheHaner Dolek by Ronn Yedidya
Commissioned by Gideon Vaisman
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Merkin Concert Hall, April 2005
Magash HaKesef by Yehezkel Braun
Commissioned by Phyllis and Richard Rosen
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Merkin Concert Hall, April 2005
Mi Ma’amakim by Benjie Ellen Schiller
Commissioned by Abba Borowich, in gratitude
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Merkin Concert Hall, April 2005
Divrei Kohelet by Yehezkel Braun
Commissioned by Phyllis and Richard Rosen
Premiered by conductor Matthew Lazar and his “Instant Choir” at the 17th annual
North American Jewish Choral Festival, July 2006
Darchei Noam by David Burger
Commissioned by Vivian and Matthew Lazar in memory of Noam Shudofsky
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Carnegie Hall, April 2008
L’Ma’an Tziyon by Steve Cohen
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, conducted by Cantor Richard Cohn (HaZamir Dallas), Jazz at Lincoln Center, March 2012
T’filah L’Tzahal by David Burger
Commissioned by Elena and Jay Lefkowitz in honor of their daughter, Talia, and her service in the Israel Defense Forces
Premiered by the HaZamir Chamber Choir conducted by Matthew Lazar, Jazz at Lincoln Center, March 2012
Ilu Finu by Natasha J. Hirschhorn
Commissioned by Cantor Nancy Abramson in honor of Maestro Matthew Lazar, the 20th anniversary of HaZamir, and her term as President of the Cantors Assembly
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, conducted by Dr. Marsha Bryan Edelman (HaZamir Philadelphia), Jazz at Lincoln Center, March 2013
Netzach Yisrael by Steve Cohen
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the 20th Anniversary of HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, conducted by Cantor Richard Cohn (HaZamir Dallas), Jazz at Lincoln Center, March 2013
L’Chol Ish Yesh Shem by Benjie Ellen Schiller
Commissioned by Cantor Deborah Tanzer-Cohen in memory of her mother, Bertha Tanzer
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Merkin Concert Hall, December 2014
PsalmSongs by David Burger
Commissioned by Dr. Gaya Aranoff Bernstein and Dr. Lewis Bernstein
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Merkin Concert Hall, December 2014
L’Dor VaDor by Gerald Cohen
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, Conducted by
Kelly Shepard (HaZamir Los Angeles), Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, March 2015
Psalm 96 by Samuel Dylan Rosner
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, Conducted by
Matthew Lazar, Carnegie Hall, March 2016
Fanfare for Jerusalem by Randy Klein
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the 50th Anniversary
of the Reunification of Jerusalem
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Metropolitan Opera House, March 2017
Al Rosh Simchati by Steve Cohen
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the 50th Anniversary
of the Reunification of Jerusalem
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Jazz at Lincoln Center, May 2017
Shab’chi Yerushalayim: The Battle for Jerusalem by David Burger
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the 50th Anniversary
of the Reunification of Jerusalem
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Jazz at Lincoln Center, May 2017
Essa Einai by David Burger
Commissioned by Richard Rosen for Phyllis Rosen
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, March 2018
Shirei Nafshi by David Burger
Commissioned by Joel Westheimer, Miriam Westheimer and Joel Englander in honor of the 90th birthday of Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, at The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Legacy, June 2018
Tzen Shtarke Zakhn by Binyumen Schaechter
Commissioned by Beth and Marty Aron in memory of Samuel Aron on the occasion of his 10th Yahrzeit
Premiered by the Zamir Chorale, Matthew Lazar, conductor, at the 29th annual North American Jewish Choral Festival, Stamford, CT, July 2018
BaNegev Yibachen by Samuel Rosner
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, March 2019
Pitchu Li by Gerald Cohen
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, conducted by Scott Stein (HaZamir Manhattan), David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, March 2019
Im Ein Ani Li by Steve Cohen
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the 30th anniversary of the North American Jewish Choral Festival
Premiered by conductor Matthew Lazar and his “Instant Choir” at the North American Jewish Choral Festival, Stamford, CT, July 2019
Mi HaIsh by Benjie Ellen Schiller
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the 30th anniversary of the North American Jewish Choral Festival
Premiered by conductor Matthew Lazar and his “Instant Choir” at the North American Jewish Choral Festival, Stamford, CT, July 2019
Yedid Nefesh by Gerald Cohen
Commissioned by the Zamir Choral Foundation in honor of the 30th anniversary of the North American Jewish Choral Festival
Premiered by conductor Matthew Lazar and his “Instant Choir” at the North American Jewish Choral Festival, Stamford, CT, July 2019
Miryam HaN’viah by Gerald Cohen
Commissioned by Hynda Feit, in memory of her mother for HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir
Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, conducted by Scott Stein (HaZamir Manhattan), Jazz at Lincoln Center, March 2022
Lo Alecha by Gerald Cohen Commissioned by Rabbi Beth Naditch in honor of the health care workers, educators, clergy and others who have given their all during the years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Premiered by HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, Matthew Lazar, Conductor, Jazz at Lincoln Center, March 2023