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Spring 2004 Klezmer Workshop
The Workmen’s Circle announces Jeff Warschauer
Free Open House Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 PM
7 week paid session starts the following Tuesday, May 4,
through June 15, 7:00 pm.
Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
Develop tools for improvisation
Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene
Open to players of any instrument who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
Course Fee:
Member: 7 week session $160; per session $25
Non-member: 7 week session $200; per session $30
For more information or registration call: 212 889 6800 x270
Divahn in Concert
April 21st – Wednesday
Washington, D.C.
8 pm
Washington Jewish Music Festival
Opening: John Bell, Sitar and Broto Roy, Tabla
Member: $20 Non-member: $25 Student/Senior: $12
For tickets or brochure:
202-777-3208 or jessika@dcjcc.org
For more info on the Festival:
http://www.dcjcc.org/arts/music/WashingtonJewishMusicFestival.htm
“Sunday Simcha”
Gail Wartell and Michael Atleson are alternate hosts of “Sunday Simcha,” a fifteen-year-old Jewish music program airing every Sunday morning from 6:30 to 8:30 am on WMPG, Greater Portland Community Radio, 90.9 and 104.1 FM, also streaming live at www.wmpg.org. Gail has been a host of the program for about 7 years. The program features an eclectic blend of Jewish music from across the diaspora, including traditional, sacred, Sephardic, Eastern European, folk, rock, and “cutting edge” jazz and klezmer. They also provide news and announcements for the Maine Jewish community and occasionally mix in a dose of Jewish humor. Gail and Michael can be reached at WMPG-FM, 96 Falmouth Street, Box 9300, Portland, ME 04104-9300, or you may contact Michael via e-mail at michael.kate@rcn.com.
KITKA Yiddish Song Workshop
KITKA is thrilled to be hosting two Yiddish Folk Singing workshops with
MICHAEL ALPERT plus two concerts and a Ukrainian Ritual Folk Song workshop
with the wonderful singer/actress from Lviv, Ukraine, MARIANA SADOVSKA.
Yiddish Folk Singing Workshops with MICHAEL ALPERT.
Introduction to Yiddish Folk Singing
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
7:30 – 9:30 PM
Advanced Yiddish Folk Singing
Thursday, April 14, 2004
7:30 -9:30 PM
First Congregational Church
27th and Harrison Streets
Oakland, CA
$20 per workshop
Registration and Information: 510.444.0323 or http://www.kitka.org
PARADE at “Bound4Broadway”
“Bound4Broadway” (www.bound4broadway.org), a nonprofit youth theatre company in the Washington, DC area, is currently in production for “Parade”, the tragic, true story of the trial and lynching of Leo Frank, a Brooklyn- born Jew, living in Georgia in 1913. The show won Tony? Awards for Best Book and Best Score in 2000.
The show is scheduled for performances
June 18-20, 2004 and June 25-26, 2004
Georgetown Prep. School in Rockville, MD.
for additional information….
MORE KLEZ CALIFORNIA
The faculty is now announced for the KLEZ CALIFORNIA program in June, including: Stu Brotman | Adrienne Cooper | Corey Fisher | Josh Horowitz | Peter Jacques | Eli Katz | Kevin Mummey | Steve Saxon | Naomi Seidman | Cookie Segelstein | Claire Sherman | Deborah Strauss | Gerry Tenney | Harvey Varga | Jeff Warschauer | Steve Weintraub.
June 20th to the 25th, 2004
Info: 415-789-7679
www.KlezCalifornia.org
Shifre Lerer at Kavehoyz
Kavehoyz, sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture,
will feature the actress Shifre Lerer, star of the Yiddish stage
since the 1940s. (She was the lead in the Yiddish film “God, Man, and
Devil”). The program “Al dos guts” – From all the best – will
feature songs, skits and memoirs. At the piano – Herb Kaplan.
Thursday, March 25, 7:00 PM
at the Congress for Jewish Culture
25 E. 21st. NYC
information: 212-505-8040
admission: $10 includes kosher pastry and coffee.
PITTSBURGH JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL
The Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival, a new annual
concert series devoted to Jewish-themed classical
music, will debut this spring. The festival is founded by
cellist Aron Zelkowicz and will feature musicians of the
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and guests. This
year’s theme is “A Vanished World”, an exploration of
Jewish culture in Eastern Europe at the beginning of
the twentieth century, and consists of three programs:
1.Monday, April 19, 2004 8pm
2. Tuesday, April 27, 2004 8pm
3. Wednesday, May 5 2004 8pm
For more info…
“Ad-nai and I” in NYC in April
David Gould’s “Ad-nai and I” project is bringing its eclectic roots reggae and dub sounds back to NewYork City performing some Passover favorites along with a set of reinterpretations of traditional Hebrew prayers, melodies, psalms, and classic Jamaican reggae tracks.
Sat. April 17th- Makor
35 W. 67th St- New York
phone- 212-601-1000
doors at 8pm
tickets- $15
9pm- Klezska
10pm- A&I
Morry Barak’s “Jewish Musical Diaspora” Radio Show
Morry Barak hosts a radio program called “Sounds of the Jewish Musical Diaspora”. It features Jewish music from every corner of the globe. Music recorded as far back as 1910 is aired. The show airs every Friday 12:30-2:00pm on 89.3 fm from Northwestern University, Evanston,Ill.
The web address: www. wnur.org will access the net transmission. Spin Magazine called WNUR the 1# station on the web. The show reaches most of Chicago and it’s northern suburbs.
Jerusalem Lyric Trio performs Denburg World Premiere
The Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles presents The Jerusalem Lyric Trio
in their World Premiere performance of Moshe Denburg�s �In the End of Days�,
(B�Aharit Hayamim). This piece was made possible by a grant from the Canada
Council for the Arts.
WHEN: Thursday, March 25, 2004
7:30 PM
WHERE:Valley Beth Shalom, 15739 Ventura Boulevard,
Encino, CA 91436
www.vbs.org
Tickets $20. Call (818) 788-6000.
More info…
“A Tribute to Broadway” Cantor’s Concert
On May 22nd, 7:30 pm Nancy Linder will present her first Cantor’s Concert at Temple Beth David in Westminster, CA.
Located at 6100 Hefley St, Westminster.
Cantorial soloists Arie Schickler from Congregation Shir Ha Ma’alot in Irvine and Mark Thompson from Temple Beth Sholom in Santa Ana will also perform. Call 714-892-6623 for information.
Albuquerque Academy Klezmer Camp
June 28-July 2, 2004
Set in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains on the lush 300+ acre
campus of Albuquerque Academy, this weeklong workshop features
Veretski Pass, including tsimbalist and accordianist Josh Horowitz,
fiddler Cookie Segelstein, and Stu Brotman on bass. This year we are
offering optional afternoon classes including 2 sessions of Yiddish
dance, a lecture and slide show on 18th and 19th C. Yiddish life,
and a film screening and discussion. You can also hike on our
private wilderness tract and on the many acres of public land
nearby. Or you may want to explore the cultural resources of the
Albuquerque/Santa Fe area. More info….
NEW CD RELEASES from Milken Archive
MILKEN ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC
and
NAXOS AMERICAN CLASSICS
announce the release of two more CDs.
The music of SAMUEL ADLER and ERNST TOCH.
For more information, go to http://www.milkenarchive.org/cds/cds.taf?cdid=15
Cantors in Concert with Susan Kander World Premiere
And the Time of Singing has Come…
An Evening of Cantors in Concert
Honoring Cantor Israel Goldstein, Director
School of Sacred Music – Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
Thursday April 1 2004 7:30 PM
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
7 West 83rd St (off CPW)
New York City
Presenting the world premiere of a vocal work by composer
Susan Kander, with Sandra Schipior, violin… more info…
THE JEWISH PEOPLES PHILHARMONIC CHORUS (JPPC)
Der yidisher filharmonisher folkskhor
with CONDUCTOR BINYUMEN (“BEN”) SCHAECHTER
have upcoming performances in PENNSYLVANIA, NEW YORK and NEW JERSEY, USA.
THE JPPC is the LONGEST CONTINUALLY PERFORMING
YIDDISH – and JEWISH – CHORUS IN THE WORLD.
Upcoming performances:
1) Sun., March 28, 7:30 PM, Gratz Coll., Melrose Park, nr. Philadelphia, PA
2) Sunday, April 18, 7:15 PM, Riverdale Jewish Center, Bronx, NY
3) Sunday, April 25, 6:30 PM, Temple Beth Elohim, Old Bethpage, NY
4) Wednesday, May 19, 8:00 PM, Highland Park Conservative Temple, NJ
5) Sunday, June 6, 2:00 PM, Hebrew Union College, New York, NY
more details….
The Youngers of Zion
Traditional acoustic Yiddish dance music and song played by three master musicians. Sunday, April 4 at 7:00-9:00 PM
@ :::: S A T A L L A :::::: 37 West 26th St. (bet: 6th/Bway) NYC
212.576.1155 http://www.satalla.com/ $12 cover/$10 minimum. More info…
Torat Chayim Choral Concert
Temple Shalom of Newton, MA will have a choral concert with music by Ben Steinberg, Saturday March 20, 2004 at 7:30pm. Featuring Cantor Renata Kruzhkova Braun, and acompanied by David Carrier and Chamber Orchestra, the piece is Torat Chayim: A Torah of Life, a work for Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra. Tickets–general admission $25.00 Patron $100 reserved seating. Temple Shalom of Newton, 175 Temple Street. W. Newton, MA 02465. For tickets call: 617-332-9550. Tickets will be held at the door.
Jerusalem Express Klezmer Orchestra
A 6-member klezmer group in Budapest led by Laszlo Szirtes. Laszlo arranges the klezmer and Yiddish music. The website is in Hungarian. It is kept current with dates and places of gigs and performances, and with photos of the group, and contact information. E-mail: szibill@hotmail.com
http://www.szirtes-jeko.hu/
Winds of the Negev
“Israel’s 2nd Exodus” is recorded with the B.B.C. London Orchestra, a 40 piece orchestra & chorus. Music composed & conducted by Bill Berle. Recorded in England. Available on C.D. or audio cassette. The recording features such titles as “Tel Aviv Horah” and “Holiday Cha-Cha.” Those interested in the CD may send e-mail to: billberle@hotmail.com
VU IS DUS GESELE
The CD consists of old Yiddish songs, with new arrangements. It’s recorded and arranged by composer, arranger and pianist, well known in Russia and Europe, Vitaly Barishnikov; vocalist Marina Rinkovska and Regina Fridbourg, Konstantin Miclashevsky and Alex Spektor. The group plans another cd of Yiddish popular songs performed by internationally acclaimed singer-super star Svetlana Portnyanskay, who is based in Los Angeles. She has had a singing role on the sound -track of producer Steven Spielberg’s made for documentary on survivors of the Holocaust. for more information, contact:
Email:alex@ammusic.com.au Web: http://www.ammusic.com.au
Ron Shulamit Conservatory of Jerusalem
The Ron Shulamit Conservatory has released two CDs of instrumental collections.
“Shulamit Rythyms” – Accordian Orchestra, Instrumental collection of classical music ranging from Bisset to Strauss, with several pieces arranged by Israel Edelson, performed by Ron-Shulamit’s accordion orchestra. The orchestra’s repertoire includes Jewish melodies in the Klezmer, Hassidic, and Mizrachi styles, as well as classical and ethnic music from many nations.
“One thing have I asked” – Flute Quartet, Instrumental collection of traditional songs from Psalms, holiday prayers, and Jewish liturgy.
Mail Address:
P.O.Box 43179 Jerusalem 91431
Har Nof Office: 30 Iben Danan St.
Tel:02-652-8531
Kurt Weill Review
The music of Kurt Weill will be performed by 5 very talented singers, and staged/choreographed by Steve Weintraub in the Chicago area. The show opens on Friday, March 19, and runs Fridays & Saturdays at 8 and Sundays at 7 thru April 25. The location is the historic No Exit Cafe at 6970 N. Glenwood Ave, in Rogers Park. Free parking available at the Trilogy lot at Estes and Glenwood.
Tickets are $12, food and drink will be available (seating is at tables). Call 773-743-3355 for info or reservations. More…
Songs of R’ Yom Tov Erlich
I Remember Klezmer-The Art of Klezmer Drumming
You’re Invited! Come! Shmooze! Eat! Dance!
Get your klezmer freak on!
Elaine Hoffman Watts and Susan Watts
the dysfunctional mother-daughter duo
proudly announce the birth of their CD
I Remember Klezmer-The Art of Klezmer Drumming
Please be our guest on Sunday, March 14, 2004, at 5pm at
The Point, 880 W. Lancaster Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-527-0988
www.atthepoint.com
and help celebrate this auspicious occasion.
Musicians: Please bring your instrument as we will be rocking the hell out of Bryn Mawr
the Philly Klezmer Way!
Questions? E-mail OyveyKlez@aol.com
Gerald Cohen– Upcoming Performances
Ta-rrrummmm…
Chicago.
Mitziut’s next Jewish Drum Circle will convene for a rhythm-washed afternoon on Sunday, March 14, 2-4pm at the No Exit Cafe, 6970 N Glenwood, just north of Morse on the west side of the Red Line tracks in Rogers Park.
Join us for exotic beats from far off lands or quirky ones from nearby inspirations. No drum or experience required. For more info mitziut@yahoo.com
Delaware Valley Jewish Choral
Gratz College will host the 4th annual Delaware Valley Jewish Choral
Festival on Sunday, March 28. Sponsored by the Zamir Choral Foundation in
conjunction with Gratz and the Jewish choral community of the Delaware
Valley, the event is designed for lovers of Jewish music of all backgrounds… Contact the Tyson Music Department at Gratz College, 215-635-7300, or e-mail ZamirFdn@aol.com See more information…
Gili Sharett at Carnegie Hall
Gili Sharett will perform a concert at Carnegie Hall on Sunday May 9 at 5:30 pm. in the Weill Auditorium.
Sharett is a bassoon player, and is premiering three pieces by contemporary Jewish composers: Sheila Silver, Yehezkel Braun and Noam Sivan. For this and other great concerts, see the Carnegie Hall website: http://www.carnegiehall.org/intro.jsp
More about the concert…
Klezfest in Ukraine
Celebrate the Rebirth of Klezmer Music in the Former Soviet
Union at the Fifth Annual KlezFest, Ukraine!
August 15-20, 2004
Kiev, Ukraine
http://klezmer.com.ua/events/info5.php
Yana Yanover, 2004 Director
Yiddish ‘Pirates of Penzance’
GET READY NYC! because on May 2, 2004
Zalmen Mlotek will conduct the New Yiddish Chorale in a Folksbiene Theatre presentation of Al Grand’s Yiddish version of “The Pirates of Penzance” (a.k.a., DI YAM GAZLONIM) at Temple Shaaray Tefila, 250 East 79th Street (at Second Avenue), New York on Sunday, May 2, 2004 at 3:00PM. For ticket information and group sales please call the Folksbiene at (212) 213-2120… more info…
Hasidic Cappella
Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, CA
Sunday, March 21
at 4:00pm
The Moscow Male Jewish Choir, “Hasidic Cappella”
General admission seats are only $25 ($18 for seniors and students). Premier seating and entrance to the champagne reception with the artists are only $45. For more information and tickets, call the Canyon Club 818-879-5016.
administration@adatelohim.com
YIDDISH SING ALONG with JILLIAN TALLMER
–San Francisco–
Sunday, March 14 2-4 PM Songs of Work, Protest, and Celebration
Sing Along at the Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis St, San Francisco, between Scott and Pierce
Tel. (415) 567-3327
(Free parking is available in a structure marked JCHS on Pierce between
Ellis and Eddy)
FREE AND EVERYONE WELCOME!
SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
(EXCEPT MAY, FOURTH SUNDAY)
2-4 PM MUSIC ROOM, FIRST FLOOR
MILWAUKEE JEWISH COMMUNITY CHORALE
“The Dybbuk” in Newton
Jack Falk writes:
About 10 years ago I was drafted as music director for a
puppet theater production of “The Dybbuk” here in Portland.
(Since then I’ve worked on two other productions of the same
play, leading me to speculate that while possession might
not actually be 9/10 of the law, it was certainly approaching
9/10 of my musical activity.)
After all this time, “Between Two Worlds/The Dybbuk” has been remounted, and this time it’s going on the road. In Boston, there are two performances: Sat 2/28 8 pm and Sun 2/29 2 pm at the Jewish Theatre of New England, Leventhal-Sidman JCC, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton. For ticket info: 617-965-5226 or Pgoldman@jccgb.org
-Here’s a link to the article in playbill.com:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/print/83609.html …
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“Ketubah” at the Houston Ballet
CD “East & West”
Renowned Cantor and oud player, Aaron Bensoussan, has a new CD “East & West”, a lively mix of Sephardic and Ashkenazic musical styles. One can order this recording at, www.sefaradrecords.com.
Songs by Alexander Zemlinsky
CD with Songs by Alexander Zemlinsky (1871-1942), PAN CLASSICs PC 10162 (February 2004)
Songs by ZEMLINSKY (1871-1942)
Hermine Haselb�ck, Mezzosopran/Mezzosoprano
Florian Henschel, Klavier/Piano
PAN CLASSICS (PC 10162)
www.panclassics.com
Samples on website www.hermine-haselboeck.com
SimplyTsfat
MILKEN ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC NEW CD RELEASES
Kavehoyz concert-series
As part of the monthly Kavehoyz concert-series,
Temple Beth Elohim (the Garfield Temple),
The Congress for Jewish Culture, with Yugntruf and the League for
Yiddish invite you to an evening of Yiddish song with
Janet Leuchter, Jeanette Lewicki,
Shura Lipovsky (from Holland), Josh Waletsky,
and Jeff Warschauer
Special guest artists:
Deborah Strauss and Jake Shulman-Ment.
Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:00 PM
Congregation Beth Elohim (Garfield Temple)
271 Garfield Place (8th Avenue and Garfield Place)
Park Slope, Brooklyn …. more….
“Old World” Klezmer Concert
An evening with Alicia Svigals & Pete Rushefsky
8pm Saturday, February 28
$16 members / $18 nonmembers
Open Center
83 Spring St., NYC
(212) 219-2527
Before the big klezmer bands of New York arose with their brass and clarinets, there were the archetypical Jewish orchestras of the old world, led by the fiddle and borne aloft by the otherworldly sounds of the harp-like “tsimbl”, or Jewish hammered dulcimer…..
Jerusalem Lyric Trio
Di Bostoner Klezmer
Kol Zimra: Chant Leader’s Training
Held at ELAT CHAYYIM in 99 Mill Hook Road, Accord, New York, starting August 2-8, 2004…
If you are one of the many people who have been moved and transformed by Rabbi Shefa Gold’s chanting practice and if you are a healer, teacher, artist or spiritual leader in your community, here is your chance to cultivate the inner qualities and learn the practical techniques that will enable you to bring that joy and meaning to others…not to mention the abundant blessings it will bring to your own spiritual life. Please feel free to pass this information on to others
who might benefit from it.
UNDER ONE CANOPY
Shiru Shir seeking performers
Five-Week Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer
The Workmen’s Circle announces Five-Week Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer
Free Open House Tuesday, February 24 at 7:00 PM
Five-week paid session starts the following Tuesday, March 2, and continues
through March 30, 7:00 PM.
Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
Work in ensembles with other instrumentalists
Develop tools for improvisation
Guest instructors from the cutting edge of the contemporary klezmer scene
More info…
KLEZFEST ST. PETERSBURG 2004
White Christmas: The Story of an American Song
By Jody Rosen
Writing a popular book about a popular song should merit some attention, so it’s not surprising that no less than four items appeared in The New York Times about this book. It’s supposed to be a book about one song. But, of course, it isn’t really. It’s a book about acculturation, assimilation and cultural impact. For readers of the Jewish Music WebCenter, these issues raised by White Christmas, may ultimately deal out the moral: we have only ourselves to “blame” –or– “congratulate” –as the view may be.
Irving Berlin, born as Izzy Baline, was of the generation of Jewish immigrants who wanted nothing more than to be thoroughly assimilated and thoroughly American. Berlin was one of the most successful examples of this, both in his personal and professional life.…
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Call for papers
The Eurovision Song Contest: Popular Music, Media, and Politics
With the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest approaching, we
invite submissions for a collection of essays dealing with this popular
culture phenomenon from a wide range of historical, sociological, and
theoretical perspectives…
GIGZ
Professor Jehoash Hirshberg at JTS
Professor Jehoash Hirshberg of The Hebrew University presents a lecture:
“The Musical Heritage of the Karaite Jews of Egyptian origin in Israel – Liturgical and Paraliturgical Traditions and Performance”
Thursday, February 12, 10:30 AM, at Kripke 406
Jewish Theological Seminary 3080 Broadway, New York
Free and Open to the Public. All are invited.
ARSC-SAM Conference
Cleveland, Ohio
March 10-14, 2004
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
http://www.arsc-audio.org/2004conference.html
KLEZMER – MUSIC MINUS ONE
MILKEN ARCHIVE OF AMERICAN JEWISH MUSIC
Alicia Svigals & Mikveh
THE STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO
Mit der Kale Tantsn
Khupe’s first CD, a live recording from 1999, is
finally available in the US. http://www.cdbaby.com/khupe2
Jewish Music Reviews
Klezmer in Boca
Bach Society Presents Yiddish Song
Inna Barmash & Friends
Film & CD “Shalom Ireland”,
Khupe
Zagnuts at NuBlu
Ghetto Tango
YIDDISH CLASSES AT THE MANHATTAN JCC
Discovering Jewish Music
By Marsha B. Edelman
We are fortunate to have a true educator involved deeply in the Jewish music. Marsha Edelman is that teacher, and she has given a book that will be appreciated for it’s straightforwardness, it’s completeness without too much detail, and for the clear explanations of a complex and involved history. Edelman has taken the subject of Jewish music history, distilled the essence in a judicious manner, and brought it out for anyone to read.
From the beginning you know this is going to be an excellent book. There is a 13-page glossary that astutely includes not only terms about Jewish culture, but musical terms that may be unfamiliar to a reader. In this way Edelman realized that some of her audience would be non-Jews who would need the Jewish vocabulary about holidays or liturgy, but there would also be a Jewish and other audience that would need musical terms to make those discussions intelligible.…
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JEWISH PEOPLE’S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
Avraham Fried
An interview on the Radio with Avraham Fried, the orthodox popular music singer, entertainer and composer, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, 9pm on FiveTownsRadio.com
BEYOND THE PALE recording concert
Anni Eisler-Lehmann Stiftung Foundation
Anni Eisler-Lehmann Stiftung (Foundation) in Mainz Germany at:
http://www.anni-eisler-lehmann-stiftung.de Scholarships for Jewish musicians…
NEFESH: SONGS FOR THE SOUL and more
Aminadav Aloni Music Foundation
A website dedicated to the music and life of composer Ami Aloni. Information about scholarship funds to encourage young composers of Jewish music is also available. http://alonimusic.org/.