Klezmerquerque 2007, Albuquerque, NM, Feb 16-18
Albuquerque New Mexico’s annual Klezmer music and dance festival celebrates its fifth year over President’s Day weekend.
Known as “The Southwest’s Celebration of Klezmer Music and Dance”, Klezmerquerque 2007 will present a weekend of concerts, dance parties, classes, and a lunch ‘n story featuring world renowned klezmer artists and scholars as well as many local artists. The annual event will take place from February 16-18 (Friday evening through Sunday afternoon) at Albuquerque’s Congregation Nahalat Shalom which is located on 3606 Rio Grande Blvd. NW (between Candelaria & Comanche).
For more information about class times/prices, Saturday lunch ‘n lecture and any other questions please contact:
Email Beth Cohen or call (505)243-6276.
Congregation Nahalat Shalom www.nahalatshalom.org (505)343-8227
Returning this year by popular demand is Adrianne Greenbaum, scholar and recording artist of the klezmer flute and associate professor of flute and klezmer ensemble teacher at Mount Holyoke College. Klezmerquerque 2007 also welcomes back the klezmer dance master Steve Weintraub, who teaches and performs klezmer and East European Jewish dance at workshops around the world. Both Adrianne and Steve will perform on Friday and Saturday evenings in addition to teaching two workshops on Saturday and one on Sunday. The Rebbe’s Orkestra, the Albuquerque-based klezmer ensemble will also give brief performances on Friday and Saturday evenings and will accompany Ms. Greenbaum on her pieces.
Featured at the concert on Saturday night, Feb. 17th at 7:30pm will be Toronto’s critically-acclaimed and award-winning 5-piece klezmer ensemble BEYOND THE PALE. Tickets for this concert may be purchased in advance for $15 (for ALL seats/ages) at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW (505)344-8139 and at Natural Sound, 3422 Central Ave. (505)255-8295 - both in Albuquerque. Tickets will also be available at the door for $18-general and $15-fixed income/under 18.
The festival will open on Friday, February 16th at 6:30PM with a danced Freylekhe Shabbes “service” to the music of Alavados, Nahalat Shalom’s 5-piece in-house band. At 7pm there will be a vegetarian potluck dinner and at 8pm there will be performances by dancer Steve Weintraub, Adrianne Greenbaum and The Rebbe’s Orkestra. The music and dance will continue with The Nahalat Shalom Community Klezmer band and open dancing led by Steve Weintraub and Nahalat Shalom’s Yiddish dance troupe Rikud. The cost for Friday evening’s event is a $10 suggested donation (under 18-free/donation). The cost for the entire weekend of events (2 concerts/dance parties, 4 classes and a lunch/lecture) is $80.00-general, $60-seniors/fixed income/under 18.
For more information about class times/prices, Saturday lunch ‘n lecture and any other questions please contact:
Email Beth Cohen or call (505)243-6276.
Congregation Nahalat Shalom www.nahalatshalom.org (505)343-8227