"Great Day on Eldridge Street" tour, Rochester, NY, Oct 22, 2007
A Great Day on Eldridge Street: A Gathering of World-Renowned Klezmer Virtuosos
Monday, October 22, 2007
1890 Performance Hall at Hochstein in Rochester
Conceived of and led by klezmer virtuoso Yale Strom, this notable gathering of musicians will introduce audiences to klezmer, the deeply moving wedding and folk music played by Eastern European Jews. Thirteen of the world's most influential klezmer musicians gather for this concert and educational program which is part of the Eldridge Street Project—A Great Day Tour, a multi-faceted cultural, preservation, performance and documentation project taking place across New York State.