Avodat Hakodesh: A New Sacred Service

Senior thesis composition for choir and chamber orchestra

by Noah Dokko Stein

Inspired by Ernest Bloch’s Sacred Service, Noah Dokko Stein’s Avodat Hakodesh is a contemporary setting of the Jewish Shabbat morning service for the concert hall. Noah will be conducting the premiere with a choir of about 25 undergraduates and a 14-piece orchestra. The runtime is about one hour.

Date: Sunday, April 19th 2026

Time: 4:00pm

Location: Battell Chapel

Free admission

For all inquiries, please contact:

noah.stein@yale.edu

Performance Dates & Times

April 19, 2026 - 4:00pm

Location

Battell Chapel, 400 College Street

Venue Accessibility:

Battell Chapel is situated on Yale’s old campus, and has entrances inside old campus itself and on College and Elm streets. An accessible entrance with a ramp is on old campus, approachable via Phelps Gate (on College Street) or the High Street gate. An accessible bathroom is located in the Chapel on the main floor. If arriving by car, there is street parking on College, Elm and High streets.

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Patron Information

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