Jacob Koppel Sandler (1860-1931) wrote the song “Eli, Eli” (generally spelled Eili, Eili) with the text by Boris Tomeshefsky, for M. Horowitz’ operetta “The Jewish King of Poland for a Night” (1896). This piece is very effective—while featuring all of the various performers in the choir, it also relates the emotional feeling of Eili, Eili in sadness and despair to the listener.

Instrumentation:

• 3 C Flutes
• 2 Alto Flutes
• Bass Flute
• Contrabass Flute