April 22, 2008
Philadelphia Folklore Project Presents Elaine Hoffman Watts & Susan Watts
The Philadelphia Folklore Project Presents: Elaine Hoffman Watts & Susan Watts PLAY KLEZMER!Sunday May 11, 2008, doors open at 6 pm
World Cafe Live (www.worldcafelive), 3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
Tickets $20, or special price of $16 for PFP members through PFP
www.folkloreproject.org; 215-726-1106.
This special concert promises an unforgettable Mother’s Day celebration, featuring the outstanding Elaine Hoffman Watts & Susan Watts mother-daughter team, and their band of klezmer stars from the east coast and Canada. The concert will feature never before heard songs from a book compiled in 1927 by Susan’s great-grandfather, Joseph Hoffman, including his compositions, songs by his son Jake Hoffman, and other rarely performed Philly tunes in brand-new arrangements by Susan Watts. The concert will be followed by a Q&A discussion with the artists.
PFP will be filming for its documentary on Elaine Watts at this event; come be a part of the project. Elaine was the first woman percussionist to graduate from the Curtis Institute of Music, and is a recent winner of a prestigious National Heritage Award from the National Endowment for the Arts (one of just a handful of Pennsylvania artists to be so honored).
This project occurs with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Philadelphia Music Project (funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts), the PA Humanities Council, the PA Historical & Museum Commission, and Philadelphia Folklore Project Members.
For more info: Philadelphia Folklore Project, 735 S. 50th St., Phila., PA 19143. 215-726-1106. info@folkloreproject.org, www.folkloreproject.org. PFP is a 21-year-old independent public interest folklife agency committed to cultural equity: we work to sustain diverse Philadelphia vernacular traditions as real resources for vital local communities. Give a listen!
Posted by jmwc at April 22, 2008 10:01 AM