This book is a collection of articles, essays, and lectures about my search and research into music as a form of sacred cultural expression. Its title derives from an article I wrote for the Israel Composers League 50th anniversary brochure, New Music in Israel 1985-1987, concerning contemporary art music in Israel. Many of these essays, however, draw upon personal experiences and compositions in America, Europe and Israel. They discuss topics of the creative will towards the sacred perspectives of inspiration, creativity, education, and art â often, but not always, focusing upon Jewish...