September 10, 2009

Multi-Ethnic Music Cultures of Moldova

The Center for Jewish History and Center for Traditional Music and Dance present:
Monday, September 21 at 7:00pm
"The Multi-Ethnic Music Cultures of Moldova"
The An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture Series
Curated by Walter Zev Feldman, Ph.D.
New York University / Rubin Academy of Music, Jerusalem

Lecture: Walter Zev Feldman discusses the cultural history of this area of ethnic transformation and his recent expedition which discovered musicians of mixed ancestry still performing traditional Jewish music in his father's hometown of Edinets. A reception will follow the event.

Admission:
$15 general, $10 CJH, CTMD members

Major support for the Center for Traditional Music and Dance's An-sky Institute for Jewish Culture was provided by the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation. Support was also provided by the Atran Foundation and public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

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