‘Tears can open gates, but a melody can cause walls to fall’
In 1999, Bert Hof from the Folkertsma Foundation called to ask me if I would write a composition as a 75th birthday gift for Yehuda Aschkenasy. At that time, I knew Yehuda only from reputation and had never actually met him. Many friends were always telling me about his lectures and others even celebrated Passover…