Jewish Music Web Center Announcements

"Litvakus feat. Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh at City Winery's Klezmer Brunch"

"Litvakus feat. Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh at City Winery's Klezmer Brunch"
Litvakus feat. Yaeko Miranda Elmaleh at City Winery's Klezmer Brunch
Sunday, February 19 at 10:00am
Location: All-Access City Winery, NYC

Di khumeshlider: les chants du Pentateuque

Dimanche 26 février 2012 à 17h
Théâtre de la Cité Bleue, avenue de Miremont 46, 1206 Genève

Di khumeshlider: les chants du Pentateuque d'après Itzik Manger
par le LufTeater de Strasbourg, avec Astrid Ruff et Rafaël Goldwaser. Mise en scène: Sabine Lemler. Musique originale de Jean-Raymond Gélis.

Spectacle joué en yiddish, surtitré en français

Les Chants du Pentateuque sont un ensemble de poèmes inspirés très librement du premier livre de la Bible. Itzik Manger met en scène les figures essentielles de la Genèse : Adam et Eve et leurs fils Abel et Caïn, les trois patriarches, Abraham, Isaac et Jacob les quatre matriarches et bien d'autres... Itzik Manger n’a pas besoin de "raconter" la Genèse: Tout le monde la connaît! Au contraire, il brode, fait des allusions, des anachronismes, joue avec les personnages, les époques, les situations, les mots… Ces procédés créent tout au long du spectacle des effets comiques irrésistibles.

Organisation: Les Amis de la Musique Juive amj@amj.ch http://www.amj.ch
Tél. 0041 22 320 86 28
Informations & réservation: Janine Schorderet
Tél. 0041 22 344 64 09
Fax. 0041 22 344 64 04
Billets: 30 CHF, tarif réduit: 20 CHF.
Réduction supplémentaire de 10 CHF aux membres AMJ. DEVENEZ MEMBRES!

East Meets East Concert -- Ethiopian singer Alula

Forest Hills Jewish Center, March 18, 6 PM
Beta Israel Cultural Foundation Inc. & Baker Dan LLC Present:
Forest Hill Jewish Center
106-06 Queens Boulevard Flushing, NY 11375-4248
(718) 263-7000
www.fhjc.org/

ALULA, Ethiopian-born singer/songwriter
accompanied by ALICIA SVIGALS, Klezmer Violinist and Band
in
EAST MEETS EAST CONCERT (East Africa Meets Middle East Meets East Europe)

Building upon his remarkable personal history, Alula weaves an unforgettable musical journey connecting East African, Middle Eastern, and Eastern Europe musical traditions, creating a unique, moving and memorable musical message of connectedness among faiths, races, and cultures.

THE MUSICIANS

ALULA - Vocals, Guitar, Kirar, Keyboard, www.alulamusic.com
ALICIA SVIGALS -- Violin, www.aliciasvigals.com
MAC GOLLEHON -- Trumpet, Trombone, www.newbrasscollective.com
ROBERT AARON -- Tenor Saxophone, Flute, www.parisdjs.com/index.php/post/Robert-Aaron-Trouble-Man
EVAN MAZUNIK -- Keyboard, Vocals, www.evanmazunik.com
SAMSON KEBEDE - Bass, www.soundcloud.com/arkigroove
JOHN METTAM -- Drums, Percussion, www.johnmettam.com
JEMEL ALSTON -- Vocals, http://klezmerbyalicia.c.topica.com/maapznVab7MGfbIFEx6eafpQav/

SUNDAY, MARCH 18h, 2012 at 6PM
FOREST HILLS JEWISH CENTER
106-06 Queens Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11375-4248
Doors Open at 5PM.
At the Door: $22
Online: $20
Order Online at www.bakerdan.com
Please bring your email confirmation
Senior Citizens and Children under 13: $15
For Beta Israel Cultural Foundation, Inc.: www.binacf.org
For EAST MEETS EAST Concert: www.bakerdan.com
For Inquiries: baker@bakerdan.com 917-913-5719 Click here to check out Alicia's band on Youtube! http://klezmerbyalicia.c.topica.com/maapznVab7MD6bIFEx6eafpQav/ Find Alicia on Facebook: Alicia's Facebook Page http://klezmerbyalicia.c.topica.com/maapznVab7MD7bIFEx6eafpQav/

Feidman's 75th anniversary performance by Moussa Berlin

A few days ago, Moshe (Moussa) Berlin wrote this note:
"Some years ago, when playing the ceremony of 7th of Adar, at the tomb of Rabi Shimeon in Meron, There came a rumor that the famous composer and songwriter Naomi Shemer, become ill. My thought at that time was what can I to help her in that situation. (Meron is a place where people are praying, crying, asking their requests for health, livelihood matchmaking etc'.) So I decided to play one of her songs (Shirat Ha'asabim to words of R' Nachman), and to combine it with a Breslaver Nigun. After I have done it (it was the first time in history that such song was played in Meron) I was told that one of the Chassidim asked his friend :"What is that tune?" and he was answered: "Oh, that is un alter nign". I don't know how it helped but Naomi died one and half year later. And now the clip[above] (played in another situation with my son and daughter)"

The Broder Singers: Forerunners of the Yiddish Theater

Miryem-Khaye Seigel, Librarian, Dorot Jewish Division, New York Public Library, presents
Broder Singers: Forerunners of the Yiddish Theater

Broder singers were the first Yiddish performers to present music and drama in a secular setting beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. This lecture will explore the Broder singers’ history, repertoire, and style, and their relationship to Yiddish theater.

JOSEPH KREMEN MEMORIAL LECTURE • MAX WEINREICH CENTER ACADEMIC LECTURE SERIES
Admission: Free
RSVP: www.yivo.org/reservations
Venue: YIVO Institute at the Center for Jewish History | 15 West 16th Street - NYC

A Community Experience to Uplift Your Soul with neshama Carlebach

A Community Experience to Uplift Your Soul Neshama Carlebach performing with Reverend Roger Hambrick & the Green Pastures Baptist Choir
WHEN:
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 - 8:00 pm - Doors Open at 7:00 pm
WHERE:
The Parker Playhouse - 707 NE 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33304 - 954-462-0222

ADMISSION:
$26.50, $46.50, $66.50 - Special VIP Meet & Greet $101.50
Tickets available at the Parker Playhouse Box Office and online. There is a 10% discount for group sales over 20 people available at the box office and a 5% early bird special for advanced sales before January 25th.

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International Recording Artist Neshama Carlebach to Perform with The Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir at The Parker Playhouse - January 31, 2012

Fort Lauderdale, Florida (January 19, 2012) - International recording artist Neshama Carlebach invites South Florida to a musically uplifting evening at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale, Tuesday, January 31, 2012, starting at 8:00 pm. The Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir, led by the Reverend Roger Hambrick joins this captivating and spiritual singer in a performance that is at once uplifting, inspiring and a celebration of her late father's legacy, the incomparable Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach.

Neshama follows in her father's footsteps hoping to continue his mission of spiritual unity and healing through her music. He traveled the world spreading messages of love and peace and his life story is the inspiration behind the Broadway bound "Soul Doctor: Journey of A Rock-Star Rabbi" currently playing at the Parker Playhouse.

A portion of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Global Smile Foundation; through its outreach programs this organization alleviates the suffering of underserved patients born with facial congenital deformities with special emphasis on cleft lips and palates.

"My collaboration with Reverend Hambrick and The Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir is the ultimate manifestation of my father's dream for humanity," says Neshama. "Our work together has expanded my horizons and shown me that true spiritual unity is possible. We feel that music can help bring healing and beauty to our broken world."

The concert appeals to people of all faiths, backgrounds and perspectives. The powerful vocals and beautiful harmonies of the Green Pastures Baptist Church Choir complement Neshama's deeply moving and entertaining style as she sings her father's melodies, and inspiring original compositions.

Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio at the Kennedy Center

Video from the Kennedy Center concert:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/videos/?id=M4915

Concert de Mashke aux Trois Arts

Concert de Mashke aux trois arts
Saturday, February 18 at 9:00pm
Location: café des trois arts, 21 rue des rigoles, métro jourdain
Mashke (chant yiddish et musique klezmer)
Chant et accordéon : Violaine Lochu
Clarinettes : David Zouker
Guitare, Bouzouki, Mandoline : Loïc Audry
Percussions : Nicolas Durolin

Mashke c’est la rencontre de quatre musiciens aux origines et univers différents. Tous sont animés par l’envie d’injecter dans le répertoire traditionnel des musiques juives d’Europe centrale leur propre réalité, d’autres sonorités. Mashke c’est la volonté de mêler les mots et les langues, d’allier cultures et territoires hétérogènes, de revisiter et réinterpréter ces magnifiques mélodies. Mais c’est avant tout une invitation au partage, à la danse et au chant tout autant qu’au rêve, à l’émotion et à la réflexion.

Mashke s'est agrandi!
Notre nouveau musicien, Loïc Audry, saura vous faire voyager du bout des doigts.Chaleur méditerranéenne à la mandoline, sonorités mystiques au bouzouki et rythmes manouches effrénés à la guitare sont au rendez vous. Venez découvrir ces nouvelles couleurs intimistes mais aussi endiablées lors de ce prochain concert!

Lullabies and Legacy: The World of Yiddish Children's Songs

Lullabies and Legacy: The World of Yiddish Children's Songs
Songs of the cradle and home life, kheyder and nature.
Tuesday, February 7 at 12:00pm
Tuesdays, February 7th - 28th from 12:00-1:30pm
Location: The Workmen's Circle
247 West 37th Street, New York, New York
For reservations call: 212-889-6800 x234
Or email: events@circle.org
http://www.circle.org/comeintothecircle.html

Klezmatics 25th Anniversary and CD Release

Sunday, February 26, 2012
4:00 & 7:00 PM
Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago
< /br> $25 General Public/$23 Old Town School Members/$21 Seniors & Children
BUY 4:00 PM TICKETS ONLINE | BUY 7:00 PM TICKETS ONLINE | BOX OFFICE: 773.728.6000

Grammy winners The Klezmatics erupted out of New York City's East Village in 1986 and revitalized klezmer for the new century with music that is steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality, while incorporating contemporary themes such as human rights and anti-fundamentalism with eclectic and danceable musical influences including Arab, African, Latin and Balkan rhythms, jazz and punk.

"ON HOLY GROUND TRAILER"

Yiddish Song of the Week

The Yiddish Song of the Week is a blog presented by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance’s An-sky Jewish Folklore Research Project (AJFRP). This initiative is part of a larger effort by the AJFRP to revitalize traditional Yiddish folksinging performance and research on the subject. The website emphasizes field recordings of traditional Yiddish folksingers from around the world contributed by folklorists, ethnomusicologists, musicians, singers and collectors. Each Yiddish song is presented with Yiddish words and translation, along with commentary from the contributor. Itzik Gottesman is the Director of An-sky Jewish Folklore Research Project.
http://yiddishsong.wordpress.com/

Leo Zeitlin music at JMF in NYC

The Jewish Music Forum of the American Society of Jewish Music will present rare evening event, on Thursday, February 9th at 7 PM. Because these evenings have been so popular, you will need to make reservations to attend (see information below).

The topic is "The Music of Leo Zeitlin," one of the composers of the St. Petersburg School from the early 20th Century. On this occasion the wonderful performers from YIVO's Sidney Krum Young Artis Series will provide live music examples to accompany the talk, which will be given by Professor Paula Eisenstein Baker, with Dr. Michael Steinlauf at respondent.

Joining the Krum Young Artists will be Cantors Robert Abelson, Maria Dubinsky, and Martha Novick. The evening session will be held at the YIVO Institute at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street, NYC), and will be taped for later broadcast on the web.

The talk is free and open to the public, so you need to make a reservation for seats. Please call YIVO at 212-294-6127.
The Center for Jewish History / 15 West 16th Street / NYC 10011
Phone: 212.874-3990 / Fax: 212.874-8605

Debbie Friedman's Shalom Aleichem

In her last years, Debbie Friedman composed a new melody to the Shabbat hymn "Shalom Aleichem". Here the high school choir, HaZamir, performs the piece in 2011,arranged by M. B. Edelman, Conducted by Cantor Leon Sher - HaZamir Bergen County, Cantor Sanford Cohn - HaZamir Hartford on Guitar, Scott Stein on piano

Debbie Friedman's Shalom Aleichem

In her last year, Debbie Friedman composed a new melody to the Shabbat hymn "Shalom Aleichem". Here the high school choir, HaZamir, performs the piece in 2011,arranged by M. B. Edelman, Conducted by Cantor Leon Sher - HaZamir Bergen County, Cantor Sanford Cohn - HaZamir Hartford on Guitar, Scott Stein on piano

Is It Ever Too Late?

Not too late... for next year.... A new Yiddish song for Chanukkah. Take a listen klezmers.