each of them a doxology, a hymn praising god. >> the kaddish is a doxology.he lord's prayer is a doxology, though the yizkor requiem begins with the kaddish prayer, which is what every jew says at the yahrzeit, the annual remembrance of anyone in his family who has died. >> reporter: another similarity which beveridge accents musically: the word "holy," repeated here three times in hebrew-- kadosh, then three times in latin-sanctus. ♪ but make no mistake: while much of this composition is solemn, parts are also light-hearted, or what beveridge calls "lickety- split." ♪ "i wanted," says beveridge, "to give the impression of a train that gets going and keeps going, going along." >> it's not all very ponderous stuff. there's a lot of joy in it. the joy of recognizing that a departed soul may be resting in eden, in the garden of eden. >> reporter: perhaps the most dramatic moment of all in the yizkor requiem comes at the end, when a single flute plays a plaintive theme. ♪ finally, with the soft refrain of "amen" by the chorus, the flute slowly fades away. ♪ >> th