Fragmentations, Prayers and Interjections is an album composed by John Zorn and featuring the Arcana Orchestra which was recorded in New York City in 2013 and released on the Tzadik label in March 2014.[1] The album was recorded at Columbia University's Miller Theatre as part of the Zorn@60 Celebrations.[2] The piece Kol Nidre is a tune from Zorn's Masada songbook.[3][4]
PopMatters reviewer Alex Franquelli stated "Fragmentations, Prayers & Interjections is an amazing collection of ideas, rather than an album per se. Its lack of consistency undeniably constitutes an asset, rather than a disadvantage, as is often the case with the music written by one of the most prolific tunesmiths of our era. Zorn proves that he has yet to explore the numerous opportunities given by orchestral arrangements, and that the time is probably right for him to start developing a new path in his career".[5]
Adda Kridler, Ari Streisfeld, Arthur Moeller, Asmira Woodward-Page, Brendan Speltz, Caroline Chin, Christopher Otto, Clara Lyon, Conrad Harris, Elizabeth Derham, Emilie-Anne Gendron, Erik Carlson, Esther Noh, Jennifer Choi, Joshua Modney, Joyce Hammann, Kathryn Andersen, Ken Hamao, Nicole Jeong, Olivia De Prato, Owen Dalby, Pauline Kim, Tom Chiu, William Knuth, Yon Joo Lee, Yuki Numata Resnick - violin
Ah Ling Neu, David Wallace, Denise Stillwell, Gillian Gallagher, Jen Herman, Jocelin Pan, John Pickford Richards, Stephanie Griffin, Victor Lowrie, William Hakim - viola
