Two pieces originally composed as vocal compositions on the text of Psalms Nr.13 and 23, adopted later for trumpet, piano and strings. Just as the content of these two chapters, their musical characters are in a strong contrast to each other. While the first (Nr.13) is full of pain and anguish, search after consolation and salvation, the second one (Nr.23) is full of quiet joy and tranquility. Their respective styles are very different too. The first movement is based on sharp dissonant harmonies with a repetitive outcry in the solo line, followed by big rise from the lowest register up to a dramatic peak, the second is, in opposite, homogeneous and smooth, like deep water of harmony with a floating boat of melody on top. The harmonic world sways between late impressionism and cool jazz, reaffirmed by the use of a trumpet mute, associated a lot with Miles Davis.

The world premiere of the piece took place in 2020 in the Moscow Tchaikovsky Hall with Sergey Nakariakov on trumpet and “Moscow Soloists” orchestra under Yuri Bashmet. 

Performances: January 24, 2020, 7 pm Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of the Moscow State Philharmonic Society; the Russian premiere of Psalm 23 for trumpet and strings w Sergey Nakaryakov, trumpet  and “Moscow Soloists” under Juri Bashmet; broadcast by the National TV channel “Culture”; 25th June, 8.30 pm, Haifa Auditorium on Saturday, with Sergei Nakariakov and “Tel-Aviv Soloists” orchestra under maestro Jin Bak (South Korea); 26th June, 8.30 pm Stricker Conservatory, Sergei Nakariakov, “Tel-Aviv Soloists” under maestro Jin Bak.