The "Shehecheyanu" blessing is a Jewish prayer said to express gratitude for recurring occasions as well as new or unusual experiences. In my piece Vehigianu for soprano and orchestra I chose to set the last three words of the original blessing, "vehigianu lazman hazeh", meaning "and brought us to this moment". Throughout the piece the soprano reiterates this phrase against an ever-changing musical landscape. In so doing I sought to express the elusive duality of recurrence and renewal inherent in this text.