The text of “Songs of Ascent” comes from a series of biblical Psalms, including Kirchner’s grandmother’s favorite (Psalm 121). Raised in the pacifist Church of the Brethren, the composer ...

As Maia and Rina Dee, who were murdered Friday by a Palestinian Arab Terrorist, were laid to rest in a double grave in Kfar Etzion, mourners burst into song. The mourners sang Psalm 121 in a ...