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Choral, Concerts, WHERE: USA_MidWest

The Milwaukee Jewish Community Chorale

Tikkuun V’Tikvah
A Benefit Choral Concert
Sunday, March 6, 2005
2:30-4:30 P.M
Congregation Sinai
8223 N. Port Washington Rd
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217
Donation: $10.00 General Admission
$8.00 Seniors and Students
$5.00 Children

Featuring: The Milwaukee Jewish Community Chorale
Directed by Enid Bootzin
Cantors, Cantorial Solosits and Children’s Choirs from area synagogues
Tickets available at The Door or
by contacting Donna Neubauer: 414-352-5961

Concerts

Koleinu Jewish Community Chorus of Boston

Spring Concert
Join Koleinu for an evening of Jewish choral music on Thursday, June 10th, 8pm at Temple Reyim in Newton. They will be performing a concert of contemporary, liturgical, folk, and Yiddish music with special guest soloist, Cantor Charles Osborne.
Currently finishing its second complete season,
Koleinu initially met in the spring of 2002. As a
community chorus, Koleinu is open to anyone interested in singing Jewish choral music. It is a non-auditioned group, currently about 60 members strong. The group was founded by Cantor Scott Sokol, Director of the Jewish Music Institute at Hebrew College and Larry
Kozinn, a community singer who had long hoped for the creation of just such a group. Koleinu is in residence at Hebrew College in Newton Centre.…
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Choral, Classes & Courses, Festivals, WHERE: USA_Northeast

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…

Dance

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…

Classical or Jewish art music, Concerts, WHERE: USA_California

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…

Classical or Jewish art music, Concerts, Festivals, WHERE: USA_Northeast

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…

Concerts

YOM HAATZMAUT/ ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT &

The American Sephardi Federation with Sephardic House is thrilled to
invite you to our concert featuring the talented Cantor Moshe Tessone and his
unforgettable Oriental ensemble.
FOR RESERVATIONS, CALL BOX OFFICE (917) 606-8200 or EMAIL:
ISPERLING@ASF.CJH.ORG.
CENTER FOR JEWISH HISTORY, 15 W. 16TH STREET, BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH
AVENUES, NEW YORK CITY; 7 PM Reception, 7:45 Concert.
Admission: $20; $15: For Advance Reservations, Students, Seniors,
Members of ASF, YUM & the Edmond J. Safra Synagogue

Concerts

Burning Bush/BBC Concert Orchestra

Robert Ziegler cond. will repeat the Burning Bush/BBC Concert Orchestra concert next February in Chichester, West Sussex as follows:
Put on the calendar now!:
Thursday 3rd February 2005, 7.30pm:
Chichester Festival Theatre:
Tickets �10, �18, �26 and �30:
Box Office 01243 781312:

Concerts, Klezmer, WHERE: USA_South

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys

Margot Leverett and the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Sunday, May 2 3pm Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, 37-06 77th St. Jackson Heights, NY 718-429-1150

Thursday, May 6 Benefit concert for The Dwelling Place, Homeless shelter in Norfolk VA with Tim O’Brien. www.thedwellingplaceva.org

Friday, May 7 The Prism Coffehouse, 214 Rugby Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22903, (434) 97-PRISM www.theprism.org

Saturday, May 15 8 pm The Arden Club, 2126 The Highway, Arden, DE. Tickets and information: (302) 475-3126 www.ardenclub.com/concerts.htm

Sunday, May 30 6 & 7:30pm Satalla, 37 West 26th St. (6th/Broadway)NYC, 212.576.1155 www.Satalla.com

Classical or Jewish art music, Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

Gili Sharett at Carnegie Hall

Israeli born bassoonist Gili Sharett will be performing a recital at Weill
Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue in NYC, on Sunday,
May 9, 2004, at 5:30 pm.
The program will be featuring three premieres, Sonata by the Israeli
composer Yehezkel Braun, winner of the Israel prize, another premiers by the
young Israeli composer and pianist Noam Sivan, who recently had the
Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra play his symphony and a Lullaby by the Jewish
American composer, Sheila Silver.
Tickets are $20 each

Concerts, WHERE: USA_NewEngland

KOL B’SEDER 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

On Sunday May 23 at 7:00 p.m. Temple Sinai of Sharon, MA is “KOL B’SEDER and FRIENDS”, an evening of
unforgettable music featuring the duo “Shirav” (Rabbis David Paskin and
Menachem Creditor), Rabbi David Wolfman, Cantor Judith Seplowin, “The
Freilech Band” (oy, can they rock!) from Temple Isaiah of Lexington,
MA, with special guest Doug Cotler. Sharon is 10 minutes from I-95,
just a half hour south of Boston, and an easy drive from much of New
England. General admission tickets are $18 at the door ($15 in advance
if you call 781 784-6081). Reserved seating is available. All
proceeds will benefit Temple Sinai and the American Conference of
Cantors.

Full information is at web site:
www.temple-sinai.com

Cantorial, Classical or Jewish art music, Concerts

Vienna: The City of Jews & Music

The Leo Baeck Institute presents: The Cantors Concert
Sunday, June 13, 2004
3:00 PM
Featuring
Cantor Erik L. F. Contzius (Temple Israel of New Rochelle, NY)
Cantor Rebecca Garfein (Temple Rodeph Sholom, NYC)
Dr. Bruce Ruben (Temple Shaaray Tefila, NYC)

at Leo Back Institute
Auditorium, Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th St.
New York, NY
A concert of the music of Vienna and Germany:
Sulzer, Lewandowski, Kirschner, and Kellerman.

for Tickets: CJH Box Office: 917-606-8200
Admission: $10 LBI Members, $15 Non-Members
Cantor Erik L. F. Contzius
Temple Israel of New Rochelle
http://tinr.org/
http://rozhinke.org/

Concerts, Sephardic, Ladino or Mizrachi, WHERE: USA_NY

The Gerard Edery Ensemble

The Gerard Edery Ensemble will be presenting “Treasures of Sephardic Song” this Thursday evening, May 20, at Congregation Rodeph Sholom (7 West 83rd St., New York). The performance will begin at 7:30 PM and ticket prices range from $36 for preferred seating, $18 for general admission and $12 for students and seniors. To reserve tickets or for more concert information please call 212-362-8800 x 8108.

Concerts, Sephardic, Ladino or Mizrachi, WHERE: USA_NY

Ladino Music with Sarah Aroeste

Vocalist Sarah Aroeste and her band of some of the hottest musicians
combine traditional Ladino Mediterranean music with contemporary rock,
blues and jazz.
Center for Jewish History, NYC
Wednesday, June 2nd
7 PM
15 West 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)
Complimentary for contributors to the Jack Calderon Memorial Fund for
the Sephardic Arts
Tickets: $15 ($12 advance, seniors, students, and for members of ASF/SH
and Shearith Israel)
To make reservations: Box Office (917) 606-8200
or for information, call (212) 294-8350
For more information: http://www.asfonline.org/
http://www.saraharoeste.com/
More…

Concerts, Sephardic, Ladino or Mizrachi, WHERE: USA_NY

“Pearls and Rubies”: An Evening of Yiddish and Ladino Song”

Features the Sephardic music ensemble ALHAMBRA with mezzo Isabelle Ganz, baritone Elliot Z. Levine, Cantor Rebecca Joy Fletcher of Hebrew Tabernacle Congregation and pianist Sylvia Kahan will present familiar and unfamiliar solos, duets and trios in Judeo-Espanol and Yiddish on Thursday June 10th at 7:30 p.m. at Hebrew Tabernacle of Washington Heights, 551 Ft. Washington Avenue at 185th St. Tickets are $12/$7.50 for students. This event is part of the Washington Heights Arts Stroll program. It is made possible, in part, by a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency. For more information, go to http://www.artistsuniteny.org/events/ArtsStroll2004.html

Agents, Concerts, New Groups, WHERE: USA_NY

Shpatzirin

Shpatzirin is a new organization in NYC devoted to new Jewish music. It’s created a series of events raising awareness of Jewish culture and the avante garde. Thursday, June 10th @ 7:00PM – “Hip-Hip Machers”
Roosevelt Park-Hester St. between Chrystie St. & Forsyth St.
– B/D to Grand; or 6 to Canal; or J/Z to Bowery
Performances by Akil Dasan and Vanessa Hidary, followed by a screening
of Joey Garfield’s “Breath Control: A History of the Human Beatbox”
VERY IMPORTANT: check the website for last minute site changes!
www.shpatzirin.com

Matisyahu: Thurs, June 17th @ Southpaw
125 5th Avenue, Park Slope Brooklyn, 18+, 8PM doors
Matisyahu brings it back to Brooklyn Thurs, June 17th with Dub is a
Weapon. Tickets on sale now – www.ticketweb.com; $10 advance, $12 day
of show.…
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Classical or Jewish art music, Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

Music of Korngold, Brahms, Prokofiev

The 92nd Street Y Tisch Center for the Arts “Chamber Music at the Y” series, Tuseday Oct. 26 at 8pm. and Wed. Oct. 27 at 8pm.< /br>
Tickets $35..< /br>
Pianist Leon Fleisher joins violinists Jaime Laredo and Ida Kavafian and cellist Sharon Robins for Korngold’s Suite, Op. 23 (1930) which was written for two violins, cello and piano-left hand. With the addition of Jennifer Koh on violin and Ida Kavafian switching to viola, they will perform Brahms Piano Quintet in fi mine. Alo is Profkofiev’s Sonata in C major for two vilins by Laredo and Koh. < /br>

Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

ILLUMINATIONS: JEWISH MYSTICISM TO AMERICAN ROOTS

ANDY STATMAN
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2004 8:30 PM
Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts @ NYU
566 LaGuardia Place at Washington Square South, NYC

$30; students $15
Box office (212) 992-8484
Online tickets: skirballcenter.nyu.edu
Info/charge (212) 545-7536 worldmusicinstitute.org
…”a master of two idioms linked by their demands for virtuosity and
their down-home origins” –THE NEW YORK TIMES

Concerts

Anusim and Sephardim in Poetry and Song

Beit Hasofer
6 Kaplan St.
Tel Aviv
Please join us on Thursday, November 4, 2004, at 8 p.m.
for a colorful evening on the reconnection of cultures
Herzl Hakak, poet and chairman of the Israeli Association of Hebrew
Writers,will speak on the sanctification of the mundane
in the poetry of Schulamith Chava Halevy
Schulamith Chava Halevy will read translations of poems
written in Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish,
as well as from her own poetry.
Stories and poems by and about anusim will be featured
We are excited to have with us again the lovely and renowned Ladino
singer Ofri Eliaz who will perform selections from her brand new CD of Ladino music
Tickets: 20 NIS per person
Soldiers, students and senior citizens: 10 NIS
Members: free
*The evening will be filmed for a documentary on anusim…
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Choral, Concerts, WHERE: Great Britain

The London Jewish Male Choir (LJMC)

The London Jewish Male Choir (LJMC) is delighted to announce a
pre-Chanukah 2004 concert featuring the LJMC and SHIR – a London based
quartet specializing in Jewish music from Eastern Europe and Israel – at
the Artsdepot, the new theatre at Tally Ho Corner, Finchley on Wednesday
December 1st. 8pm
The concert will feature a mixture of Klezmer, Yiddish, Cantorial, Ladino,
Chassidic and Israeli music performed by two of London’s top Jewish
musical acts. This will be the first major performance conducted by the
LJMC’s new Musical Director Michael Etherton.
The Artsdepot is a state of the art 400 seat theatre and “cultural centre”
which opened in September 2004.
Tickets are available from the box office 020 8449 0048. Priced 15 (pounds)
more information on the LJMC at www.ljmc.org.uk
more information on Shir can be found at www.shirmusic.co.uk
more information on the Artsdepot can be found at www.artsdepot.co.uk…
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Women

Two Women’s Events in Jerusalem

Wednesday, February 15 at 8PM Women’s Hachnoses Calla Event, featuring Anita Tucker from GK speaking, and musical entertainment by Ayelet Hashachar, visiting from Baltimore.
At the Matnas in Ramat Bet Shemesh. Bring a gift or cash donation. More info, call: Yehudis Schamroth at 0545-91-6673 or Shoshana Schillet at 999-2805

February 28, at 7:30pm Women’s Performance for Rosh Chodesh Adar: “THE SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR” an original funny musical set in the 1920’s, written, produced and directed by Rebbitzen Devorah Green. At Beit Ha’Am “Gerard Bechar Theater” 11 Bezalel St. Tickets: 45, 50, 60 nis (Proceeds to support Yeshivas Bircas HaTorah). Info: call 054-808-4746

Choral, Concerts, Israeli, WHERE: USA_NY, Women

Melodia Women’s Choir Features Yehezkel Braun

Melodia Women’s Choir of NYC,/bwill delight New York audiences with three exciting and rarely-performed works by Israeli composer Yehezkel Braun in its upcoming concert, November Song. The three works by the highly-regarded composer from Tel Aviv are written to songs and ballads by H.N.Bialik, Israel�s first national poet and one of the country�s most revered and influential writers.

The concert will be presented on November 20, 2004 at 7:30PM, at St. Peter�s Church in Chelsea (346 W. 20th St., between 8th and 9th Avenues) in New York City.

Concerts

Golem and Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad

A Hannukah Celebration of Comedy, Music and Burlesque in Boston featuring NYC’s Klezmer and Variety Extravaganza, Golem and Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad?

UPCOMING SHOW DETAILS
Saturday, December 11
doors @ 8pm (show at 9pm)
Paradise Lounge – 969 Commonwealth Avenue
Tickets: $15 – 617-562-8814

Classical or Jewish art music, Concerts, WHERE: USA_SouthWest

Gala Evening of Song and Grand Opera

A benefit performance for the Historic Stone Avenue Temple at the Leo Rich Theatre
260 South Church Street, Tucson, AZ 85701
Wednesday Evening, 7pm, December 22, 2004
Cantor Marie Betcher, DCantor avid Montefiore, tenor, and Robert Paul Abelson, baritone formerly of the New York City Opera, with Alexander Tentser at the piano, singing an evening of opera and song of Verdi, Donizetti, Puccini and Mozart, and Bellni. Info at www.davidmontefiore.com. Tickets can be purchased at the Tuscon Convention Center Box Office.

Concerts

Shabbat Shira 10th Anniversary Concert

Congregation Beth Simchat Torah presents
Broadway Sings The Jews
special guest appearance by Tony Award winning actress Betty Buckley
Tickets: $36.00 – can be purchased @ www.cbst.org or 212-929-9498
February 13th @5:00 PM
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
7 West 83rd Street
A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert. Festive Attire.
Wheelchair accessible.

Concerts, Dance, Klezmer, WHERE: USA_NewEngland

WORKMEN’S CIRCLE in Boston features STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO

THE WORKMEN’S CIRCLE PRESENTS A CONCERT AND YIDDISH DANCE PARTY WITH THE
STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO
Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm
Doors open at 7:30
At the Workmen’s Circle, 1762 Beacon Street, Brookline
TICKETS: WC Members: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Non-members: $15 in
advance, $18 at the door.
For more information contact the Workmen’s Circle at
617-566-6281 or circle@workmenscircleboston.org

Cantorial, Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

Cantorial school concert at Jewish Theological Seminary

Date: Sunday night March 12, 2006
Time: 7:00pm
Where: JTS Feinberg Auditorium
Jewish Theological Seminary
Broadway at 122nd Street, NYC
Tickets are $7 for students; and $15 for anyone else.
There will be a wide variety of music performed by over half of the students of the HL Miller Cantorial School.
For ticket info, contact either Sara Horowitz or Rebecca Carl at
sahorowitz@jtsa.edu, or recarl@jtsa.edu
This is a tsedakah concert.

FILM, Women, Yiddish or Folk

New York Film Premiere in NY about Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman

The League for Yiddish and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research are pleased to Invite you to
An Evening In Honor of Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman
Poet, songwriter, singer
Featuring the NEW YORK PREMIERE of the second film in the series
Worlds within a World: Conversations with Yiddish Writers
BEYLE SCHAECHTER-GOTTESMAN
SONG OF AUTUMN
Yiddish (with English subtitles)

A film by Josh Waletzky produced by the League for Yiddish
Musical Program: Janet Leuchter, Esther Gottesman
and Binyumen Schaechter,
Refreshments
Admission $10.00, Wednesday, July 11th 2007, 6:30 P.M.
at the Center for JewishHistory, 15 West 16 St, NYC.
Please reserve your tickets 917-606-8200

Holiday

“La ISTORIA de PURIM” Jewish Music and Poetry in Renaissance Italy

C.A.I.F. – Cultural Association of Italians at Fermilab
I.I.C. – Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago
Present
Ensemble Lucidarium
“La ISTORIA de PURIM”
Jewish Music and Poetry in
Renaissance Italy

The Ensemble Lucidarium, a famous international group of
scholar musicians specialized in the works of the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance, will perform: “La Istoria de Purim,” Jewish music and
poetry from the Italian Renaissance, which was awarded first prize in 2004
by the European Association for Jewish Culture. In the fifteenth and
sixteenth centuries, northern Italy was a meeting place for three
separate Jewish communities: Ashkenazi, Jews coming from
northeastern Europe, Sephardic Jews from the Iberian peninsula, and
Italikim who had been in Italy since the days of the Roman Empire. The
music from this period is characterized by a fertile exchange of
ideas and culture between Jews and gentiles.…
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Choral, Concerts, WHERE: USA_NewEngland

Twenty Years of Hannukah Happens

The Brotherhood and Music Committee of Temple Emanuel proudly present
Hanukkah Happens – Twenty Years
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 7:30 PM
Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward St., Newton
with the
Zamir Chorale of Boston
Joshua Jacobson, Artistic Director
Cantor Elias Rosemberg, Hazzan
Concert admission (open seating): Adults – $25; Children under 13 – $15
Proceeds to benefit American Friends of Magen David Adom.
For more information and tickets, please visit templeemanuel.com
email HHConcert@gmail.com or call 617-558-8100.

Choral, Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

Zamir Chorale at Merkin Hall

If you’ll be in the New York City area on December 24, you will enjoy this evening of Jewish music. Matthew Lazar will conduct the Zamir Chorale in its
Annual Winter Concert
at Merkin Concert Hall (129 W. 67th Street) NYC,
at 7:30 p.m.

Featuring Cantor Jacob Ben-Zion Mendelson as guest soloist, the program will include a wide range of gems from the Jewish choral repertoire, from (post-) Hanukkah favorites to Paul Ben-Haim’s impressive “Roni Akara” to Maurice Goldman’s “Strange Happenings” (aka Avremele Melamed) and Moishe Oysher’s “Chad Gadya.”

Tickets at $36 and $25 are on sale at the box office, 212-501-3330,
or online at www.kaufman-center.org

Holiday, Yiddish or Folk

A Heymishe Yiddishe Chanuke TODAY!

The American Society for Jewish Music
The American Jewish Historical Society
Present
A Heymishe Yiddishe Chanuke
Sunday, December 13, 2009 at 3 PM
With
Zalmen Mlotek and Guests from
The National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene
(All songs will be accompanied by English supertitles, as is
the custom at the National Yiddish Theater-Folksbiene.)

Master Storyteller Isaiah Sheffer
of NPR’s Selected Shorts
Program followed by Menorah lighting, singing and reception.
$18 General; $12 Members;$9 Students & Seniors
For tickets call (212) 868-4444, or _www.smarttix.com_
(http://www.smarttix.com/)
Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street, NYC

Choral, Holiday

Kol Rinah Chanukah Concert

Kol Rinah, Westchester’s Jewish Community Chorus
Chanukah Concert conducted by Ben Gruder
Saturday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m.
At the Rosenthal JCC of Northern Westchester, 600 Bear Ridge Road, Pleasantville,
New York.

G.A. $17; Seniors/Students/Groups of 5 or more/JCC Members, $12 a person; $2
Discount for Advance Sales for all tickets.
Ticket information:
Anne Lowy (914)
232-7281 or kolrinahchorus@optonline.net.
See also, www.kolrinahchorus.org

Concerts, Holiday, WHERE: USA_Mid-Atlantic

Celebrate Hanukkah with the Mama Doni Band at a Free Concert!

“Funky Music With a Jewish Twist” is what Mama Doni (aka Doni Zasloff) and her Band
will bring to Tikvat Israel on Sunday, December 13 in a free concert open to the
entire community. Winners of the 2008 “Simcha Award” at the International Jewish
Music Festival in Amsterdam, the Band’s repertoire is a wild mix of musical
styles–reggae, folk, classic rock, country, hip hop, klezmer, and theatrical–woven
together with Yiddish terms and Jewish themes. And it’s suitable for everyone, from
“Babies to Bubbies”–hip young kids and their even hipper parents and grandparents.
The Mama Doni Band is performing 13 concerts during December alone, in Los Angeles,
Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey, but this is the only one in the Greater
Washington area, so don’t miss it!…
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Clubs

Cyro Baptista & Beat The Donkey, Edom, and More

Cyro Baptista & Beat The Donkey
Record Release Party for Infinito – Out now on Tzadik Records
EDOM, the group led by one of the new guitar heroes of modern avant-jazz EYAL MAOZ will also be celebrating the release of their new album Hope and Destruction – out now on Tzadik Records.

Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
at
Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street, NYC
New York, NY

Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

Shem’s Disciples with Candido Camero Team Up with David Amram and bobby Sanabria

New York Reggae/Hip-Hop Fusion Band Shem’s Disciples is joined by Latin
jazz Legend Candido Camero, renowned jazz instrumentalist and composer David Amram,
and multi-Grammy nominated percussionist Bobby Sanabria, to perform a special
concert for the Institute for Music and Neurologic Function (IMNF) Music Therapy
program. The IMNF is a member of the Beth Abraham Family of Health Services.

The concert will take place on Wednesday, December 2
from 7-9p.m. at the
Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, SUNY
735 Anderson Hill Rd.
Purchase, NY 10577

Tickets cost $50 and can be purchase by calling 718-519-5840 or e-mailing
imnf@bethabe.org

Choral, Concerts

Moscow Male Jewish Choir at Town Hall

Moscow Male Jewish Choir,

Moscow Male Jewish Choir
Wednesday December 9 2009
at Town Hall TOWN HALL

They’ve played the world’s stages from Russian synagogues to Carnegie Hall, winning
critical raves and fans among Jews and non-Jewish audiences alike.

A Broadway debut of the 20-voice Moscow Male
Jewish Choir Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 8 p.m., in Town Hall, 123 West 43rd
Street, New York, NY, 10036. Tenor Joseph Malovany, celebrated cantor of New York s
Fifth Avenue Synagogue, joins the choir and its distinguished founder, conductor
Alexander Tsaliuk, in a concert that features a mix of liturgical works, Yiddish,
Hebrew and Russian folksongs, classics and international favorites.

Tickets, $40 – $80, are available at Ticketmaster, 212-307-4100 www.ticketmaster.com.
The Town Hall box office (212) 840-2824 (starting November,10)
For more information and group rates call (718)-213-0076 …
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Dance, Women

Hidden Talent! for Purim

Following the trend started by Queen Esther, a new women’s arts organization reveals…

Hidden Talent!
Women performing only for women!

Come see vocalists – songwriters – dancers and more!
THIS SUNDAY

for women only!

Shir La Maalote: Elevating the World Through Song & Dance
Sunday, February 25, Shows at 4 pm and 7:30 pm
Schottenstein Cultural Center of Yeshiva University
239 East 34th St, near 2nd Ave, NY 10016

Tickets: www.pwt-concert.eventbrite.com
Questions: pwta@verizon.net

Featuring….
Chanale Fellig,
Adena Kozak,
Nehedar,
Rena Needle,
Tziporah Miriam Halperin,
Leslie Ginsparg,
Yachad Dance,
Debra Landau,
Leah Sigal,
Sara Gita Sobel,
Rachel Kohl Finegold,
Chaya & Faige Glaser,
Claudia Amzullag,
Anna Shoen,
Gabrielle Orcha,
Lori Leifer,
Chana Leah Schwartz,
Tsivia Glinert,
Penny Klein,
Elena Merlis,
Kol Isha A Cappella,
& Kol Neshama!…
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Concerts, Klezmer, WHERE: USA_California

Klezmer en Buenos Aires

Klezmer Buenos Aires
Part of Klez California Fall Festival
Saturday, November 14, 2009
8:00pm
JCC San Francisco, CA
The Lerner Moguilevsky Duo has been wowing audiences around the world for over a decade, playing with an intensity and originality that makes believers of everyone who hears them. This is klezmer mixed with hints of tango and other Latin American rhythms. Fabulous! Public $35, JCC members $32, students $30.

Tickets at www.jccsf.org/arts, 415/292-1233 or in person at the JCCSF box office.
Stop by KlezCalifornia’s information table!

Concerts, Klezmer

Klezmatics in Concert at MFA in Boston

The MFA Concert Program and The Boston Jewish Film Festival are delighted to present The Klezmatics in concert on Sunday, March 11, 7:30pm. The Boston Jewish Film Festival has screened several films over the years for which scores have been written by the Klezmatics, including Jonathan Berman’s The Shvitz (1995 and 1999 Festivals), Pearl Gluck’s Divan (2003 Festival), and Eric Greenberg Anjou’s A Cantor’s Tale (2005 Festival).

Ticket prices: Members, BJFF members, seniors, students $20; nonmembers, general admission $25.
Front-of-house seating, available for an additional $5 at each price level.
Front-of-house seating guarantees general admission seating within the first three rows of Remis Auditorium.
To purchase tickets in advance with a credit card, go to www.mfa.org or call the Box Office at least one day in advanceat 617-369-3306.…
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Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

Chamber Music – New York Style” at Temple Israel of the City of New York

On Thursday, April 22 at 8 PM, the Musicians of Lenox
Hill, under the artistic direction of Soo-Kyung Park, will perform “Chamber Music –
New York Style” at Temple Israel of the City of New York, 112 East 75th Street, New
York City The program includes Three American Piecesfor flute and piano by Lukas
Foss, Gershwin’s Embraceable You and I’ve Got Rhythm arranged for solo piano by Earl
Wilde, Dvořák’s Piano Quartet No. 2 in Eb Major, B 162, Op.87 and Luminaria for
violin and harp by Kenji Bunch, who has been called “a composer to watch” by the New
York Times and is quickly emerging as one of the most prominent American composers
of his generation.

New York Concert Review hailed the Musicians of Lenox Hill as “exemplary throughout”
and “extremely impressive, technically and musically”.…
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Musicals, Theater, WHERE: USA_NY, Yiddish or Folk

YIDDISH PIRATES ARE COMING

Gilbert and Sullivan’s
Di Yam Gazlonim (“The Pirates of Penzance” in Yiddish)
Book and Lyrics by Al Grand
Directed by Allen Lewis Rickman
Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek
Starring Jacob Feldman, Stephen Mo Hanan, Genette Lane, Dani Marcus and Steve Sterner
With Ashley Adler, Itzy Firestone, Susanne Kobb, Stuart Marshall, Eyal Sherf,
Allen Lewis Rickman, Yelena Shmulenson-Rickman, Yankl Salant, D. Zhonzinsky

TWO WEEKS ONLY
March 18 – April 1

Shows:
March 18: 2pm & 6pm
March 21: 2pm & 8pm
March 22: 2pm & 8pm
March 24: 8pm
March 25: 2pm & 6pm
March 28: 2pm & 8pm
March 29: 2pm & 8pm
March 31: 8pm
April 1: 2pm

In Yiddish
with English and Russian Translation Supertitles
The Goldman-Sonnenfeldt Family Auditorium
at The JCC in Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave at 76th St

For Tickets and Info call 212-279-4200
or visit www.ticketcentral.com (listed under ³Pirates of Penzance in Yiddish)
For information about
The National Yiddish Theatre – Folksbiene, visit us on the web at www.folksbiene.org …
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Concerts, WHERE: Great Britain

SOCALLED SEDER and more

Thursday 22nd March

SOCALLED SEDER: Socalled, Sophie Solomon, Bukky Leo, Max Reinhardt, Boujemaa
Bouboul
The Grand Hall, The Cobden Club, 170 Kensal Road, London W10 5BN (nearest
tube: Westbourne Grove)
Doors Open: 8pm Tickets: £8
Book online at www.jcclondon.org.uk or email
us to reserve your ticket. Door Policy at the Cobden Club requires your
names in advance.

The Slave Trade was made illegal in Britain in 1707. To mark these 200 years
of equality in the UK the JCC invites you to a blistering Passover affair of
live funk and hiphop, visual artistry and performance you will never forget:

Featuring:
SO CALLED: conducting a symphony of hip hop beats and old Jewish record
samples
SOPHIE SOLOMON: Europe’s most charismatic fiddler.
BUKKY LEO: Fela Kuti and Tony Allen’s afro-pioneering horns player.…
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Concerts

“DEBBIE & FRIENDS:” CONCERT TO BENEFIT HUC-JIR AND ITS SCHOOL OF SACRED MUSIC

Launching of National Cantorial Scholarship Initiative
On Thursday, November 12, 2009, legendary American Jewish composer,
singer, and recording artist, Debbie Friedman, will be the featured
performer at a concert to benefit Hebrew Union College – Jewish
Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) and its School of Sacred Music (SSM).

“Debbie & Friends” will also include performances by The Afro-Semitic
Experience, HaZamir (the International Jewish High School Choir), The
Western Wind, HUC-JIR Alumni, Faculty and Students, as well as surprise
guests. All will be performing the music of the woman who the Jerusalem
Post has called a “phenomenon” and the New York Times has lauded for
creating “a powerful and euphoric body of work.”

In 2007, Debbie was appointed to the Faculty of the Hebrew Union College
– School of Sacred Music and the fact that the concert is a benefit in
support of HUC-JIR and the SSM is something that is of great importance
to her.…
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Concerts, WHERE: USA_California

Sway Machinery’s Musical Extravaganza “Hidden Melodies Revealed: A Secret Celebration of Rosh Hashanah”

The Night Before Rosh Hashonah…..
September 17th at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple
“The Sway Machinery Makes The Ancient Modern And The Mythological Real”
– Village Voice

On the heels of their successful New York
City events in 2007 and 2008, JDub Records Presents America’s only indie
rock/Jewish cantorial music group, The Sway Machinery
www.swaymachinery.com
http://www.myspace.com/theswaymachinery
bringing one of the most unique celebrations of the Jewish new year “Hidden Melodies
Revealed – a Secret Celebration of Rosh Hashanah” to Los Angeles for 2009.
This multi-media concert event celebrates Rosh Hashanah in a presentation
that is part ritual, part rock concert. The performance is scheduled for
the night before Rosh Hashanah, on September 17. “Hidden Melodies Revealed”
will also include storytelling and compelling animated films.

The event will take place at 9:00pm

at the Wilshire Boulevard Temple
3663 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
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Concerts, Klezmer

AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE on the road

July 25 6:00 p.m. the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE, GM Theater, Charles H. Wright
Museum of African American History, 315 East Warren Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
For more info about the event or to order tickets please visit:
https://www.maah-detroit.org/afro-semitic/index.php Or call the museum:
313.494.5800

Sunday, July 26 the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE, Bicentennial Park in Olympia
Fields, Illinois, under a huge tent, 3-6 pm for more information please call
708-799-4364 or send e-mails to info@jazzintheparkforcharity.com. Please
visit the web site for more info: http://www.jazzintheparkforcharity.com/

Tuesday, August 4, 7:30 p.m., the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE, Arsenal Center
for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, Massachusetts for more
information please call 617-923-0100 or visit http://www.arsenalarts.org

Clubs, WHERE: USA_NY

METROPOLITAN KLEZMER August Brunch & Beach

Manhattan’s City Winery –Sunday klezmer brunch, 8/9/2009
East Hampton Guild Hall — Thursday evening full octet, 8/20/2009

Nomination & grant support news too:
Just Plain Folks Music Awards final round for our “Traveling Show” CD
& Sparkplug Foundation for “J. Edgar Klezmer: Songs from My
Grandmother’s FBI Files”
Read on….

Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

FINAL TWO CONCERTS OF SUMMERNIGHTS SERIES

Be at the JEWISH MUSEUM

The final two concerts of The Jewish Museum’s popular
SummerNights series are on Thursday evenings, July 16 and 23. On July
16, SLAVIC SOUL PARTY! performs virtuosic new brass band music
incorporating diverse influences, and on July 23, Ljova and the
Kontraband offer a mix of Eastern-European melodies, Latin rhythms and
jazz-inspired improvisations. Concerts begin at 7:30 pm. The Jewish
Museum is located at Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, Manhattan.

Tickets for each concert are $15 for the general public; $12
for students and seniors; and $10 for Jewish Museum members. For
further information regarding programs at The Jewish Museum, the public
may call 212.423.3337 or visit www.thejewishmuseum.org
.

Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

SUMMERNIGHTS FOUR-CONCERT SERIES AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM

Margot Leverett kicks off the series, beginning Thursday July 2nd at 7:30pm

NEW YORK, NY – The Jewish Museum’s popular SummerNights program returns,
presenting live world music in a concert setting on four Thursdays in
July. Each concert begins at 7:30 pm. Margot Leverett and the Klezmer
Mountain Boys, performing their unique mix of bluegrass and klezmer,
kick off SummerNights on July 2. This cosmopolitan concert series
features critically acclaimed musicians offering innovative
interpretations of music from all over the world. Other scheduled
performers include Musette Explosion with accordionist Will Holshouser
and guitarist Matt Munisteri echoing on French jazz of the 1930s and 40s
with fiery improvisations; the virtuosic brass band music of SLAVIC SOUL
PARTY!; and Ljova and the Kontraband performing a mix of
Eastern-European melodies, Latin rhythms and jazz-inspired
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Choral, Concerts

Jewish Choral Festival Boston

Jewish Choral Festival
Sunday, May 17,
7:30 pm at Northeastern University’s Fenway Center,
77 St. Stephen Street at the corner of Gainsborough Street.
Hebrew College and Northeastern University jointly present a festive concert,
featuring the four choirs resident at Hebrew College:
The Zamir Chorale of Boston, Koleinu, Kol Rinah and Shir Tsiyon. The combined forces
of more than one hundred singers will present a program of classical and contemporary
Jewish choral music.
COST: $20 ($10 students and seniors)
Click
here to buy tickets.

Concerts

London Fiddles on Fire

Saturday, 18 April, Ilana Cravitz will be
playing some of her favourite klezmer tunes with Francesca Ter-Berg (cello)
and John Bone (accordion) in a concert at Kings Place, the great new venue
near Kings Cross station. It’s a 45-minute programme starting at 12.45. You
can find more details and book tickets online at:
http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/music/weekly-themes/ilana-cravitz-klezmer-fiddle

The concert is part of the Folkworks: Fiddles on Fire festival, where Ilana will
be teaching a workshop as well. More about
this amazing fiddle-fest at:
http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/music/weekly-themes?theme=49

http://www.ilanacravitz.com/

Clubs, WHERE: USA_NY

‘Twas the Night Before Pesakh in ole NY town…

Metropolitan Klezmer
Metropolitan Klezmer: full octet, 15th Anniversary Show
Tuesday, April 7: Night Before Pesakh!
@ Drom, 85 Avenue A (btw E 5th-6th St) NYC
http://dromnyc.com
music sets from 7:30pm til 9:30pm, doors open 7pm
$10 + two-drink or food minimum
Full tapas menu and bar
Tel: 212-777-1157
Tickets: boxoffice@dromnyc.com
Dinner & table reservations: reservations@dromnyc.com
Event page
METROPOLITAN KLEZMER – as in photo above:
Ismail Butera (accordion)
Pam Fleming (trumpet/flugelhorn)
Melissa Fogarty (vocals)
Michael Hess (violin/ney flutes)
Dave Hofstra (upright bass/tuba)
Debra Kreisberg (clarinet/alto sax)
Reut Regev (trombone)
Eve Sicular (drums/leader)

Photocredit Angela Jimenez

Choral, Workshops

A Jewish Music Medley

A Jewish Music Medley
Hebrew College School of Jewish Music
Sunday, March 21
Wellesley College
Houghton Memorial Chapel
106 Central Street
Wellesley, Mass.

Cosponsored by the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life
at Wellesley College
2:30& 4:45 p.m.
Your Turn to Learn– Hands-on Workshops

Join faculty from the School of Jewish Music for an afternoon of free workshops,
including Unlocking the Cantillation Code with Joshua Jacobson, a Sing-along with
Cantor Jeff Klepper, A Cappella from Alef to Tav with Honorable Menschen, and
Pedagogy of B’nai Mitzvah for Special Needs Students with Dr. Scott Sokol and
Cantor Louise Treitman.

Free admission. Registration required.
Register now

For a taste of the Cantillation workshop, read Joshua Jacobson’s blog post, What’s
Music Got to Do With It?: Why We Chant Torah ;

7:30 p.m.…
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Dance, Women

An All-Women’s Music & Dance Festival!

SUNDAY, February 25, 2007
SHIR LA MA’ALOTE: Elevating the World Through Music and Dance
A concert for women only to benefit Professional Women’s Theater,
an organization which seeks to promote all-female performance opportunities,
featuring known and rising stars in the Jewish women’s performing world!
Singer-songwriters, dancers, vocalists….
Chanale! ~ Debra Landau ~ Rachel Kohl Finegold ~ Emilia Cataldo ~ Gabrielle Orcha ~
The Light Peddler’s Band ~ Rena Needle ~ Tziporah Miriam Halperin…And MORE!
Show I: 4:00 pm
Show II: 7:30 pm
Reception & CD Fair: 6:15 – 7:15 pm
Yeshiva University’s Schottenstein Cultural Center
239 East 34th St. between 2nd & 3rd Aves. NY, NY 10016
Tickets: http://pwt-concert.eventbrite.com/
$30 in advance, $36 at door / $15 students / all proceeds considered charity
For further information, please contact pwta@verizon.net or 646-234-1542.…
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Concerts

The Colors of Water — Today in Boston!

Julie Silver plays Hancock Hall in Boston, March 22nd, 4PM…with the tremendously talented Yavilah McCoy and Josh Nelson.
Program: The Colors of Water – An original Mayyim Hayyim production telling the unique musical family history of four generations who found a home in Judaism through spirit and song.
Written by Anita Diamant, Janet Buchwald and Yavilah McCoy
Performers: Yavilah McCoy, Julie Silver, Josh Nelson and more!
Hancock Hall
180 Berkeley Street
Boston, MA 02116

Tickets:
$54 General Admission (Reception and Performance) –Dessert Reception starts at 3pm
$36 Performance Only
$18 Students (performance only, please arrive at 3:45)
http://www.mayyimhayyim.org/Water2009/

Choral, Concerts, WHERE: Canada

TORONTO JEWISH FOLK CHOIR’S 85TH ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2011 AT POSLUNS AUDITORIUM
The Toronto Jewish Folk Choir celebrates its 85th annual
Spring concert by commemorating the original immigrant workers who founded
the choir. Its performance – under conductor Alexander Veprinsky – features
special guests Beyond The Pale (2010 Canadian Folk Music Awards’
Instrumental Group of the Year).

The concert takes place at the Posluns
Auditorium at Baycrest, 3560 Bathurst Street, north entrance, 2nd floor
(wheelchair accessible), Sunday, May 15, 2011, 3 p.m.

Tickets are $25; seniors and students, $20; children 12 and under free.
Information and ticket reservations may be obtained by calling 416-789-5502
or e-mailing tjfolkchoir@sympatico.ca Info will also be available at
www.winchevskycentre.org/institutions/choir.html and at the Toronto Jewish
Folk Choir on Facebook.

The Choir’s major work, In Amerike, vividly captures the immigrant
experience in an evocative suite by Winnipeg composer Sid Robinovitch.…
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Clubs

US Premier of Israel’s Shabate

Wednesday, July 27 · 8:30pm – 11:30pm
Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant & Music Club
17 Holland Street
Davis Square
Somerville, MA
directly across from David T-stop
617-776-2004

Enjoy the US premier performance of the Israeli band, Shabate. Led by renowned Ethiopian singer and saxophonist, Abate Bihurim, the group creates a unique fusion of Ethiopian Jazz, afro rhythm grooves and traditional Jewish soul. With its global influences and exceptional musicianship, Shabate is fast becoming one of the most fabulous statements in Israel’s contemporary music scene.

This is a fundraiser for BJMF so come out and enjoy the music while supporting next year’s Festival.
Tickets JUST $15 in advance at http://www.johnnyds.com/ca​l/2011/2011-07.html
$20 at the door (cash only)

Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

SUMMERNIGHTS Series at Jewish Museum

Thursday Nights are SUMMERNIGHTS at The Jewish Museum
The William Petschek Family Music Program
Tix: www.thejewishmuseum.org/SummerNights or call 212.423.3337

SummerNights 2011 is the 14th annual summer concert series featuring live music and
great art. Concerts begin at 7:30 pm in the Museum’s Scheuer Auditorium. Seating is
general admission.

Tickets: Members $10; General $15; and Students/Seniors (65+) $12

Slavic Soul Party! – Thursday, July 21
Brash and strong as slivovitz, these musicians forge virtuoso brass band music
melding Balkan and Gypsy sounds with American jazz and soul.

Michael Winograd Trio – Thursday, July 28
This ensemble offers a fresh approach to klezmer music that blends traditional
Yiddish songs with new compositions.

The Michael Winograd Trio will be performing on Thursday, July 28 at 7:30 pm as part
of The Jewish Museum’s popular SummerNights concert series.…
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Competitions/Special Events

Israeli & Ernest Bloch Music Competitions

Semi-Finals
Monday, July 11 · 11:00am – 6:00pm
Location The Yehudi Menuhin School,
Stoke d’Abernon, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 3QQ

For Israeli & Ernest Bloch Music Competitions
More Info
To purchase audience tickets for the Semi-Final please click on the link below:
http://israelimusiccompeti​tion.org/index.php?option=​com_content&view=category&​layout=blog&id=45&Itemid=7​6

Participant Competitions:

Michal Korman; Cello
Ayaka Tanimoto; Singer
Sina Meyn; Clarinet
Magdalena Filipczak; Violin
Suvi Tuulia Keto; Trumpet
Claire Sananikone; Guitar
Raphaël Unger; Cello
The Idomeneo Quartet
Rafal Zolkos; Flute
Lindsay Bryden;Flute
Brian O’kone;Cello
Nina Fernando;Cello
Verity Thirkettle;Violin
Inbar Solomon;Recorder
Eleanor Corr;Violin
Gal Nyska;Cello
Sayaka Kurata;Violin

6pm -Announcement of the finalists.

Finals:Date: 14 July 2011Britten Theatre
Time: 1830Hrs-2130Hrs
Location: The Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BS…
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Concerts, Klezmer, WHERE: USA_NewEngland

Shpilkes Klezmer Band in Framingham May 28

Shpilkes Klezmer Band plays the lively, living melodies of the Jewish people, from
the playful tunes and Yiddish songs of Klezmer to the passionate rhythms and Ladino
songs of Sephardic music. SKB plays with shpilkes; an energy that makes it hard to
sit still and encourages audiences to sing along with familiar melodies and even
dance in the aisles. You can hear them at The Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham on
Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 8:00 PM.
The Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis St
Framingham MA 01702
Contact: 508-405-ARTS (2787). Tickets: $15, student/senior $14, member $12.
www.amazingthings.org
www.myspace.com/shpilkes

Concerts

Whirling Dervish with Yuval Ron Ensemble

“deeply moving pan-Middle Eastern music”–
The Yuval Ron Ensemble unites the sacred musical traditions of Judaism,
Sufism (Islamic mystical tradition) and the Christian Armenian Church
into an unusual musical celebration. Bringing together artists from
Arabic, Jewish and Christian ancestry the Yuval Ron Ensemble is
dedicated to fostering an understanding of Middle Eastern cultures and
religions.

What: An evening of Suft Music and Whirling and Sufi poetry of Rumi,
Yunus and Hafiz

Who: Whirling Dervish of the Melevi Order- Aziz, with The Yuval Ron
Ensemble, featuring Najwa Gibran, vocal soloist

Where: Church in Ocean Park, 235 Hill Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405.
Free street parking on 4th street and streets east of 4th street or pay
parking lots on Main Street or 1/4 block east of Main Street

When: Sunday, February 18, 2007 at 7:00pm

Money: Advanced tickets: $15, at the door: $20.…
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Classical or Jewish art music, Concerts

Beethoven & Golijov

Audiences of the Marin Symphony’s Sunday, February 25 and
Tuesday, February 27 concerts will be treated to two epic works in one
program: Beethoven’s majestic Symphony No. 7 and contemporary composer
Osvaldo Golijov’s The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind, performed by
solo clarinetist Todd Palmer. Also on the program is Kodály’s Galanta
Dances. Alasdair Neale conducts.

The Marin Symphony concerts will be held on Sunday, February 25 and Tuesday,
February 27 at 7:30pm at Marin Center, San Rafael, California. Tickets at $65, $50 and
$27 are available at 415.499.6800 (students half price). Free pre-concert
talks with Maestro Neale begin at 6:30pm in the concert hall. Audience
members are invited to meet clarinetist Todd Palmer, Maestro Neale and
members of the orchestra immediately after the Tuesday, February 27 concert
at the Symphony’s regular Tuesday Night Wrap Party, Four Points by Sheraton
Lounge, 1010 Northgate Drive, San Rafael.…
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Uncategorized

Young Artists Concert Series at YIVO

Thursday, May 12th. 7pm
As part of the Young Artists Concert Series, Hebrew College School of Jewish Music students
Richard Lawrence and Kate Judd will be performing in
a concert highlighting the works of Lazar Weiner and Joseph Achron at the YIVO
Institute for Jewish Research, New York City,
at the Center for Jewish History | 15 West 16th Street – NYC

For more information on the concert and to purchase tickets, please go to:
http://www.yivo.org/events/index.php?tid=181&aid=822

Choral, Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

Nashir! The Rottenberg Chorale

The Lucy Moses School at Kaufman Center presents:
Nashir! The Rottenberg Chorale
Benjamin Gruder, Conductor
Sunday, June 13, at 8:00 pm
Merkin Concert Hall
http://kaufman-center.org/
129 West 67th Street, New York
212-501-3330

With a repertoire spanning continents and centuries, featured composers
include: Giuseppe Verdi, Salomone Rossi, Yehezkel Braun, Zavel Zilberts and
David Broza
Tickets: $24 preferred seating, $21 general admission, $17 students/seniors
Merkin Hall www.merkinconcerthall.org

Concerts

Elizabeth Swados “From the Fire”

“From the Fire” an oratorio with music by Elizabeth Swados will be performed March 23-27, 2011
Judson Memorial Church
55 Washington Square South, Manhattan
For information and tickets, call (212) 229-5488 or
e-mail boxoffice@newschool.edu

The work, with music by Elizabeth Swados, writer/director, Cecilia Rubino, the poet, Paula Finn, and designed by Bonnie Roche-Bronfman, commemorates the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911. The fire was a completely devastating tragedy that resulted in the loss of life of over 146 working Jewish and Italian girls. Trapped behind locked doors, the tragedy led to workplace reforms and galvanized the Progressive Movement. To read more about this event see:
http://www.trianglefromthefire.com/home.shtml

Concerts, WHERE: USA_NY

Triangle Fire Remembered

the culminating centennial event — An evening of music, spoken word poetry, and solidarity in commemoration of the 146 victims will be held in New York City. The event is free but you must have a ticket for admission.
Get your tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/164102

You’ll get to hear Metropolitan Klezmer performing klezmer music written about the tragedy, uncovered 100 years later. Spoken word poetry from youthful voices from the New York City area. Clara Lemlich’s historical speech from the very stage where the Uprising of the 20,000 began. Solidarity Forever by the NYC Labor Chorus. Irish folk rock from Larry Kirwan of Black 47. Worker testimonials from Bangladesh, Egypt, and West Virginia.

The event takes place in the evening following the annual memorial commemoration at the site of the fire.…
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Concerts, Sephardic, Ladino or Mizrachi, WHERE: USA_NY

Performing Piyyutim: Sephardic Music, Poetry and Spirituality

With ethnomusicologist and bandleader Samuel R. Thomas, Syrian Rabbi Joseph Dweck, and Moroccan Rabbi Gad Bouskila
part of The NEXT New York Conversation

Join Leonard Lopate, ethnomusicologist and bandleader Samuel R. Thomas and voices from within the Brooklyn Sephardic community for Performing Piyyutim: Sephardic Music, Poetry, and Spirituality, an exploration of Sephardic sacred poems through live musical performance and conversation. The event is presented as part of The NEXT New York Conversation series.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
at 7:00 PM
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Tickets: $20
More…

Festivals

Boston Jewish Music Festival

It’s quite a lineup. Boston’s From March 6-20, 2011, the Boston Jewish Music Festival.
Visit the website for complete lineup information, with dates, times and prices, including the hot new “Yemen Blues.”http://bostonjewishmusicfestival.org/events-tickets/

Full website, with blog, artist pics and links, and event listings: http://bostonjewishmusicfestival.org/

# Divine Sparks – where traditional hazzanut meets contemporary
improvisation with Frank London, Yaakov Lemmer, Aaron Bensoussan,
and Boston’s own Gastón Bogomolni, Jessica Kate Meyer, and
Elias Rosemberg.

# The New England Premiere of Ravid Kahalani and Yemen Blues, the
incredible new world music ensemble from the former lead singer of
The Idan Raichel Project.

# Sing Songs of Shabbat with your choice of 4 unique Friday night
musical services at synagogues across Greater Boston.

# A very special family concert featuring Maurice Sendak’s adaptation of Peter and the Wolf, called Pincus and the Pig.…
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Classical or Jewish art music, WHERE: USA_NY

Yiddish Repertoire Featured in Two Unusual Recitals at Symphony Space:

“Di Sheyne Milnerin” (Feb. 14th) and “A Yiddish Winterreise” (Feb. 16th)

Acclaimed bass-baritone Mark Glanville and Pianist Alexander Knapp will
give two unusual programs at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space in
February featuring the Yiddish song repertoire.
Tickets $25; Members,
Students, Seniors $20; Day of Show $30

On Monday, February 14th at 7:30 PM the duo will perform the United States
premiere of ‘Di Sheyne Milnerin’ (‘Die Schöne Müllerin’) is a specially
devised cycle of songs from the Yiddish repertoire, only the second time a
collection of Yiddish song has been forged into a cycle with a coherent
dramatic trajectory.

Monday, February 14th, 7.30 p.m.
“Di Sheyne Milnerin (A Yiddish “Die Schöne Müllerin”)
USA Première
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
New York, NY 10025
(212) 864-5400
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&q=Symphony+Space+NYC&fb=1&gl=us&hq=Symphony+Space&hnear=New+York,+NY&cid=14104568892703723774&z=14
New York City

Wednesday, February 16th, 7.30 p.m.…
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