For me a highlight of Chanukah is the zechus of hearing the Belz choir sing my Maoz Tzur tune after Chanukah lecht are lit by the Rebbe” the Belzer chassid and composer relates.

His Maoz Tzur is a long and complex melody with different parts for the four different sections (Belz omits the final stanza) and takes around 15 minutes to sing.

“The beginning of the piyut is about offering korbanos and praises for our salvation and then we sing about the harshness of galus. I tried to reflect the meaning of the words in each part of the accompanying tune which is probably why it’s been so well-received.”