The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus, Bronx, NY, 30 October 2011
A rarer than rare Yiddish concert this Sunday.
To find out why, read to the bottom.
The concert:
Libndike, laydndike, lakhndike - balibte yidishe folkslider
[Love, Loss, Laughter - Favorite Yiddish Folk Songs]
Who:
The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC, thejppc.org
with Conductor / Dirigent Binyumen Schaechter
When:
This Sunday, October, 30, 2011, 3:00 PM
Where:
Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center
3301 Bainbridge Avenue (corner 208th Street), Bronx, NY 10467
What:
Afn pripetshik, Der Rebe Elimeylekh, Tum balalayke, Bulbes.
and a great bouquet of less-known Yiddish folksongs,
in modern choral arrangements.
Also:
Works by Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Avrom Sutzkever, Josh Waletzky.
So what makes this concert rarer than rare?
Not only will all of the songs be in Yiddish.
The printed program will be entirely in Yiddish.
The commentary between numbers will also be in Yiddish.
Only a brief English translation will be given between songs.
It's a Yiddish immersion concert par excellence!
Only at the Sholem Aleichem Cultural Center!
Click here for the additional specifics about the concert,
including ticket prices:
http://thejppc.org/id3.html