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January 1, 2008

Klezmokum, Groningen, the Netherlands, Jan 1, 2008

Starting on Satuday 17 November, Klezmokum will be touring Holland and in Belgium) with "Ancient & Newer Roots", a program of original works by Jewish composers dating back to the period around World War Two, now updated into contemporary comopositions. The works by Mikhl Gelbart, Kasriel Broydo, Beyle Schaechter Gottesman and others are in new arrangements by Burton Greene, pianist and leader of Klezmokum. The tour has been made possible by funding from Maror in Amsterdam and the Levi Lassen Foundation in The Hague. Most of the concerts will be at synagogues or other Jewish locations.

1 January 2008 New Year's Day Concert,
Synagogue in Groningen.
3--5PM,
Folkingestraat 60.

In addition to traditional Chassidic melodies, there are also modern works by Matt Darriau (Klezmatics) and Bill Averbach (Austin Klezmorim), and by Sylke Rollig/Burton Greene included in Burton's arrangements. Nine of the compositions have already been recorded on a CD (BVHAAST CD 1205). Klezmokum combines originally Jewish music with Jazz and spontaneous improvisations, resulting in surprising modern music that retains the original atmosphere.

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January 9, 2008

Margot Leverett and friends, Berkeley, CA, Jan 9, 2008

Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett & Friends, including Suzy and Eric Thompson
acclaimed clarinetist

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M.
Purchase advance tickets $18.50

www.thefreight.org

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Margot Leverett and friends, Berkeley, CA, Jan 9, 2008

Margot Leverett with her Klezmer Mountain BoysMargot Leverett & Friends, including Suzy and Eric Thompson
acclaimed clarinetist

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Freight and Salvage
1111 Addison St.
Berkeley, CA
Door 7:30 P.M., Music 8:00 P.M.
Purchase advance tickets $18.50

www.thefreight.org

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January 10, 2008

Red Hot Chachkas, Berkeley, CA, Jan 10, 2008

Red Hot ChachkasThe Red Hot Chachkas

Thursday Jan. 10, 2008
7:30/8:30 pm
Concert-Dance-CD Release Party at Ashkenaz
1317 San Pablo Ave. at Gilman, Berkeley.

Dance lesson with Bruce Bierman and Julie Egger at 7:30 pm. Music starts at 8:30pm.

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Andy Statman, NYC, Jan 10, 2008

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman w/Larry Eagle on drums
Thursday 10 January 2008 @ 8:45 PM
Charles Street Synagogue
Charles St at West 4th
New York NY

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January 12, 2008

Anthony Coleman, NYC, Jan 12, 2008

BrechtForum
451 West Street (between Bank & Bethune Streets, New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 242-4201 - Email: brechtforum at brechtforum.org

ANTHONY COLEMAN

Saturday, January 12
9:00 pm
NEUES KABARETT
Anthony Coleman
Featuring the world premiere of a Brecht Forum-commissioned piece by one of today's most exciting composer/pianists
Jennifer Choi & Cornelius Dufallo (violins), Stephanie Griffith (viola), Alex Waterman (cello), Anthony Coleman (piano & organ), Chris McIntyre (trombone), Gareth Flowers (trumpet)

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Fireflies @ Winter Music Weekend, Co. Clare, Ireland, Jan 12, 2008

band photoThe Fireflies
Winter Music Weekend in Six Mile Bridge, Co. Clare.

Sat. 12th Jan 8.30pm - part of acoustic concert in the Courthouse (Neil Toner and other artists)

Sat. 12th Jan 9.30pm - supporting Two Time Polka in the Mill Bar.

Sun. 13th 2.30pm - 4.30pm Full-on Fireflies fun! Casey's bar (come early cos it's a tiny bar)

Sun 13th. 6.45pm ish - supporting North Cregg
Hope to see you there. www.wmw.ie

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Shlemiel the First - last week!, Washington, DC, through Jan 20, 2008

SHLEMIEL THE FIRST

Based on the play by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein
Music composed, adapted, and orchestrated by Hankus Netsky
Musical arrangements and additional music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott and Michael Russotto

Featuring Thomas Howley, Dan Manning, Amy McWilliams and Helen Hayes Award winner Donna Migliaccio

Sat, Jan 12, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 8pm

Buy Tickets Online or Call (800) 494-TIXS
Groups of 10+ Call (202) 777-3214
For more info

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights at 7:30 pm
Saturday nights at 8:00 pm
Sunday matinee at 3:00 pm
Special Noon Matinees: Wednesday, January 9 and 16

"A joyful noise, a breath of FRESH rhythm" - Newsweek

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January 13, 2008

Fireflies @ Winter Music Weekend, Co. Clare, Ireland, Jan 13, 2008

band photoThe Fireflies
Winter Music Weekend in Six Mile Bridge, Co. Clare.

Sat. 12th Jan 8.30pm - part of acoustic concert in the Courthouse (Neil Toner and other artists)

Sat. 12th Jan 9.30pm - supporting Two Time Polka in the Mill Bar.

Sun. 13th 2.30pm - 4.30pm Full-on Fireflies fun! Casey's bar (come early cos it's a tiny bar)

Sun 13th. 6.45pm ish - supporting North Cregg
Hope to see you there. www.wmw.ie

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Shlemiel the First - last week!, Washington, DC, through Jan 20, 2008

SHLEMIEL THE FIRST

Based on the play by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein
Music composed, adapted, and orchestrated by Hankus Netsky
Musical arrangements and additional music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott and Michael Russotto

Featuring Thomas Howley, Dan Manning, Amy McWilliams and Helen Hayes Award winner Donna Migliaccio

Sun, Jan 13, Washington DC Jewish Community Center, 3pm, 7:30pm

Buy Tickets Online or Call (800) 494-TIXS
Groups of 10+ Call (202) 777-3214
For more info

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights at 7:30 pm
Saturday nights at 8:00 pm
Sunday matinee at 3:00 pm
Special Noon Matinees: Wednesday, January 9 and 16

"A joyful noise, a breath of FRESH rhythm" - Newsweek

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January 14, 2008

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb - Mayim Rabim, NYC, Jan 14, 2008

Ayelet Rose GottliebAyelet Rose Gottlieb - Mayim Rabim (Great Waters)
Monday, January 14, 2008
9:30pm - 10:30pm
Drom
85 Avenue A, between 5th & 6th Streets
New York City | View Map
Phone: 212.777.1157

Jerusalem-born jazz vocalist Ayelet Rose Gottlieb radiates a powerfully unique style, reminiscent of diverse influences – she grew up among stacks of vinyl that included Charles Mingus, Laurie Anderson, J.S. Bach, Bob Dylan, Edith Piaf and Egyptian chanteuse Oum Koultum.

Mayim Rabim, her ten-piece song cycle based on texts from the erotic biblical love poem Song of Songs, was released in June 2006 (Tzadik Records) to international critical acclaim. An epic story of love and loss in which each line of music, each player on stage is revealed as part of the complexity of a young woman caught in the great waters of love.

Gottlieb develops the piece into a multi-sensory theatrical presentation, layering music with deconstructed English translations and visuals.
MAYIM RABIM is based on the Song of Songs, ancient Hebrew erotica from King Solomon that is found in the Bible.

She composed the song cycle to 10 segments of the text and presents it in its original Hebrew. In Song of Songs, Ayelet found an incredible work of poetry about love, a human sentiment that surely incorporates the full color range of emotions.

FEATURED MUSICIANS:

Ayelet Rose Gottlieb- Voice, Compositions
Michael Gottlieb- Voice
Deanna Neil and Tammy Scheffer - Background Vocals
Michael Winograd- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
Brian Gelfand - Piano
Jennifer Vincent - Cello
Ronen Itzik - Drums and Percussion

Director: Franny Silverman
Video: Renate Aller. Edited by Tamar Singer.

Double Bill with Cyro Baptista’s “Beat The Donkey”
$15 (for both sets)

“The elegance in this music is juxtaposed against the rawness of its sensuality. In Short, Mayim Rabim is a small wonder, a beautiful gem.” Billboard

“The stunning Gottlieb possesses a powerful voice, using it with authority, soaring over a beautifully voiced chorus of four.” JazzTimes

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Andy Statman, NYC, Jan 14, 2008

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio
Charles Street Synagogue
Charles St at West 4th
New York NY
9:30pm

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January 15, 2008

Free Open House for NYC Klezmer Workshop w/Jeff Warschauer, NYC, Jan 15, 2008

Free Open House for NYC Klezmer Workshop
Tuesday January 15, 7 PM

The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Ensemble will be holding a free open house on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 at 7 PM.

Led by famed klezmer musician Jeff Warschauer

Six paid sessions, Tuesdays at 7 PM: January 22 and 29, February 5, 12, 19 and 26

  • Play wonderful music while making new friends and having a great time!
  • Open to all instrumentalists who play and read music at at least an intermediate level
  • Study with an internationally recognized master instructor
  • Learn tunes from the diverse klezmer tradition
  • Develop tools for improvisation

Single session class fee: $30. Discount for Workmen's Circle members and/or those attending all six sessions: $150

Sessions will take place at the Workmen's Circle, 45 East 33 Street, Manhattan (between Park and Madison).

For more information, please contact Dana Schneider at 212 889-6800 x 271 by email

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Andy Statman, Northhampton, MA, Jan 15, 2008

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio
The Iron Horse
20 Center Street
Northhampton, Massachusetts
413-586-8686

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January 16, 2008

Shlemiel the First - last week!, Washington, DC, through Jan 20, 2008

SHLEMIEL THE FIRST

Based on the play by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein
Music composed, adapted, and orchestrated by Hankus Netsky
Musical arrangements and additional music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott and Michael Russotto

Featuring Thomas Howley, Dan Manning, Amy McWilliams and Helen Hayes Award winner Donna Migliaccio

Washington DC Jewish Community Center
Wed 16 Jan 2008 Noon, 7:30pm

Buy Tickets Online or Call (800) 494-TIXS
Groups of 10+ Call (202) 777-3214
For more info

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights at 7:30 pm
Saturday nights at 8:00 pm
Sunday matinee at 3:00 pm
Special Noon Matinees: Wednesday, January 9 and 16

"A joyful noise, a breath of FRESH rhythm" - Newsweek

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Massel-Tov, Raubling, Germany, Jan 16, 2008

Massel-Tov
16.01.08
20:00h
83064 Raubling,
Gymnasium Raubling,
Kapellenweg 43,
T. 08035 - 87890
www.gym-raubling.de

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Afro-Semitic Experience, Ada, OH, Jan 16, 2008

band photoWednesday, January 16, 2008,
the Afro-Semitic Experience,
morning program in Chapel at Ohio Northern University,

8:00 p.m., in concert
at Freed Center for the Performing Arts,
525 South Main Street, Ada Ohio,
at Ohio Northern University,
Ada Ohio.

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Andy Statman, Cambridge, MA, Jan 16, 2008

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio
Club Passim
47 Palmer Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
617-492-7679

At 8:00 next Wednesday and Thursday nights January 16th and 17th.

The Andy Statman trio includes Larry Eagle on drums, Jim Whitney on bass and Andy Statman on clarinet and mandolin.

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January 17, 2008

Pharaoh's Daughter, NYC, Jan 17, 2008

band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
January 17

Eastern musical soundscapes to ancient piyuttim
8p.m. at Center for Jewish History,
15 West 16th Street
www.cjh.org

an evening of traditional jewish prayer-poems with new melodies
performance sponsored by American Sephardic Federation,
project supported by Drisha Arts Fellowship
For Tickets: 917-606-8200

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Shlemiel the First - last week!, Washington, DC, through Jan 20, 2008

SHLEMIEL THE FIRST

Based on the play by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein
Music composed, adapted, and orchestrated by Hankus Netsky
Musical arrangements and additional music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott and Michael Russotto

Featuring Thomas Howley, Dan Manning, Amy McWilliams and Helen Hayes Award winner Donna Migliaccio

Washington DC Jewish Community Center
Thu 17 Jan 2008 7:30pm

Buy Tickets Online or Call (800) 494-TIXS
Groups of 10+ Call (202) 777-3214
For more info

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights at 7:30 pm
Saturday nights at 8:00 pm
Sunday matinee at 3:00 pm
Special Noon Matinees: Wednesday, January 9 and 16

"A joyful noise, a breath of FRESH rhythm" - Newsweek

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Afro-Semitic Experience, Columbus, OH, Jan 17, 2008

band photoThursday January 17,
the Afro-Semitic Experience,
7:30 p.m., in concert
at Congregation Tifereth Israel,
1354 East Broad Street,
Columbus, Ohio.

For more information please call 614-253-8523.

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Andy Statman, Cambridge, MA, Jan 17, 2008

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio
Club Passim
47 Palmer Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
617-492-7679

At 8:00 next Wednesday and Thursday nights January 16th and 17th.

The Andy Statman trio includes Larry Eagle on drums, Jim Whitney on bass and Andy Statman on clarinet and mandolin.

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January 18, 2008

Afro-Semitic Experience, NYC, Jan 18, 2008

band photoFriday, January 18,
the Afro-Semitic Experience,
6:00 p.m., Friday night service
at Central Synagogue,
123 East 55th Street,
New York, New York.

For more information please call (212) 838-5122.

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Glenn Dickson in Vortex Series, Cambridge, MA, Jan 18, 2008

Friday Night, January 18, at 8:00:

at Outpost 186
186 Hampshire st, Cambridge- near the corner of Prospect Street,
Central Square T
$5.00

The Vortex Series for new and improvised music presents:

Solo, duo and quartet improvised music!

Glenn Dickson clarinet--Shirim, Naftule's Dream
Todd Brunel clarinets-- Rivera Brunel Method
Matt Samolis flute--Uncle Shoe, Bowed Metal
Robert Rivera cello--Rivera Brunel Method

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World Premiere: Lior Navok's 'And the Trains Kept Coming, Boston, MA, Jan 18, 2008

Cantata Singers & Ensemble
David Hoose, Music Director

World Premiere: Lior Navok's 'And the Trains Kept Coming…'
Cantata Singers Commission: Kurt Weill: The Prophets from The Eternal Road
First Boston performance

Friday, January 18, 2008 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 3 p.m.
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall,
30 Gainsborough St., Boston

TICKETS: $54, $34, & $20; $5 discount for WGBH members. $15 for students and seniors (section C tickets only).
Limited student rush tickets available 30 min. before concert time with $10 cash and student ID.

617-868-5885
www.cantatasingers.org

Israeli born composer Lior Navok gives voice to the unspeakable tragedies of the Holocaust. Continuing the powerful stream begun by Donald Sur s Slavery Documents and spurred on by T.J. Anderson, Navok s Slavery Documents 3: And the Trains Kept Coming … also takes its texts from primary source documents this time from Holocaust correspondence, including communications that implored the Allies to bomb the railroad tracks leading to the European death camps, transport train schedules, and scribbled notes wedged into the cracked walls of the barracks. Weill's thrilling The Prophets, from his colossal pageant The Eternal Road no less than the history of the Jewish people takes its inspiration from the prophecies of the Book of Jeremiah.

With guest artists from
PALS Children s Chorus
Johanna Hill Simpson, Conductor
Spectrum Singers
John W. Ehrlich, Music Director

Soloists include
James Petosa and Jason McDowell-Green, narrators
Rockland Osgood, tenor
David Kravitz, baritone
Karyl Ryczek, soprano
Majie Zeller, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Williams, tenor
Brian Church, baritone
Dana Whiteside, baritone

Pre-concert discussion with Lior Navok
6:45 Friday and 1:45 Sunday in NEC's St. Botolph Hall

And the Trains Kept Coming . . . represents the third commissioned work in Cantata Singers' "Slavery Documents" stream, begun in 1990 with Donald Sur's Slavery Documents and later lengthened by T.J. Anderson's own musical confrontation with American slavery.

Kurt Weill's The Prophets, from his colossal pageant The Eternal Road which chronicles the history of the Jewish people, complements Navok's monumental work. Music Director David Hoose leads the Cantata Singers chorus, soloists, orchestra, and guest singers from The Spectrum Singers and PALS Children's chorus in these world premiere performances.

Tickets are $20, $34 and $54, with group discounts available. Order at 617-868-5885 or online at www.cantatasingers.org.

This program is funded in part by The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., 7 East 20th Street, New York, NY; and grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Arts:

"And the Trains Kept Coming …" was commissioned with support from the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund and funded in part by a grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Creative Connections program of Meet the Composer, Inc., and with additional support from the Argosy Foundation, the six New England state arts agencies and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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January 19, 2008

Sharon Bernstein - Cantor Unplugged, San Francisco, CA, Jan 19, 2008

sharon bernstein photo
Sharon Bernstein
Cantor Unplugged

Yiddish, Ladino, Italian, Classical, and Jazz
Free admission
Reception to follow

Saturday, January 19, 2008
8:00pm - 10:00pm
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav
290 Dolores Street (corner of 16th Street)
San Francisco
View Map

415.861.6932

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Feinsmith Quartet, NYC, Jan 19, 2008

On January 19 at 8pm, the Francisco based Feinsmith Quartet, founded by New Yorker Daniel David Feinsmith makes it New York Debut at the Kaufman Center's Merkin Concert Hall (129 West 67th Street). Known for its powerful new sound with an ecstatic spiritual bent, the Feinsmith Quartet will appear in this one-night-only concert with special guest Scott Amendola. A super-group in the most complete sense of the term, the Feinsmith Quartet features Jennifer Culp on cello, Michael Manring on bass, Gyan Riley on guitar, and Christopher Taylor on piano. The group will perform original compositions by founder and artistic director Feinsmith, guitarist Riley and bassist Manring. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Student and senior advance tickets are $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Ticket may be obtained by calling the Merkin Center Box Office at (212) 501-3330 or online at www.kaufman-center.org.

tel: 510-290-0990
www.feinsmithquartet.com

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Shlemiel the First - last week!, Washington, DC, through Jan 20, 2008

SHLEMIEL THE FIRST

Based on the play by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein
Music composed, adapted, and orchestrated by Hankus Netsky
Musical arrangements and additional music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott and Michael Russotto

Featuring Thomas Howley, Dan Manning, Amy McWilliams and Helen Hayes Award winner Donna Migliaccio

Washington DC Jewish Community Center
Sat 19 Jan 2008 8:00pm

Buy Tickets Online or Call (800) 494-TIXS
Groups of 10+ Call (202) 777-3214
For more info

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights at 7:30 pm
Saturday nights at 8:00 pm
Sunday matinee at 3:00 pm
Special Noon Matinees: Wednesday, January 9 and 16

"A joyful noise, a breath of FRESH rhythm" - Newsweek

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Andy Statman, Port Washington, NY, Jan 19, 2008

Andy StatmanThe Andy Statman Trio
Saturday 19 January 2008@ 8:30 PM
Landmark on Main Street
232 Main Street
Port Washington, NY
516-767-6444

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January 20, 2008

World Premiere: Lior Navok's 'And the Trains Kept Coming, Boston, MA, Jan 20, 2008

Cantata Singers & Ensemble
David Hoose, Music Director

World Premiere: Lior Navok's 'And the Trains Kept Coming…'
Cantata Singers Commission: Kurt Weill: The Prophets from The Eternal Road
First Boston performance

Friday, January 18, 2008 at 8 p.m.
Sunday, January 20, 2008 at 3 p.m.
New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall,
30 Gainsborough St., Boston

TICKETS: $54, $34, & $20; $5 discount for WGBH members. $15 for students and seniors (section C tickets only).
Limited student rush tickets available 30 min. before concert time with $10 cash and student ID.

617-868-5885
www.cantatasingers.org

Israeli born composer Lior Navok gives voice to the unspeakable tragedies of the Holocaust. Continuing the powerful stream begun by Donald Sur s Slavery Documents and spurred on by T.J. Anderson, Navok s Slavery Documents 3: And the Trains Kept Coming … also takes its texts from primary source documents this time from Holocaust correspondence, including communications that implored the Allies to bomb the railroad tracks leading to the European death camps, transport train schedules, and scribbled notes wedged into the cracked walls of the barracks. Weill's thrilling The Prophets, from his colossal pageant The Eternal Road no less than the history of the Jewish people takes its inspiration from the prophecies of the Book of Jeremiah.

With guest artists from
PALS Children s Chorus
Johanna Hill Simpson, Conductor
Spectrum Singers
John W. Ehrlich, Music Director

Soloists include
James Petosa and Jason McDowell-Green, narrators
Rockland Osgood, tenor
David Kravitz, baritone
Karyl Ryczek, soprano
Majie Zeller, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Williams, tenor
Brian Church, baritone
Dana Whiteside, baritone

Pre-concert discussion with Lior Navok
6:45 Friday and 1:45 Sunday in NEC's St. Botolph Hall

And the Trains Kept Coming . . . represents the third commissioned work in Cantata Singers' "Slavery Documents" stream, begun in 1990 with Donald Sur's Slavery Documents and later lengthened by T.J. Anderson's own musical confrontation with American slavery.

Kurt Weill's The Prophets, from his colossal pageant The Eternal Road which chronicles the history of the Jewish people, complements Navok's monumental work. Music Director David Hoose leads the Cantata Singers chorus, soloists, orchestra, and guest singers from The Spectrum Singers and PALS Children's chorus in these world premiere performances.

Tickets are $20, $34 and $54, with group discounts available. Order at 617-868-5885 or online at www.cantatasingers.org.

This program is funded in part by The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc., 7 East 20th Street, New York, NY; and grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the National Endowment for the Arts:

"And the Trains Kept Coming …" was commissioned with support from the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund and funded in part by a grant from the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Creative Connections program of Meet the Composer, Inc., and with additional support from the Argosy Foundation, the six New England state arts agencies and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Shlemiel the First - last day, Washington, DC, Jan 20, 2008

SHLEMIEL THE FIRST

Based on the play by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Conceived and adapted by Robert Brustein
Music composed, adapted, and orchestrated by Hankus Netsky
Musical arrangements and additional music by Zalmen Mlotek
Lyrics by Arnold Weinstein
Directed by Nick Olcott and Michael Russotto

Featuring Thomas Howley, Dan Manning, Amy McWilliams and Helen Hayes Award winner Donna Migliaccio

Washington DC Jewish Community Center
Sun 20 Jan 2008 3:00pm

Buy Tickets Online or Call (800) 494-TIXS
Groups of 10+ Call (202) 777-3214
For more info

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday nights at 7:30 pm
Saturday nights at 8:00 pm
Sunday matinee at 3:00 pm
Special Noon Matinees: Wednesday, January 9 and 16

"A joyful noise, a breath of FRESH rhythm" - Newsweek

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Yiddish Dance class, NYC, Jan 20, 2008

New Yiddish Dance Class at NY's 92 St. Y presented by Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the 92 St. Y.

CTMD announces a new partnership with Manhattan's 92 St Y to offer a series of Yiddish dance classes beginning in September led by Walter Zev Feldman and other master dance leaders.

Building on our monthly Tantshoyz (dance house) series at the JCC in Manhattan, the 92 St. Y classes will provide intermediate and advanced dancers with a more in-depth opportunity to explore classic Yiddish and coterritorial dances such as the sher, hora/zhok, freylekhs, honga, hora moldavaneasca and bulgar. Special focus will also be given to the expressive power and gestures of solo dance. Classes will feature live klezmer music performed by Jake Shulman-Ment on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl (hammered dulcimer).

Eight, three-hour sessions will be held on the following Sundays, from 2PM-5PM: September 30, October 21, November 18, January 20, February 17, March 30, April 27, and June 1. Cost for the series is $250 (interested participants must register for the entire series). To register or for more information, go to the 92nd St. Y website or call Pete Rushefsky at 212-571-1555 ext. 36 or email Pete.

And stay tuned for information about a new season of Tantshoyzen and a December 9 Symposium at NYU entitled Defining Yiddish Dance: Sacred, Secular, Borrowed and Transformed.

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance's Yiddish Dance Project is supported by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Division of Folk Arts and public funds from the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.

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January 23, 2008

"History of Yiddish Theatre" course begins, Montreal, Canada, Jan 23, 2008

History of Yiddish Theatre Course at the Jewish Public Library

Registration is now being accepted for the History of Yiddish Theatre: from the Medieval Purim Shpil to Second Avenue at the Jewish Public Library on Wednesdays, January 23-February 27, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Cost for 5 sessions: $55 students, $65 Library members, $75 non-members. Taught by Janie Respitz, the course traces the development of Yiddish theatre across changing political and cultural environments. All classes will be held at the Jewish Public Library, 5151 Côte Ste-Catherine Road, Montreal. For information, call (514) 345-2627 ext. 3006 or visit www.jewishpubliclibrary.org.

Un cours sur l’histoire du théâtre yiddish à la BPJ

Les inscriptions sont maintenant acceptées pour le cours sur l’histoire du théâtre yiddish offert par la Bibliothèque publique juive les mercredis, 23 janvier-27 février 2008 à 19 h 00. Enseigné par Janie Respitz, ce cours examinera le théâtre yiddish de ses origines médiévales jusqu'à la modernité. Le coût pour les 5 sessions: 55 $ étudiantes, 65 $ membres de la Bibliothèque, 75 $ non membres. Toutes les classes auront lieu à la Bibliothèque publique juive, 5151, chemin de la Côte Ste-Catherine, Montréal. Pour plus de détails, composez le 514-345-2627, poste 3006 ou consultez notre site www.jewishpubliclibrary.org.

For further info: (514) 345-2627 Ext./Poste 3010
Fax/Télécopieur: (514) 345-6479

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January 24, 2008

Cantelli Orchestra, Milan, Italy, Jan 24, 2008

HOMAGE TO THE MEMORY
On behalf of Associazione Avv. Luciano Elmo. Onlus
THURSDAY 24TH OF JANUARY 2008 at 9, PM

SALA VERDI OF THE CONSERVATORY OF MILANO
(Via del Consevatorio-MM:1-San Babila)

CANTELLI ORCHESTRA
COSTANZO PORTA CHOIRE
CONDUCTOR: HEINRICH UNTERHOFER

PROGRAMME

FRANZ SCHUBERT: SYMPHONY No 5 IN SI BEMOLLE D.485
ALFONSO REGA: SYMPHONY No 4 The HOLOCAUST IN DO MINOR
Still Awarded at New York
A great return of romantic music

Free entrance
Donations welcome

For info: www.orchestracantelli.it
Tel. 3491369462---328850319

SYMPHONY N° 4 in DO minor : The HOLOCAUST

This concert is the first performance of the symphony n° 4 in do minor The Holocaust composed by ALFONSO REGA .

The composer Alfonso Rega has been rewarded several times with the IBLA Prize at New York for his music; for the Symphony The Holocaust as well as for other Symphonies he composed.

THIS SYMPHONY HAS BEEN CONCEIVED AS HOMAGE IN MEMORY OF ALL THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVE AS VICTIMS OF THE HORROR OF ONE AMONG THE BIGGEST GENOCIDES IN HUMANKIND S HISTORY.

THE COMPOSER S INTENTION IS ALSO TO CONTRIBUTE THROUGH HIS MUSIC AN INTENSIFICATION OF WARNING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS SO THAT NEVER MORE WILL IT HAPPEN.

The Symphony is divided in 6 movements which explain this tragedy:
1° The forced gatheringb 2° The travel 3° O! What a pain (The prison in camps)-
4° The Holocaust 5° Dream of spring 6° Liberation.

I am Italian. I live in Milano and I am 66 years old. I studied the piano during 8 years and composition from 1995. I composed 8 Symphonic Poems:
1° Birth of Davide 2° Birth of Myriam. 3° The Millennium- 4° The Holocaust
5° The Birth of the Universe - 6° The Divine Comedy-7° The 11 September.
8° Romeo and Juliet. Plus about 400 short peaces.
I took part in some music contests:
a) I won at Bologna with the 4th.Movement of the Symphonic 11 September
The Pietas for violin and in 2006 in New York with the Symphony The Holocaust

Maestro Rega, represents a unique case in the world of Italian and European classical music because he faces the difficult field of Symphony and he combines modern and classical types of music. He makes available to a broad spectrum of tastes the so called cultured music which he creates so well with understanding. (Quoting of a musical critic.)

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Tantshoyz - Yiddish Dance Party & Workshop, NYC, Thursday Jan 24, 2008

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen’s Circle/Arbeter Ring present…

Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)—Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC

Thursday, January 24, 2008
7:00PM–10:00 PM
At the JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.
In the Theater

The Center for Traditional Music and Dance and the Jewish Community Center in Manhattan present a Tantshoyz (Dance House). Lace up your dancing shoes for an evening of traditional East European Jewish dancing led by master dance leader Zev Feldman. Live klezmer music will be provided by some of New York's hottest musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/hammered dulcimer).

Cost is $10 ($8 for JCC and Workman’s Circle Members), pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659

A new international Yiddish Dance Action Network has been created to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information, contact Pete Rushefsky.

And if you have old family videos with footage of traditional Yiddish Dance we’d love to know about it!

Support for the Yiddish Dance Project was provided to the Center for Traditional Music & Dance by the Forward Association, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
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The Dybbuk Project - Between Two Worlds, Montreal, Canada, Jan 24, 2008

The Dybbuk Project - Between Two Worlds

A Chamber Opera By Ofer Ben-Amots
Director: Thomas Lindblade
Video Art & Design: Sheri Wills
Costume Designer: Gypsy Ames

Leah: Yahli Toren, Soprano
Channan: Xavier Brossard-Ménard, Clarinet
Rabbi: Jeremy Wilhelm, Baritone
Music: Ensemble Qat—
Xavier Brossard-Ménard, Clarinet;
Chantal Bergeron, Violin;
Sheila Hannigan, Cello;
Sonia Wheaton Dudley, Piano

January 24th & 26th 2008 at 7:30pm
Segal Centre For Performing Arts
5170 Côte-Ste-Catherine
Montréal, Quebec, H3W 1M7
Tel. 514-739-2301 Fax 514-739-9340

In Collaboration with The Maison De La Culture Côte-Des-Neiges

15$

Based on the classic Jewish play by S. Ansky, this new 3-Act opera
features renowned international artists, and combines music, drama,
dance, realtime video projections, and more. The world premiere of
this production will be held in Montreal at the Segal Centre for
Performing Arts. The Dybbuk has been often described as Romeo &
Juliet meets The Exorcist. Indeed, the play’s subtitle, Between Two
Worlds, indicates the duality, which is both the center and source of
the haunting drama of life vs. death, demonic vs. angelic, the
natural vs. the unnatural, the ancient customs vs. modernity. Channan
and Leah are betrothed to each other by their fathers even before
their birth. But the two are denied their fate when Leah’s father
breaks the marriage contract and offers his daughter to a richer man.
Chanan attempts through mysticism and magic to regain Leah, but
weakened from prolonged prayer and fasting, he dies and enters the
spirit world.

In this chamber opera, Ofer Ben-Amots characterizes the separate
realms of the two central characters by having Leah carry the vocal
role—singing, reciting, and acting—while the role of the other
main character, Channan, is performed wordlessly entirely on the
clarinet. In Hebrew and English.

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Pharaoh's Daughter, Tarpon Springs, FL, Jan 24, 2008

band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
January 24, 2008
Tarpon Springs, FL 8pm at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center 101 S. Pinella

more info

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January 25, 2008

Jewish Music Forum: "Felix Mendelssohn and the Jewish Question," NYC, Jan 25, 2008

Dear friends of the Jewish Music Forum,

Our next lecture will be held on
January 25, 2008, 10:30 am - 12 pm

"Felix Mendelssohn and the Jewish Question"
Dr. Jeffrey Sposato, University of Houston

Respondent: Dr. Michael A. Meyer, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

The Center for Jewish History, Forchheimer Auditorium
15 W. 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves., north side of the street)
New York, NY 10011
This event is free and open to the public

The Jewish Music Forum is presented by the American Society for
Jewish Music and co-sponsored by The American Jewish Historical Society.
www.jewishmusicforum.org

Most scholars since World War Two have assumed that composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809-1847) maintained a strong attachment to Judaism throughout his lifetime. As these commentators have rightly noted, Mendelssohn was born Jewish and did not convert to Protestantism until age seven, his grandfather was the famous Jewish reformer and philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, and his music was banned by the Nazis, who clearly viewed him as a Jew. Such facts tell only part of the story, however. Drawing on his recent research on Felix Mendelssohn and the Mendelssohn family, Sposato will explore new answers to the so-called Mendelssohn Jewish question.

Jeffrey S. Sposato is assistant professor of musicology at the Moores School of Music, University of Houston. He received a PhD in musicology from Brandeis University, an MM and BM in vocal performance from New England Conservatory, and a BA in German studies from Tufts University. His teaching and research interests include music of the classical and romantic periods, sacred music, choral music, and opera.

Sposato's most recent book, "The Price of Assimilation: Felix Mendelssohn and the Nineteenth-Century Anti-Semitic Tradition" (Oxford, 2006), was named a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2006 and a Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award finalist. His other publications include "William Thomas McKinley: A Bio-Bibliography" (Greenwood, 1995), as well as several articles on Mendelssohn and his times.

The Center for Jewish History, Forchheimer Auditorium
15 W. 16th Street (between 5th and 6th Aves., north side of the street)
New York, NY 10011
This event is free and open to the public

The Jewish Music Forum is presented by the American Society for
Jewish Music and co-sponsored by The American Jewish Historical Society.
www.jewishmusicforum.org

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Jewish Music: a celebration in three parts, Jan 25-27, 2008

Jewish Music & Dance: (Jan 25-27): The first part of the 2008 Linden Lectureship Series at Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville (01 East Jefferson Street, Phone 434 295-6382) will be weekend workshops on Jewish dance led by Steve Weintraub, a nationally recognized authority on authentic Eastern European dance. He has a special gift for sharing the style, flavor, steps, and context of Yiddish dance. For many years, he has led weekend retreats and longer workshops on Jewish dance around the country. Music will be provided by the UVA Klezmer Ensemble under the direction of Joel Rubin

All events are free and open to the public. For more information:
www.cbicville.org/community/lindenlecture.html.

Fri, Jan 25 (8:15 pm): Steve gives a talk during Shabbat services, describing Jewish dance and music. Rabbi Tom will accompany Steve on the guitar.

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Glenn Dickson acoustic ambient ensemble, Cambridge, MA, Jan 25, 2008

Friday, Jan 25th, there is a concert of acoustic ambient ensemble music, with 100 glasses tuned in just intonation, bowed cymbals, and a host of talented instrumentalists. The concert is at Church of the Advent, corner of Mt Vernon & Brimmer sts, Beacon Hill—close to Charles Street & Arlington T stops.

Ricardo Donoso- percussion, cymbals etc
Thadd Comstock- glass & cymbals
Heather Townsend- glass
Peter Warren- cymbals etc
Jane Wang- bass etc
Joe Burgio (with 2 other movers)
Bill Barclay- cymbals and glass etc
Glenn Dickson- clarinet
Adam Foam- glass
Heather Kuhn- violin, glass, voice
Matt Samolis- flute, cymbals, percussion, etc

Show is at 8 pm, voluntary donations always welcome.

www.myspace.com/metalandglass

Directions to the church: theadvent.org/geninfo/direct.htm

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KlezFactor, Toronto, Ontario, Jan 25, 2008

KlezFactor at the Concord Cafe!

Concord Cafe
937 Bloor St. West
Toronto
MAP
416 532 2989

KlezFactor returns to Toronto's Concord Cafe on Friday, January 25 at 9PM. The revamped band features reed-player/composer Mike Anklewicz, Ali Berkok (keys), Jaro Dabrowski (guitar), Dave MacDougall (drums), Ben Plotnick (violin) and Michael Smith (bass). This is KlezFactor's first public show with their revamped line-up in 2008. They'll be fine-tuning new material before heading back into the studio to begin their second album! Pay-what-you-can.

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January 26, 2008

Pharaoh's Daughter, W. Palm Beach, FL, Jan 26, 2008

band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
January 26, 2008
West Palm Beach, FL 8pm - Venue TBA

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Jewish Music: a celebration in three parts, Jan 25-27, 2008

Jewish Music & Dance: (Jan 25-27): The first part of the 2008 Linden Lectureship Series at Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville (01 East Jefferson Street, Phone 434 295-6382) will be weekend workshops on Jewish dance led by Steve Weintraub, a nationally recognized authority on authentic Eastern European dance. He has a special gift for sharing the style, flavor, steps, and context of Yiddish dance. For many years, he has led weekend retreats and longer workshops on Jewish dance around the country. Music will be provided by the UVA Klezmer Ensemble under the direction of Joel Rubin

All events are free and open to the public. For more information:
www.cbicville.org/community/lindenlecture.html.

Sat, Jan 26 (7:30 pm): Havdalah service and refreshments, followed by a "lecture-demo." Steve will give a slide show presentation and demonstration on the history of Jewish dance.

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The Dybbuk Project - Between Two Worlds, Montreal, Canada, Jan 26, 2008

The Dybbuk Project - Between Two Worlds

A Chamber Opera By Ofer Ben-Amots
Director: Thomas Lindblade
Video Art & Design: Sheri Wills
Costume Designer: Gypsy Ames

Leah: Yahli Toren, Soprano
Channan: Xavier Brossard-Ménard, Clarinet
Rabbi: Jeremy Wilhelm, Baritone
Music: Ensemble Qat—
Xavier Brossard-Ménard, Clarinet;
Chantal Bergeron, Violin;
Sheila Hannigan, Cello;
Sonia Wheaton Dudley, Piano

January 24th & 26th 2008 at 7:30pm
Segal Centre For Performing Arts
5170 Côte-Ste-Catherine
Montréal, Quebec, H3W 1M7
Tel. 514-739-2301 Fax 514-739-9340

In Collaboration with The Maison De La Culture Côte-Des-Neiges

15$

Based on the classic Jewish play by S. Ansky, this new 3-Act opera
features renowned international artists, and combines music, drama,
dance, realtime video projections, and more. The world premiere of
this production will be held in Montreal at the Segal Centre for
Performing Arts. The Dybbuk has been often described as Romeo &
Juliet meets The Exorcist. Indeed, the play’s subtitle, Between Two
Worlds, indicates the duality, which is both the center and source of
the haunting drama of life vs. death, demonic vs. angelic, the
natural vs. the unnatural, the ancient customs vs. modernity. Channan
and Leah are betrothed to each other by their fathers even before
their birth. But the two are denied their fate when Leah’s father
breaks the marriage contract and offers his daughter to a richer man.
Chanan attempts through mysticism and magic to regain Leah, but
weakened from prolonged prayer and fasting, he dies and enters the
spirit world.

In this chamber opera, Ofer Ben-Amots characterizes the separate
realms of the two central characters by having Leah carry the vocal
role—singing, reciting, and acting—while the role of the other
main character, Channan, is performed wordlessly entirely on the
clarinet. In Hebrew and English.

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Greg Wall's Later Prophets, Boston, MA, Jan 26, 2008

Greg WallSaturday, January 26, 2008 8:00 p.m.
Greg Wall's Later Prophets
Slosberg Music Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Advance Tickets are $20/$10. Tickets at the door are $25/$15. Subscribers receive the greatest discount. Brandeis Tickets: 781-736-3400.

The prophetic visions of Ezekiel are some of the most fascinating and vivid of all ancient texts. The traditional melodies used to chant them in the synagogue have been with us for ages, and serve as the inspiration for saxophonist Greg Wall’s Later Prophets. Featuring master percussionist and long time collaborator Aaron Alexander, seriously grooving bassist David Richards, and keyboards phenom Shai Bachar, the quartet manages to simultaneously straddle the gates of the ancient and avant-garde, while creating a musical experience that is as timeless as the texts themselves.

www.brandeis.edu/departments/music/tickets.html#marquee

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Massel-Tov, Maisach, Germany, Jan 26, 2008

Massel-Tov Trio
26.01.08
20:00h
82216 Maisach,
Bräustüberl,
Hauptstr. 24,
T. 08141 - 94210
www.wirtshaus-maisach.de

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Solomon Sisters, London, UK, Jan 26, 2008

Solomon SistersThe Solomon Sisters

The Arts Depot
5 Nether St
North Finchley N12 0GA

Sun 26th Jan, 8pm - SOLD OUT (see added performance on 1/27)
Box office: 020 8369 5454
www.artsdepot.co.uk

Yiddish cabaret packed with swing from 20's New York Yiddish Theatre, glitzy dance routines and character-comedy…

With fantastic line-up:
Yair Schleider - accordion
Paul Moylan - double bass
Cammy Sinclair - drums
Dave Shulman - clarinet and sax
and special guest - Bennett Arron, comedian

"Five Stars!" —The Financial Times
"Real stage presence" —The Times

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Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh, Providence, RI, Jan 26, 2008

Fishel Bresler and Shelley Katsh. photo by Irving SchildFishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh & their Klezmer Hassidic Music,
return to the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House in Providence!

Five shows, the last Saturdays of the Months- Nov. 24 (Thanksgiving Wknd), Dec. 29, Jan. 26, Feb. 23 & Mar. 29*
8* - 10 PM - 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.

We hope to see you there, and bring a friend too!

* March 29th starts 8:30 PM

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January 27, 2008

A Yiddish Winterreise at Westminster Synagogue - Holocaust Memorial Day, London, UK, 27 Jan 2008

A Yiddish Winterreise at Westminster Synagogue - Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 January 2008

Don't miss this performance of A Yiddish Winterreise, a powerful cycle of songs forged from the Yiddish repertoire, devised and performed by Bass-Baritone, Mark Glanville with pianist Alexander Knapp, in the presence of the Czech and German ambassadors, as well as representatives from the Israeli Embassy and the Muslim community prior to a major commercial recording to be made several days later.

*Mark Glanville* studied at the RNCM and the National Opera Studio before making his debut as the Doctor in Macbeth for Opera North. Since then he has sung numerous roles as principal bass for the company and subsequently with Lisbon Opera, Scottish Opera, English National Opera, Israeli Opera, Opera Zuid and Opera Omaha among others. On the concert platform he has performed as Bass soloist with Yehudi Menuhin, Daniele Gatti, Pascal Tortelier, David Willcocks and Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. He is cantor on High Holy Days for Westminster Synagogue. His memoir, The Goldberg Variations, was shortlisted for the Wingate Prize for Jewish Literature and the National Sporting Club Award.

*Alexander Knapp* is one of the world's foremost authorities, performers and arrangers of Jewish Music. He has published and lectured throughout Europe and in Israel, the USA, Russia and China. He was until recently Joe Loss lecturer in Jewish Music at the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University, and has also held lectureships at Wolfson College, Cambridge, the Royal College of Music an Goldsmith's College.

Tickets in advance: £15 to include light refreshments after the performance
available from the Synagogue Office on 020 7584 3953. Concession tickets (seniors) £10 in advance.

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Pharaoh's Daughter, Miami, FL, Jan 27, 2008

band publicity photoPharaoh's Daughter
January 27, 2008
Miami, FL 4pm at Miami Alper JCC 11155 SW 112th Avenue
Jay, Morton Levinthal campus
more info

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Jewish Music: a celebration in three parts, Jan 25-27, 2008

Jewish Music & Dance: (Jan 25-27): The first part of the 2008 Linden Lectureship Series at Congregation Beth Israel in Charlottesville (01 East Jefferson Street, Phone 434 295-6382) will be weekend workshops on Jewish dance led by Steve Weintraub, a nationally recognized authority on authentic Eastern European dance. He has a special gift for sharing the style, flavor, steps, and context of Yiddish dance. For many years, he has led weekend retreats and longer workshops on Jewish dance around the country. Music will be provided by the UVA Klezmer Ensemble under the direction of Joel Rubin

All events are free and open to the public. For more information:
www.cbicville.org/community/lindenlecture.html.

Sun, Jan 27
(10:15-noon): Steve presents an "Old World Wedding," including traditional Jewish wedding music and dances, for parents and their Religious School children. This will be participatory for the families.

(4:00-6 pm): Workshop on Yiddish dance (especially Klezmer music). This is aimed at those who love folk dancing. Steve will lead and instruct the participants, so that they learn a number of dances. Please Note: dinner will be provided for those attending this Yiddish folk dance workshop (RSVP required at the CBI office 295-6382).

(7-9 pm): Jewish dance party. Steve leads the festivities, assisted by those who came to the afternoon workshop. The UVA Klezmer Ensemble, under the direction of Joel Rubin, will accompany Steve for the party. Refreshments will be served.

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Klezmer Keilidh, London, UK, 27 Jan, 2008

Dance Your Sapozkelekh Off – Sunday 27 January 2008. Doors open 7.30pm

Hopkele Productions presents the 2nd anniversary Klezmer Keilidh. The barn dance for the 21st Century – Yiddish style – will be at Cecil Sharp House, NW1.

If you're in London this weekend, whisk away those winter cobwebs with klezmer dance kaller Guy Schalom, who will lead and teach traditional Eastern European Yiddish circle, square and chain dances. Fiddler Ilana Cravitz and the Hopkele House Band (Neyire Ashworth (clarinet), John Bone (accordion) and Paul Tkachenko (bass)) will help put that extra spring in your step with live klezmer music. Suitable for all ages and dancing abilities.

The Hopkele will be at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regent's Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. (Tube: Camden Town and Chalk Farm, northern line).

Buy your tickets online at www.ilanacravitz.com/shop.html for the special advance price of £10. Hopkele information hotline: 0782 551 0881. Tickets on the door: £12 (£10 concs).

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Massel-Tov, Fraunhofer, Germany, Jan 27, 2008

Massel-Tov
27.01.08
20:30h
80469,
Theater im Fraunhofer –
Volksmusiktage, Fraunhoferstr. 9,
T. 089- 267850
www.fraunhofertheater.de

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Solomon Sisters, London, UK, Jan 27, 2008

Solomon SistersThe Solomon Sisters have SOLD OUT at Arts Depot on 26th Jan and are putting on an extra performance on Sunday 27th Jan.

The Arts Depot
5 Nether St
North Finchley N12 0GA

Sun 27th Jan, 8pm
Box office: 020 8369 5454
www.artsdepot.co.uk

Yiddish cabaret packed with swing from 20's New York Yiddish Theatre, glitzy dance routines and character-comedy…

With fantastic line-up:
Yair Schleider - accordion
Paul Moylan - double bass
Cammy Sinclair - drums
Dave Shulman - clarinet and sax
and special guest - Bennett Arron, comedian

"Five Stars!" —The Financial Times
"Real stage presence" —The Times

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January 29, 2008

Ruth Gruber, "Saurkraut Cowboys and Klezmer Cafes, Washington, DC, Jan 29, 2008

Ruth GruberSauerkraut Cowboys and Klezmer Cafes
"Real Imaginary Spaces in Europe"
Six and I Historic Synagogue
600 I St. NW Washington, DC

Ruth gives a talk and reads from her books, including just-published "Letters from Europe (and Elsewhere)"

Tuesday, January 29 at 7:00pm
View Map

Info: 202.408.3100

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Joel Rubin & Pete Rushefsky, Charlottesville, VA, Jan 29, 2008

Internationally acclaimed clarinetist Joel Rubin and tsimbalist Pete Rushefsky will be offering a rare evening of klezmer and hasidic duets Tues., Jan. 29, 2008, 7:00 pm, at the Gravity Lounge in Charlottesville.

The duo will perform Eastern European Jewish instrumental klezmer music and hasidic nigunim (religious melodies of spiritual elevation), including material from Midnight Prayer, recorded in Budapest with the 8-piece international Joel Rubin Jewish Music Ensemble for the New York label, Traditional Crossroads (2007), the forthcoming Nign of Reb Mendel Futterfass, and other projects.

For more information, see www.gravity-lounge.com

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Yung Yiddish Cabaret, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan 29, 2008

TUEsday evening, January 29
at 8.30 pm at YUNG YiDiSH TEL AVIV
New Central Bus Station of Tel Aviv - 5th Floor - Studio 5008 [35-50 NIS]
Mitkham Haomanim (One Floor above KAROV Theatre and Miklat209)
Tel : 03/6874433
Di Bloye Katz - Yiddish cabaret
Charleston, Foxtrot & Tango: all in Yiddish, with a true flavor of the meshugene '20
Avishay Fish & Ruth Levine

Yiddish and English and some Hebrew

Info: 03 6874433
www.yiddish.co.il

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January 30, 2008

"Treasures of Second Avenue", NYC, Jan 30, 2008

Congress for Jewish Culture Presents:
Treasures of Second Avenue
January 30th at 7 PM

Come enjoy this symposium on ethnic influences in vaudeville and enjoy seeing the newly renovated Eldridge Street Synagogue at the same time. Tonight's sections include Yiddish, Italian and Hungarian influences, with Shane Baker presenting the Yiddish section -- songs, recitations and magic. Admission $15. In the Eldridge Street Synagogue, 12 Eldridge Street. How to get there.

Congress for Jewish Culture, Inc.
212-505-8040

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January 31, 2008

Naples Klezmer Revival Band, Collier County, Florida, Jan 31, 2008

The Naples Klezmer Revival band , Stu Warshauer Director and fiddler, will offer a free klezmer concert on Thursday Jan 31 from 6:00 -7:30 at the Orange Blossom Headquarters Library in Collier County, Florida. Sarah Burke, clarinetist, will make a guest appearance. The band features Jane Galler and Joy Spivak as vocalists, Dick Johnson, accordion, Art Isenberg, keyboard, Martin Cohn, clarinet, Dan Friedman, trumpet, Perry Switzen, bass, Howard Bacon, tromobone, and Arnold Saslavsky on drums.

The event is sponsored by The Friends of The Library in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Collier County.

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Cancelled: Yung Yiddish Cabaret, Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan 31, 2008

Cancelled due to snow.

THURsday evening, January 31
at 8.30 pm at YUNG YiDiSH JERUSALEM

Rescheduled for Mar 13, 2008.

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