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Yiddish Song Summer School, London, UK, Aug 15

JMI Summer Cantorial IntensiveYiddish Song Summer School
Sunday 12 – Friday 17 August 2007 at WLS.

Runs parallel and interacts with KlezFest.
Professional and ‘just for leisure’ vocalists will receive world-class guidance on the repertoire, interpretation, pronunciation and accompaniment of the vast range of expressive Yiddish song. Workshops and masterclasses with separate sessions for those who want to work at a faster pace will be led be world-acclaimed Yiddish singers Shura Lipovsky (Holland) together with Lorin Sklamberg (USA) and singer, vocal ensemble director, composer and accompanist Polina Shepherd (UK via Former Soviet Union). Accompanists and instrumentalists who perform with singers will be welcome at this course. And there will be opportunities for singers and instrumentalists to interact musically as well as dance, eat, entertain and be entertained together.

Information T: 020 7898 4243
For further information: www.jmi.org.uk/ashkenazimusic/events/07_klezfest_otazoy.html

Posted by Ari Davidow on August 15, 2007 8:00 AM |

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