Jacob’s Ladder

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:	[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:	Steve Reich (American composer) (until 2023)
premiered by:	New York Philharmonic (on 2023-05-10) NY Synergy Vocals (on 2023-05-10) Jaap van Zweden (violinist and conductor) (on 2023-05-10)

premiered at:	David Geffen Hall (Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts) in Upper West Side, New York, New York, United States (on 2023-05-10)

purchase score for mail-order:	https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Steve-Reich-Jacob-s-Ladder/110869 [info] https://www.ficksmusic.com/products/reich-jacobs-ladder-boosey [info]
work list entry:	https://stevereich.com/composition/jacobs-ladder/ [info]

parts:	1. Jacob’s Ladder: I. 2. Jacob’s Ladder: II. Vayachalom (And he dreamed) 3. Jacob’s Ladder: III. V’hinei, sulam mutzav artza (And behold, a ladder set up on the Earth) 4. Jacob’s Ladder: IV. V’rosho magia hashamayima (And its top reached heaven) 5. Jacob’s Ladder: V. V’hinei, malachei Elokim olim v’yordim bo (And behold, messengers of G-d ascending and descending on it)