Top 10 Jewish Composers Concert in Brookline, MA

May 17 2012: Top 10 Jewish Composers Concert Thursday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Ohabei Shalom, 1187 Beacon St., Brookline, MA.

What is Jewish music? What constitutes a Jewish composer? The answers will be revealed at the Top 10 Jewish Composers concert on Featuring the Zamir Chorale of Boston, Kol Arev and Cantor Randall Schloss. Admission to this event is $20 general admission and $10 for senior citizens; students, faculty and staff of Hebrew College. Order tickets https://secure.hebrewcollege.edu/HebrewCollege/concerttix.htm.

Tami and the Klezmen with the Hartford Symphony

Cantor Tami Cherdack, vocalist with Joel Schlank on trumpet
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Time: 1st show 3:00pm; 2nd show 8:00pm
Place: Bushnell Theater
166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106

Description Come hear THE KLEZMEN with The Hartford Symphony on Sat. Dec., 10th----2 shows---3PM and 8PM. Guest Soloist: Walter Mamlok on clarinet.

From Boston to Berlin

The Zamir Chorale of Boston invites you to From Boston to Berlin
A cabaret-style evening featuring
the Zamir Chamber Chorus
which will perform highlights of Zamir Chorale of Boston's upcoming concerts in the first Louis Lewandowski Festival in Berlin, Germany

Thursday, November 10, 2011
The Goethe-Institut*, 170 Beacon Street, Boston
(between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets)
******** Joshua Jacobson, Artistic Director
Remarks by
Friedrich Löhr, German Consul General in Boston
Ralph Selig, International Authority on German-Jewish Chazzanut (liturgical music)
Light kosher refreshments will be served.
The Zamir Chorale of Boston is headed to Berlin, Germany, December 15-18, to represent the United States at the Louis Lewandowski Festival. Zamir will join six other choirs from around the world in paying tribute to the German Jewish composer who became world renowned because of his beautiful choral settings of the synagogue liturgy.

Funding for Zamir's travel is made possible in part by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Boston and an anonymous donor.

Complimentary admission for 2011 . Zamir donors $360+

General admission: Suggested donation $36.

Seating is limited, pre-registration only, RSVP

For further information: email manager@zamir.org [mailto:manager@zamir.org] or call: 617-244-6333.
* Directions: by public transportation: Subway (MBTA): Green Line, Copley Station
Parking: Boston Common Garage, entrance on Charles St.; Back Bay Garage, 500 Boylston St., entrance on St. James and Clarendon St.
Both parking garages are a 10 minute walk from the Goethe-Institut.

The Boston Camerata celebrates The Sacred Bridge

The Sacred Bridge
December 3, 2011 8:00 pm - Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
For tickets and prices, visit http://www.bostoncamerata.org/tickets.html
Back by popular demand, a second interfaith celebration, a holiday program unlike any other. Discover with The Boston Camerata the common musical roots of Jewish, Arabic, and Christian religions, and the astonishing and beautiful interactions among these traditions. Joel Cohen and The Boston Camerata are joined by members of the Sharq Arabic Music Ensemble.
http://www.bostoncamerata.org/ The Sacred Bridge as performed in concert by The Boston Camerata

I. Songs of exile
Anonymous (Sephardic, Jerusalem) Boray ad ana/Criador hasta cuando Creator, why have you imprisoned your Dove? Why have you put her in chains? She is alone, without her children, crying Father, Father, Father...

Al naharot bavel (Psalm 137)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion. Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps. For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, And our tormentors asked of us mirth: 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.' How shall we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?

II. The Sacred Bridge
Anonymous (Gregorian, Ashkenazic) In exitu Israel/ B'tset Yisrael (Psalm 114, Latin and Hebrew versions) When Israel came forth out of Egypt,The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;/Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion...

Obadiah the Proselyte (12th century) Mi al har horeb (Eulogy of Moses)
Who other than Moses stood on Mt Horeb at sudy? Who other that Moses led my flock in the desert, bringing them forth water? To the heavens he came to God. Know, my people, 'That your light has come. The Glory has shone upon you.'

III. Jewish Minstrels in the Christian Middle Ages
Mathieu le Juif (13th century) Par grant franchise
I must sing to you, unfaithful lady who torments me. False lovers make true love perish; I have served you faithfully, yet you mock me. Why have you thus betrayed me? For your love I have forsaken my Law, my God. May God make your face so wrinkled and old that all will hate you, save me!

Sueskint von Trimberg (13th century) Wa heb'uf (melody: Der Wilde Alexander, 13th c.)
What sorrow is now thrust upon me, now that my noble patron is gone. Now I must flee the court, let my hair and beard grow long. I shall live in the old Jewry, with a long coat and hat. Slow shall be my walk, and sad my song.

Isaac Gorni (13th century) A poet's life (translated from the Hebrew) IV. Jewish folksongs of the Mediterranean
Anonymous (Morocco) En ciudad noble y encina (instrumental)

Yo hanino, tu hanina
I am Hanino, you are Hanina, these shall be our names, and the children born to us, Aman, will be like the moon and the sun, Derman, like the moon and the sun...

Morena me llaman
They call me the dark one, but I was born fair; I lost my color from travelling so much. Clad in green and scarlet, the betrothed girl speaks thus to her beloved. A ladder of gold and ivory was made for them to climb...The king's son calls me the dark one, and if he summons me, I shall go.

Anonymous (Balkans) La rosa enfloresce
The rose blooms in the month of May, and my heart saddens with the pains of love. The nightingale sings and sighs... Come quickly, O thou my soul, or else I shall die. Carpentras (18th century) Eftach sephatai berinah (Circumcision)

I open my lips with happiness. We shall sing tomorrow at dinner. I will praise God Highest on the tambourin and the violin... May the child being circumcised today become a wise man; may the exiles and the wanderers be returned; may the redeemer of Zion come!

INTERMISSION

V. Songs of Mystical Spain
Anonymous (Sephardic) Respondemos, Dio de Abraham Answer us, O God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, in our hour of death.

attributed to Alfonso el Sabio (1221-1284) Virgen madre groriosa King of Castille
Vigin Mary, full of Glory, Sainted wife and daughter of God, who can glorify you?

Anonymous (Sephardic) Kaddish (instrumental) with Alfonso el Sabio Madre de Dios, ora por nos
Mother of God, pray for us on this day of judgement, when the trumpets shall sound and the dead shall be raised.

Alfonso el Sabio Des oge mas quer eu trobar (instrumental)
Gran dereit (instrumental)

Anonymous (Sephardic, Balkans) Cuando el rey Nimrod
As King Nimrod raised his eyes to heaven, he saw the star above the Jewry, announcing the birth of Abraham, our much loved father.

attributed to Abraham, cantor of Gerona (12th c.?) Ahot ketana
The little sister [i.e. the Jewish people]prepares her prayers and intone her praises. O God heal her sickness, and may her misfortunes cease from now on.

Alfonso el Sabio Muit e benaventurado (instrumental)

Anonymous (Sephardic) El nora alila
O God, grant pardon to the people of Israel; raise your eyes to those who are yours; may Michael, Elijah and Gabriel proclaim the joyful news of redemption.

Monajat featuring Galleet Dardashti

Thursday, September 15 · 8:00pm - 9:30pm
Granoff Performance Center, Tufts University
20 Talbot Avenue
Medford, MA 02155

Monajat (Fervent Prayer) by innovative performer Galeet Dardashti, is inspired by Selihot, the poetic prayers of forgiveness recited during the month preceding the Jewish High Holidays according to the Middle Eastern tradition. Dardashti, a musician and anthropologist of Persian descent, re-imagines the Selihot ritual in collaboration with an acclaimed ensemble of musicians, an electronic soundscape, and dynamic video projections by video artist and designer Dmitry Kmelnitsky.

As only one of six cities in the US where this dynamic concert will happen, the Boston Jewish Music Festival is very excited to have been selected by the Foundation for Jewish Culture to present this important new work along with our co-presenters, the New Center for Jewish Arts and Culture, the Tufts University Music Department and Tufts Hillel.

Tickets are $25 and are available through the New Center at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/30895

The New Jewish Culture Network has received major support from the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation. Additional support provided by the Milken Family Foundation, Sylvia M. Neil, and other individual donors.

ZAMIR CHORALE OF BOSTON TO HOLD AUDITIONS

The Zamir Chorale of Boston, "America's foremost Jewish choral ensemble," will hold auditions for all voice parts on Sunday, September 25, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre. Auditions are by appointment only and must be scheduled in advance by emailing manager@zamir.org

. Candidates must have excellent vocal quality, the ability to sight-read music, and previous choral experience. In addition to the audition, candidates are required to attend open rehearsals at Hebrew College on Tuesday, September 13 and 20, from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays at Hebrew College, from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m., from September through early June.
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. For more information about Zamir and audition requirements, visit www.zamir.org.

Zamir Chorale of Boston Auditions for 2011-12

Zamir Auditions for 2011-12

If you are an experienced singer with a strong choral background, consider joining the Zamir Chorale of Boston!
All voice parts welcome. Auditions for the 2011-12 season will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2011
7:00 - 10:00 pm, at
Hebrew College,
160 Herrick Road
Newton Centre.
Prospective members will attend Open Rehearsals on Tuesday, September 13 and 20.
Rehearsals during the year are on Tuesdays from 7:15 to 10:00 pm.
Additional details will be posted on the Zamir website in July.
To schedule an audition, contact manager@zamir.org.

Klezmer Conservatory Band with Susan Watts in Concert in Amherst

Wednesday, July 13 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: National Yiddish Book Center, campus of Hampshire College
1021 West Street
Amherst, MA 01001
http://support.yiddishbook​center.org/site/Calendar/3​36372110?view=Detail&id=30​29
A rare western Massachusetts appearance by one of the pivotal bands of the klezmer revival. The Klezmer Conservatory Band has toured internationally since 1980, collaborating with such artists as Robin Williams, Joel Grey, Itzhak Perlman, Claire Barry, and Le Boutine Souriante. They bring their high-energy brand of Klezmer and Yiddish music to the Book Center in a new program featuring extraordinary vocalist and trumpet virtuoso Susan Watts. Reservations suggested.

Shpilkes Klezmer Band in Framingham May 28

Shpilkes Klezmer Band plays the lively, living melodies of the Jewish people, from the playful tunes and Yiddish songs of Klezmer to the passionate rhythms and Ladino songs of Sephardic music. SKB plays with shpilkes; an energy that makes it hard to sit still and encourages audiences to sing along with familiar melodies and even dance in the aisles. You can hear them at The Amazing Things Arts Center in Framingham on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 8:00 PM.
The Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis St
Framingham MA 01702
Contact: 508-405-ARTS (2787). Tickets: $15, student/senior $14, member $12.
www.amazingthings.org
www.myspace.com/shpilkes

World Premiere oratorio, A Melancholy Beauty!

Varna International Presents The 2nd Songs of Life Festival
June 23 at 7:30pm
Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre

ONLINE: (http://www.citicenter.org/songs)
BY PHONE: 866-348-9738
IN PERSON AT OUR BOX OFFICE: (http://www.citicenter.org/contact)

Songs of Life is pleased to announce the addition of the Boston Modern Orchestra Project to the featured performance of the World Premiere oratorio, A Melancholy Beauty!

A Melancholy Beauty is a major choral-orchestral oratorio that brings 300 superb choristers and instrumentalists to the stage in an unparalleled music celebration which combines classical choral-orchestral music with traditional rhythms and folk styles that are rarely encountered today. This song of life will unravel the true story of the Rescue of all Bulgaria's Jews during WWII. This coming together of musicians, from the US, Israel, and Bulgaria, the very countries that were impacted by these crucial events, will redefine freedom and harmony through the power of music.

Citi Performing Arts Center
270 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
http://www.citicenter.org
Participating Musicians:
Henry H. Leck, festival conductor
Indianapolis Children's Choir, Henry H. Leck, director
Tel Aviv Chamber Choir, Michael Shani, director
Philip Kutev National Folklore Ensemble, Bulgaria
Victor Valley College Singers & Master Arts Chorale, Thomas Miller, director
KHORIKOS, Jesse Mark Peckham, director
Accompanied by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project

To learn more, visit http://songsoflife.org.
Citi Performing Arts Center has the following available for people with disabilities: Wheelchair, Designated Aisle Transfer and Companion Seats; Accessible Restrooms and Assistive Listening Devices. To order tickets via TTY dial 888-889-8587.

All prices Inclusive of $3.00 facility fee. Terms, conditions and restrictions apply. For questions regarding your ticket order, please call 866-348-9738. For questions related to The Club, please call 617-532-1123 or email Club@citicenter.org.

Citi Performing Arts Center | 270 Tremont Street | Boston, MA 02116 |
http://www.citicenter.org

World Premier for SILVER SPOON

SILVER SPOON, the musical
by Amy Merrill & Si Kahn
directed by Daniel Gidron
May 19-June 19, 2011
Thursday, May 19 at 7:30pm - June 19 at 4:30pm
Central Square Theater
450 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts

For more information:
http://centralsquaretheater.org/season/10-11/spoon.html

Tickets:
866.811.4111
or
https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/726735
The World Premiere musical, Silver Spoon, delights with toe-tapping folk numbers and rousing ballads. working-class Brooklyn and upper-crust Manhattan collide in the idealistic days of the late 1960s as two young lovers fight for justice and search for acceptance from their families, society, and each other. With book by Cambridge's own Amy Merrill and music and lyrics by popular songwriter and activist Si Kahn. Directed by The Nora Theatre Company's Associate Director Daniel Gidron.
Presented by The Nora Theatre Company

Jewish Ghetto Cabaret - Yom HaShoah Program

Temple Emunah Yom HaShoah Program
Cost: FREE, and registration is not required.
When: May 01, 2011 | 07:30 PM to 09:00 PM
Where: Temple Emunah, 9 Piper Rd, Lexington, MA, Lexington, MA 02421
781-861-0300; wheelchair accessible

Special Features:
Jews in the various Ghettos during the Shoah had numerous cabarets of musicians and singers. Songs ranged from the sad and deeply somber in response to the death and horrific conditions within and without of the Ghettos, to parodies on the Nazis, to the typical songs sung in the cabarets of Europe before the war. The caliber was so high as to attract the attendance of German soldiers out of uniform.

Our Jewish Ghetto Cabaret program will be rich and varied and be presented by a small musical ensemble, soloists, and the Mak'haylah. You might be led to clap or laugh or cry deeply as did the Jews in the Ghettos. That is what life was like. Join us in commemorating the courage and zest for life that Jews displayed during the Shoah.

FRAUENSTIMMEN: Women's Voices from Ravensbrück

May 1, 2011, 7pm - Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day.
Conceived and Directed by School of Jewish Music student and faculty member Lynn Torgove, 2011Gideon Klein Scholar. Performed by students from the Cantorial and Rabbinical program at Hebrew College, New England Conservatory and their friends, School of Jewish Music student Becky Wexler, Music Director.

This Musical Cabaret portrays the lives of 7 women who were imprisoned at the Ravensbrück Concentration Camp - the only camp originally built as an all women's prison.

May 1, 2011, 7pm - Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. This is a 90 minute performance without intermission and there will be a post-performance discussion with performers.
The Fenway Center, Boston Massachusetts
77 St. Stephen Street, on the corner of St. Stephen Street and Gainsborough Street.
Sponsored by Northeastern University Department of Jewish Studies and Hebrew College.

Shpilkes Klezmer Band on February 19

Time: Saturday, February 19 · 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: The UnCommon Coffeehouse
24 Vernon Street
Framingham, MA

Go for an evening of the lively, living melodies of traditional Yiddish and Sephardic folk music that sing of the human experience. Tickets are $7 ($4 for children under 14) and will be sold at the door. More information can be found at http://www.myspace.com/shpilkes or http://www.uuframingham.org/uch/.

A TRIBUTE TO LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Hanukkah Happens 21
The Brotherhood of Temple Emanuel, Newton, MA is proud to present
A TRIBUTE TO LEONARD BERNSTEIN (A Musical Tribute marking 20 years since his passing)
Hazzan Elias Rosemberg
with the Zamir Chorale of Boston
Dr. Joshua Jacobson, Conductor
Thursday , December 23, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward St., Newton, MA.
Concert admission (open seating): Adults $25; Children under 13 $15
Proceeds to benefit American Friends of Magen David Adom.
For information and tickets visit www,templeemanuel.com /hh-xxi HHConcert@gmail.com;
or call: 617-558-8100

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The Golden Door: Jewish Music with American Accent in Boston

Koleinu, the Jewish Community Chorus of Boston is having a concert on Thursday, June 10 at 8pm at Temple Emeth in Chestnut Hill, MA. Cantor Gaston Bogomolni and Cantor Lousie Treitman will be the soloists. Carol Marton will direct. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. go to www.koleinu.org or call 617-559-8649 to get more information or order tickets.

Four Seasons Plus presents Klezmer Music Concert

Cookie Segelstein and Joshua Horowitz invite you to join us for a concert in this historic building in the woods!
Four Seasons Plus presents Klezmer Music Concert
with Cookie Segelstein and Joshua Horowitz

Date: Friday, May 14th, 2010
Time: 8 PM
Place: Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Church in the Wilderness
50 Emmanuel Church Rd.
Killingworth, CT 06419
Phone: 860-663-1800
Tickets: $20
Reception follows concert.

Boston Jewish Music Festival

Boston is having a Jewish Music Festival !! this March 6-14, 2010.
There will be the Klezmer Conservatory Band, classical music of Osvaldo Golijov, the Ladino music of Flory Jagoda, a presentation of Bloch's Sacred Service and many events for younger listeners, including a capella groups and Jewish rock bands. For complete information, links to ticket purchase, times and locales, see:
http://bostonjewishmusicfestival.com/

Twenty Years of Hannukah Happens

The Brotherhood and Music Committee of Temple Emanuel proudly present
Hanukkah Happens - Twenty Years
Thursday, December 24, 2009, 7:30 PM
Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward St., Newton
with the
Zamir Chorale of Boston
Joshua Jacobson, Artistic Director
Cantor Elias Rosemberg, Hazzan
Concert admission (open seating): Adults - $25; Children under 13 - $15
Proceeds to benefit American Friends of Magen David Adom.
For more information and tickets, please visit templeemanuel.com
email HHConcert@gmail.com or call 617-558-8100.

New Muslim Cool

Thursday, December 10, 2009
7:30 p.m.
Hebrew College, Berenson Hall
$10 advance registration; $15 general admission, free for students with valid ID
The School of Jewish Music presents
A Jewish Music Forum
Music of a Nation, Music of a People:
Is Israeli Art-Music Jewish?
Ronit Seter
Respondant: Klára Móricz
Co-sponsored by the Jewish Music Forum of the American Society for Jewish Music

For information, please contact Renée Tepper, rtepper@hebrewcollege.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; 617-559-8622.

What defines a particular genre of music as the voice of a people? of a nation? And what if the two are intrinsically intertwined? For the founders of Israeli art music—Paul Ben-Haim, Alexander Boskovich, Oedoen Partos, Mordecai Seter and Josef Tal—the goal was to separate people and nation, to create a national “style” of music that was unique to Israel, rather than identified with Jewish music of the Diaspora. Although these composers ultimately failed in creating a national style, they did establish a general ideology, claiming that their music was Israeli: a new entity, essentially and qualitatively different from its Jewish—and European—roots. In this special lecture, illustrated by live performances, Dr. Seter will explore the evolution and legacy of Israeli art music.

Dr. Ronit Seter studies 20th century music and specializes in Israeli art music. A contributor to Grove Music Online, she has published 30 academic entries and articles in various professional journals. Her chapter “Israel” appeared in Asian Composers in the 20th Century (in Japanese and English). She lectures frequently at international conferences, including the American Musicological Society, the International Musicological Society and the World Congress for Jewish Studies.

Dr. Seter earned her PhD from Cornell University and received her BA and MA in musicology from Bar-Ilan University, Israel. She served on the faculties of the Peabody Conservatory at Johns Hopkins University, the Department of Music at the George Washington University, the Department of Musicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Department of Performing Arts at American University, Washington, D.C. The Chapter Representative of the American Musicological Society, Capital Chapter, she is also a visiting scholar at the Jewish Music Research Centre, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Klára Móricz is the Valentine Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Amherst College and author of Jewish Identities: Nationalism, Racism, and Utopianism in Twentieth-Century Music (University of California Press, 2008).

The Jewish Music Forum is a project of The American Society For Jewish Music, with additional support from the American Jewish Historical Society at the Center for Jewish History.

DJ Rob and You Shall Know Us

Tuesday November 10
7:30pm
The Foundation Room--House of Blues
15 Landsdowne Street, Boston
New Center for Arts and Culture
Jewish vinyl will come to life in Boston as Roger Bennet, author of "And You Shall Know Us by the Trail of Our Vinyl", a book chronicling the story of Jews in America from the 1940s through the recordings on LP. Performance by DJ Rob of the Israeli DJ crew Soulico.
Tickets $12 in advance, $20 at the door.
To Purchase Tickets visit: www.newcenterboston.org
or call: 617-531-4610
E-MAIL: TICKETS@NCACBOSTON.ORG

Sam Glaser in Newton, MA

A Family Concert with Sam Glaser A concert of original works and timeless classics Sunday, Nov. 8 1:30pm Temple Reyim, 1860 Washington Street Newton, MA Easy Access to Woodland T/Greenline D For tix call: 617-527-2410 $18; $14 for seniors

Dudu Fisher at Symphony Hall in Boston

Special Half Price Tickets to see Dudu Fisher
Live in Concert at Boston Symphony Hall – November 1, 2009

Known for his stirring performance on Broadway as Jean Valjean in LES MISERABLES and as a world famous Israeli cantor, Dudu Fisher brings an exciting and visually stunning show to Boston’s Symphony Hall on Sunday, November 1, at 7:30 PM. Based on his highly successful PBS special, IN CONCERT FROM ISRAEL, Fisher will take the audience on an inspired journey connecting his talent as a Broadway performer, cantor, and contemporary artist with music and stories that celebrate the beauty of Israel's landscape, culture and people.

We are pleased to offer half-price tickets to those who mention this announcement by calling 617-266-1200 or by visiting www.bostonsymphonyhall.org/dudufisher.

Fisher has performed on the stages of Broadway, the West End in London, Israel, and throughout the world, including singing with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Maestro Zubin Mehta, recording an album of show tunes with the London Symphony Orchestra, and performing for Britain's Royal family and Bill and Hillary Clinton. He is the only Broadway performer whose Broadway contract allows him to observe the Jewish Sabbath by not performing on Friday evenings and Saturday matinees, a recognition of his talent and dedication to the role and a constant source of pride and accomplishment in his career.

Fisher’s Fall 2009 North American Tour is a celebration of the PBS television special that capitalizes on his incredible vocal and artistic range and features a repertoire that goes well beyond the television show. It tells the story of a cantor who finds success on the stages of Broadway, but who never forgets his home or the musical landscape of Israel. The tour concludes with shows in Toronto on November 5 and in Baltimore on November 7. For more information about him visit www.dudufisher.com.

Song is the Pen of the Soul—An Interfaith Interchange

Song is the Pen of the Soul—An Interfaith Interchange
Sunday, November 15
Wilson Chapel
Andover Newton Theological School
3:30–5:45 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Seating is limited - please register now.

Dr. Joshua Jacobson and the Zamir Chorale of Boston
Reverend Burns Stanfield and the Andover Newton Community Choir
Commentary by Rabbi Daniel Lehmann and Priscilla Deck

Please join the Zamir Chorlae and the Andover Newton Community Choir for a rousing performance, discussion and sing-along of inspiring music from Jewish and Christian faith traditions. Rabbi Daniel Lehmann will discuss the Jewish spiritual music tradition, illustrated by the Zamir Chorale of Boston under the direction of Dr. Joshua Jacobson; the program will feature selections of Hassidic music and works by Louis Lewandowski, Shlomo Carlebach and Ernest Bloch. Priscilla Deck will lead a discussion of Christian spiritual music, complemented by a performance by the Andover Newton Community Choir, directed by Reverend Burns Stanfield.

You’ll have a chance to join in the singing, led by Cantor Louise Treitman. The afternoon also includes an opportunity to learn more about the many programs of Hebrew College’s School of Jewish Music (SJM), ranging from pluralistic cantorial ordination to certificate programs in Jewish sacred music and Jewish music education.

For more information, please contact Renee Tepper, 617-559-8622, rtepper AT hebrewcollege.edu

Dr. Joshua R. Jacobson, DMA, Acting Dean of the School of Jewish Music and one of the foremost authorities on Jewish choral music, is Visiting Professor of Jewish Music at Hebrew College and Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Northeastern University. He is also founder and director of the Zamir Chorale of Boston. His many musical arrangements, editions and compositions are frequently performed by choirs around the world. His book, Chanting the Hebrew Bible: The Art of Cantillation, was published by the Jewish Publication Society in 2002.

A Jewish innovator who has devoted his career to pluralistic Jewish education, Rabbi Daniel L. Lehmann became the eighth President of Hebrew College on July 1, 2008. Previously the founding Headmaster of Gann Academy-The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston, he was also Founding Director of BIMA-The Berkshire Institute for Music and Arts. A frequent lecturer on Jewish education, he has published numerous journal articles on Jewish education and has contributed several chapters in books on religious education. Rabbi Lehmann is a former member of the Zamir Chorale of Boston.

After a period of recording and performing as a professional musician, Burns Stanfield was ordained in 1991 as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) to pastor Fourth Presbyterian Church, a congregation in a low-income neighborhood of South Boston. Once near closing, Fourth Presbyterian has since grown substantially and is now a vital community presence. Reverend Stanfield conducts the Andover Newton Community Choir as part of his class, Christian Worship, Christian Music, and also teaches at Harvard Divinity School. He continues to write music, perform and record.

Priscilla Deck, Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Andover Newton Theological School, has always maintained a parallel career as a free-lance violinist. Although she sees herself primarily as a church musician, she frequently serves as an art and music critic to area newspapers and journals. Convinced of the unique spiritual power of the aesthetic experience, she teaches in the Worship, Theology and the Arts program at Andover Newton.

Michael WInograd Klezmer Trio in Boston

MW Klezmer Trio plays a special concert in Cambridge at the Western Front Club, Presented by the New England Conservatory of Music. celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the NEC Jazz Dept.

Michael Winograd Klezmer Trio:
Michael Winograd - clarinet
Carmen Staaf - accordion
Benjy Fox-Rosen - bass, vocal
also on the bill is Hankus Netsky, with his ensemble

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
7:30pm - 10:30pm
Western Front Club
Western Front Club is at 343 Western Ave
$10 for the evening, all proceeds go to the Conservatory

Julie Silver will appear at Boston Jewish Spirit 5th

Julie Silver, the lyrical guitar performer of contemporary Jewish and secular music, will be part of the celebrate Boston Jewish Spirit's fifth anniversary. The concert happens Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Emmanuel Church
15 Newbury Street , Boston, MA
David Kates, pianist and producer of Julie's just released CD "Reunion" and New England's own Dov Schiller on percussion will accompany Julie.
For more information contact: juliesilverconcert@bostonjewishspirit.org

Koleinu, Boston's Jewish Community Chorus invites you to join

Do you love to sing? Do you want to share in the joy and meaning that comes from singing Jewish music in a chorus? Koleinu, Boston's Jewish Community Chorus, invites you to join us as we begin our 8th season on Thursday, September 10, 2009.

Koleinu ("ko-lay-noo")/Our Voice, a non-audition group of 60+ members who love learning and singing Jewish music together, is directed by our dynamic and skilled conductor, Carol Marton. Koleinu meets Thursday nights from 7:30 to 9:45 PM at Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Rd. in Newton Centre.

Our first three rehearsals are open, so why not give us a try? No pressure to join; no prior musical or Jewish experience necessary. Openrehearsals will be held on 9/10, 9/17, and 9/24 in Hebrew College(kosher snacks and camaraderie provided). Koleinusings a wide range of Jewish choral repertoire, including liturgical,secular, traditional and contemporary works. We generally perform ashorter program in the winter and end the year with a full program inthe spring featuring our repertoire for the season. Come learn and sing with us - experience the thrill of making music with one of Boston's most popular Jewish musical groups!

Feel free to visit our website: http://www.koleinu.org E-mail us: sing@koleinu.org By T: Take the Green line to Newton Centre and walk up Herrick Rd. By car: If you choose to drive, there is plenty of free parking!

Comeup Herrick Rd. to the top of the hill. Bear left at the signs forHebrew College. Please enter through the main door. We meet in Berenson Hall, which is one floor down from the entrance.

To see flyer click here

ZAMIR CHORALE OF BOSTON TO HOLD AUDITIONS

The Zamir Chorale of Boston, "America's foremost Jewish choral ensemble," will hold auditions for all voice parts on Thursday, September 24 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre. Auditions are by appointment only and must be scheduled in advance by emailing manager@zamir.org

Candidates must have excellent vocal quality, the ability to sight-read music, and previous choral experience. In addition to the audition, candidates are required to attend open rehearsals at Hebrew College on Tuesday, September 8, 15, and 22 from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m. Rehearsals are held on Tuesdays at Hebrew College, from 7:15 to 10:00 p.m., from September through early June.

For more information about Zamir and audition requirements, visit www.zamir.org

Music of Theresienstadt in Hartford

Music of Theresienstadt
Anne Sofie von Otter at Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford
Sunday, April 26, 2009
7:30pm

On Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 7:30pm, the Woodland Concert Series will be presenting an important musical and cultural offering to the Hartford area. Featured will be mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter in a program of music composed by Jewish composers during their imprisonment at Theresienstadt, a concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. She is being assisted in this concert by the noted violinist Daniel Hope, and by her regular accompanist, Bengt Forsberg.

Tickets are $30 general admission, $20 for seniors or students and $40 for preferred seating. While tickets may be available at the door, we strongly suggest they be purchased in advance by contacting the Woodland Concert Series at 860-527-8121 or by going to their website: woodlandconcertseries.org. Immanuel Congregational Church is handicapped accessible. The Church is located at the corner of Farmington Avenue and Woodland Street in Hartford, and there is plenty of free parking close by.

Theresienstadt was the notorious “model” concentration camp that was located north of Prague. There, the Nazis allowed musicians, artists and intellectuals to “flourish,” which indeed they did, despite malnutrition and appalling conditions, and despite the daily dispatch of many of their numbers to their deaths at Auschwitz and other concentration camps.

Anne Sofie von Otter is considered one of the finest singers of her generation and is sought after by many of the major conductors, orchestras, opera and recording companies of the world. Born in Sweden, her international career has now spanned more than two decades. She has scored many successes on the great operatic stages of Europe and the United States. An equally busy concert career has taken Anne Sofie von Otter regularly to the major halls of Europe and North America. This concert is presenting artists who usually perform in large halls. In fact, a week after this concert, Ms. von Otter will be singing this program at Carnegie Hall. A significant feature of this concert in Hartford is that the audience will hear and see these acclaimed musicians in a room (Immanuel Congregational Church) with wonderful acoustics and an intimacy lacking in larger halls.

860-527-8121 • www.woodlandconcertseries.org

KlezFactor at Lilypad in Cambridge MA

KlezFactor (America) makes their US debut with a star-studded, international line-up.
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 10:00pm
The Lilypad
1353 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA
Performers:
Mike Anklewicz - saxophone, clarinet
Jaro Dabrowski - electric guitar
Jonathan Feldman - keyboard
Lilli Klotz - violin
Matt Temkin - drums
Dan Turkos - bass

Lilypad
Cover is $10

Hear KlezFactor's music @ www.klezfactor.com; www.myspace.com/klezfactor; or http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/klezfactor

Give Ear to Thy People: Choral Music from the Jewish Tradition

Musica Sacra Presents World Premiere by Israeli Composer
This Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Musica Sacra will explore Jewish choral repertoire that juxtaposes the sacred and secular, the ancient and contemporary, the traditional and innovative. The concert, entitled Give Ear to Thy People: Choral Music from the Jewish Tradition, will feature Paths of Stone and Water, a world premiere written for Musica Sacra by Osnat Netzer, Israeli composer and pianist. The concert also includes Aaron Copland's In the Beginning, which sets the Genesis creation story, music by Noam Elkies, Yiddish choral music from the early 20th century, and other selections from the Jewish diaspora.

Give Ear to Thy People: Choral Music from the Jewish Tradition
Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 8:00 PM

LOCATION:
First Church Congregational
11 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA
(Near Harvard Square)
TICKETS:
Reserved: $40
General: $25
Student/Senior: $15
Osnat Netzer is a composer, pianist, arranger and currently a theory teacher at the New England Conservatory in Boston. She is the impresario and coordinator of an annual holocaust memorial concert at New England Conservatory. Her works have been performed in Israel, Germany and the United States at venues such as the Jerusalem Music Center, Boston’s Jordan Hall, events such as Israel’s “Sounds in the Desert” festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and broadcast on Israeli National Radio. Netzer attended the Israel Arts and Science Academy in Jerusalem, obtained a BM in piano and composition from the Jerusalem Music Academy and a MM in composition and theory from Mannes College of Music in New York. She is currently studying composition with John Heiss and Lee Hyla in the New England Conservatory DMA program.

From a choral repertoire spanning five centuries, Musica Sacra performs works both familiar and rare, with a crisp passion that awakes the listener to yearnings and joys, sorrows and delights—all that defines and inspires the best in human lives. Since 1959, Musica Sacra has been performing choral music with the highest standards of musical excellence. Director Mary Beekman, now in her 29th season, continues to thrill singers and audiences with a varied and engaging repertoire. Musica Sacra is a non-profit organization funded by the generous donations of its supporters and in part by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and by the Inavale Foundation. Musica Sacra will celebrate its 50th anniversary, and Mary Beekman’s 30th anniversary as conductor, in its landmark 2009-2010 season.

Zamir Chorale with Newton Choral Society March 8

Come to Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, MA
Sunday, March 8 at 3:00 p.m.
to be inspired by great music performed by two acclaimed choral ensembles.
March will be abloom this year with beautiful music, as Zamir performs its spring concert two months earlier than usual. This year we have partnered with the Newton Choral Society to produce a program of musical masterworks, featuring a combined force of 120 voices.

There are four wonderful works on this concertincluding Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein; choral cycle Mo’adim (Festivals) by Mordecai Seter, and more. Tickets can be ordered through the Zamir websitewww.zamir.org
or by calling 617-244-6333.

There are four wonderful works on this concert. Leonard Bernstein composed his Chichester Psalms in 1965. Dean Hussey, who commissioned the work, wrote “I think many of us would be very delighted if there was a hint of ‘West Side Story’ about the music.” He was not disappointed. In fact Bernstein included in the Psalms a chorus that was originally intended for West Side Story. Today Chichester Psalms is one of the most frequently performed twentieth-century choral works.

Mordecai Seter served for many years as professor of composition at the Rubin Academy of Tel Aviv University. His choral cycle Mo’adim (Festivals) was composed in 1946 and dedicated to the Tel Aviv Chamber Choir. Each of the movements is based on a melody traditionally sung by Babylonian Jews. Seter’s style as revealed in this work will remind our listeners of other neo-primitive works, such Orff’s Carmina Burana

Randall Thompson composed his Peaceable Kingdom in 1936, inspired by the words of the prophet Isaiah and a painting by the American artist Edwards Hicks. In a series of magnificent double choruses, Thompson interprets the words of the Hebrew prophet from warnings to destruction to promises of ultimate redemption.

An accomplished young composer, conductor and lecturer, Eric Whitacre has quickly become one of the most popular and most widely performed composers of his generation. In the spring of 1996 the Israeli soprano Hila Plitmann (now Whitacre’s wife) gave her boyfriend five short poems in Hebrew to be set to music. The result was Five Hebrew Love Songs, a luscious romantic musical ode.

Shirim in Cambridge at the Lilypad

Sunday, February 8, 2009
2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Lilypad
1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square
Cambridge, MA

Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, masters of the klezmer universe, perform a fun and infectious concert of klezmer and beyond on Feb. 8, 2:00pm at the Lilypad, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Square, Cambridge, MA . Suggested donation, $10, $7/kids. Bring the kids, bring your grandmother! Be ready to move. This is music for the soul.

Shirim has performed all over the U.S., Canada and Europe. They have collaborated with Maurice Sendak (Pincus & the Pig), Ellen Kushner (The Golden Dreydl) and played with the Philly Pops and on the soundtrack of Woody Allen’s “Deconstructing Harry.” They are traditional and new and alive at the same time. Come see them, you won’t regret it in this intimate venue. After over 25 years of playing, they are a Boston institution.

Art of Jewish Music, à la Russe

Event: The Art of Jewish Music, à la Russe: A Centennial Celebration of the Society for Jewish Folk Music
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Price: General Admission, $15; Students, $10
Location: Hebrew College, Berenson Hall, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA

Klára Móricz, Valentine Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Amherst College, explores the Russian origins of Jewish music as a serious art form and the relationship of this body of work to emerging 20th century Jewish nationalism and modernism. Musical illustrations performed by pianist Edwin Swanborn, tenor Elias Rosemberg and soprano Lynn Torgrove.

Details and online registration at hebrewcollege.edu/events. On December 18, 7:30 p.m., at Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Klára Móricz will explore the Russian origins of Jewish music as a serious art form and the relationship of this body of work to emerging 20th century Jewish nationalism and modernism.

The Art of Jewish Music, à la Russe: A Centennial Celebration of the Society for Jewish Folk Music will be illustrated with live musical performances by pianist Edwin Swanborn, tenor Elias Rosemberg and soprano Lynn Torgove.

Tickets are $!5 for general admission; $10 for students.

How does music define a people? And how does a people define an art form—music—that embodies the essence of national, ethnic or religious identity?

This lecture-performance marks the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Society for Jewish Folk Music in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1908. The Society, which thrived in various forms, first in Russia and then in Vienna until the rise of Hitler, brought together the talents of Joseph Achron, Michail Gnesin, Alexander Krejn and others who—unlike their Western European counterparts—maintained a connection to the Jewish community while creating serious works of Jewish music for the concert stage.

Klára Móricz is the Valentine Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at Amherst College and author of Jewish Identities: Nationalism, Racism, and Utopianism in Twentieth-Century Music (University of California Press, 2008).

For additional information and to register online, please visit hebrewcollege.edu/events.

Fishel Bresler's Klezmer & Hassidic Ensemble

Fishel Bresler's Klezmer & Hassidic Ensemble will perform their 18th annual concert on Wednesday December 24th - 7:30 PM at
Congregation Ohawe Shalom Coffee House
Pawtucket RI
671 East Ave in Pawtucket (corner of Glenwood, nr where Blackstone meets Hope St)
Doors open 7:00PM $10 adults, $7 children (under B-Mitzvah).
Special sponsor seating in the front rows $18 per seat
Funded in part by a grant from the RI State Council on the Arts

In honor of Chanukah, Latkes will be on sale, along with other snacks & beverages.
For questions 401 273-9814


photo credit Irving Schild ABOUT THE MUSICIANS

Fishel (Michael) Bresler (clarinet, flute, mandolin, harmonica) has studied Klezmer clarinet and mandolin with the contemporary master, Andy Statman, over the course of more than a decade. This study was partially supported by grants from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the New England Foundation for the Arts. Besides the recent Folk Arts Fellowship, Mr. Bresler has also served as a Master Artist in three Klezmer apprenticeships, from RISCA & NEFA. In 1997 he replaced an ailing Andy Statman on the first half of a national tour with noted mandolinist David Grisman. In addition to performing, he currently does therapeutic music with multiply-handicapped children, and teaches music to both children & adults.

Shelley Katsh, MSW, (keyboard, accordion) is a Certified Music Therapist and social worker, currently on the staff of Jewish Family Service. She has played and sung with the famed Zamir Chorale, coauthored the book, The Music Within You, and has been the musical director of the Jewish Theater Ensemble, as well as Temple Emanuel's theater productions.

Bob Rakalam Moses (drums, percussion) has been described by jazz critic Nat Hentoff as " one of the grander imaginations in America's true classical music." Percussionist Bob Moses has played with Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Erik Dolphy, Gary Burton & Larry Coryell, among others, in the course of a colorful 35-year career. He is currently on the faculty of the New England Conservatory of Music.

This year Bresler's music is funded in part by a *grant from the RI State Council on the Arts*; he was awarded their Folk Arts Fellowship Grant for 2008-2009. RISCA describes their fellowships as "highly competitive grants that encourage the creative development of artists by enabling them to set aside time to pursue their work and achieve specific career goals."

Fishel & his wife, who is his partner in the managing of his music, hope to use these funds to complete a CD.

For years Bresler has been collecting Jewish tunes passed down through families for generations, which are shared with him on visits to Brooklyn's religious communities. Now he hopes to be able to share them by CD & Mp3, as well as in concert.

One thing that makes Bresler's music unusual in the world of the klezmer revival, is his daily involvement in traditional Judaism as a spiritual path, which is the the original source of the music. He seeks to bring out the mystical depths in the melodies in each of his performances.

Open Sing -- Judas Maccabaeus by Handel

Zamir Chorale of Boston invites you to its third annual Open Sing
on Sunday, Dec.7, 3:00 pm
at Temple Reyim,
1860 Washington Street., Newton, MA
Featuring choruses from Handel's Judas Maccabaeus and synagogue motets of Italian composer Salamone Rossi, presented by Prof. Joshua Jacobson.
Admission: $10; $8 for students and seniors. Tickets available at the door only.
Scores available for all participants.
Listeners welcome too!

MAGEVET CONCERT

Temple Beth Sholom of Stratford and Congregation Sinai of Milford take pleasure in announcing a joint venture – The Magevet Concert.

For those who are asking “Ma Zeh”, or what is Magevet? Magevet is a cappella group that originated at Yale University in the spring of 1993 and has weathered the test of time. Their repertoire spans the Jewish Universe from Hebrew, Yiddish and Ladino ballards to Ugandan Jewish tunes.

Sunday, November 16th at 2:00 PM
Temple Beth Sholom 275 Huntington Road, Stratford, Connecticut
Advance Tickets: Adults $12 – Children (ages 4-13) $10 – ages 3 and under (on lap) Free
Advance Order of 10 Tickets - $100 Tickets at Door (ages 4 and above) $15
Contact for reservations: 203-378-6175 or 203-301-0558
Email: info@bethsholomstratford.org or congsinai@aol.com

Please gather your friends and family to join us for an inexpensive and enjoyable afternoon to listen to some of your old favorites, some of what are to become your new favorites and some of them sung like you have never heard before.

Friends of Danny Concert tour kickoff

Concert
FOD is an acronym for Friends of Danny and the concert tour features many of the musicians who played in bands or jammed with Danny while he was alive, as well as many who never knew him but connect with his story. FODfest is a unique performance format: part song-swap, part jam session, part concert. Most of the participating musicians are meeting for the first time on stage.
Time and PlaceDate:
Friday, October 10, 2008
Time: 7:30pm - 11:00pm
Location: Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Street: 14 Castle Street
City/Town: Great Barrington, MA

Since Daniel Pearl’s death, there have been many attempts to honor his memory and legacy, many of which revolve around music, because Daniel was a terrific musician always found other musicians to jam with no matter where he wound up.

Several years ago, a Berkshire based effort called FODFest, which stands for Friends of Daniel, was begun, and from its casual roots as a backyard barbecue it has now grown to a cross-country concert tour, featuring nationally known artists as well as local musicians in each town it performs.

This year’s tour kicks off in Great Barrington on Friday night at the Mahaiwe at 7:30, in a free concert featuring such well known names as the Hunger Mountain Boys, JoAnne Spies, SONiA of Disappear fear, Todd Mack, Chris Merenda, Eliot Osborn, Willie Watkins, and Seth Rogovoy, who worked with Pearl at the Berkshire Eagle for a few short years in the early 1990s. This community-based event is sure to be a musical highlight as well as a spiritual, transcendent experience for audience and musician alike. While admission is free, contributions at the door are welcome.

Contact InfoPhone: 4135280100 Email: info@mahaiwe.org This Friday, October 10, 2008, would have been Daniel Pearl’s 45th birthday. The Wall Street Journal reporter, who was kidnapped and brutally murdered by Muslim terrorists in Pakistan six years ago this coming February, got his start in journalism in the Berkshires, first at the North Adams Transcript, and then at the Berkshire Eagle.

FODfest is an annual concert tour honoring the life & ideals of the late Wall St. Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who lost his life to terrorists in Pakistan in 2002. In addition to being a journalist, Danny was a talented musician who played a variety of instruments including fiddle & mandolin, and was a classically trained violinist. Wherever he lived, Danny was actively involved in the local music scene, and wherever he traveled, he sought out local jam sessions.

FOD is an acronym for Friends of Danny and the concert tour features many of the musicians who played in bands or jammed with Danny while he was alive, as well as many who never knew him but connect with his story. FODfest is a unique performance format: part song-swap, part jam session, part concert. Most of the participating musicians are meeting for the first time on stage.

Danny was a firm believer in the power of music to bring people together regardless of ethnic, religious, cultural, or economic differences. FODfest celebrates that ideal and takes place every October as part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days which is organized by the Daniel Pearl Foundation.

FODfest is in its fourth year and is organized by musician, songwriter, and producer Todd Mack, a former band mate and close friend of Pearl’s. The concerts are free and open to the public, and in lieu of an admission charge, donations are collected at each performance to help offset tour & production costs.

Zamir to Perform with Jerusalem Choir in Boston

DATE & TIME:Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. LOCATION:The Fenway Center at Northeastern University (corner St. Stephen and Gainsborough Streets), Boston, MA COST:NU Students with ID free; Adults: $20. To buy tickets: www.gonu.com/tickets/

Northeastern University will present the only Boston appearance by the renowned Jerusalem Academy Chamber Choir, under the direction of Prof. Stanley Sperber. The Academy Choir, now in its 40th season, iis considered one of Israel's finest vocal ensembles, performing frequently with the Israel Philharmonic and the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. This will be the first concert on the choir's American tour. Also on the program will be the Northeastern University Chamber Chorus and the Zamir Chorale of Boston, conducted by Prof. Joshua Jacobson. The program includes Daniel Pinkham's Wedding Cantata, Yehezkel Braun's Song of Songs, and other works by American and Israeli composers.

In a grand finale the three choirs will join forces, over one hundred voices strong.

For more information, call (617) 373-2671.

Shining Through Broken Glass

Shining Through Broken Glass
An Ecumenical Concert of Memory and Hope, 70 Years after Kristallnacht

Noted actor and director Leonard Nimoy will narrate a concert to commemorate Kristallnacht in a one-night only performance called SHINING THROUGH BROKEN GLASS, to be held on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Tickets: $25, $50, $75, $100 (discounts for seniors and students)


SHINING THROUGH BROKEN GLASS, a historic concert of memory and hope exactly 70 years to the day after Kristallnacht, that infamous night in 1938 when the Nazi regime unleashed terror of epic proportions throughout Germany and Austria. SHINING THROUGH BROKEN GLASS is a dramatic and choral concert that will expand appreciation of the achievements of 1000 years of Jewish music, culture and art, and give meaning to the lessons learned from the Holocaust. This concert will feature an ecumenical adult and youth choir of over 200 voices from synagogues, churches, schools and colleges in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, four cantorial soloists and a 40-piece professional orchestra. The beautifully restored, historic Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island will be the venue for this very special performance.

Produced by Temple Emanu-El of Providence, Rhode Island, in partnership with the Holocaust Education and Resource Center of RI, “This concert has been in the making for 10 years,” says Cantor Dr. Brian Mayer of Temple Emanu-El. “I knew we needed some spectacular way of paying tribute to the millions of Jews, gays and lesbians, gypsies and anyone not considered to be ‘Aryan enough,’ who perished in the Holocaust.” With more than 30 historical musical selections, including the music of renowned Viennese cantor, Salomon Sulzer and Berlin composer, Louis Lewandowski, the concert will take the audience from the time of the Middle Ages up to the 1930’s. Composer Arnold Schoenberg’s “Survivor of Warsaw” which demonstrates the horrors of the Holocaust will be performed by Mr. Nimoy, the orchestra and an all-male choir. The final section of the performance will use music to celebrate contemporary life, and to exemplify the message of Psalm 133: "How good it is for brothers and sisters to dwell together in harmony"

The premier and only performance of Shining Through Broken Glass is definitely not to be missed. Tickets are available from the Veterans Memorial Auditorium Box Office (401-421-ARTS) or on line at www.vmari.org

Date and Time: Sunday, November 9, 2008. 7:00 p.m.

Place: Veterans Memorial Auditorium
1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, Rhode Island

Tickets: $25, $50, $75, $100 (discounts for seniors and students)

3 Choirs Come together for 40th Anniversary

Zamir Chorale of Boston announces that there will be a performance with the Jerusalem Academy Choir at Northeastern's New Fenway Center in a special three-choir concert at on October 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Artistic Director Joshua Jacobson, who is also Director of Choral Activities at Northeastern, will conduct sets by NU's choir and Zamir, followed by a performance by the Jerusalem Academy Chamber Choir (JACC), considered one of the finest musical groups in Israel. For the finale, all three choirs will share the stage. The JACC, comprised of 30 music students and led by Stanley Sperber, is also celebrating its 40th anniversary. Sperber, founded the Zamir Chorale in 1960 in New York and inspired Jacobson to form the Zamir Chorale of Boston in 1969. The JACC has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and the Israel Chamber Orchestra.
For ticket information, click here.

Open Sing Back by Popular Demand
On Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 p.m., don't miss the third annual Open Sing at Temple Reyim in Newton. This year, in addition to favorite choruses from Handel's glorious Judas Maccabaeus, we will sing great synagogue motets by Renaissance master Salamone Rossi. Maestro Jacobson will offer fascinating historical background on this prolific composer. Singers of all abilities and listeners welcome! Vocal scores will be provided.
Tickets available at the door only: Adults, $10; Students and Seniors, $8.

New Center for Arts and Culture features Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana and Brian Bender & Little Shop of Horas

New Center for Arts and Culture
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Inaugural Celebration
October 4, 2008 (rain date, the 5th)
New Center is Coming Together 12-4pm

On October 4th, 2008 the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy will celebrate the official inauguration of the Greenway parks in Boston with free live concerts, classes, rides, and food from all around the world. Once a highway and now a series of parklands throughout the downtown core, the Greenway will host this once-in-a-lifetime opening featuring local and international artists, highlighting Boston's rich cultural heritage and celebrating a vision of city life & sustainability completed. The New Center for Arts and Culture will present New Center is Coming Together-an exciting program with performances by David Buchbinder's Odessa/Havana and Brian Bender & Little Shop of Horas. To be held on a stage across from the Boston Harbor Hotel, these diverse and dynamic performers will entertain with a range of musical styles - appealing to audiences of all ages and backgrounds. This will be a lively and fun program that will entertain, delight, and educate. For more information, please visit the New Center for Arts and Culture website at www.ncacboston.org.

Shefa Gold in Brookline, MA

Rabbi Shefa Gold Scholar-in-Residence
A Weekend in Preparation for High Holidays

Temple Beth Zion,
1566 Beacon Street,
Brookline (617) 566-8171 x 20
Please RSVP to office@nishmathayyim.org.

Renowned musician and teacher Rabbi Shefa Gold will lead a Opening Our Hearts to Forgiveness Selichot Service Saturday, September 20 th from 9:30PM-11:00PM - Free!
and

A Day Long Retreat about the Elulian Mysteries. This workshop will explore the journey from devastation to renewal in preparation for the High Holy Days through study, chant, meditation and sacred conversation.
Cost: $72 before 8/22, $85.00 after 8/22,
$36.00 for students and seniors To to www.nishmathayyim.org to register or
call 617-566-8171 x20 for more info.

NISHMAT HAYYIM cultivates Jewish meditation and contemplative practices in New England through collaborations with synagogues and other Jewish institutions and programs for individuals from all backgrounds.

Afro-Semitic Experience in Fall Village, CT

The Afro-Semitic Experience will be performing a twilight concert next Saturday evening, August 9, at 6:30 p.m. at Music Mountain in Falls Village Connecticut.

Music Mountain is a beautiful facility with an air-conditioned auditorium making it comfortable no matter what the weather-no worries about rain or high humidity! Falls Village is in the Berkshires and is about 10-15 minutes from the Massachusetts border. The address is 225 Music Mountain Road, Falls Church, Connecticut, but the best way to get there is to check out the directions on the Music Mountain web page:

http://www.musicmountain.org/about/directions.html

Walt Mahovlich+Steven Greenman in Cambridge, MA

Walt Mahovlich+Steven Greenman
The Lily Pad
1353 Cambridge St.,
Cambridge, MA (Inman Square)
http://www.lily-pad.net
August 4, 7pm, $10

Please welcome Walt Mahovlich (clarinet), frequently here in the Boston area and a regular at Balkan Night. Steven Greenman (violin) was featured at the Lowell folk festival last year with his band, Stempenyu's Dream. Together, they are on fire. They also comprise two fifths of the great Cleveland Eastern European music band, Harmonia; and are original members of the international Klezmer band, Budowitz. Having them appear and perform together is a Boston-area first. Let's make them feel welcome. And do come to enjoy some amazing music.

Pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/15642853@N00/sets/72157606318601613/

Klezperanto in Boston

Klezperanto's back in Boston in an exciting double bill with The Wiyos

SUNDAY JULY 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the STUART STREET PLAYHOUSE, corner of Charles and Stuart Streets in the heart of Boston's theater district, www.stuartstreetplayhouse.com with very special guests, THE WIYOS, "Vaudevillian Ragtime-Blues and Hillbilly Swing"

You can read all about them at truthfacerecordings.com/wiyos where you can see pictures, check out their tour schedule and press stuff, and hear samples, but it's even BETTER to see this amazing ensemble LIVE!

Price: $15.00 in advance, $20.00 day of concert

To purchase tickets online visit Tele-Charge Online
To purchase tickets by phone call 800-447-7400*
*Service fees may apply
To purchase tickets in person visit the Stuart Street Playhouse Box Office 200 Stuart Street (in the Radisson Hotel Boston).
Box Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday, Sunday, Holidays: Closed (except on performance days)


"What's Klezperanto?" Check out www.klezperanto.com

CHALLAHPALOOZA Music Festival in the Berkshires

SUNDAY JULY 13, 2008
7:00PM
Lenox, MA

CHALLAHPALOOZA, the third annual Klezmer music festival in the Berkshires (Western Massachusettes, USA), offers an evening of music and inspiration with the Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble and Sruli and Lisa.

THE YIDDISHKEIT KLEZMER ENSEMBLE
Brian Bender - trombone, melodica, vocals, bandleader
Christina Crowder - accordion, vocals
Miamon Miller - fiddle
Jim Guttmann - double bass
Grant Smith - drums
www.yiddishkeitklezmer.com

- SRULI & LISA -
Sruli Dresdner - clarinet, drums, vocals
Lisa Mayer - fiddle
www.sruliandlisa.com

Call to order tickets: $22/$36/$100(sponsor)
7:00 PM
Duffin Theater
Lenox High School
197 East Street
Lenox, MA
(413) 499-9899
www.jewishberkshires.com/

Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble at NYB

Sunday, August 10, 2008
2PM Concert
National Yiddish Bookcenter
Amherst, MA, USA
Admission $10

THE YIDDISHKEIT KLEZMER ENSEMBLE
Brian Bender - trombone, melodica, vocals, bandleader
Christina Crowder - accordion, vocals
Miamon Miller - fiddle
Jim Guttmann - double bass
Grant Smith - drums
www.yiddishkeitklezmer.com

Seth Rogovoy calls Yiddishkeit "one of the top Klezmer bands on the East Coast."

The National Yiddish Bookcenter
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building
1021 West Street
Amherst MA 01002
Phone 413-256-4900
Fax 413-256-4700
www.bikher.org
yiddish@bikher.org

Wild Peace: A Gala Concert for Israel's 60th

Wild Peace: A Gala Concert for Israel's 60th
Honoring Joyce Bohnen, Zamir alumna and former board chair
Sunday, June 1, 2008
8:00 pm
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge
Join Maestro Joshua Jacobson and the Zamir Chorale of Boston for a celebration of well-known works and hidden gems by Israel's greatest composers, including Yehezkel Braun's dramatic "Magash Ha-kesef," Naomi Shemer's mystical "Shirat Ha-asavim," Gil Aldema's joyous "Ashira Liydiyday," Moshe Wilensky's exuberant "Uri Tsiyon," and a rollicking arrangement of Marc Lavry's "Shir Ha-Emek." The evening culminates with the world premiere of Cantor Charles D. Osborne's stunning oratorio for chorus and orchestra, Like Wildflowers, Suddenly, based on the poem "Wild Peace," by Israeli poet Yehudah Amichai.
Tickets from $18; students, $10
Visit www.zamir.org
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Like Wildflowers, Suddenly

Like Wildflowers, Suddenly
On Creating a Musical Tribute to Israel
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Hebrew College, Berenson Hall
$15 at the door
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Cantor Charles Osborne
Cantor Aryeh Finklestein
Dr. Joshua Jacobson and the Zamir Chorale of Boston

Let it come
like wildflowers,
suddenly, because the field
must have it: wildpeace

So ends the poem "Wild Peace" by Yehuda Amichai. Those words were the starting point for composer Charles Osborne and librettist Aryeh Finklestein as they set out to create a musical tribute for Israel's 60th birthday. The result is Like Wildflowers, Suddenly, an oratorio encompassing three stages of Jewish history-biblical, the diaspora and the modern Jewish state of Israel.

In this special lecture-concert leading up to the composition's world premiere with the Zamir Chorale of Boston on June 1 at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, Mass., Osborne and Finklestein will be joined by the Zamir Chorale and founding director Joshua Jacobson to explore the inspiration for their work and the process of musical creation. Says Osborne, "The piece conveys three stages of the Jewish state: existence, non-existence and re-existence. It's an emotional expression of our relationship to the land."

Wild Peace: A Gala Concert for Israel's 60th

Wild Peace: A Gala Concert for Israel's 60th
Honoring Joyce Bohnen, Zamir alumna and former board chair
Sunday, June 1, 2008
8:00 pm
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge
Join Maestro Joshua Jacobson and the Zamir Chorale of Boston for a celebration of well-known works and hidden gems by Israel's greatest composers, including Yehezkel Braun's dramatic "Magash Ha-kesef," Naomi Shemer's mystical "Shirat Ha-asavim," Gil Aldema's joyous "Ashira Liydiyday," Moshe Wilensky's exuberant "Uri Tsiyon," and a rollicking arrangement of Marc Lavry's "Shir Ha-Emek." The evening culminates with the world premiere of Cantor Charles D. Osborne's stunning oratorio for chorus and orchestra, Like Wildflowers, Suddenly, based on the poem "Wild Peace," by Israeli poet Yehudah Amichai.
Tickets from $18; students, $10
Visit www.zamir.org
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or call 617-244-6333.

Klezmer & Hassidic Trio

Klezmer & Hassidic Trio will be performing a concert in the JCC Jewish Music Festival at
Temple Shalom
223 Valley Rd,
MIDDLETOWN, RI

*Sunday, March 23rd*, 4 PM $8 ($5 for members of the JCC or Temple Shalom)


Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh - Klezmer & Hassidic Music
at the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House in Providence
Saturday Mar. 29
8:30 - 10ish PM - Admission $9

209 Douglas Ave
PROVIDENCE, RI

Very easy to get to, the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House is at 209 Douglas Ave, 5 minutes from the Providence Marriot: Right on Orms, across the bridge over 95 , first right onto Douglas Ave. We're one half mile down on the right, just past the 95S entrance. For more specific directions go to www.BrooklynCoffeeTeaHouse.com http://towww.brooklyncoffeeteahouse.com/ or call 575-2284 weekday mornings.

Edwin Geist music at Italian National Holocaust Remembrance Day

The music of Edwin Geist, a composer who was murdered by the Nazis, will be performed for the first time in the USA. There will be a screening and discussion of the film, Musica Concentrationaria (with English subtitles) by Francesco Lotoro (a member of Allgenerations).

American Jewish Committee • The Consulate General of Israel The Consulate General of Italy • Dante Alighieri Society Proudly Presents A Commemoration of
Italian National Holocaust Remembrance Day

A Screening and Discussion of the Film
Musica Concentrationaria Interviews, documents and original score In original languages with English subtitles By Francesco Lotoro
Free and open to the public Please RVSP to the Dante 617-876-5160, seating is limited
RSVP to 617-457-8700 or boston@ajc.org
41 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA

Klezmer & Hassidic Music in Providence

Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh
Klezmer & Hassidic Music at the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House in Providence
Three more shows, the last Saturdays of the Months
Jan. 26, 2008, & Feb. 23, 2008 -- 8:00pm - 10 PM
Mar. 29, 2008 show starts at 8:30-10:30
Admission $9

Very easy to get to, the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House is at 209 Douglas Ave, 5 minutes from the Providence Marriot: Right on Orms, across the bridge over 95 , first right onto Douglas Ave. We're one half mile down on the right, just past the 95S entrance. For more specific directions go to www.BrooklynCoffeeTeaHouse.com
or call 575-2284 weekday mornings.

Outrageuosly Hip Jewish Kiddie Rock

ShirLala Family Concert with Shira Kline
Sunday February 3, 2008
10:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
at Temple Hillel B'nai Torah, 120 Corey Street, West Roxbury MA
Sing and Dance with Shira Kline
http://templehbt.org/pages/shirlala.html

Fishel Bresler's Klezmer Hassidic Ensemble

Fishel Bresler's Klezmer Hassidic Ensemble will perform again this year on
December 24th - Monday, 7:30 PM
at Congregation Ohawe Shalom Coffee
House, Pawtucket RI.
671 East Ave in Pawtucket (corner of Glenwood, nr where Blackstone meets Hope St)
Doors open 7:00PM $10 adults, $7 children (under B-Mitzvah).
You can be a Sponsor & get Tickets for Front Rows Seating - available only in advance- email Breslersmusic@gmail.com or call 273-9814 for information Kosher hot dogs, snacks & beverages will be on sale. questions? 401 273-9814

Zamir 'Kibbitzes' with Gevatron

Israel Prize winners, The Gevatron: The Israeli Kibbutz Singers, will perform with America's foremost Jewish choral ensemble, the Zamir Chorale of Boston, on Thursday evening, October 18, 7:30 pm at Congregation Kehillath Israel in Brookline. The Israel Prize is the most prestigious award handed out by the State of Israel and is presented annually for distinguished achievement in scholarship, the arts, or public service. The Gevatron, which received the award in May, was founded in the same year as Israel and is the best-known and most popular traditional folk-singing group in the country. The exclusive Boston concert will include Hebrew music in two very different forms - the exquisite artistry of the Zamir along with the rousing folk music of the Gevatron. Those Were the Days - These Are the Songs is sponsored by the Zamir Chorale of Boston and the Jewish Agency, and cosponsored by the Consulate of Israel to New England and the Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Tickets are $18 for unreserved seats, $36 for reserved seats; $12 for students and seniors and are available on line, www.zamir.org or by calling Zamir, 617/244-6333.

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.

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/

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.

Boom Pam at the MFA in Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston presents Boom Pam "The hottest ethnic beat group in Zion .

Boom Pam come to the Museum of Fine Arts on Wednesday 27th June as part of their popular summer outdoor music series, held in the beautiful Calderwood Courtyard.

Boom Pam first hit the music scene in Tel Aviv in 2004 with their cover of Aris San s 1969 hit Boom Pam . Since then, the hype surrounding these musicians has boomed. They are an intriguing yet simple mix of electric guitars, drums and tuba. Boom Pam s original music and arrangements of Balkan, Jewish, Greek and Mediterranean songs, seasoned with dueling guitars and a rock attitude. With this uplifting combination of music, Boom Pam is a band that shouldn t be missed. You won t be able to resist getting up for a dance.

Crazy Balkan time signatures and minimalist percussion make [Boom Pam s] self titled album irresistible to the musically curious, whether your usual fare is rock or world music Spin the Globe world music

The music brewed up by the Boom Pam four is the acoustic equivalent of a high energy drink Soul Seduction

Ticketing Information

Members, seniors, students $20; nonmembers, general admission $25.

For more information, and to book tickets, call the Remis Auditorium Box Office (voice) 617-369-3306, (TTY) 617-369-3393 or visit www.mfa.org/concerts.

Concerts in the Courtyard
Calderwood Courtyard
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue

Boom Pam
7:30 pm
Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Music Series of the Perishable Theater in Providence

The Live/Whirled Acoustic Music Series of the Perishable Theater, Music Director - Marilyn Mair presents:
Bob Moses, percussion with Fishel Bresler, clarinet & mandolin, & Shelley Katsh, piano & accordion,
in a program of jazz, klezmer, and original music, presented in an informal concert setting, to be followed by a jam session.

Sunday, June 10th, 3:00 PM
at the Perishable Theater,
95 Empire Street,
Providence RI
Admission $8

Audience members are invited to bring acoustic instruments for the jam session that will follow the concert.
Concert Information or reservations: 401-331-2695 x101 www.perishable.org photo credits- Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh: Irving Shild; Bob Moses: Elianna Bresler,

Zamir Chorale Honors Cantor Jeff Klepper in Cambridge, MA

The Spring concert of the Zamir Chorale is honoring Cantor Jeff Klepper.
Sunday, June 3, 2007, 8:00 p.m., Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA

On June 3 the Zamir Chorale of Boston will celebrate its 38th year of performing inspirational Jewish music by honoring Cantor Jeff Klepper at its annual spring concert at Sanders Theatre in Cambridge at 8:00 p.m. For information about tickets:
http://www.zamir.org/ShalomRav

Zamir will share the stage with Cantor Klepper and Rabbi Daniel Freelander of Kol B’Seder for both a rousing and reflective concert featuring the beloved “Shalom Rav” (Abundant Peace.)

Cantor Klepper has strong Boston roots and even sang with Zamir in 1973. He has very fond memories of that time:
"I sang with Zamir for one precious year; it brought great joy into my life. By the time I left Boston to begin my cantorial studies, Zamir's music had seeped into my heart and soul. I know that Zamir's music made me a better song-leader, a better Jewish composer, and ultimately, a better cantor. "

Zamir invites the public to participate in honoring Jeff. His enthusiasm for and commitment to Jewish music have inspired many young people and enthralled audiences world wide.

Women Cantor's Network 25th Annual Conference

The Women Cantor's Network will hold its annual conference and 25th year celebration at Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, MA from Sunday, June 10 - Wednesday, June 13, 2007. All women cantors, cantorial soloists, service leaders, cantorial students, educators and women who have a strong interest in synagogue music are welcomed. This year's conference theme is "Even Higher: The Cantor as Spiritual Leader through Life's Rhythms and Rituals" and will include a performance of the acclaimed play, the "The Mikveh Monologues", which is open to the public on Monday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Beth El. Tickets may be purchased at 978-443-9622. The conference will feature many of Boston's most renowned Jewish scholars, rabbis and musicians. Conference registration is $190 before May 7th and $225 by June 3rd. One-day registration, student rates and reduced hotel rates are available. Visit www.womencantors.net for registration materials and information.

Jews and Blues at JCC in Newton, MA

Jews and Blues at JCC
Saturday, January 27, 8:00 pm, and Sunday, January 28, 2:00 pm: "Jews and Blues," Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center, Newton:
You might feel the JCC shake, rattle, 'n' roll when Artistic Director Joshua Jacobson and Zamir, in collaboration with Nathaniel Stringfield and his band, HouseK'wake, team up this weekend. The program includes individual sets by each group and a not-to-be-missed joint set showcasing Jewish and African-American music— swing, jazz, folk, gospel, reggae, and blues. For more information, go to LSJCC (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=mfkt88bab.0.8qf568bab.p54cesbab.2674&ts=S0229&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ovationtix.com%2Ftrs%2Fcal%2F191) or call the JCC Box Office at 617-965-5226.

Veretski Pass in Connecticut

Branford Folk Music Society
Veretski Pass Jan. 20, 2007
8pm

Playing in an unbound, energetic "village style", the trio Veretski Pass presents a concert of historical klezmer music of Eastern Europe; pre WWII melodies from Ukraine, Carpathian-Ruthenia, Bessarabia and Rumania played on violin, accordion tsimbl, basy and baraban. With unique arrangements and compositions, this group of veterans carries on the ancient tradition of klezmer musicians, playing music of all kinds, but with a recognizably Jewish sound.
Branford Folk Coffeehouse
First Congregational Church of Branford
1009 Main Street, Branford, CT
Admission: $15 nonmembers, $13 members, $3 children

A Tickle in the Heart at MFA

A Tickle in the Heart
Thursday, January 11, 6:30 pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Part of the Series, "Swiss Films with Rhythm"
Tickets: $9 general admission; $8 for memberes of The Boston Jewish Film
Festival, the MFA, students, and seniors
On Sale at MFA Box Office Only (Please call the Box Office at 617 369 3306 for advance ticket orders.)

A Tickle in the Heart
Director: Stefan Schwietert
Country: Germany, Switzerland, released 1996
Duration: 90 min., Video
Language: English, Yiddish
w/subtitles Film image
The Epstein Brothers were the kings of klezmer, the traditional music of Eastern European Jewry, for more than 60 years. Beginning in the 1930s, they played their joyous, sentimental blend of tangos, horas, Russian folk dances and Gypsy drinking songs throughout New York. Today, as klezmer music enjoys an upswing in popularity from Manhattan to Berlin, they live and continue to play their memory-laden melodies in America's retirement paradise, Florida. The music is the star of Stefan Schwietert's documentary about The Epstein Brothers' 1995 European tour.

Boston Jewish Film Festival has music too

Several film at the Boston Jewish Film Festival this year feature music themes. The festival is running Nov. 1-12, 2006. For information on these features , see this PDF
http://www.jmwc.org/pdf/bjff-music.pdf

Afro-Semitic Experience in Boston

The Afro-Semitic Experience is making its Boston debut this Wednesday, October 11 at 6:30 p.m. They will be playing at Cathedral High School, 74 Union Park Street, Boston.
At 2:30 Baba Coleman and Babafemi Alvin Carter, Jr. will be presenting a drumming workshop for the students and then at 6:30 will be the concert.

Joining this concert will be special guests Art Blakey, alumnus Kalim Zarif on piano (Warren is in Nepal!!) and Paradox Trio's very own Matt Darriau on clarinet and sax. Admission is free, but seating is limited. For more info please call 617-542-2325.

Tell your friends and invite them to join in, as this is a low key (but hi-energy) event.

di bostoner klezmer around for the holidays

Thursday, October 12th at 7:30 P.M. at the Stoughton Public Library.
Join "di bostoner klezmer" for a free, freylekh concert on Boston's South Shore. Accordionist Matt Wulf's original pieces will be featured, along with a new Terkisher by trombonist/melodicaist Brian Bender. The library is located on 84 Park Street on the corner of Walnut Street and Park Street (a.k.a. Route 27). For directions, call the library at 781-244-3711 or go to http://www.ocln.org/directions/STOUGHTON.html

Shabes October 14, 2006
Temple Emanuel in Worcester for a morning musical service starting at 9:30 A.M.
(address is 280 May Street, phone: 508-755-1257)

Motzi Shabes, October 14, 2006 in the evening - from about 6:30 to 9:00 P.M. - at the always-lively service at Temple Beth Zion (Moshe Waldok's shul) at 1566 Beacon Street, Brookline. It's on the C branch of the Green Line just outside of Washington Square, and a few stops after Coolidge Corner. On-street parking is also available) Phone 617-566-8171.

Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Fiddle Express, live in Somerville!!

Alicia Svigals, violin
With Mimi Rabson, violin
Jim Guttman, bass
Pete Rushefsky, tsimbl

Thursday Aug 3, 9 p.m.
Johnny D's
17 Holland St, Davis Square, Somerville, MA 02144, (617) 776-2004
http://www.johnnyds.com/calendar.htm

Before the big klezmer bands of the new world arose with their brass and drums, there were the archetypical Jewish orchestras of the old world, led by the fiddle and bourne aloft by the otherworldy sounds of the harp-like 'tsimbl', or Jewish hammered dulcimer. Renowned violinist Alicia Svigals, a founder of the Klezmatics and one of the world's foremost klezmer fiddlers, presents a program of those ancient and ecstatic Jewish melodies, accompanied by the scene's top players on fiddle, tsimbl and string bass: Mimi Rabson, Pete Rushefsky and Jim Guttman. Alicia Svigals has played with and written for violinist Itzhak Perlman, the Kronos Quartet, playwrights Tony Kushner and Eve Ensler, the late poet Allen Ginsburg, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, singer/songwriter Debbie Friedman, Hasidic superstars Avraham Fried and Lipa Shmelzer, and many others. She has appeared on David Letterman, MTV, Good Morning America, PBS' Great Performances, on NPR's Prairie Home Companion, Weekend Edition and New Sounds, and on the soundtrack for the L-Word. Her wedding and bat/bar mitzvah band, Klezmer by Alicia Svigals, LLC plays klezmer, jazz, rock etc. at parties from Boston to D.C. She can be reached at her website, www.aliciasvigals.com

ELIYAHU SILLS & QADIM ENSEMBLE

Brookline, MA--Sunday, July 9, 2006
7:30 pm
Temple Beth Zion (TBZ),
1566 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA
Advance tickets: $10
At the door: $12
For more info please contact Noam at nsender@styr.com To purchase tickets in advance please call Eran at 617.216.4879 or email Eran_segev@yahoo.com

Traverse the deserts of the Middle East, the mountains of northern India, and the warm waters of the Mediterranean with Eliyahu Sills and his Qadim Ensemble. The group and their music bring ancient musical traditions to a contemporary audience, allowing for a musical dialogue between the different cultures. The group performs instrumental pieces as well as songs with words in Hebrew, Arabic, Greek, Turkish, Farsi and Ladino.

Qadim is a word found both in Hebrew and Arabic meaning "ancient past" and "that which precedes" as well as "forward movement" and "that which will come." The band is aptly named as their ancient and timeless music bridges cultures from throughout the near east, such as Mizrakhi, Sephardic and Ashkenazi, with Arabic, Turkish, Persian and north Indian.

Eliyahu Sills is the founder of Qadim and plays the Nay (reed flute of the Middle East), Bansuri (bamboo flute of India), and vocals. He is joined by Rachel Valfer on vocals and Oud (Middle Eastern lute), and Jason Ranjit Parmer on Indian Tablas and frame drums from Turkey, Pakistan and Persia.

Follow your Drummer. Habrera Hativeet in Boston

Habrera Hativeet, featuring Shlomo Bar co-presented by The Boston Jewish Film Festival and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
If you've never seen this group, you owe yourself a treat next week. **Highly recommended** by JMWC.
So follow the drummer this summer on Sunday, June 18, 1PM, Remis Auditorium

Habrera Hativeet fuses together artists with authentic Sephardic, African, Indian and Middle Eastern roots, time-honored songs from Andalusian Spain, Yemen, and Morocco, Hasidic chants from Eastern Europe, and contemporary Israeli poetry. Their music bridges time, cultures, and mindsets in Israel and beyond. The group’s website can be found at www.shlomobar.com

Tickets are $20 for MFA and Boston Jewish Film Festival members, students, and seniors; $25 general admission. Front-of-house tickets (guaranteed general admission seating within the first three rows) are $25 discounted and $30 general admission.

To order tickets, contact the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Remis Auditorium Box Office at 617-369-3306 or visit www.mfa.org/concerts

Songs of Social Consciousness

Helene Williams, soprano with Leonard Lehrman, piano and Charles Osborne, vocalist present Songs of Social Consciousness featuring the music of Lehrer, Lehrman, Blitzstein, the Berrymans and Mozart on Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 11am at the Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston Street, Boston, MA. Info 617-266-6710.

Psalmsensation: a multi-ethnic concert experience

The Zamir Chorale of Boston presents:
Psalmsensation: a multi-ethnic concert experience
Sunday, June 4, 2006, 7:30 pm, Sanders Theatre, Cambridge.
For tickets and program information: www.zamir.org
or call 617/244-6333

Once again, Artistic Director Joshua Jacobson has worked his programming magic. From romantic to rhythmic, from ancient to contemporary, psalms -- like you've never heard them before! Join Zamir for a transcendent evening of psalm settings from Israel, France, the U.S., Morocco, Syria, Turkey, Italy, Brazil, and featuring a rousing medley from African-American gospel traditions.

WORKMEN’S CIRCLE in Boston features STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO

THE WORKMEN’S CIRCLE PRESENTS A CONCERT AND YIDDISH DANCE PARTY WITH THE STRAUSS/WARSCHAUER DUO
Saturday, February 11, 8:00 pm
Doors open at 7:30
At the Workmen’s Circle, 1762 Beacon Street, Brookline
TICKETS: WC Members: $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Non-members: $15 in advance, $18 at the door.
For more information contact the Workmen’s Circle at 617-566-6281 or circle@workmenscircleboston.org

Mail check (payable to the Workmen’s Circle) to the Workmen’s Circle 1762 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02445, or call for credit card payment. Advanced payment must be received at the WC office by 5pm on the Thursday prior to the concert.
Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer are two of the most beloved performers and teachers in the international klezmer and Yiddish music scene. They were both long-time members of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, and have performed with violinist Itzhak Perlman on film and in concert. As the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, they have performed to overwhelming acclaim in such diverse venues as the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow, the Folksbiene Yiddish Theater in New York City, and the Art of Yiddish in Los Angeles with Theodore Bikel. They lead workshops and classes throughout North America and Europe, are on the faculty of KlezKamp, KlezKanada and KlezFest at the University of London, and are curators of the Columbia University Series on Klezmer Music & Yiddish Song.
“Terrific” “Phenomenal”
The New York Times Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
After the concert set, Deborah Strauss will teach and lead traditional Yiddish dances — freylekhs, khosidls and more — with live musical accompaniment. No previous experience needed!

"Asefa" to appear in Malden

The First Church in Malden Concert Series presents "Asefa" performing "Sacred Time, Sacred Sound: Music of the Sabbath."
The Brooklyn-based trio "Asefa" performs music of the Jewish diaspora, including traditional music of North Africa and Eastern Europe and contemporary American and Israeli music. Their astonishing multi-instrumental spectacle, including vocals, horn, oud, saxophone, clarinet, bombard, upright bass, and hand percussion, is a "must hear" for all ages.
The concert is Sunday, November 6th at 2:00 pm

The First Church in Malden, Congregational
184 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
(781) 324-3733

www.uccwebsites.net/firstchurchinmaldenma.html
$10 donation

"A Cantor�s Tale" film at Boston Jewish Film Festival

Sunday, November 6
12:00 pm
A Cantor�s Tale
Coolidge Corner Theatre
http://www.bjff.org/festival/The Boston Jewish Film Festival features a film about Cantor Jacob Mendelson with original music by Frank London. http://www.jewishvideo.com/cantorstale.htm

In director Erik Greenberg Anjou�s exhilarating documentary tribute to Chazzanut, the cantorial art, Jacob (Jack) Mendelson, a cantor with a personality as big as his voice, takes Eric and the viewer on a guided tour of his Boro Park neighborhood, where, when Jack was a boy, cantors reigned supreme and music was the air he breathed. Show Times 12:00 pm Sunday, November 6, Coolidge Corner Theatre (Purchase tickets)
Sponsored by: Tufts University College of Arts & Sciences, Tufts Hillel, and Program in Judaic Studies
Visiting Artist: Director Erik Greenberg Anjou and Film Subject Cantor Jacob Mendelson
New England Premiere
Director: Erik Greenberg Anjou
USA, released 2005
Duration: 95 min., Video
Language: English

SYNOPSIS

"The tradition of Eastern European Jewish cantorial music is alive and well in modern America in no small part thanks to the efforts of Brooklyn-born Cantor Jacob Mendelson. "Jackie," as he is affectionately called by everyone, explores the American roots of "hazzanut"( Jewish liturgical music) while taking us on a musical voyage that spans the Atlantic, originating in his birthplace of Boro Park, Brooklyn and reaching all the way to Jerusalem. There�s music in the air, everywhere. The experience of hearing the world�s most renowned cantors in the synagogue was part of a lifestyle that provided American Jewry with a rich cultural heirloom. It is Cantor Mendelson�s mission to insure that this legacy is passed on to this and the next generation and generations to come, in a way that is both true to its origins and relevant to the modern world. This feature-length documentary provides a nostalgic journey through family, neighborhood, and tradition. It also treats us to appearances by renowned cantors and aficionados Joseph Malovany, Ben-Zion Miller, Alberto Mizrahi, Matthew Lazar, Neil Shicoff, Jackie Mason and Alan Dershowitz. A Cantor�s Tale is very much like "Levy�s Real Jewish Rye", you don�t have to be Jewish to love it! "

Fanny Mendelssohn's music featured at New Center for Arts and Culture

The New Center for Arts and Culture in Boston is bringing to the McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College the exhibit "The Power of Conversation: Jewish Women and Their Salons". As part of the season of interest in this subject a series of events in Music, Lectures, The creative Process and Films, and Jewish Identity will take place throughout the Fall in Boston. On Sunday September 25, 2005 at 3pm at the Boston College, Gasson 100 building will be a FREE concert of the music of Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn. The concert features's Felix Mendelssohn's Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream for two pianos, and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel's Piano Trio in d minor, which is her masterpiece. For more information, call the music department at Boston College, 617-552-6004.

Harold Shapero Honored by Lydian String Quartet and friends

Friday, April 29, 2005, 8:00 P.M.
The Center for Arts in Natick, MA, invites you to join the Lydian String Quartet, Edwin Barker, double bass, and Marvin Wolfthal, piano, as they honor composer Harold Shapero on his 85th birthday. The evening will feature his Serenade in D for String Quintet, String Quartet, and String Trio. Harold Shapero was a founding member of the Brandeis University music department in 1951. He was director of the electronic music studio and taught at Brandeis for 37 years. A birthday reception will follow the performance. Tickets are $25. Those connected to Brandeis get a discount when ordering tickets: (508) 647-0097. Visiting the Nartick Arts website: www.natickarts.org The Center for Arts in Natick is located at 14 Summer St. in downtown Natick, MA.

Zamir Chorale of Boston

On June 5, 2005, the Zamir Chorale of Boston will celebrate its 36th anniversary with a gala concert at Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA. The Zamir Chorale and Alumni Chorale will be joined by the Zamir Orchestra for a performance of Ernest Bloch's masterwork, The Sacred Service. Also featured will be four shorter works commissioned by the Chorale: �Shir Ahavah� by Jef Labes, �Rainbow� by Daniel Pinkham, �Harninu� by Benjie-Ellen Schiller, and the premiere of �Et Hazzamir Higgiya� by Yehezkel Braun. The four composers will join moderator Cathy Fuller for a meet-the-composer session, open to the public, before the concert. The concert begins at 7:30 PM and the meet-the-composer session at 6:15. For further information call 617-244-6333 or visit www.zamir.org.

Di bostoner klezmer Plus Kaplan and Rushefsky

--Boston--
Shed those winter blues at a lively concert on the first day of spring, Sunday, March 20, 2:30 P.M. at the intimate concert space at the Zeitgeist Gallery, 1353 Cambridge St. in Inman Square, Cambridge, MA (617-876-6060)

In a double bill of dynamic klezmer music and Yiddish song, two up-and-coming groups will present material from their new CDs. Di bostoner klezmer is the dynamic trio which plays rarely-heard and newly composed music, including a suite for melodica written by Brian Bender. Their accordionist, Christina Crowder is a former member of the world-famous di naye kapelye. Hankus (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Netsky says the group "breathes new life into traditional, old-country klezmer!"

The acclaimed duo Kaplan and Rushefsky bring to life rarely heard gems of traditional and original Yiddish song accompanied by the tsimbl and balaban. Rushefsky has played and recorded with some of the leading lights of the klezmer revival including Alicia Svigls, Joel Rubin, and Steve Greenman.

Suggested admission is $8/$5 for seniors and kids. For more information, see www.zeitgeist-gallery.org. For sound samples of dbk go to www.yiddishmusic.com; for K & R go to http://cdbaby.com/cd/rushefsky. The gallery can be reached by busses #69, 91, & 83 from Harvard Sq/Lechmere, Sullivan Station/Central Square, and Central Square/N. Cambridge respectively.

Artists bios are:
Christina Crowder, started playing accordion in college at the behest of her Finnish grandmother, throwing many years of classical piano lessons out the window. After being swept off her feet by an exuberant Hungarian Czardas in 1990, she lived in eastern Europe for almost10 years performing with the world-renowned Budapest-based klezmer ensemble Di Naye Kapelye, and spent two years doing field work on contemporary and archival Jewish music in Romania as a Fulbright scholar from 1999-2001.

Brian Bender, trombone, keyboard, melodica, composer, has performed klezmer music at Carnegie Hall, the Presidential Inauguration of Bill Clinton, and in Israel, Alaska and Egypt. A graduate of New England Conservatory of Music, former instructor at KlezKamp, and a much-sought-after performer, Brian heads his own jazz band and plays regularly with world music, Celtic, contradance and Dixieland bands.

Rebecca Kaplan (voacals, piano, buben/drum) has created a vibrant performance style for Yiddish folk song. She holds degrees in music from the University of Rochester and Indian University and has performed with many klezmer bands.

Pete Rushefsky is a leading revivalist of the tsimbl, or Jewish hammered dulcimer. He performs and records with some of the finest practitioners of traditional klezmer music. A popular instructor at KlezKamp and KlezKanada including Joel Rubin, Alicia Svigls, and Steven Greenman

Dena Ressler, clarinet & bandleader is an instructor at KlezKamp, and has taught at the summer Klezmer Institute at the New England Conservatory of Music, and a seminar about klezmer history.

CELEBRATE A JUDEO-SPANISH HANUKKAH

VOICE OF THE TURTLE 27th ANNUAL HANUKKAH CONCERT
El Mez de Hanukkah,The Month of Hanukkah!
WHEN:
Sunday Afternoon. NOVEMBER 21 at 3 PM
WHERE:
TEMPLE SHALOM, NEWTON
175 Temple Street, West Newton, Massachusetts
Directions: (http://templeshalom.org/directions.html)
TICKETS:
$18.00 in advance by phone or email reservations
$25.00 at the door on day of concert

HOW TO PURCHASE
a. Email your name, number of tickets required to:
vot@templeshalom.org
b. Call the Temple office 617-332-9550; leave your name and number of tickets required.
c. Send a check (payable to Temple Shalom) to Temple Shalom, (175 Temple Street, West Newton, MA 02465) -- attention Lisa Piel. Include the name for the reservation, the number of tickets and a number where you can be reached, if necessary.

THE CONCERT
Please join us to enjoy The Month of Hanukkah -- the unique repertoire of folk and Judeo-Spanish holiday songs as presented by Voice of the Turtle. These internationally acclaimed performers continue to delight audiences with unique and rarely heard repertoire reflecting the dramatic history and spirit of the Spanish Jews. As always, the quartet brings its signature musical arrangements using an expansive palette of instruments; saz, 'ud, baglama, rebec, kamanja, harp and psaltery, shawms, chalumeaux, bombards, flutes, nays, middle eastern percussion, as well as modern instruments to evoke more than 500 years of the complex and intriguing paths of exile of the Spanish Jews through North Africa, the Balkans, and the Near and Middle East. PLEASE NOTE: This is the only Boston area Hanukkah concert for Voice of the Turtle

'Oyfn Sheydveg' & more

The release of, 'Oyfn Sheydveg,' a new CD by the Boston-based KHEVRE is happening now.
To celebrate the new recording, Khevre will be playing a show in New York.
Sunday, October 24th.
Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College.
2:00pm
Admission is $10.
Opening, is comedian 'Modi,' who's a riot.
You can pick up tickets by visiting the Colden box office, or by phone:
718.793.8080
You can also visit: http://qcpages.qc.edu/Jewish_Studies/
KHEVRE is:
michael winograd- reeds, flutes
dana sandler- vocals
eylem basaldi- violin
carmen staaf- piano, accordion
jorge roeder- bass
richie barshay- drums, percussion
For more information on KHEVRE, please read out latest review by Ari Davidow at :
http://www.klezmershack.com/archives/001625.html
For our fans in boston, KHEVRE will be playing a Halloween show, with a number of other bands. MORE INFO BELOW:
Khevre Halloween event will take place at the Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge
(http://www.zeitgeist-gallery.org) on Halloween
Sunday, October 31st
starting at 7:30pm
On the bill are:
-KHEVRE
" like watching the Jefferson Airplane on the tiny Matrix stage back in 1966 in San Francisco."- ari davidow (http://www.klezmershack.com/archives/001625.html#001625)
-THE ROCKY HORA DYBBUK ORCHESTRA
-SMACKIN' THE BRASS (NEC Balkan Brass Band)
-MICHAEL MCLAUGHLIN AND THE JUMBO KNISH FACTORY
-THE HARVARD FOLK BAND
-and more!!!

Admission is $15 (dontation,) $10 for students
help the zeitgeist!! all procedes to help this great venue
cheerfully fun refreshments will be served
please come in costume!
limited seating! doors open at 7:10pm

zeitgeist gallery
1353 Cambridge street
Inman Square
617.876.6060
http://www.zeitgeist-gallery.org

for more information on "Halloween Festival of Jewish Music",
visit: http://www.klezmershack.com/calendar/001542.php#more

SIMSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY Celebrates with Klezmer Music

The SIMSBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY as part of it's celebration of the Isaac Bashevis Singer Centennial presents a Celebration of Klezmer Music with Members of the Wholesale Klezmer Band October 3, 2:00 PM Family event Free admission Boy Scout Hall Simsbury, Connecticut Contact: Jackie Hemond Jives98@hotmail.com. (860) 658-7663, (860) 658-6732 (fax) Members of the Wholesale Klezmer Band will be appearing at Boy Scout Hall in Simsbury on Sunday, October 3rd at 2:00 p.m. The concert will be for families and will last about an hour.

View our complete calendar at:< /br> http://www.WholesaleKlezmer.com/calendar.html< /br> Click reload on your browser to be sure you see the most recent version.< /br> Directions:< /br> View a map at: http://www.simsbury.lib.ct.us/map.gif< /br> The Simsbury Public Library is located on Routes 10/202. It is the third building on the LEFT northward past the intersection of Route 167. Boy Scout Hall is very close to the Simsbury Public Library on the same side of the road. It is just south (actually the next building to the library, but set back from the road). It is between the Simsbury Public Library and the large white Congregational Church which is on the corner of Rtes. 10 & 202 and 167. Boy Scout Hall shares the same driveway as the large white church. < /br>< /br> Via I-91: Take Exit 35, Bissell Bridge. Turn onto West Wolcott Avenue (a RIGHT turn from I-91 South, a LEFT turn from I-91 North). Follow West Wolcott Avenue to the intersection of Route 185, and turn RIGHT onto Route 185. Follow Route 185 to the intersection of Routes 10/202, and turn RIGHT onto intersection of Routes 10/202, and turn RIGHT onto Routes 10/202. < /br>< /br> Via I-84: Take Exit 39, Route 4, Farmington. Follow Route 4 to the intersection of Routes 10/202 (Waterville Road), and turn RIGHT onto Routes 10/202 North. At the intersection of Route 44, turn LEFT onto Route 44 West. Continue a short distance, and turn RIGHT onto Routes 10/202 North (Hopmeadow Street).

Flory Jagoda in Concert

Monday, June 14, at 7:00 at the Millard Auditorium at the U of Hartford. Free.
Contact: 860-768-4963
or lemcoff@hartford.edu

NEFESH in Concert

Saturday, May 22nd at 8:30pm
Merryall Center for the Arts
Chapel Hill Road, New Milford, CT 06776

Tickets $15 - for reservations, directions, etc., phone: 860-354-7264 or visit http://www.merryall.org/main.htm "One of our biggest hits last season,this popular group specializing in Israeli and Klezmer music connects with the audience through song, instrumentals and poignant classics of Yiddish theater. Their beautiful songbird delights audiences young and old."
www.nefeshband.com

AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE

UPCOMING DATES:
Wednesday, May 19, the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE 8:00 p.m. at the Greater New Haven Jewish Community Center, 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge, Connecticut, for more information call Shelley Gans 203-387-2522 x206.
more....

Monday, June 7, the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE 8:30 p.m. at the Buttonwood Tree with Will Bartlett on reeds and percussion, Warren Byrd on piano, Alvin Carter, Jr., on drums, Mixashawn.com on tenor saxophone, Stacy Phillips on dobro and violin and Baba David Coleman on African drums and percussion. The Buttonwood Tree is located at 605 Main Street in Middletown and the phone number is (860) 347-4957.

Saturday, June 13 the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE Cantor's Concert, Congregation Mishkan Israel with special guests Cantor Jack Mendelson and Cantor Shoshana Lash. A special fundraising concert for the synagogue where the Afro-Semitic Experience gave its first performance seven years ago. 785 Ridge Road, Hamden, Connecticut, for more information and tickets 203-288-3877.

Saturday, June 19, the AFRO-SEMITIC EXPERIENCE, 9:00 p.m. (time approximate after sundown), Temple Beth-El, 118 Grand Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York, for more information please call: 845-454-0570.

KOL B'SEDER 30TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT

On Sunday May 23 at 7:00 p.m. Temple Sinai of Sharon, MA is "KOL B'SEDER and FRIENDS", an evening of unforgettable music featuring the duo "Shirav" (Rabbis David Paskin and Menachem Creditor), Rabbi David Wolfman, Cantor Judith Seplowin, "The Freilech Band" (oy, can they rock!) from Temple Isaiah of Lexington, MA, with special guest Doug Cotler. Sharon is 10 minutes from I-95, just a half hour south of Boston, and an easy drive from much of New England. General admission tickets are $18 at the door ($15 in advance if you call 781 784-6081). Reserved seating is available. All proceeds will benefit Temple Sinai and the American Conference of Cantors.
Full information is at web site: www.temple-sinai.com

KHEVRE live @ Zeitgeist Gallery

KHEVRE live @ zeitgeist gallery, Cambridge, MA
Thursday, May 6th
10pm, $5
www.zeitgeist-gallery.org*
KHEVRE:
michael winograd- reeds
dana sandler- vocals
eylem basaldi- violin
carmen staaf- piano/accordion
jorge roeder- bass
richie barshay- drums

Khevre invites you all to KHEVRE's show Thursday, May 6 at the Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge, MA. The last show there was such a success they will be playing new material, including even more 20th century Yiddish poetry set to music. They will also be performing music from the upcoming record.

di bostoner klezmer in central MA

Jacob Edwards Library, in Southbridge, MA:
236 Main St.
Telephone: 508-764-542
directions are at http://ci.southbridge.ma.us/LIB-directions.html
Concert starts at 6 P.M.
If you're near central Mass. this coming Thursday, come catch one of di bostoner klezmer's spirited concerts! (and introduce yourself!) It's near the Sturbridge exit of the Mass Pike and not too far from CT.

We promise you good listening, a seldom-heard suite,
With selections of freylekhs that sure can't be beat!

Directions to the Jacob Edwards Library, in Southbridge, MA:
Take Mass Pike to Exit 9, Sturbridge. Take first exit after tollbooth. Make a left at the first light, Route 131 East to Southbridge. Go four miles on Rt. 131 to Main Street, Southbridge. The library is on the Main Street in the center of town, immediately after the brick [lehavdil] Baptist Church. Turn left onto Foster Street to the parking lot behind the library.

or take the Auburn exit (Exit 10) off the Mass Pike to Route 20 West and then Route 169 south to Southbridge. Follow Route 169 six miles. After the Southbridge Police Station (on your right), go past the green, turn right at the rotary to Main Street, Southbridge. The Library is on Main Street at the corner of Foster Street to the parking lot behind the library.

Dena Ressler
di bostoner klezmer
P.O. Box 400331
Cambridge, MA 02140
phone and fax: 781-643-1957
email: klezmer@yiddishmusic.com
website: www.yiddishmusic.com

"Music of our Heritage - from Classics to Klezmer"

Kerem Shalom in Concord, MA will be featuring their annual concert "Music of our Heritage - from Classics to Klezmer" Sunday, May 2 , at 7:30 P.M. Featured will be Rosalie Gerut along with Hankus Netsky, Ilene Stahl and Andy Blickenderfer. Congregation Kerem Shalom, 659 Elm Street, Concord, MA. Tickets for the event are $15 ($10 for children under 13) and are available only at the door. More detailed directions can be found at: http://www.keremshalom.org/direction.htm

"Music of our heritage", Concord, MA, May 2 Four of greater Boston�s best-known Klezmer musicians � Rosalie Gerut, Hankus Netsky, Ilene Stahl, and Andrew Blickenderfer � will come together for a concert titled �Music of Our Heritage: From Classics to Klez� on Sunday, May 2 at 7:30 pm. The concert is being sponsored by and is being held at Congregation Kerem Shalom, which is located at 659 Elm Street in Concord, near the Concord rotary on Route 2.

Casco Bay Tummlers in Cambridge

If you're in the Boston area and looking for a fun Jewish dance/music event this Sunday afternoon, come check out the Casco Bay Tummlers, Maine's premier klezmer band, at the All Asia Cafe in Central Square, Cambridge. they'll be doing a lively combination of klezmer standards, original compositions, and Balkan and Israeli dance tunes.
All Asia Cafe
334 Mass Ave, Cambridge
2:00 - 4:30
$5 (suggested)
For more info: (617) 497-1544 (cafe)
Web site: www.cascobaytummlers.com
Listen to us at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/cbtummlers

Legacy of Spirit in Boston

Daniel S. Gil presents The Legacy of Spirit Concert & Presentation featuring Conductor Gilbert Trout at New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall. Sunday, June 6 2:45 PM (2:00 PM doors). U.S.$15.00-U.S.$36.00.
http://www.legacyofspirit.org/

Featuring Conductor Gilbert Trout and a chamber orchestra, which includes musicians from the Boston Pops and Boston Lyric Opera. This concert features the lost sacred music of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Judaism's Chasidic movement and traditional music from the Baal Shem Tov's hometown of Mezbuz; recovered and orchestrated by local composer Daniel S. Gil.

Torat Chayim Choral Concert

Temple Shalom of Newton, MA will have a choral concert with music by Ben Steinberg, Saturday March 20, 2004 at 7:30pm. Featuring Cantor Renata Kruzhkova Braun, and acompanied by David Carrier and Chamber Orchestra, the piece is Torat Chayim: A Torah of Life, a work for Voice, Chorus and Chamber Orchestra. Tickets--general admission $25.00 Patron $100 reserved seating. Temple Shalom of Newton, 175 Temple Street. W. Newton, MA 02465. For tickets call: 617-332-9550. Tickets will be held at the door.