Shana tova! Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset.

Here’s Leonard Bernstein playing the shofar during a rehearsal for his nonsectarian, humanistic “Mass” at the Kennedy Center in September 1971. It’s been observed that there are echoes of the shofar’s tekiah in both “West Side Story” and “Candide.” Many other classical composers have been influenced by and have emulated this distinctive call on the ram’s horn. Some have even employed the horn itself.

More on this another time. For now, if you observe the holiday, may you be inscribed, and best wishes for a sweet new year!