July 22, 2007

Yiddish Cup Brims Over

The folks of the Yiddishe Cup Band send their SCHEDULE:

July 29 Little Mountain Folk Festival, Kirtland, Ohio. 12
p.m. www.lakehistory.org

Aug. 2 Orange Village, Orange Village, Ohio. 7:30
p.m. www.orangevillage.com

Aug. 3 International Ass'n of Yiddish Clubs conference, Cleveland. 8:30
p.m. www.derbay.org

Aug. 16 Wiley Middle School, University Hts., Ohio. 7:30 p.m.
www.universityheights.com

Sept. 8 Congregation Bethanyu, Pepper Pike, Ohio. 7:30
p.m. www.bethanyu.org

Oct 3 Fairmount Temple, Beachwood, Ohio. 8:15 p.m. www.fairmounttemple.org

Oct 4 Park Synagogue. Cleveland Hts., Ohio. 7:30 p.m. www.parksyn.org

Oct. 14 Cincinnati Art Museum, 2:30 p.m. 513-792-5661 www.jcc-cinci.com

Posted by jmwc at 10:05 PM

July 15, 2007

Siddur Audio

A new website called "Siddur Audio" comes from Atlanta with the work of Rabbi Mark Zimmerman. http://www.sidduraudio.com
You can use the site to learn the Tefillot, and it is completely free. Most of the Siddur has already been recorded in mp3 format. Rabbi Zimmerman has updated the site and increased the server capacity to accommodate the growing number of downloads that it has been generating lately. He has also recently added audio of the weekday davening and the Passover Seder as well.
Posted by jmwc at 11:05 PM

2 New CDs with Leib Levin

Two new CDs are announced from Lieb Levin and are available through CD Baby.:
Selections of Hasidic Nigunim :Violinist Leib Levin &Piano Trio:
CD link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/leiblevin
and
2)Violin Favorites:featuring "Nigun"from Baal Shem Tov Suite by Ernest Bloch-Violinist Leib(Leonid)Levin
CD link: http://cdbaby.com/cd/leonidlevin3
Posted by jmwc at 11:01 PM

July 11, 2007

Eastern Tradition CD from The Jewish Music Heritage Project

The Jewish Music Heritage Project is the ambitious undertaking of Cantor Sholom Kalib and The Jewish Music Heritage Project Boys' and Men's Choir. The purpose of the Jewish Music Heritage Project is to "document, catalog, and disseminate one of the great sacred musical traditions of the world, namely that of the Eastern European Synagogue, which is now in real danger of being lost forever." So far, 2 vols of a 5 vol. set consisting of 20 books is being published by Syracuse University Press, and a 75 CD set of the music is envisioned. To find out more and order a CD:
http://www.jmhp.org/jmhp_CDs.html
Posted by jmwc at 09:17 PM

It's Always Closer Than You Think

The deadline for submissions to the Shalshelet liturgical music competition is November 1, 2007, which is closer than you think, if you are preparing to compose a musical composition. The composition can be by a professional, or a student over 18 (or under 18 with parental signature), and can be a musical choral work, a simple melody or melody with instruments. The purpose is for a composition for a sacred Jewish text, must be original, and not previously published. All the rules of the competition are available at their website. For those who may have a curiousity about American-based Jewish liturgical music, or those who have a serious interest in entering, click here: http://www.shalshelet.org/Submission.html.

The 2008 Shalshelet International Festival of New Jewish Liturgical Music will be held June 15, 2008 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. You can find out more about the organization by viewing the website or contacting:
Shalshelet: The Foundation for New Jewish Liturgical Music
P.O. Box 15836
Chevy Chase, MD 20825
301-588-7768
Shalshelet@NewJewishMusic.com
Posted by jmwc at 08:59 PM

Basel Synagogue Choir Opens Website

The Basel Synagogue Choir, one of the rare synagogue choirs in continuous, uninterrupted existence in Europe from before the Holocaust, has recorded several CDs, and now has a new website at www.synagogenchorbasel.ch. The Basel Jewish community founded in 1805 Einheitsgemeinde (‘United Community’) has also maintained a professional chazzan. Sound clips on the website feature the beautiful voice of Issachar Helman, a native of Israel. He and the all male Choir sing at The Great Synagogue in Basel located at Leimenstrasse 24, every week.
Posted by jmwc at 08:47 PM

5 If By Sea-- the Dave Grisman Quintet on a Hudson Cruis

NYC ROCKIN' THE RIVER CRUISES
THURSDAY JULY 19
NYC, NY 212-630-8888
42nd St. & the Hudson River at Circle Line Pier 83
7.00PM & 9.30PM
www.rtrcruises.com

David Grisman Quintet featuring guitarist Frank Vignola, will perform his unique variety of bluegrass and gypsy music referred to as "dawg music" as part of the NYC Rockin' the River Cruises (www.rtrcruises.com) and will be the first East Coast performance with the new line-up.

NYC RTR Cruise is a scenic tour and live music event in an intimate and friendly concert setting. Sail past the Statute of Liberty, Ellis Island, the Brooklyn Bridge and the world's greatest skyline - with Grisman and VIgnola.

Also, a chance to see them in VT...
SATURDAY JULY 21
THE GREEN AT SHELBURNE MUSEUM
SHELBURNE, VT 802-652-0777
4.30PM
highergroundmusic.com
Posted by jmwc at 08:21 PM

Elaine Hoffman Watts 2007 winner of a National Heritage Fellowship

Elaine Hoffman Watts wins National Endowment for the Arts, National Heritage Fellowship
The Jewish Music WebCenter already knew how great Elaine is, having conducted an extensive interview with her at KlezKanada a few years ago, not to mention hearing all those concerts with her. Now she's getting a national honor... nice!
http://www.nea.gov/honors/heritage/fellows/NHFIntro.php?year=2007

The NEA writes about Elaine:

"Elaine Hoffman Watts' family came to the United States from a town near Odessa in the former Soviet Union. Her father, Jacob Hoffman, was a prominent member of a klezmer band that was recorded in the 1920s. Elaine received training from her father and uncles in the family's repertoire of polkas, freilachs, mazurkas, shers, and other tunes of Eastern European Jewish musical tradition. She became the first woman graduate in percussion from the Curtis Institute of Music. With many opportunities before her, Watts chose to maintain the three-generation family tradition of playing klezmer music at weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other social events. She points out that being a woman and a drummer often was a barrier in her career but as one klezmer scholar observes, "Elaine is an important role-model to young players who otherwise would have no clue that women were indeed a part of traditional Yiddish music. Because those of us who study traditional Yiddish culture have no homeland in Europe to which we can return, we rely heavily on the 78-rpm recordings that were made during the early years of the 20th century. The vast majority of musicians on those recordings were men, and Elaine's presence is critical in redressing this imbalance."
Posted by jmwc at 01:44 AM

KlezKanada 2007 in Quebec

KlezKanada 2007 will take place from Monday, August 20 through Sunday, August 26, 2007.
Go to www.klezkanada.com for updated information, and to download the KlezKanada brochure and Hands-On Workshop listings and registration.
Posted by jmwc at 12:47 AM

Kill the Drive Israeli Band on US Tour

Speaking of Jewish rockers,.... there's this rock band...they're from Israel. They're on a tour... Their space tells all the details, but they're going to be all over the West Coast and beyond...you can figure out if this is for you... by going to their webpage and listening to the music.
www.myspace.com/killthedrive See website for August routes, but here's some of July:
Jul 12 2007 9:00P THE FUNHOUSE seattle, Washington

Jul 13 2007 9:00P Red Room w:/ Seditionists, Go motion, Quintesentials Portland, Oregon

Jul 14 2007 8:00P Billy O's Bar W:/ Craigs brother Ventura, California

Jul 15 2007 6:30P Blakes w:/ The Sweet Nothings, Go Lay Down, 0 Lucky man Berkeley, California

Jul 16 2007 8:00P Elbo room w:/ Zodiac Death Valley, Seeing Blind San Francisco, California

Jul 19 2007 6:00P Cobalt Cafe w:/ Ten seconds to go, Planes crash, Panima, Go betty Go, the Fixture gitch Canoga park, California

Jul 20 2007 9:00P on the Y Sacramento, California

Jul 21 2007 8:00P Surf city saloon w:/ Elvis westly and the pistol whispers Huntington Beach, California

Jul 26 2007 8:00P PALADINOS -punk rock thursdays- tarzana, California

Jul 27 2007 8:00P The Zombie Lounge w:/ Permanent Black San Diego, California

Jul 28 2007 8:00P beckers birthday party w/ teenage fuck you fresno, Californi
Posted by jmwc at 12:39 AM

Laura Wetzler – "A World of Jewish Music plus Great Classics of American Song"

Sunday, July 22nd - Concert
Laura Wetzler – "A World of Jewish Music plus Great Classics of American Song"

Singer, songwriter and folklorist Laura Wetzler performs with Robin Burdulis on percussion and Wes Brown on bass. Take a musical journey to Jewish communities in Uganda, Morocco, Tunisia, Poland, Ethiopia, Spain, Yemen, Greece, and Italy in a high-energy celebration of Jewish culture. “Laura is one of the very best,” says Pete Seeger.

at the National Yiddish Book Center
on the campus of Hampshire College, Route 116, Amherst, Massachusetts.
Reservations suggested.
2 P.M. Cost: $10
For additional information, an application or reservations, please phone us at 413-256-4900.
Posted by jmwc at 12:30 AM

Veretski Pass in the Paper Bridge Arts Festival

Monday, July 16: Veretski Pass: Traditional klezmer trio featuring Cookie Segelstein, Joshua Horowitz & Stuart Brotman: Hampshire College, Amherst, Mass. at the National Yiddish Book Center. http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/
Part of the Paper Bridge Arts Festival.
For more about Veretski Pass: http://www.veretskipass.com/
Posted by jmwc at 12:22 AM

JewsRock

The JewsRock.org website has a lot of interesting bits, including all sorts of biographical information on rockers who are Jewish,.. or at least had a Jewish parent. At any rate, coolness is part of the ambience. Too bad the gig doesn't seem too updated since they've had their flame of fame in the sun -- mainly due to a lawsuit over the name "Jewish Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" . However, you can still learn a lot. Take the who's a Jew quiz,... and read some good bio blurbs on the, (now dubbed) "Challah Flame" (the pun obviously by guys dealing with way too many soundex files and a major lawsuit to boot ).
Posted by jmwc at 12:13 AM

Ensemble Me la Amargates Tú

Check out the music from the website of Ensemble Me la Amargates Tú. It's quite well done with the combination of well known Ladino songs and period instruments.

"Ensemble Me la Amargates Tú was founded in the year 2006 as result of the musicians' eagerness to gather and play songs from the distant past. Ladino songs, a tradition that was carried forth from generation to generation has today become a symbol of the Jews who lived in Spain until the 15th century, and has spread into different places of the world. At present Sephardic music is quite common, and always differs depending upon the country. Me la Amargates Tu has decided to combine principles of the folk Ladino tradition as well as musical elements of the period."
The ensemble believes that the use of instruments of the Renaissance and Baroque periods are in accordance with period performance practice."
http://www.tuliorondon.com/English/melaamargatestu.htm
Posted by jmwc at 12:07 AM

Rahel at Lincoln, MA Public LIbrary

A native of Massachusetts, Rahel is known for her spirituality and restful music.
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
Lincoln Public Library
Rock 'n Roll with Rootes - 11:00am
3 Bedford St.
Lincoln MA 01773
(781) 259-8465
Interactive Performance for children.
http://www.rahelmusic.com/ From her website about Rahel: "Singer/songwriter, guitarist, sound healing and sleep facilitator, Rahel, writes from the heart using her life's experiences as the source and her spirituality as a guide. Rahel brilliantly fuses folk, jazz, Middle East rhythms, and further East mantras to produce award-winning songs that are very moving in their energy and emotion. Her multicultural approach integrates ancient language, wisdom, and tradition with appropriate contemporary stylings. She weaves musical magic with beautiful and compelling melodies sung in a 'free verse' style; her strong and expressive vocals supported by her masterful guitar performance. Rahel's music will calm and relax you, rock you to the depth of your soul and raise you to a higher consciousness. Rahel's music has been widely accepted with numerous concert appearances earning rave reviews."

Rahel will be in New Hampshire on:
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Jaffrey Town Gazebo
with Mashke - 7:00pm
Gazebo
Jaffrey NH
Price: Free
Rahel joins the MASHKE band for an evening of Jewish music.
Posted by jmwc at 12:00 AM

July 10, 2007

Svigals-Rushefsky in "Mahler's World: Jewish Music in the Hapsburg Empire"

Klezmer violin superstar Alicia Svigals returns to the Maverick on July 14 at 8:00 p.m. with tsimblist Pete Rushefsky.

Ms. Svigals and Mr. Rushefsky brought down the house last summer at Maverick, and this year¹s concert is called "Mahler¹s World: Jewish Music in the Hapsburg Empire." The concert is part of Maverick¹s season-long celebration of the centenary of Gustav Mahler¹s arrival in America to lead the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic.

Classical concerts are Saturday evenings at 6:00 and Sunday afternoons at 3:00, with jazz, world music, and klezmer on selected Saturday nights at 8:00. Young people¹s concerts are Saturday mornings at 11:00.

The box office opens an hour before each concert; the hall opens half an hour before curtain time. Except for the last weekend of the season, ticket prices are $20 for adults and $5 for students. Books of ten tickets, to be used in any combination at any regular concert throughout the season, may be purchased at the box office for $150 or by writing to Maverick Concerts, P.O. Box 9, Woodstock, NY 12498. Children under 12 are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Donors of $50 or more to the sustaining fund of the series may attend the season-closer Friends of Maverick Concert.

Tickets are general admission with no reserved seating, and a special ³rock bottom² area provides pay-what-you-can seating. The Maverick Concert Hall is accessible to persons with disabilities.

The Maverick Concert Hall is located on Maverick Road, near Woodstock, approximately one mile from the road¹s junctions with either Route 375 or Route 28. For additional information, visit www.maverickconcerts.org , call the Maverick¹s recorded message line at 845-679-8217, or send e-mail to maverickmuse@aol.com. Klezmer is the traditional, celebratory music of eastern European Jewry, played in the old world and the new at weddings, bar mitzvahs, and other simkhes, or happy occasions. Euphoric, ecstatic, and heart-wrenching, its beauty and high emotion have made it a worldwide phenomenon, as electrifying on the concert stage as it is joyful to dance to with family and friends. Klezmer music in this country has typically been jazzy brass bands led by clarinets, but earlier Eastern European klezmer ensembles were string bands led by violins accompanied by the tsimbl. A stringed instrument played like a xylophone, the tsimbl is played with mallets padded with cotton or leather. The multiple strings at each pitch give the tsimbl its rich and haunting sonority. It was a popular instrument in klezmer bands across Eastern Europe from the 1600's through the first decades of the twentieth century. The instrument is still quite popular in parts of Eastern Europe and Balkans and is often associated with Rom (gypsy) musicians. Gustav Mahler was a towering figure in the artistic and intellectual hotbed that was Vienna at the end of the 19th Century. Mahler used, in his symphonies and vocal works, music from both ³high² and ³low² culture to a degree unknown before this. He was born to Jewish parents in what is now the Czech Republic and, to a great extent, the klezmer music of eastern Europe was a root source of melodic and harmonic material for him. Violinist/composer Alicia Svigals, a founder of the Klezmatics and of the all-women band Mikveh, is considered by many to be the world's foremost klezmer fiddler. During the past decade, she almost singlehandedly revived klezmer fiddle playing, which came close to extinction in the last century; traditional klezmer violin style is now being played again by hundreds of her students, including most of today's best professional players. She taught and toured with violinist Itzhak Perlman, who recorded her compositions as duets with Ms. Svigals accompanied by the Klezmatics. Pete Rushefsky is a leading revivalist of the tsimbl. He is also executive director of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance, a New York not-for-profit dedicated to preserving and nurturing the performing arts traditions of immigrant and ethnic communities. He is a well-known performer and lecturer on klezmer and other traditional musics and has a number of published articles to his credit. Maverick Concerts, near Woodstock, New York, is the oldest continuous summer chamber music series in America. The Maverick Concert Hall was built by hand in 1916 in the pristine Catskill woodland, and now it is a multi-starred attraction on the National Register of Historic Places. Presenting concerts by nationally and internationally known performers at affordable prices, Maverick continues the vision of Hervey White, founder of the collaborative 101-year-old Maverick Art Colony.

Yamaha is The Official Piano of Maverick Concerts; the C7 grand piano on the Maverick stage appears through the generosity of Yamaha Music Corporation of America.

Maverick Concerts, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, is supported by The Maverick Endowment Fund, Friends of Maverick, public and private foundations, local businesses, the Towns of Woodstock and Hurley, and by public funds from The New York State Council on The Arts, a state agency. The commissioning and performance of the chamber orchestra version of ³Final Alice² is supported by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.

Posted by jmwc at 11:37 PM

Molly Picon: Yiddish Star, American Star

Molly Picon: Yiddish Star, American Star
From June 26, 2007 through September 22, 2007
Vincent Astor Gallery
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts,
40 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-7498
Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri & Sat: 12 to 6; Thurs: 12 to 8
Learn more:
http://www.nypl.org/research/calendar/exhib/lpa/lpaexhibdesc.cfm?id=446
Look at the NYPL brochure on Molly Picon (pdf) http://www.nypl.org/research/calendar/imagesexhib/mollybro.pdf Molly Picon Exhibit Info:
http://www.nypl.org/research/calendar/exhib/lpa/lpaexhibdesc.cfm?id=446

Please see below for full details on the exhibition and related public programs.
For years she was the "sweetheart" of New York’s Lower East Side Yiddish-speaking community. Her shows, her sheet music, her records, her films, her radio programs, won her a special place in their hearts. Then, as she increasingly began appearing in more English language shows, television programs, and films, an even larger audience fell in love with her: the American public. Picon's changing career reflects the contributions immigrant cultures have made to our entertainment industry, our city, and our nation.

This exhibition, in cooperation with the Museum of the City of New York, includes more than two hundred photos, programs, posters, sheet music, records, radio scripts, set renderings, costumes and more. Just a sampling of some of the items on view: photos from Molly Picon’s 1923 New York Yiddish Theatre debut in the Jacob Kalich/Joseph Rumshinsky production Yankele; Picon’s costume from Yankele; photos and selected sheet music by Abraham Ellstein for the Joseph Green 1936 Yiddish film Yidl mitn fidl (Yidl with a Fiddle)and the 1938 Yiddish film Mamele; radio scripts from her 1941 series Nancy from Delancey; memorabilia from the Jerry Herman/Don Appell 1961 production of Milk and Honey, her 1960s appearances on the television show Car 54, Where are You? and the Norman Jewison film Fiddler on the Roof.

The exhibition is curated by Dr. Diane Cypkin, Professor of Media and Communication Arts at Pace University, and herself a performer who has appeared in many Yiddish and English language productions. The institutions' look at Yiddish culture in New York continues at the Museum of the City of New York with The Jewish Daily Forward: Embracing an Immigrant Community, April 22, 2007 - September 17, 2007

Posted by jmwc at 09:41 PM

Yuval Ron with LA Jewish Symphony

See the Yuval Ron Ensemble performing with a FULL SYMPHONY and dancers in a spectacular production under the stars!
East meets West: A Special Concert of The Yuval Ron Ensemble with the LA Jewish Symphony

Conductor: Dr. Noreen Green

The Ensemble will perform (in the second half of the program only!) traditional songs of the Middle East and Andalusia with new symphonic arrangements by Yuval Ron plus Canciones Sefardi - a symphonic work by Yuval Ron based on Andalusi songs of Morocco and...... the first public performance of a symphonic medley from the Oscar winner film "West Bank Story".
featuring:

singers Maya Haddi and Barak Marshall, guitarist Kenton Youngstrom and dancers Maya Karasso and Melanie Kareem
Please note: the concert at the Ford will be taped for future broadcast on TV channel 36!
Location: Ford Ampitheatre, 2580 Cahuenga Blvd East, Los Angeles, CA 90068
Admission: $36, $25; Students and Children $12,
Buy Tickets To purchase tickets please call the Ford Box Office at 323-461-3673 or visit www.FordTheatres.org . Call Bunny Getz at 888-780-9345 for %15 discount for groups for 8 or more. Or, you can purchase tickets online at http://www.fordamphitheater.org On site parking is available for $5.
Please see the Ford Amphitheater website for more information on additional parking needs and other accommodations. More upcoming events of Yuval Ron:
Saturday, July 28, 2007, 7:30pm
Farmlab presents
World Premier of Yuval Ron's New Composition
MAYA - Variations for Earth Harp, woodwinds and electronics
featuring:
William Close on Earth Harp (a stunning hugh harp which will be wired down from the Spring Street bridge in Downtown LA)
Yeghish Manukyan on Woodwinds
with Images by David Lebrun from his new film "Breaking the Maya Code"
Event produced by Roxanne Steinberg
Location: Farmlab - 1745 N. Spring Street #4, Los Angeles, CA
90012 .
Admission: FREE - Reservations required to: info@farmlab.org
For more information: Phone: 323 226 1158 email: info@farmlab.org web: www.farmlab.org
Posted by jmwc at 09:32 PM

Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity

Musicians should be aware of the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity. According to their mission statement, the Center is:
"A non-profit educational institution in both the United States and Israel, the Center functions as a global fellowship of creative and performing artists, scholars and benefactors committed to evolving the dynamic national Jewish culture envisioned by Zionist philosopher Ahad Ha'am. To preclude the fossilization of Jewish culture, the Center stimulates and facilitates the creation of serious new cultural works from a Jewish perspective and the dissemination of the resulting artistic expression in respected public venues, thereby broadening the horizons of Jewish culture and ensuring an ongoing Jewish contribution to universal civilization."
Lots of artists are participating in Israel and the US. For more information see:
http://www.jewishcreativity.org/home.htm
Posted by jmwc at 03:22 AM

New Musical Next Spring at Theater J in DC

Playbill carries an article about a new Jewish musical scheduled for this season's Spring event in DC. Called David in Shadow and Light, it's based on the life of King David, with libretto by Yehuda Hyman, music by Daniel Hoffman, choreography by Peter DiMuro and the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange and direction by Nick Olcott.The musical, commissioned by Theater J together with the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity, will be presented next Spring in May 6-June 22, 2008. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/109190.html
Posted by jmwc at 03:18 AM

Marty Schwartz on streaming video

KlezmerShack reports that Marty Schwartz, collector for 30 years of old Yiddish recordings and Jewish music specialist, has a clip on KQED www.kqed.org/arts/places/spark/profile.jsp?id=17340
Posted by jmwc at 02:26 AM

Podcast from TWISTING TRADITION: MUSIC, HISTORY AND CULTURAL CHANGE

Musicians Jewlia Eisenberg and Frank London chat with writer Josh Kun about Jewish music, and perform live from last April in LA. Hear Josh Kun ask the perenniel question about "what is Jewish music?" At least the Q is updated. Kun's list questions are worth hearing as well as the dicussion.

WATCH: http://nextbook.org/festivals/video.twistingtradition.html

LISTEN: http://audio.nextbook.org/2007lafestivalaudio/Twisting%20Tradition.mp3

http://nextbook.org/festivals/video.twistingtradition.html
Posted by jmwc at 02:10 AM

Rebecca Teplow CD "Prayers" Deserves More

Remind me again...Rebecca Teplow in her 2004 CD "Prayers" has a great voice, nice arrangements.... now what else? Find out. http://cdbaby.com/cd/rebeccateplow
Posted by jmwc at 01:41 AM

Who IS Yitzy Spinner?

A Chazzan in White Plains, NY, Yitzy Spinner is also the composer of hundreds of Jewish songs. He has a website at: http://yitzyspinner.com/About.html
Posted by jmwc at 01:32 AM

Barbara in Berlin

Barbara Streisand sang to a sold out audience of 18,000 people in Berlin, Germany on Saturday, June 30. Streisand even spoke to the crowd in German, and received multiple standing ovations to her concert. Previously Streisand had not sung in European capitals other than London. Reuters reported on the event http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSL2776062320070630
Posted by jmwc at 01:25 AM

Yiddish Summer Weimer

The largest Yiddish festival in Germany is taking place now, July 9, through August 9, 2007. The festival, in operation since the year 2000, invited musicians to teach Klezmer in several workshops to hundreds of interested fans or amateur-musicians. The slogan of this year;s Yiddish Summer Weimar is "Tradition an new Impulses". For that reason, many well-known artists from Germany, Argentina, USA, the Netherlands etc. will teach Klezmer as well as the crossover between Klezmer and Jazz or Tango. For more information, visit the website at:
http://yiddish-summer-weimar.de/
Posted by jmwc at 12:19 AM

July 09, 2007

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
Di Yidish-Lige un der Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut-YIVO
Hobn dem fargenign aykh tsu farbetn af
An ovnt lekoved Beyle Shaechter-Gottesman
Poetese, kompozitorn un zingerin
In Program: Di Nyu-Yorker Premyere fun dem tsveytn
film in der serye
A Velt mit Veltelekh: Shmuesn mit yidishe Shraybers
Beyle Shaechter-Gottesman
Harbstlid
A film fun Dzhash Valetski, Produtsirt fun der Yidish-Lige

Muzikalishe Program - Frimet-Mirl Loykhter, Ester Gotesman, Binyumen Shekhter
Kibed vet servirt vern, arayntret $10.00
Mitvokh, dem 11tn Yuli 2007, 6:30 in Tsenter far yidisher geshikhte
15 Vest 16ste Gas, Nyu-York
Tsu bashteln biletn klingt 917 606-8200
Posted by jmwc at 04:16 PM