Announcements Archive 2003 | Jewish Music WebCenter

Saturday 29 November 2003, 8.00pm
Budapest Klezmer Band (Hungary). Coming from the heart of Europe, where klezmer music originated, this ensemble sweeps you off your feet from the first moment with their raw
energy, soaring sounds and gypsy folk rhythms. With exuberant vitality and yet with extreme poignancy they conjure up a time when this music was an integral part of European Jewish life.

Presented by the Jewish Music Institute supported by Warner Music UK, The Spiro Ark, The Swiss Embassy, the Hungarian Cultural Centre and The Jewish Chronicle.

Doors open 7.30, bands on at 8.00
Tickets £17.50 Concessions £14.00 Pass for all 4 concerts £50. Concessions for seniors, students, children, unwaged, groups of 10 or more or if coming to more than 1 concert) .
www.wayahead.com 0871 22 00 260
www.ticketweb.co.uk T. 08700 600 100
Or in person from Reckless Records: 79 Upper Street N1.(next to Screen on the Green)

For details of more JMI events, Tel 020 8909 2445 or visit see Website www.jmi.org.uk

Isle of Klezbos!

Friday morning, 11/21: WAMC Northeast Public Radio’s Roundtable show
presents Klezbos on “Performance Place” with host Paul Elisha
live on-air performance & interview from about 11:20am til noon
show details & station/s info at www.wamc.org

then (still Friday, 11/21) at 8:00pm: The West Strand Grill, Kingston NY
50 Abeel St… directions/tickets at www.greatdamesproductions.com
more info: 845-331-8128 .
$15 advance, $20 at the door
Two sets from the powerhouse, fun-loving all-female klezmer sextet!
untamed frolic ~ modal mystery ~ soulful originals ~ Yiddish swing & tango
presented by the Great Dames Productions women’s music series

Isle of Klezbos! featuring:

Pam Fleming, trumpet & flugelhorn
Julia Haines, accordion (erstwhile Ulster County-ite & hip harper too…)
Deborah Karpel, vocals
Debra Kreisberg, clarinet & alto saxophone
Catherine Popper, double bass
Eve Sicular, drums

–Geneva–

Chers Amis de la Musique Juive,

Nous avons le privilège et le grand plaisir de recevoir pour un unique concert le duo

Deborah Strauss – Jeff Warschauer

dimanche 30 novembre 2003 à 17h
Cité Bleue, 46 Av. de Miremont, Genève.

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Membres du célèbre ‘Klezmer Conservatory Band’, Deborah et Jeff sont des musiciens et enseignants reconnus dans le monde entier, profondément impliqueés dans la culture yiddish et la musique klezmer.

Leur spectacle “Dans mon Jardin, Chants yiddish, musiques d’amour et de joie”, enraciné dans la tradition, mais parfaitement contemporain, comporte des musiques klezmer, yiddish, hassidiques et liturgiques, auxquelles s’ajoutent des chansons, familières ou peu connues, ainsi que des compositions originales. Leurs interprétations composent un tableau dont les sonorités couvrent une palette exceptionnellement large de couleurs, allant de la délicatesse raffinée à l’exubérance qui fait taper du pied et danser.

Au plaisir de vous y rencontrer…

Entrée: 28.- / AVS, AI, chômeurs, étudiants: 18.-
Membres AMJ: réduction complémentaire de 5.-
Réservations: +41(0) 22 734.71.93
amj@club-association.ch

Organisation: AMJ http://www.club-association.ch/amj

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Mardi 2 décembre 2003 à 20h: Le klezmer, des origines à nos jours: Conférence de Michel Borzykowski avec illustrations musicales. Brasserie Victoria, 2 rue Bovy-Lysberg, 1er étage. Organisé par Art-Club en collaboration avec l’AMJ.

Dimanche 14 décembre à 18h: Concert avec Hotegezugt, musique klezmer: Eglise de St-Georges (au dessus de Gland, VD)
Au plaisir d’une prochaine rencontre!

Michal

borzykowski@infomaniak.ch
Homepage AMJ: http://www.club-association.ch/amj
Geneva klezmer page: http://borzykowski.users.ch

–New York–

The Yiddish Studies Program at Columbia University Presents Three Concerts:
October 20, November 10 and December 8, 2003.For more information, contact Jeff Warschauer at (718) 399-1147 or
warschauer@aol.com

–London–

Klezmer Beats on
Upper Street at the Union Chapel:
The World Quintet (20 November)
Budapest Klezmer Band (29 November)

JMI Website www.jmi.org.uk for more concerts and the whole season to 18 December.

–Boston, MA–

B o s t o n U n i v e r s i t y
Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies
presents the Horn-Berger Concert

A l i c i a S v i g a l s and her Ensemble

Wednesday, September 24, 2003
8 p.m.
School of Management Auditorium
595 Commonwealth Ave.
Boston, MA, USA

Violinist Alicia Svigals, who is considered by many to be the world’s leading klezmer fiddler, was a founder of the renowned Jewish roots groups the Klezmatics, and of her current band, the all-female Mikveh. As a musician and composer, she has worked with Itzhak Perlman, the Kronos Quartet, playwrights Tony Kushner and Eve Ensler, Allen Ginsburg, Led Zeppelin’s Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, Hasidic superstar Avraham Fried, and singer/songwriter Debbie Friedman.

She has been at the forefront of the Klezmer revival, rediscovering and reinventing the sound of the Klezmer fiddle, the central instrument in klezmer music before the Holocaust. A musician and composer, Svigals is widely acclaimed for her virtuosic technique and lyricism.

Svigals will be joined by an old-world string band made up of Boston’s finest klezmer musicians, including members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and of Andy Statman’s ensemble: Jim Guttman, bass; Miriam Rabson and Rohan Gregory, violins; Pete Rushefsky, tsimbl; and Larry Eagle, percussion.

Free and open to the public. For information call 617-353-8096.
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–New York–

Binyumen (“Ben”) Schaechter will be performing this weekend at Carnegie Hall ! The show is called The Best of Anna Deavere Smith and is part of the opening weekend of festivities and performances to usher in the brand new 650-seat “jewel” Zankel Hall.
Ben has been asked to be onstage to provide simultaneous Yiddish translation for two of her monologues, alternating lines and passages with Anna.

When: Saturday evening, September 13, 2003, 7:00 PM
Where: Zankel Hall, Seventh Avenue, between 56 and 57 Sts, NYC
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–Toronto–
MORRIS WINCHEVSKY SCHOOL
585 Cranbrooke Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6A 2X9
Telephone: (416) 789-5502 Fax: (416) 789-5981 E-mail: mws@on.aibn.com

KLEZ-MORE!!

A Celebration of the Morris Winchevsky School’s 75TH Anniversary

The Morris Winchevsky School celebrates its 75th anniversary with a reunion concert – KLEZ-MORE!! The public and alumni are invited to join the celebration on Sunday, September 21, 7:30 p.m. at the Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W., Toronto.

The evening features some of Toronto’s leading Jewish musicians. The KLEZMER SWINGTET – led by Jonno Lightstone, with Tony Quarrington and Jordan Klapman – swings Yiddish favourites. DAVE WALL AND MARILYN LERNER will include their fresh and stunning original settings of Yiddish poetry to music that blends classical, jazz and Jewish traditions, from their well-received new album, Still Soft-Voiced Heart. Singer, songwriter, musician and entertainer BATSHEVA, who recently returned to Toronto after living in Los Angeles, enchants with her signature repertoire of comedy and Yiddish and Ladino folk music that has delighted audiences across Canada and the U.S. for years.

SHARON HAMPSON of Sharon, Lois & Bram will emcee the concert. The music will include a blend of the familiar and nostalgic along with contemporary sounds, and will be punctuated by recollections of former students and graduates from the 1920s to the present.

For 75 years, the Morris Winchevsky School (MWS) has aimed at fostering a strong sense of Jewish identity and appreciation of ITS rich cultural heritage. Affiliated with the Board of Jewish Education (UJA Federation) and the Congress of Secular Jewish Organizations, the MWS provides progressive, secular Jewish education, which emphasizes Jewishness as a culture, history, tradition and way of life. The extensive and well-developed curriculum is enhanced through family-based education.

KLEZ-MORE!!, featuring The Klezmer Swingtet, Dave Wall and Marilyn Lerner, Batsheva, and M.C. Sharon Hampson, celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Morris Winchevsky School, Sunday, September 21, 7:30 p.m. at the Isabel Bader Theatre, 93 Charles St. W. Tickets are $35, $25 for students and seniors, and include a post-concert reception. Inner Circle tickets at $75 will also be available (a receipt for the charitable portion will be issued). For more information, call 416-789-5502, fax 416-789-5981, e-mail mws@on.aibn.com or visit www.winchevskycentre.org.

High-res JPEGS available for download from www.winchevskycentre.org.

For further information and interviews contact:
Linda Litwack
(416) 782-7837 / E-mail: c

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–New York–

The monthly Kavehoyz, sponsored by the Congress for Jewish Culture begins its second season with a performance by Chaim Freiburg, who sings the repertoire of the great Yiddish singer, Sidor Belarsky.
Admission $5 includes coffee and pastries. What a deal!

Thursday, September 18th, 700 PM. 2003

Congress for Jewish Culture, 25 E. 21st. NYC
between Park and Broadway.
info: 212-505-8040
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–Amherst, MA–

Khevre, the New Jewish Music/Klezmer Band from Boston will be playing a FREE CONCERT at the National Yiddish Book Center in Amhearst, MA, on September 21st. Khevre will be playing two sets starting at 2:00 PM with a short intermission…. there is limited seating though, so you might want to get there a bit early to claim your space.
The National Yiddish Book Center is located on the campus of Hampshire College in Amhearst, MA.
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–Geneva–

HOTEGEKLEZT
en concert à la Fondation de l’Hermitage
2 route du Signal, Lausanne
le 27 septembre 2003 à 20h et à 22h
pour la “Nuite des Musées”
dans le cadre de l’Exposition “Frantisek Kupka”

Anne-Claire Monnier – chant
Bianca Mihaies-Favez – violon
Michel Borzykowski – saxophones
Christine Niggeler – accordéon
Mirella Vedeva – contrebasse

A bientôt!
Michel
borzykowski@infomaniak.ch
Homepage AMJ: http://www.club-association.ch/amj
Geneva klezmer page: http://borzykowski.users.ch
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–Pikesville, MD–

The Alexandria Kleztet
On Saturday, September 13, will be playing as part of the inaugural “Arts in the Park” festival in the Sudbrook Park neighborhood of Pikesville, MD. The festival, which will feature live music, arts, and crafts, will take place at the Sudbrook Stream Valley Park. It’s free. Concert goers are encouraged to bring some chairs or blankets and make a day of it. The group will be playing from 3 until 4 pm. The Kelly Bell Band will be headlining at 5 pm. For more
information, visit www.sudbrookpark.org.
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–New York–

Klezska will be playing two shows on Sat. the 13th @ 8 & 10PM with a $10 cover at a new club that opens up this week. Satalla (which is owned by an Israeli) features music from all over the world. They serve food as well and there is plenty of free parking on the street in the evenings. You can hear some of their music at www.klezska.com. Satalla is located on 26th Street between 6th Ave. & Broadway.
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–East Meadow, NY–

FREE OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday, September 10th 7:30 – 9pm
Workmen’s Circle Klezmer Ensemble of Nassau Cultural Center, Long Island
Meets every Wednesday evening at 7:45
Led by Deborah Strauss, internationally known Klezmer musician, long-time
member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and the Strauss/Warschauer Duo.

The Workmen’s Circle Nassau Cultural Center, Inc.
574 East Meadow Ave., East Meadow, NY 11554
Convenient to 5 major parkways
For more information and to register please call
(516) 794-0506 or e-mail us at BBWorkCircle@aol.com
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–Paris–

AZAD
Musique klezmer
Se produira le mardi 16 septembre à 21h
Au Satellite Café,
44 rue de la Folie Méricourt, 75011 Paris
Tél : 01 47 00 48 87
M° : St Ambroise ou Oberkampf

Entrée : 10 €

Infos sur le groupe :
www.musica-urbis.com
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–New York–
Metropolitan Klezmer back uptown in concert!

Sunday, September 7th
2:00pm… full eight-piece band
Benefit for B’nai Brith at Congregation Habonim
44 West 66th St, NYC
$36; $9 for ages 12 & under; $18 for seniors w/copy of this email!

More concert info & advance tickets: 212-490-3290

This concert is dedicated with love to the memory of
our dear friend & colleague Howie Leess (1920 – 2003),
an original member of the Greater Metropolitan Klezmer Band

METROPOLITAN KLEZMER www.metropolitanklezmer.com
Ismail Butera – accordion
Rick Faulkner – trombone
Pam Fleming – trumpet & flugelhorn
Michael Hess – ney flute, kanun flute & violin
Dave Hofstra – bass & tuba
Deborah Karpel – vocals
Debra Kreisberg – clarinet & alto saxophone
Eve Sicular – drums / bandleader

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–Los Angeles, CA —

SEPTEMBER 20, 2003
Saturday, 7:30, September 20 at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts
Actor & Legendary Folk Singer, Theodore Bikel Sings and Signs
Hatikvah Music International will be
sponsoring “AN EVENING WITH THEODORE BIKEL” in honor of the release of his new CD,
“Theodore Bikel’s Treasury of Yiddish Folk & Theatre Songs” and to recognize
his many contributions to the arts. The CD, issued by Rhino Handmade Records,
reprises twenty-six of Bikel’s greatest recordings produced by Jac Holzman,
founder of Electra Records.

For more information, please contact Jack Rutberg
Tel. 323-938-5222; email jrutberg@jackrutbergfinearts.com

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–Hartford, Connecticut–

September 13, Warren Byrd and David Chevan will be participating in the opening day events for this year’s One Book for Greater Hartford selection, The Color of Water, by James McBride, at the Hartford Public Public Library. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. with readings all day by several major African-American writers including poet Jon Bey-West and author Herb Boyd.

Warren and David Chevan will give a performance at 12:00 p.m. of Jewish and African-American sacred music. There is no admission charge for this or any of the other events. If you’d like more information about this event please visit the festival web site at http://www.hplct.org/Festival/festival.htm The Hartford Public Libary is located at 500 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut and the phone number is (860) 695-6300.

–White Plains, NY–

Saturday, September 20, 2003. David Chevan will be joined by several members of the Afro-Semitic Experience including Will Bartlett, Warren Byrd, Stacy Phillips and Alvin Carter for a special night of music and worship at Temple Israel Center of White Plains. At 9:30 p.m. they will present a lecture and concert of music from The Days of Awe. They will be performing interpretations of pieces for the High Holy Days from the repertoire of Cantor Yossele Rosenblatt. Joining them for several of these pieces will be Temple Israel Center’s cantor, Jack Mendelson. Jack grew up listening to many of these pieces and will share his interpretations of these melodies. After the concert and a little nosh they will accompany the cantor, his choir, and the congregation in a midnight Selichot service. Temple Israel Center of White Plains is located at 280 Old Mamaroneck Rd. in White Plains, NY. The phone number is 914-948-2800.
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–London–

Klezmer Beats on Upper Street

4 concerts of distinctive and compelling Eastern European Jewish music and song with acclaimed artists and ensembles from Old Europe and Latin America Union Chapel, Compton Terrace, Upper Street, Islington N1 Nr Highbury Corner

Thursday 23 October 2003, 8.00pm
TangoKlezmer : Giora Feidman Quartet (Argentina/USA)
The Legendary Giora Feidman, who launched the klezmer revival around the world with his Jewish soul music, returns to London at last. His mesmerising musicianship moves an audience regardless of colour, religion or language. ‘Maestro Feidman has the almost magical ability to transform his clarinet into an eloquent human voice’ —New York Times

Sunday 9 November 2003, 8.00pm
Tangele – The Pulse of Yiddish Tango
Lloica Czackis mezzo soprano, Gustavo Beytelman, piano/arranger, Juan Lucas Aisemberg, viola, (Argentina via Europe). An enthralling celebration of music from two powerful cultures: Yiddish song and tantalising Tango. Pulsating rhythms from the brothels of Buenos Aires in the ’20s, show stopping tunes of the Yiddish theatres of New York in the ’30s and ’40s, and haunting melodies of the ghettos and concentration camps of wartime Europe. (co-presented by JMI and The Spiro Ark)

Thursday 20 November 2003, 8.00pm
The World Quintet Formerly known as Kol Simcha (Switzerland) The World Quintet’s sophisticated mix of thrilling jazz improvisations, exotic Mediterranean melodies and sensuous Eastern European rhythms, alternating with tender ballads, captivates and enthrals demanding audiences
at New York’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall as well as the most renowned jazz, classical and world music festivals on three continents.

–Columbia, MO–

Jewish Spectrum— A radio program. Hosted by Carol
Greenspan.
This program presents Jewish music and culture from all over the world, Sundays, 5am -7am on KOPN-FM 89.5 in Columbia, MO. In honor of the upcoming holiday of Yom Kippur: multiple Kol Nidres during next Sunday Oct. 5. The Oct. 12 show, 5-7 am, the Columbus Day program, is always a celebration of Sephardic music and some stories told by Sephardic artists. One of the 5 early morning classical music programmers will play a Kol Nidre and an Avinu Malkenu, between 6 and 7 am, another between 7 and 8 am. Carol will play one woman and one man each hour, and reverse which is sung by a woman and a man each hour. For more info:
cmgreenspan@msn.com, KOPN/Box 19, 915 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO, USA.
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David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble

The opening concert of the season of David
Glukh Klezmer Ensemble will take place in Klavierhaus, 211 West 58 Street in New York City, (near Carnegie Hall) at 7PM on October 12, 2003. Ronn Yedidia- Accordion, Dan Auerbach- Violin, David Glukh- Piccolo Trumpet

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–New York–

Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl) and Dena Ressler (clarinet).

“From Belaia Tserkov to Syracuse: klezmer music then and now.”
Original compositions by Pete Rushefsky, tunes collected by Moshe Beregovski in Dena Ressler’s ancestral town, and other rarely performed treasures – traditional and original Jewish music for hammered dulcimer and clarinet.

Live on New York’s Lower East Side

Tonic’s Klezmer Brunch, curated by David Krakauer

Date: Sunday, September 14, 2003

Time: Two sets: 1:30 and 3:00

Place: Tonic (www.tonicnyc.com), 212 358-7501

107 Norfolk St. (between Delancey and Rivington)

F train to Delancey Street; J, M, & Z trains to Essex; 14A bus to Rivington/Delancey

Admission: $10 per set or $15 for both.
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–Spencertown, NY–

Tim Sparks performing at Spencertown Academy in Spencertown, NY Oct 25, 2003 (sat)
at 8:00 – doors open at 7:30.
call 518-392-3693 or email spencertown@taconic.net

PS: La Maison de la Culture Yiddish organise un stage de chant yiddish avec Teresa Tova le 2 novembre 2003 de 10 h 30 à 18 h, 18 Passage Saint-Pierre Amelot, 75011 Paris. Prix : 45 â‚¬. Informations et inscriptions: Henriette LEGET h.leget@wanadoo.fr tel: 0033 6 82 61 37 81.

June, 2003

–Kiev, Ukraine–
Klezfest Ukraine August 24 – 29, 2003
The Center of Jewish Education in Ukraine —
with the support of the Jewish Community Development Fund in Russia and Ukraine (US) and the Canadian Embassy in Ukraine
proudly announces the fourth annual Klezfest Ukraine
which will take place August 24 – 29, 2003. Klezfest Ukraine is devoted to the study of traditional Ashkenazi music and its modern interpretation in both composition and performance. Special attention will also be devoted to methods of promoting modern Jewish music.
The Center of Jewish Education in Ukraine
Kurska St., 6, room 37, 03049, Kiev, Ukraine
Telephones: (380-44) 248-3670, 248-3634, 248-5377; fax: (380-44)
248-3670, 248-5377
center@cjeu.carrier.kiev.ua
http://klezmer.com.ua/news/news_eng.php

–San Francisco–
KLEZCALIFORNIA:June 22 – 27, 2003

A Summer Day Camp for All Ages Featuring Klezmer Music, Yiddish Language and Folk Arts.

Enjoy five days of music and culture with the all-stars of a generation that turned its back on the melting pot and launched a revival of the Jewish instrumental music of Eastern Europe known as klezmer.

This celebration of klezmer music, Yiddish language and folk arts will take place June 22 – 27th in San Francisco. “KlezCalifornia” will inspire people of all ages and backgrounds, amateurs and professionals, secular and religious, musicians and music lovers.

Teachers include:

* Henry Sapoznik, Peabody Award-winning presenter of the Yiddish Radio Project, broadcast this past year on National Public Radio; (banjo)

* Michael Alpert, musical director of the Emmy Award-winning PBS special “In the Fiddler’s House,” with Yitzhak Perlman; (accordion, fiddle) and

* Frank London, trumpeter for the world-renowned Klezmatics.

Also Naomi Seidman, Jewish Studies professor, GTU; Adrienne Cooper, Yiddish singer extraordinaire; Michael Wex, the Lenny Bruce of the klezmer revival, and more. . .

The program will take place from 9 – 6 pm daily at the Jewish Community High School of the Bay, in San Francisco, with special events in the evening.

Instructors will introduce newcomers of all ages to klezmer music, teach new licks to experienced players, and lead Yiddish songs. Non-musicians can learn traditional dance, pick up some Yiddish, read short stories in translation,
practice paper cutting (a traditional Jewish folk art), hear the history of Yiddish radio, and revel in Jewish humor.

A full children’s program is included for ages 5-12.

“Yiddish culture is a treasure that can help other Jews have a sense of who they are, where they came from,” says Harvey Varga, a former Stanford instructor, who will teach Yiddish. The camp is also for anyone who simply loves the music and wants to learn more about the community that produced it.

A New York-based organization, Living Traditions, has held very popular winter-time “KlezKamps” for the past 18 years, including two in California. Now, a local organization, KlezCalifornia, Inc. is giving Californians a chance to enjoy and celebrate the 1,000 year old culture known as Yiddishkayt, closer to home.

Tuition is $305 for children, $320 for teens (12-17), $390 for adults, including four lunches. Separate registration is available for individual days, courses, or evening programs. Advance registration is required; no drop-ins.

KlezCalifornia is presented in association with the Jewish Music Festival and co-sponsored by the Berkeley Richmond and Osher Marin Jewish Community Centers, Lehrhaus Judaica, and Yiddishkayt Los Angeles. For registration and
information, contact Julie Egger, director, at (415) 789-7679, www.klezCalifornia.org or info@klezcalifornia.org

–Albuquerque, New Mexico–

Second Annual Albuquerque Academy Summer Klezmer Camp
June 23-27 2003

Master teachers and performers Josh Horowitz and Cookie Segelstein will use their unique team teaching method which relies on traditional ways
of learning folk music; singing, mimicking short phrases, and group jamming, students of a workshop come away not only with a group of new tunes, but with a new way of learning a very old art form.

The workshop will run from 9-12 am Monday through Friday. Afternoons will include optional practice and jamming time, optional Yiddish culture programs or time to explore the natural and cultural
wonders of the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area. The workshop will end with a student and teacher performance Friday evening. The cost for this
workshop is $200. We can offer advice on local housing options.

For more information, please contact Dan Packer at (505) 828-3361 or
packer@aa.edu
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KlezCalifornia is happening June 22nd through June 27th, 2003

Jewish Community High School of the Bay
Full immersion program in Klezmer music, Yiddish Language and Folk Arts
For more updated information check out our website at www.klezcalifornia.org
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–S’fat, Israel–

16th Klezmorim Festival. July-August, 2003. Information in Hebrew.
http://www.tapuz.co.il/forums/main/Viewmsg.asp?id=446&msgid=18696122

–London–

3rd JMI International Summer School in Klezmer music and Yiddish culture

SOAS, University of London, Russell Square, London WC1

Two weeks 29 June – 10 July 2003

Week 1: Yiddish language
Ot Azoy!
Sunday 29 June – Friday 4 July 2003
This is the way to speak, read and write Yiddish in a week!
A Brilliant Crash Course in Yiddish language and culture
This is the second year we are running the course. Last year it was so
popular every minute was relished by all. Book early as this is limited to
50 students. It is designed for various levels: from people who want to
start from scratch who may not know the Hebrew alphabet to those who are at
intermediate level – and even above. The outstanding faculty are a privilege
to work with. The course is led by
Chayele Beer, of University College London and with the one and only
Pesakh Fiszman of Columbia NY and
Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz of the Martin Buber Institute Brussels
They make a fantastic team.

Full Rate £295 Student Rate £195
Early booking: deduct £15
if booked and paid by May 1
book online at www.jmi.org.uk http://www.jmi.org.uk/ or e-mail
jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk for a registration
form.

Week 2 Klezmer music, song and dance

KlezFest London 2003

Sunday 6 July 11.00 am – Thursday 10 July 11.30pm

This is our third annual KlezFest in London and it will be more than ever
designed to meet the needs of instrumentalists, singers and dancers.

The most outstanding faculty members have been invited to guide and inspire
and impart their vast knowledge of Eastern European Jewish music and Yiddish
song. Expect to see
Michael Alpert for dance and song
Frank London for nigunim and brass
Deborah Strauss for violin and dance
Jeff Warschauer plucked strings
Stuart Brotman for the base line instruments
Christian Dawid for clarinet
Alan Bern (piano and accordion) will be the music co-ordinator and he has
prepared a vigorous curriculum with clear emphasis on the elements of
Klezmer, the style, ornamentation, rhythms and how to set up a band.
There will be masterclasses for serious Yiddish singers as well as the
fabulous Yiddish chorus, led by the incomparable Zalmen Mlotek.
We will even have Josh Dolgin the master of HIP HOP Klez so anything can
happen. Bands attending as a group get to perform to each other and the
public in the Klezmer the new Generation concert and even in the park. Our
own Sophie Solomon of Oi-Va-Voi and others will be on board, so do book up
now for an exhilarating week. (Oi-Va-Voi are among the last 4 bands short
listed for the BBC World Music audience award!!)

Any musician or singer interested in any aspect of Jewish music will
benefit – whether you are a composer, a soloist, a member of an orchestra, a
student at a conservatoire, a band leader or member, a jazz player, a
chorister or a cantor – or if you play, sing or dance just for fun, there is
so much for you to enjoy and imbibe at the JMI KlezFest in London.

There will be gala concert (Klezmer Klimax II) at the Queen Elizabeth Hall,
Sunday 6 July 8.00pm hosted by the renowned group from Germany via New
York – Brave Old World. We might even get to hear the British Premiere of
the Hip Hop Khasene. For concert tickets the public can telephone 020 7960
4242 after May 1 or book at www.sbc.org.uk (for participants at KlezFest this is free).

KlezFest Full Rate £295 Student Rate £195
Early booking:
deduct £15 if booked and paid by May 1
In fact there is good reason to come for both weeks. Ot Azoy! and KlezFest
are closely connected and those learning Yiddish will be able to continue
their Yiddish studies as well as imbibe singing dancing drama and music.
For instrumentalists your clarinet (or fiddle) will sound better when you
have learned the Yiddish language. For singers what can I say, both these
weeks are indispensable and here on your doorstep, in the UK the gateway to
Europe. Those who did both weeks last year found they complemented each
other so well. (Imagine the withdrawal symptoms when the fortnight
eventually came to an end).

There is a reduction of £45 if you come for both weeks.
(scholarships are available for those unable to afford the full fee – please
don’t hesitate to ask about these)

Hotel (£65 per night) or University accommodation (£25 per night) can be
booked for you (see registration form for details) Those needing
accommodation please book this as soon as possible, by 1 April if you can,
or we cant guarantee rooms. Please indicate your needs as soon as possible.
Register now: e-mail jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk for a registration form.

If you have any queries please email us at e-mail
klezfest@jmi.org.uk
Watch the website www.jmi.org.uk for further
details of faculty and programme.

As part of the Summer School, JMI is also running a Jewish Choral Festival
for ten days from 16 – 26 June. This includes a full day workshop at SOAS
on Sunday 22 June with visiting Choral Director Stephen Glass from Montreal,
an opportunity for visitors to work with London choirs towards a massed
choir concert at St John’s, Smith Square on 26 June. For more details see
the Website http://www.jmi.org.uk/ or e-mail
jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk

Ot Azoy! and KlezFest are organised and presented by the Jewish Music Institute SOAS, University of London
in association with the Department of Music SOAS
SOAS Language Centre London Jewish Cultural Centre and YaD. It is Supported by the Jewish Chronicle.

July, 2003

–St. Petersburg, Russia–
KLEZFEST IN ST PETERSBURG 2003

The Center for Jewish Music of the Jewish Community Center of St.
Petersburg is proud to announce “KlezFest in St. Petersburg 2003,” an
international seminar on the traditional music of Eastern European
Jewry, to be held July 12-16, 2003 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

“KlezFest in St. Petersburg,” now in its seventh year, is the oldest
Klezmer seminar in Russia. The 2003 festival will include
master-classes on Yiddish folk songs and Klezmer music, workshops on
Yiddish folklore and Yiddish dance, lectures, concerts, and two
excursions: “Jewish St. Petersburg” and “Rivers and Canals of St.
Petersburg.” Our staff will include world-famous musicians — the
world’s leading expert on Yiddish dance, violinist, accordion player,
vocalist, and ethnomusicologist Michael Alpert from New York,
wonderful Yiddish singer and storyteller Shura Lipovsky from Amsterdam,
and the outstanding Klezmer clarinetist from Berlin, Christian Dawid.

“KlezFest in St. Petersburg,” dedicated to bringing Klezmer music and
Yiddish culture back to the lands of their birth, includes Jewish
musicians from the vibrant centers of the Jewish renaissance across
the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union.

This year again we are pleased to announce a special program for
lovers of Yiddish music and culture from other parts of the globe. We
are asking for a contribution of $500 ($400 for those who speak either
Russian or Yiddish). This sum will include food and lodging in St.
Petersburg for 5 days and the entire seminar program, including
interpreters when needed, concerts and the two excursions.
Participants will pay their own transportation to St. Petersburg.

For more information, please contact the Jewish Community Center of
St. Petersburg via fax at (+7-812) 314-5117, or e-mail frenk@lea.spb.su.

For advice on travel and visa arrangements, contact our American
sponsor, the Jewish Community Development Fund in Russia and Ukraine,
a project of the American Jewish World Service (New York), via
telephone: (+1-212) 273-1642, or e-mail: jcdf@ajws.org.

L’association des Amis de la Musique Juive

–Geneva–
L’association des Amis de la Musique Juive a le grand plaisir de vous annoncer le concert du groupe klezmer
KHEVRISA

Steven Greenman: violon
Michael Alpert: violon et badkhanut (voix)
Zev Feldman: tsimbl (cymbalum)
Stuart Brotman: contrebasse

Un mariage juif… sous le dais céleste…

dimanche 8 juin 2003, 20h
salle de la Cité Bleue, 46 av de Miremont
1206 Genève (Suisse)

Billets: 25 / 15 Frs
informations et réservations:
tel +41 22 734 71 93
borzykowski@infomaniak.ch

Our Zeydes and Bubbes As Children

–Bronx, NY–

Please join us for the

World Premiere

Our Zeydes and Bubbes As Children
(“Undzere zeydes un bobes vi kinder”)

A musical montage dealing with children
of our Eastern European past
in relation to each other, to their family
and to the world around them.

SUNG IN YIDDISH (ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS PROVIDED)

featuring
DANEEL and REYNA

Musical Director:
BINYUMEN SCHAECHTER

SUNDAY, JUNE 8TH, 2003, 1:30 PM

SHOLEM ALEICHEM CULTURAL CENTER

3301 Bainbridge Avenue, corner 208th Street, Bronx, NY, 10467

GENERAL ADMISSION: $3.50 for adults; free for children, students and
members
Refreshments will be served.

By train: 1) “D” to 205 St, Bronx; take escalator to 206 Street exit;
walk up Bainbridge Ave. 3 blocks.
2) “4” to Mosholu Parkway; walk N. on Jerome 1 block to 210 St, east up to
Bainbridge, right 1 block.

By car: Bronx River Parkway to Gun Hill Road exit. Go West 1/2 mile up Gun
Hill Road to Bainbridge Avenue (Montefiore Hospital will be on the left).
Make a left onto Bainbridge for two blocks. The Sholem Aleichem Cultural
Center will be on the right.

INFORMATION: call the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center (718) 881-6555;
e-mail BSchaechter@nyc.rr.com

Rosenbergs & Meeropol Commemorated in Concerts
by Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus and Oceanside Chorale

2003 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
(June 19, 1953) and the 100th anniversary of the birth of the man who adopted
their orphaned sons, Abel Meeropol (b. Feb. 14, 1903). In conjunction with
these two anniversaries, The Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus, founded in
1988 by composer/conductor Leonard Lehrman, under the aegis of The Professor
Edgar H. Lehrman Memorial Foundation, will perform Leonard Lehrman’s cantata,
We Are Innocent, on texts from the Rosenbergs’ letters, at the Puffin
Cultural Forum, 30 Oakdene Ave., Teaneck NJ Sun. June 15 at 4:00 p.m., and at
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue, 30 W. 68 St. in Manhattan, Wed. June 18 at 7:00
p.m.

Tenor Gregory Mercer will sing Julius. Soprano Helene Williams will sing
Ethel. The program will open with Lehrman’s setting of Meeropol’s
poem, “Conscience,” which won the first Sunrise/Sunset Competition and was
premiered with an orchestra of 55 and a chorus of 160 at Bald Hill by the
Brookhaven Choral Festival July 13, 2002. Also on the program are settings
of Meeropol texts by Meeropol himself, Elie Siegmeister, and Earl Robinson,
namely the famous patriotic song, “The House I Live In,” in a bold version
different from the one Frank Sinatra sang.

Meeropol settings by Lehrman, Meeropol, Robinson and Siegmeister will also be
performed at the Oceanside Chorale’s spring concert, conducted by Leonard
Lehrman, Saturday, June 7 at 8:00 p.m. at Boardman Middle School on the
corner of Alice Avenue and Beatrice Avenue in Oceanside.

Just in time for the concerts, Original Cast Recordings is issuing a CD of
the Abel Meeropol Centennial Concert, which broke all previous attendance
records at Great Neck House this past February 9, and was recorded there and
at Queens College February 23. The Oceanside concert is co-sponsored by
Nassau Grants for the Arts, made possible in part with public funds from the
N.Y. State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, administered by The
L.I. Arts Council at Freeport.

The Original Cast Recordings CD is OC 6055 and may be ordered by phone
tollfree at 888-627-3993. For information on the Oceanside Chorale
concert June 7, please call Frank DeFontes at 516-764-2787. For information
on the Puffin Cultural Forum concert June 15, please call Tim Blunk at 201-
836-8923. For information on the June 18 concert, please call Aaron Katz at
the National Committee to Re-open the Rosenberg Case, 212-228-4500. For
general information please call 516-256-4209 after 10am.

website: http://ljlehrman.artists-in-residence.com
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AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE

Saturday, June 7, the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE featuring David Chevan and Warren Byrd 9:00 p.m. at Tifereth Israel Congregation of Washington, D.C. the Buttonwood Tree with Alvin Carter, Jr., on drums, Mixashawn.com on tenor saxophone, and Stacy Phillips on dobro and violin. Tifereth Israel Congregation of Washington, D.C. is located at 7701 16th Street NW, (202) 882-1605, please visit their web site at www.tifereth-israel.org.

Wednesday, June 18, the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE 12:00 p.m. free Concert on the New Haven Green. Featured artists at the New Haven Festival of Arts and Ideas.

Thursday, July 24, the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE 12:00 p.m. free Concert at Bridgeport Harbor.

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–San Francisco —
KlezCalifornia: Yiddish Folk Arts Camp To be held June 22-26, 2003 at
the Jewish Community High School in San Francisco.
Welcome to a celebration of klezmer music, dance, Yiddish, Jewish culture, and visual arts in an atmosphere of joyh and welcoming: four class periods, a full children’s program and evening programs including concerts by renowned musicians.

Teachers will include: Stu Brotman, Michael Alpert, Michael Wex, Joshua Horowitz and many others.

For further information: http://www.klezcalifornia.org,
julieegger@attbi.com or 415-717-9903.

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–Sylvan Lake at Circle Lodge Hopewell Junction, New York–
The Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring presents
a participatory weekend of workshops and classes on Sylvan Lake at Circle Lodge Hopewell Junction, New York

June 27-29, 2003
TIF YIDDISH
Spend the weekend in a total environment of Yiddish culture: Yiddish classes, lectures and film screenings, Klezmer instrumental workshops/band, Yiddish singing, creative writing workshop (in English), children’s program (ages K-7th grade)

Stellar Yiddish educators and presenters include:

Chava Lapin, Miriam Hoffman, Mikhl Baran, Paul Glasser, Sheva Zucker, Paula Teitelbaum, Nikolai Borodulin, Jeff Warschauer, Deborah Strauss, Chana Pollack, Eve Jochnowitz, Jordanna Jacobs.

Children’s program: Sarah Gordon, Lisa Mayer, Sruli Dresdner.

Study Yiddish, take a klezmer workshop series, sing, dance, and express yourself through writing. Beginners will be guided through a multi-faceted experience of Yiddish study. Advanced Yiddish students will be immersed in an enlightening Yiddish environment. PLUS swimming (lake and pool), boating, tennis, nature walks, and ping pong.

Participatory Yiddish entertainment: Friday Night oyneg Shabes and Saturday evening.

Delicious dairy/fish/vegetarian cuisine (packaged kosher dairy meals on request).

Shabes dinner, 3 meals and additional refreshments on Saturday, Sunday brunch.

Total cost for the weekend (per person, double occupancy): $225

Workmen’s Circle members: $200

Commuter rate (meals and program): $140, WC members $125

Saturday only (meals and program): $80, WC members $65

Full children’s program $75

For more information call Stacey Bosworth 212-889-6800 ext. 271

Space is limited! Call now!
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–Albuquerque, New Mexico–

Second Annual Albuquerque Academy Summer Klezmer Camp
June 23-27 2003

For more information, please contact Dan Packer at (505) 828-3361 or
packer@aa.edu
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–San Francisco, California–
KlezCalifornia is happening July 22nd through July 27th, 2003

Jewish Community High School of the Bay
Full immersion program in Klezmer music, Yiddish Language and Folk Arts
For more updated information check out our website at www.klezcalifornia.org
1835 Ellis St. (between Pierce and Scott), San Francisco CA 415/345-9777

–Rockville, Maryland–

Maalot Summer Institute in Jewish Music, Liturgy, and Ceremonial Arts

June 22-26, 2003
Rockville, Maryland

What is Maalot?

Founded in 1988, we are a trans-denominational seminary devoted to Jewish
music, liturgy and the ceremonial arts. Our founding faculty includes
Rabbi-cantor David Shneyer, Rabbi Max Ticktin, Rabbi Bob Saks, Hazzan Dr.
Ramon Tasat, Cantor Sue Roemer, Dr. Diane Jacobstein. Our extended and guest
faculty includes Flory Jagoda, Jerome Barry, Linda Hirschhorn, Hanna Tiferet
Siegel, Norman Shore, Rabbi Mindy Portnoy, Cantor Abe Golinkin and other
Jewish educators.

Why the Institute?

The Institute is responding to a need for training in the above areas,
particularly for leaders of smaller and independent Jewish communities
scattered throughout the US
and Canada.

Who can attend?

Maalot cantorial students, lay leaders of synagogues, havurot and independent
Jewish communities throughout North America, cantorial soloists, cantors,
folk singers, rabbis and rabbinical students and lovers of Jewish music.

When ?

June 22 – 26, 2003

Where?

Rockville, Maryland (just north of Washington, D.C.) Hotel arrangements are
being finalized.

The Program

Sunday
3:00 – 5:00 pm Arrival
6:00 pm Dinner and Orientation
7:00 – 9:30 pm
Kitot I

1. Nusach for Shabbat
2. Nusach for High Holidays
3. Cantillation in Megilot (Shir HaShirim, Ruth, Kohelet)

Monday 7:30 – 8:30 am Shacharit

8:30 – 9:30 Breakfast
9:30 – 12:15
Kitot II
1. Dinim U-Minhagim for Rites of Passage
2. Jewish Meditation and Kavvanot
3. The Siddur – History, Development and Concepts

12:30 pm Lunch

1:30 – 3:30 Private Time

Kitot I 3:30 – 6:00
1. Nusach for Shabbat
2. Nusach for High Holidays
3. Cantillation in Megilot

6:00 pm Dinner w/Zemirot

7:30 pm Niggunim with Rabbi David Shneyer
10:00 pm Maariv and Kumsitz

Tuesday
SCHEDULE SAME AS MONDAY EXCEPT FOR EVENING PROGRAM

7:15 pm Panel Discussion: Meeting Spiritual Needs In Our Communities
8:30 Contemporary Jewish Liturgical Folk Music
with Hazzan Sunny Schnitzer and Hevre

Wednesday SCHEDULE SAME AS MONDAY AND TUESDAY

7:30 pm Yiddish and Ladino Folk Music for the Holidays
with Hazzan Ramon Tasat and Cantor Sue Roemer
9:30 pm Panel Discussion on Resources and Professional Codes

Thursday 7:00 am Shacharit

8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 Siyum – Where do you go from here? Staying in touch. Maalot Institute
II.

Costs?

The tuition is $500 for the full conference, morning and afternoon seminars;
$250 for either morning or afternoon seminars. Evening seminars and programs
are additional for part-time conference attendees and the general public.
Travel, housing, and meal costs are separate.

For more information please e-mail with snail mail address to
maalotds@aol.com or call 301-309-2310. Stephanie Putman, coordinator and David Shneyer, chair.

–London–

3rd JMI International Summer School in Klezmer music and Yiddish culture

SOAS, University of London, Russell Square, London WC1

Two weeks 29 June – 10 July 2003

Week 2 Klezmer music, song and dance

KlezFest London 2003

Sunday 6 July 11.00 am – Thursday 10 July 11.30pm

There is a reduction of £45 if you come for both weeks.
(scholarships are available for those unable to afford the full fee – please
don’t hesitate to ask about these)

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Blues for Peace

Blues for Peace and IsraelExperts have created a unique program for Jewish youth to experience Israel through the universal language of music.

This complete Birthright Israel program includes:

*Concert by the Israeli band SOBO
*Workshop with Jewish and Arab musicians
*Evening of “Blues and Ethiopian music”
*Galei Tzahal, Israel army radio station

Available free to Jewish youth ages 18-26 who have
never been on an organized peer trip to the country.

For itinerary and to register visit

http://www.israelexperts.com/blues.html

BFP Birthright program page is here:
http://www.bluesforpeace.com/bfp-tour1.htm

IE offer Israel tours for people of all faiths
and ages. Contact us for information.

Sincerely,

Johnny Mayer
www.bluesforpeace.com
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“History, Music and Remembrance”

International Seminar for young musicians performing together banned music, music that was written in GhettoTheresienstadt and music that was performed in the Ghetto

From July 26th to August 2nd 2003
Beit Theresienstadt, Givat Hayim Ihud, Israel

Links to information:
Givat Hayim Auditions
Schedule for History, Music and Remembrance”

–Cambridge, MA–
Israeli singer Berry Sakharof will be performing live in Concert on Sunday, March 16th, at 8pm.

This is an 18+ event at The Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub

www.mideastclub.com 472 – 480 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Ma 02139-4132

Students $20 General Admission $30
Tickets available at
— www.ticketmaster.com (General Admission only)
— By phone at (617) 931-2000 (General Admission only)
— And without service charge, for all tickets:
By visiting The Middle East Box Office 1-7pm daily, or the box office at Harvard Hillel, located in Rosovsky Hall at 52 Mount Auburn Street ,Cambridge, MA. (617) 495-4695. Bring your student ID!
For more information contact sethi@simmons.edu or visit
www.hillel.harvard.edu
Presented by the Hillel Foundation of Cambridge

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–South Africa–

Dear Friends and Supporters of the Simcha Klezmerband

I am pleased to be able to inform you of an exciting
forthcoming concert in the Baxter Concert Hall on
Tuesday 11th March at 8.15pm. There are several
unusual features about the concert: the band shares
the programme with an extraordinary and famous
Bulgarian folk singer called Valya Balkanska, whose
hit song apparently has been chosen to be beamed to
outer space on some spacecraft searching for
uncharted civilizations! Valya Balkanska performs
mostly with a solo bagpipist (Petar Yanev), but the Simcha Klezmerband hopes to accompany her toward the end of the evening.
The first half of the concert will feature popular
Cantor Ivor Joffe singing with the band. As usual the band will be performing new arrangements, and it is joined on this occasion by double bassist supremo Wolf Friedman, a Capetonian who has been in New York for the last 25 years, playing with the likes of Count Basie.
The concert is presented by Fay Singer in conjunction
with Gillian Lindner of the SA College of Music.
Tickets are R35 (there are concessions for students,
senior citizens and group bookings) from Computicket and early booking is advised. Please will you tell family and friends and join us. I hope to see you there! Best wishes, Matthew Reid (Director, Simcha Klezmerband)

KLEZMERQUERQUE 2003

FEBRUARY 28th, MARCH 1st and 2nd, 2003
A southwestern celebration of Klezmer music and dance into the 21st century/ Learn the traditional music and dances of the Jewish people of Eastern Europe/
Presented by Congregation Nahalat Shalom (Inheritance of Peace congregation) in Albuquerque, New Mexico/

Dance parties, workshops, master classes with world-renowned Klezmer music and dance specialists:

Josh Horowitz “Dr. Klez” of Budowitz klezmer ensemble: 19th century accordion, tsimbl (hammered dulcimer) and klez-historian and scholar

Cookie Segelstein: Klezmer fiddler of The Klezical Tradition as featured on the ABC documentary “A Sacred Noise”, principal violist in Orchestra New England with a Masters degree in viola from the Yale School of Music

Stuart Brotman: Double-Bassist of Brave Old World and Khevrisa as featured on the PBS Great performances special “Itzhak Perlman/In the Fiddler’s House” and founding member of Grammy award winningThe Klezmorim

Erik Bendix: Known throughout Europe and the U.S. as a Klezmer dance master, educator, researcher and choreographer. We welcome Erik back to his fourth Klezmer dance workshop at Nahalat Shalom.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Friday, Feb. 28th, 6:30pm-10pm Freylekhe Shabbes:

6:30-7:00 – Dancing kabbalat Shabbat with Erik Bendix, Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb and cantorial soloist Beth Cohen

7:00-7:30 – Klezmer concert by our featured musicians Josh, Cookie and Stuart

7:30-10:00 – Dance party to live music by Josh, Cookie and Stuart and The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezband with a short dance presentation by Nahalat Shalom’s dance company: Rikud

Walk-through dance instruction by Erik Bendix: Hora, onga, khosidl, frelekhes, bulgar, kolomeike, Alexandrovska, shiffers tanz and sirba.

($10.00 general, $8.00 seniors and 12-17yrs., under 12 free)

Saturday, March 1st Classes:

8:30am-10:30am – Klezmer dance with Erik Bendix: review and refining of Friday’s dances and variations.

Also: the Russian Sher, couple’s bulgar, Polka Koketka, and a Romanian Passover dance Das Tsigele.

10:30am-12:30pm -Klezmer music with Josh, Cookie and Stuart. Meet in sectionals first and come together later: strings, rhythm, woodwinds and brass. All levels welcome – must have basic knowledge of instrument.

1:30-3:30 – Dance class with Erik OR music class with Josh, Cookie and Stuart.

($25 each class general, $20 seniors and kids up to 17 yrs.)

Saturday, March 1st, 7:30pm ’til whenever we poop out – Dance party and student performances:

Featuring dance music by New Mexico’s favorite simcha band: The Rebbe’s Orkestra

Dancing and music with our teachers: Erik Bendix, Josh Horowitz, Cookie Segelstein and Stuart Brotman

($10 general, $8 seniors and 12-17yrs., $5 students of Saturday classes, under 12 free)

Sunday March 2nd, 1:30-3:00pm – Advanced classes:

Fidl Kapelye with Cookie Segelstein,
Accordions/Keyboard instruments with Josh Horowitz
Rhythm and Bass lines with Stuart Brotman
Reeds and lead brass with ABQ’s own Stewart Mennin

($25 general, $20 seniors and kids up to 17yrs.)

(Advanced payment/registration required for discounts: $45 for two classes, $65 for three, $85 for four – general; $35 for two classes, $50 for three, $65 for four – seniors and up to 17yrs; $90 general – all events, $75 seniors & up to 17yrs. – all events)

Pre-registration and info: Congregation Nahalat Shalom “Klezmerquerque”, 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW,
Albuquerque, NM USA 87196-0723, (505) 343-8227, www.nahalatshalom.org

Other questions: klezmerquerque coordinator, Beth Cohen (505) 243-6276 cohenedmunds@netzero.net

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The Jews of Dublin: A Musical History of Migration
At: HUC-JIR/NY. School of Sacred Music .
1 West 4th Street
NY, NY

February 25, 2003

11:00AM

Senior Recital: The Jews of Dublin: A Musical History of Migration
More Info: 212.824.2272
kollel@huc.edu

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KITKA presents a SLAVIC/YIDDISH SINGING WORKSHOP
with
MICHAEL ALPERT

Wednesday, April 9, 2003
7:30 – 9:30 PM
Edwards Room
Lake Merritt Church
1339 Lakeshore Ave.
Oakland, CA
$20
Pre-registration strongly recommended!
call KITKA at 510-444-0323 or register on-line at http://www.kitka.org

MICHAEL ALPERT is an internationally renowned expert on Klezmer music and
Eastern European Jewish culture. Alpert, who lives in New York City, is a
pioneering figure of the Klezmer Revival, celebrated for his performances
and recordings with the Klezmer bands Brave Old World, Kapelye and others.

A research associate at New York’s YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, Mr.
Alpert has conducted extensive research of traditional Jewish music and
dance throughout the U.S. and Eastern Europe. He was musical director of the
PBS Great Performances special Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler’s House,
executive producer of the Angel/EMI CD of the same title, and appeared with
Perlman on CBS’ The Late Show with David Letterman.

Raised in a Yiddish-speaking family, Michael Alpert is considered one of the
finest traditional Yiddish singers today, and is recognized for his original
Yiddish songs. He also plays accordion, fiddle and guitar and is expert in
the traditional dances of the culture.

This is a unique opportunity to learn Slavic/Yiddish songs, with one of the
very best bearers of the tradition. Michael’s workshops are not only
musically satisfying — they are also really entertaining. Come prepared to
sing AND to laugh!

Feel free to bring a tape recorder. You might also want to bring a bottle of
drinking water.

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–Berkeley, California–

Boaz Accordions of Berkeley, California USA
presents two important contributors
to the modern Klezmer revival, this April:
MICHAEL ALPERT April 6-8, 2003
& JEANETTE LEWICKI April 17, 2003
510-845-1429 http://www.boazaccordions.com

MICHAEL ALPERT APRIL 6-8, 2003

An internationally renowned expert on Klezmer music and Eastern European
Jewish culture. Alpert, who lives in New York City, is a pioneering figure
of the Klezmer Revival, celebrated for his performances and recordings with
the Klezmer bands Brave Old World, Kapelye and others.

Private Lessons with Michael Alpert

Sun, April 6 at 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 4:30pm
Mon, April 7 at 3pm, 4pm, 5pm
Tues, April 8 at 3pm, 4pm, 5pm
$50 for 50 minutes; pre-registration required

Guided Jam Session with Michael Alpert
Sun, April 6, 2-4 pm
$25 per person, pre-registration required

Michael Alpert Performs Original and Traditional Yiddish Songs
Sun, April 6, 7-8:30 pm (Daylight Savings Time starts on this day)
General admission, $15; $11 students/seniors
Advance purchase strongly recommended; studio holds only 30 people. Call
510-845-1429

More information about Michael Alpert at

JEANETTE LEWICKI & THE GONIFS
SPECIAL SHOW FOR THE 2ND NIGHT OF PASSOVER
Thurs, April 17,2003 7:30-9:30 at Boaz Accordions
$10 general admission; $7 students/seniors
Advance purchase strongly recommended! Call 510-845-1429.
Passover-style refreshments will be served!

Jeanette Lewicki, accordion & vocals
Peter Jaques, clarinet
Rick Elmore, tuba

Jeanette Lewicki studied Klezmer accordion and Yiddish singing tradition
with masters in New York City and Europe. She is a long-standing member of
the San Francisco Klezmer Experience, The Gonifs, and Max & Minka Accordion
Spy Duo, which has just released a new CD.
http://www.maxminka.com

Her numerous musical accomplishments include being co-producer, translator,
accordionist and co-arranger for My Hometown Soroke, a collection of
Yiddish Songs of the Ukraine performed by Arkady Gendler and recorded by
the Jewish Music Festival. Recently, she was featured in “Nu Vaudeville,” a
production of San Francisco’s A Traveling Jewish Theater.

Jeanette has been a familiar figure on the scene in the Bay Area; however,
because of (joyful) changes in her life, she is about to relocate to New
York City. This will be one of her last appearances on the West Coast
before the move.

Boaz Accordions
Home of the Armando Bugari
http://www.BoazAccordions.com
tel. 510-845-1429

Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer.
The open house for the Workmen’s Circle Tuesday Evening Klezmer Workshop, in
Manhattan, will take place on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 at 7:00 PM.
Admission is free. Following the open house, there will be six paid sessions
on Tuesday evenings, through April 8, 2003.

The open house for the Beth Elohim Thursday Evening Klezmer Workshop, in Park
Slope, Brooklyn, will take place on Thursday, February 27, 2003 at 7:30 PM.
Admission is free to this one as well. Following the open house, there will
be six paid sessions on Thursday evenings, through April 10, 2003.
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Isle of Klezbos!

–Geneva–

–New York–

–London–

–Boston, MA–

–New York–

–New York–

–Amherst, MA–

–Geneva–

–Pikesville, MD–

–New York–

–East Meadow, NY–

–Paris–

–New York– Metropolitan Klezmer back uptown in concert!

–Los Angeles, CA —

–Hartford, Connecticut–

–White Plains, NY–

Klezmer Beats on Upper Street

–Columbia, MO–

David Glukh Klezmer Ensemble

–New York–

–Spencertown, NY–

–S’fat, Israel–

3rd JMI International Summer School in Klezmer music and Yiddish culture

L’association des Amis de la Musique Juive

Our Zeydes and Bubbes As Children

Rosenbergs & Meeropol Commemorated in Concerts by Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus and Oceanside Chorale

AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE

Maalot Summer Institute in Jewish Music, Liturgy, and Ceremonial Arts

3rd JMI International Summer School in Klezmer music and Yiddish culture

Blues for Peace

“History, Music and Remembrance”

KITKA presents a SLAVIC/YIDDISH SINGING WORKSHOP with MICHAEL ALPERT

–New York–
Metropolitan Klezmer back uptown in concert!

Rosenbergs & Meeropol Commemorated in Concerts
by Metropolitan Philharmonic Chorus and Oceanside Chorale

KITKA presents a SLAVIC/YIDDISH SINGING WORKSHOP
with
MICHAEL ALPERT