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11/1/2008
Malzhaus
Plauen, Germany
www.ass-concerts.de/band.php?band=278
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
SUNDAY 11/2, 11AM: Riverdale Festival of the Arts
Klezmer & Gospel Brunch! Bronx NY FULL OCTET
718-548-8200 www.riverdaley.org
The Yuval Ron Ensemble
performing "The Lost Soul of Spain"
Music and Dance of the Sephardic Jews
featuring Israeli-Tunisian singer Smadar Levi
and Israeli-Moroccan dancer Maya Karasso
Yuval Ron presents a preview concert of the music to be played by his international ensemble for the King of Morocco, at the International Sacred Music of Fez in June 2009. The program will feature Hebrew and Ladino songs from Morocco, Andalusia, Bosnia, and Israel. Woven in between the songs are travel stories, kabalistic interpretations, and personal anecdotes of the life and culture, out of which grew the fruit of Sephardic music.
Brentwood Presbyterian Church
12000 San Vicente Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Admission: $20 at the door
Parking: Church lot, Comerica Bank lot, Re/Max lot, Brentwood Science Magnet Elementary School lot or street parking.
For more information: 818 505 1355
Frank London's Magic City Music Mayhem
at Arts in The Parks
The Open Tent
Sunday, November 2, 2008, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Flamingo Park
12th & Meridian
Miami Beach, FL
(786) 507-6104
Recognized as a central figure in the neo-Klezmer revival, Frank London of The Klezmer Conservatory Band, The Klezmatics, and Frank London’s Klezmer Brass All-Stars brings his band to Miami for an afternoon of showcasing great contemporary Klezmer fused on stage with the sounds of special guest musicians from Miami’s dizzying array of culturally-rich music scenes.
Featured guests artists include local favorite Haitian musician Jan Sebon and Yiddish singer and two-time Guava Rugelach performer, Alejandra Czarny.
Bring a blanket, bring a picnic, bring the family. Don't miss this afternoon of great music in the park!
Sunday 2 November 2008 5:00 pm: Khupe (klezmer music duett) with Christian Dawid (clarinets) & Sanne Möricke (accordion) from Berlin.
Cite Bleue, 46 avenue Miremont, 1206 Geneva.
Information & booking: Email AMJ - phone: 004122 344 64 09 - fax: 004122 344 64 04
More info: www.amj.ch
We gonna dance!
Festival of traditional music and dance
Sunday, Nov 2–5, 2008
Wix Auditorium
Weizmann Institute
Rehovot, Israel
(08) 946-7890
We are happy to make you a part of an important cultural event.
In 2007 the idea to popularize Israeli folklore and folklore of different Israeli communities together with connoisseurs of the international folklore traditions united their efforts to set up a new cultural forum - an annual Folklore Festival taking place in Rehovot, the center of Israeli science.
Schedule:
2.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (Georgia folk dances)
Sport Hall, Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
3.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (East Folk dances)
Sport Hall , Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
4.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (Irish Folk dances)
Sport Hall , Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
Folk Dance Revolution!-
The 2nd Folk Dance Contest!
The best Israeli folkdance ensembles from Carmiel, Ashkelon, Bat-Yam, Ashdod and more.... Dances from Israel, Caucasus, Georgia, Ukraine, Yemen, Mexico, Klezmer and Arabian dances....
Irish, Russian, Balkan Rhythms and Klezmer Melodies with Tapuach beDvash Folk Music Band
Gypsy, Bulgarian and Macedonian Songs with Talia Solan
Handcrafts and folk bazaar, music supplies, jewelry and more.....
Great food!
11/2/2008
Villa Leon
Nuremburg, Germany
www.ass-concerts.de/band.php?band=278
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
Festival of traditional music and dance
Sunday, Nov 2–5, 2008
Wix Auditorium
Weizmann Institute
Rehovot, Israel
(08) 946-7890
We are happy to make you a part of an important cultural event.
In 2007 the idea to popularize Israeli folklore and folklore of different Israeli communities together with connoisseurs of the international folklore traditions united their efforts to set up a new cultural forum - an annual Folklore Festival taking place in Rehovot, the center of Israeli science.
Schedule:
2.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (Georgia folk dances)
Sport Hall, Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
3.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (East Folk dances)
Sport Hall , Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
4.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (Irish Folk dances)
Sport Hall , Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
Folk Dance Revolution!-
The 2nd Folk Dance Contest!
The best Israeli folkdance ensembles from Carmiel, Ashkelon, Bat-Yam, Ashdod and more.... Dances from Israel, Caucasus, Georgia, Ukraine, Yemen, Mexico, Klezmer and Arabian dances....
Irish, Russian, Balkan Rhythms and Klezmer Melodies with Tapuach beDvash Folk Music Band
Gypsy, Bulgarian and Macedonian Songs with Talia Solan
Handcrafts and folk bazaar, music supplies, jewelry and more.....
Great food!
11/3/2008
Postpalast
Munich, Germany
www.ass-concerts.de/band.php?band=278
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
Festival of traditional music and dance
Sunday, Nov 2–5, 2008
Wix Auditorium
Weizmann Institute
Rehovot, Israel
(08) 946-7890
We are happy to make you a part of an important cultural event.
In 2007 the idea to popularize Israeli folklore and folklore of different Israeli communities together with connoisseurs of the international folklore traditions united their efforts to set up a new cultural forum - an annual Folklore Festival taking place in Rehovot, the center of Israeli science.
Schedule:
2.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (Georgia folk dances)
Sport Hall, Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
3.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (East Folk dances)
Sport Hall , Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
4.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (Irish Folk dances)
Sport Hall , Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
Folk Dance Revolution!-
The 2nd Folk Dance Contest!
The best Israeli folkdance ensembles from Carmiel, Ashkelon, Bat-Yam, Ashdod and more.... Dances from Israel, Caucasus, Georgia, Ukraine, Yemen, Mexico, Klezmer and Arabian dances....
Irish, Russian, Balkan Rhythms and Klezmer Melodies with Tapuach beDvash Folk Music Band
Gypsy, Bulgarian and Macedonian Songs with Talia Solan
Handcrafts and folk bazaar, music supplies, jewelry and more.....
Great food!
Mark Ben in Paris Concert
LE CENTRE D'ART ET DE CULTURE
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(Lubavitch Rabbis) Présente avant sa tournée en France
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CENTRE RACHI LE 4 NOV 2008
39 RUE BROCA 75005 PARIS
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Festival of traditional music and dance
Sunday, Nov 2–5, 2008
Wix Auditorium
Weizmann Institute
Rehovot, Israel
(08) 946-7890
We are happy to make you a part of an important cultural event.
In 2007 the idea to popularize Israeli folklore and folklore of different Israeli communities together with connoisseurs of the international folklore traditions united their efforts to set up a new cultural forum - an annual Folklore Festival taking place in Rehovot, the center of Israeli science.
Schedule:
2.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (Georgia folk dances)
Sport Hall, Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
3.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (East Folk dances)
Sport Hall , Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
4.11.2008- 19:30-21:00- workshop and dance sessions (Irish Folk dances)
Sport Hall , Beit sefer Sarid, Rehovot
Folk Dance Revolution!-
The 2nd Folk Dance Contest!
The best Israeli folkdance ensembles from Carmiel, Ashkelon, Bat-Yam, Ashdod and more.... Dances from Israel, Caucasus, Georgia, Ukraine, Yemen, Mexico, Klezmer and Arabian dances....
Irish, Russian, Balkan Rhythms and Klezmer Melodies with Tapuach beDvash Folk Music Band
Gypsy, Bulgarian and Macedonian Songs with Talia Solan
Handcrafts and folk bazaar, music supplies, jewelry and more.....
Great food!
The Jewish Theory of Everything: Negotiating Jewish Identity in Italy
A Talk with Slides and Musical Examples by Francesco Spagnolo
Wednesday, November 5, 7:30 pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Italy is home to one of the oldest communities in the Jewish diaspora. It is also a place where Jews settled from the four corners of the world to meet at the heart of Christianity. Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Italian Jews lived together, clashing and blending cultural identities, negotiating their status with the changing ruling powers, and keeping a line of communication with the global Jewish diaspora. Francesco Spagnolo will talk about daily and synagogue life, literature, music, and visual culture inside and outside the Italian ghettos.
For more information please call 415.567.3327 x703.
"There is just about nobody more worth listening to, and more fun to listen to, than Francesco Spagnolo" —Ari Davidow
The Jewish Theory of Everything: Negotiating Jewish Identity in Italy
A Talk with Slides and Musical Examples by Francesco Spagnolo
Wednesday, November 5, 7:30 pm
FREE
BJE Jewish Community Library
1835 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Italy is home to one of the oldest communities in the Jewish diaspora. It is also a place where Jews settled from the four corners of the world to meet at the heart of Christianity. Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Italian Jews lived together, clashing and blending cultural identities, negotiating their status with the changing ruling powers, and keeping a line of communication with the global Jewish diaspora. Francesco Spagnolo will talk about daily and synagogue life, literature, music, and visual culture inside and outside the Italian ghettos.
For more information please call 415.567.3327 x703.
"There is just about nobody more worth listening to, and more fun to listen to, than Francesco Spagnolo" —Ari Davidow
DON'T MISS THIS CONCERT - RARE OPPORTUNITY.
ON NOV. 6 @ 7:30PM AT DIZZY'S ENJOY THE KINETIC, HAUNTING and
INNOVATIVE KLEZMER MUSIC IN AN INTIMATE SETTING FROM:
THE ORIGINAL "HOT PSTROMI" (ORIGINALLY ZMIROS) - FRED BENEDETTI (guitar,mandolin), JEFF PEKAREK (bass) & Yale Strom (violin), with special guest Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals).
$15.00 COVER
DIZZY'S IS LOCATED AT 2ND & J STREET. FOR FURTHER INFO. CLICK ON THE WEBSITE BELOW.
Dizzy's - Where the Music Matters Most
San Diego Wine & Culinary Center Harbor Club Towers ground floor
2nd & J Street
11/6/2008
Stadthalle Gersthofen
Augsburg, Germany
www.stadthalle-gersthofen.de
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
11/7/2008
Leverkusener Jazztage
Leverkusen, Germany
www.leverkusener-jazztage.de
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
"SPECIAL CONCERT"
Di Grine Kuzine is on the road from festival to festival between Lisbon and Lviv. The charming power of their sound brings the clubs of Zagreb, Vienna and Avignon to the boil. It is music of Europe's wild heart, out of space and time.
Finally again they will play a concert in their hometown Berlin, and this will be a SPECIAL CONCERT!
DI GRINE KUZINE featuring ALLE 9e
Cousins and KUZINES from different times of the band's history will be on stage that evening. A 9 headed KUZINE family is happy to welcome you all. Brand new songs and old hits will be performed. Also they will play a cover version of "While my guitar gently weeps", like their motto says: "Eastern roots & western beats".
Alexandra Dimitroff - voc & acc, Karel Komnatoff - tp, Martin Gerwig - tp, Juri Schrot - cl&sax, Max Hacker - cl&sax, Stefan Fräntzel - cl&sax, Mr.Steve R. Lukanky - tuba, Sebastian "Monster" Kunzke - tuba, Snorre Schwarz - Schlagzeug
Sat, nov. 08th 2008
doors: 8 pm / show: 9 pm (on time!)
Maschinenhaus of the Kulturbrauerei, Berlin - Prenzlauer Berg
Costs: 13,- € at the door / 10,- € if you buy in advance
11/8/2008
Christuskirche
Bochum, Germany
www.ass-concerts.de/band.php?band=278
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
The Red Hot Chachkas
Noe Valley Music Series at the Noe Valley Ministry, 1021 Sanchez St. near 24th St., San Francisco. Doors open 7:45 pm; Show 8:15 pm.
www.noevalleymusicseries.com
11/9/2008
Kesselhaus
Berlin, Germany
www.ass-concerts.de/band.php?band=278
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
11/10/2008
KlezMORE Festival
Vienna, Austria
www.ass-concerts.de/band.php?band=278
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
Yiddish Concert with Sherm Labovitz
Accompanied at the piano by Alexander Botwinik
Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 12:30-1:20 PM
Hillel
Steinhardt Hall (215 South 39th Street)
Admission Free
Pizza and Drinks Served
Sponsored by The University of Pennsylvania's Jewish Studies Program, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and Hillel.
Yiddish Concert with Sherm Labovitz
Accompanied at the piano by Alexander Botwinik
Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 12:30-1:20 PM
Hillel
Steinhardt Hall (215 South 39th Street)
Admission Free
Pizza and Drinks Served
Sponsored by The University of Pennsylvania's Jewish Studies Program, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, and Hillel.
Sanda Weigl, Romanian Gypsy Jazz Singer and her Trio/Gypsy In A Tree
Potent Contemporary interpretations of Gypsy music.
SANDA WEIGL, Vocals
Shoko Nagai - Piano, Accordion, Arrangements
Kermit Driscoll - Bass
Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion
11 Nov, 2008, 7pm
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Lincoln Hall Theater
400 Student Services Building
610 E. John St., Champaign, IL
Admission: Free
illinois.edu
Romanian-born singer, Sanda Weigl (vye-gul), internationally celebrated for her potent, contemporary interpretation of Romanian gypsy music, will embark on her first U.S. tour this fall, presented by the Romanian Cultural Institute. Sanda, with her jazz trio, will perform the music she learned on the streets of Bucharest as a child. The first concert is scheduled at MIT's Wong Auditorium/Tang Center (Cambridge, MA) on October 14, 2008, and is organized in collaboration with the Romanian Student Association at MIT. Other stops are Chicago's Morse Theatre, and The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her ensemble at MIT will include Shoko Nagai - Piano, Accordion, Arrangements; Stomu Takeishi - Bass; and Satoshi Takeishi - Percussion.
Presented by RCI NY in collaboration with the Romanian Student Club at UIUC. www.icrny.org
11/12/2008
Rockhouse
Salzburg, Austria
www.ass-concerts.de/band.php?band=278
The Klezmatics are touring in Germany and Austria in October/November 2008. Their new album "Tuml=Lebn: The best of the first 20 years" will be out on October 17 (label: piranha)
Sonnabend, 15. November 2008, 20 Uhr:
Altes Tivoli, Aukrug
The Centre for Jewish Studies
University of Florida @ Gainesville presents
A Yiddish World Music Concert
Wolf Krakowski
with the Lonesome Brothers & Friends
University of Florida @ Gainesville
PK Yonge Auditorium
Saturday November 15, 7 PM, Free
Info at: www.jst.ufl.edu/events
Krakowski's latest recording of "Friling" ("Springtime") with Josh Horowitz on Accordion, can be heard on the recently-released "Rough Guide to Klezmer Revolution" CD. More info: Kame'a Media: www.kamea.com Click on "Compilations"
22. Jüdischen Kulturtage München the great Swiss-Klezmerband "Kolsimcha" gives a concert in Munich
15. November, 20 Uhr, Carl-Orff-Saal, Gasteig.
The Center for Traditional Music and Dance, the JCC in Manhattan and the Workmen's Circle present …
Tantshoyz (Yiddish Dance House)-Dance Party/Workshop at the Manhattan JCC with master dance leader Zev Feldman!
Sunday, November 16th, 2008
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
JCC in Manhattan, 334 Amsterdam @ 76th St.
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 music will be provided by some of New York's leading klezmer musicians: Jake Shulman-Ment (violin) and Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl / hammered dulcimer). Beginners welcome!
Admission: $10 ($8 for JCC and Workmen's Circle Members). Pay at the door. Questions call Pete at 917-326-9659
A Yiddish Dance master class program will be happening at the 92 St. Y featuring Zev Feldman. The first meeting will be on Sunday, October 26 from 2PM- 5PM. For more information and to register go to the 92 St. Y website. Admission is $25.
Additionally a new international group, the Yiddish Dance Action Network has formed to help research and promote Yiddish Dance around the world. For more information contact Pete Rushefsky at 917-326-9659.
Also… if you have old family videos with footage of 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 Atran Foundation, the Keller-Shatanoff Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts Program, a State agency, and public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
Peter Rushefsky, Executive Director Center for Traditional Music and Dance
Divahn
November 16, 2008 @ 7 pm
Integrating Sephardi and Mizrachi Studies Conference
Stephen S. Wise Temple
Los Angeles, CA
213.765.2191
Divahn
November 16, 2008 @ 7 pm
Integrating Sephardi and Mizrachi Studies Conference
Stephen S. Wise Temple
Los Angeles, CA
213.765.2191
Alberto Mizrahi
Sunday, November 16, 8:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
$28.00 Member / $32.00 Public / $25 Student
Affectionately known as the "Jewish Pavarotti," Greek-born tenor Alberto Mizrahi has thrilled audiences worldwide in recitals, symphony concerts and operas. Mizrahi's unique and captivating repertoire spans nine languages and confirms his status as one of the world's leading interpreters of Jewish music.
"A phenomenal solo voice...He hits ear-stinging B-flats and Cs [and] conveys power and fervor as few other singers do." - Chicago Tribune
Presented by the JCCSF in Association with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival
For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.
Alberto Mizrahi
Sunday, November 16, 8:00 pm
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
3200 California Street, San Francisco
$28.00 Member / $32.00 Public / $25 Student
Affectionately known as the "Jewish Pavarotti," Greek-born tenor Alberto Mizrahi has thrilled audiences worldwide in recitals, symphony concerts and operas. Mizrahi's unique and captivating repertoire spans nine languages and confirms his status as one of the world's leading interpreters of Jewish music.
"A phenomenal solo voice...He hits ear-stinging B-flats and Cs [and] conveys power and fervor as few other singers do." - Chicago Tribune
Presented by the JCCSF in Association with the 24th Annual Jewish Music Festival
For tickets visit tickets.jccsf.org.
* SHEMSPEED ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Mark your iCals! On November 18th Shemspeed will be taking over the hottest new club in town, Le Poisson Rouge for the Shemspeed One Year Anniversary Party! The night will feature Shemspeed's favorite artists including, Electro Morocco, Piamenta, King Django, Diwon, Smadar,, Y-Love, Avi Fox-Rosen, KoshaDillz, Blue Fringe and special guests... Definitely pass this on to your fam/friends/fiends. This is an event that you do not want to miss!
Nov 18th 2008
Doors at 6pm | Show at 7pm
18+
$10
158 Bleeker St, NYC
Buy Tickets at http://lepoissonrouge.inticketing.com/evinfo.php?eventid=29252
To ensure a spot and get in for only 10bux, purchase tickets now.
Come celebrate the Anniversary of Shemspeed and the launch of The Shemspeed Daily @ www.shemspeed.com/daily
Pro Musica Hebraica
Fall Concert
November 18, 2008,
The Terrace Theater
The Kennedy Center
Washington, DC
7:30 PM
The ARC Ensemble of Canada's Royal Conservatory of Music presents works by Mieczyslaw Weinberg, Szymon Laks, and Sergei Prokofiev all composed in the aftermath of the First and Second World Wars.
For further information, see the website
Tuesday and Thursday, NOVEMBER 18 & 20, 2008
Merkin Concert Hall
Fugitives
An evening of songs from the concert stage, the movies, Broadway, and Berlin's cabarets that trace the varied fortunes of the gifted composers who fled destruction during Hitler s rise to power--some to begin new lives and brilliant careers abroad, others to meet with darker fates. Music by Kurt Weill, Franz Schreker, Arnold Zemlinsky, Kurt Tucholsky, Erich Korngold, Hanns Eisler, Friedrich Hollaender, Emmerich Kálmán, and many others.
Artists: Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Kaiser, tenor; Steven Blier, piano
New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org), co-founded and directed by pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, who reinvented the song recital during the 1990 s with daring and dramatic programming (The New Yorker), announces its 21st season (2008-2009).
The company's New York City concerts begin on September 23 at the newly renovated Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, with A Bernstein / Bolcom Celebration. The concert pays tribute to two of NYFOS s guiding lights, Leonard Bernstein and William Bolcom; Bolcom and his wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, will cap the evening with a selection of songs from their vast repertoire. The program also celebrates the ninetieth birthday of NYFOS s Founding Advisor, Leonard Bernstein, who bestowed the American premiere of his last work, Arias and Barcarolles, to the newly-formed company. Their subsequent recording of the work in 1989, with Judy Kaye and William Sharp, earned the composer a posthumous Grammy Award for Best New Composition.
Other concert programs this year include Fugitives (Nov. 18 and 20), works by composers who fled Europe during Hitler s rise to power; and Voices of the Jewish Diaspora (Feb. 10 and 12), songs in many languages from the worldwide Jewish community.
In December, 2008, Bridge Records will release an original cast recording of John Musto s Bastianello and William Bolcom s Lucrezia, the critically acclaimed one-act comic operas commissioned and premiered by NYFOS last season.
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center is at 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023. Subscriptions are available by writing to the box office at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, or by calling (212) 501-3330, or online at www.kaufman-center.org. Free tickets for the January 14 concert at Juilliard will be available at The Juilliard School s box office beginning January 5.
Guest artists at NYFOS for 2008-2009 include mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, the Lucrezia in Bastianello / Lucrezia last spring, and soon to sing Kitty Oppenheimer in the Metropolitan Opera s New York Premiere of Doctor Atomic; mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, who will be seen as Cherubino and in many other roles at the Metropolitan this season; tenor Joseph Kaiser, the Tamino of the Kenneth Branagh film version of The Magic Flute, and Narraboth in the Met s Salome this year as well as at Covent Garden; soprano Dina Kuznetsova, featured in NYFOS s Obsession à la Russe, who will star as Alice Ford in a new production of Falstaff at Glyndebourne, and will appear with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; and mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham, who will be featured in opera and concert at Paris Theatre de la Champs-Élysées and the Lucerne Festival.
On its touring schedule, NYFOS brings Bastianello / Lucrezia, the acclaimed double-bill of one-act comic operas by William Bolcom and John Musto with librettos by Mark Campbell, to the Moab Music Festival in Utah on September 5; The Last Time I Saw Paris, French song from The Jazz Age to post-World War II, to the Robbie Colomore Concert Series in Chester, Connecticut (October 26) and the Andover Chamber Music Series in Massachusetts (November 9); Fugitives to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., presented by the Vocal Arts Society (November 14); Voices of the Jewish Diaspora to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland at College Park (February 15); and Songs of the Irish Poets to the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, NY (March 14).
November 19th 7 PM
Center for Jewish History, NYC
15 W. 16th Street
"Young Sephardic Artists Exploring Our Heritage: A journey where art meets history"
w/Sarah Aroeste, Lisa Alcalay Klug, Diwon and Michelle Ishay-Cohen
Presentation and Performance
Sponsored by the American Sephardi Federation
$5 for ASF Members; $10 General Admission
For reservations call: 212-294-8350 ext. 0
Click here for more info
November 20th 7:30 PM
JCC of Manhattan
334 Amsterdam Ave (@76th St)
Launch Party for Cool Jew: The Ultimate Guide for Every Member of the Tribe
w/ Jewish Rock Showcase and more...
Free!
Click here for the full lineup.
Tuesday and Thursday, NOVEMBER 18 & 20, 2008
Merkin Concert Hall
Fugitives
An evening of songs from the concert stage, the movies, Broadway, and Berlin's cabarets that trace the varied fortunes of the gifted composers who fled destruction during Hitler s rise to power--some to begin new lives and brilliant careers abroad, others to meet with darker fates. Music by Kurt Weill, Franz Schreker, Arnold Zemlinsky, Kurt Tucholsky, Erich Korngold, Hanns Eisler, Friedrich Hollaender, Emmerich Kálmán, and many others.
Artists: Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano; Joseph Kaiser, tenor; Steven Blier, piano
New York Festival Of Song (NYFOS, www.nyfos.org), co-founded and directed by pianists Steven Blier and Michael Barrett, who reinvented the song recital during the 1990 s with daring and dramatic programming (The New Yorker), announces its 21st season (2008-2009).
The company's New York City concerts begin on September 23 at the newly renovated Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, with A Bernstein / Bolcom Celebration. The concert pays tribute to two of NYFOS s guiding lights, Leonard Bernstein and William Bolcom; Bolcom and his wife, mezzo-soprano Joan Morris, will cap the evening with a selection of songs from their vast repertoire. The program also celebrates the ninetieth birthday of NYFOS s Founding Advisor, Leonard Bernstein, who bestowed the American premiere of his last work, Arias and Barcarolles, to the newly-formed company. Their subsequent recording of the work in 1989, with Judy Kaye and William Sharp, earned the composer a posthumous Grammy Award for Best New Composition.
Other concert programs this year include Fugitives (Nov. 18 and 20), works by composers who fled Europe during Hitler s rise to power; and Voices of the Jewish Diaspora (Feb. 10 and 12), songs in many languages from the worldwide Jewish community.
In December, 2008, Bridge Records will release an original cast recording of John Musto s Bastianello and William Bolcom s Lucrezia, the critically acclaimed one-act comic operas commissioned and premiered by NYFOS last season.
Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center is at 129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023. Subscriptions are available by writing to the box office at Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, or by calling (212) 501-3330, or online at www.kaufman-center.org. Free tickets for the January 14 concert at Juilliard will be available at The Juilliard School s box office beginning January 5.
Guest artists at NYFOS for 2008-2009 include mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke, the Lucrezia in Bastianello / Lucrezia last spring, and soon to sing Kitty Oppenheimer in the Metropolitan Opera s New York Premiere of Doctor Atomic; mezzo-soprano Kate Lindsey, who will be seen as Cherubino and in many other roles at the Metropolitan this season; tenor Joseph Kaiser, the Tamino of the Kenneth Branagh film version of The Magic Flute, and Narraboth in the Met s Salome this year as well as at Covent Garden; soprano Dina Kuznetsova, featured in NYFOS s Obsession à la Russe, who will star as Alice Ford in a new production of Falstaff at Glyndebourne, and will appear with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; and mezzo-soprano Rinat Shaham, who will be featured in opera and concert at Paris Theatre de la Champs-Élysées and the Lucerne Festival.
On its touring schedule, NYFOS brings Bastianello / Lucrezia, the acclaimed double-bill of one-act comic operas by William Bolcom and John Musto with librettos by Mark Campbell, to the Moab Music Festival in Utah on September 5; The Last Time I Saw Paris, French song from The Jazz Age to post-World War II, to the Robbie Colomore Concert Series in Chester, Connecticut (October 26) and the Andover Chamber Music Series in Massachusetts (November 9); Fugitives to the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., presented by the Vocal Arts Society (November 14); Voices of the Jewish Diaspora to the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland at College Park (February 15); and Songs of the Irish Poets to the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts in Katonah, NY (March 14).
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
Freitag, 21. November 2008, 20 Uhr:
Kulturcafé Nebenan, Winsen/Aller
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
Sonnabend, 22. November 2008, 20 Uhr:
Haus der Jugend, Neuss
11/22/2008
Fermilab
Batavia, IL
(630) 840-ARTS
www.fnal.gov/culture
Miriam's Well
Saturday, November 22, 8:30 pm
Julia Morgan Theater
2640 College Ave, Berkeley
Tickets: $24 in advance, $28 at the door
Created by Miriam Peretz. In collaboration with Qadim Ensemble, Ya Elah, Salokhiddin Fakhriev, Manar Azriek, Wan-Chao Chang and Hannah Romanowsky
Interweaving dance, live music, poetry and sacred text; the stories of three visionary women gather communal waters from the universal well. These stories of Mary, Maryam, and Miriam from the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions illumine the commonality and interconnectedness of these three traditions through a shared story and archetype. Drawing on traditional expressive arts and ritual, as well as contemporary theater and dance technique, Miriam's Well emotionally engages the audience in a rich image of shared heritage.
Advance sales tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets' 24/7 ticket hotline: 800-838-3006, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com
Miriam's Well
Saturday, November 22, 8:30 pm
Julia Morgan Theater
2640 College Ave, Berkeley
Tickets: $24 in advance, $28 at the door
Created by Miriam Peretz. In collaboration with Qadim Ensemble, Ya Elah, Salokhiddin Fakhriev, Manar Azriek, Wan-Chao Chang and Hannah Romanowsky
Interweaving dance, live music, poetry and sacred text; the stories of three visionary women gather communal waters from the universal well. These stories of Mary, Maryam, and Miriam from the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions illumine the commonality and interconnectedness of these three traditions through a shared story and archetype. Drawing on traditional expressive arts and ritual, as well as contemporary theater and dance technique, Miriam's Well emotionally engages the audience in a rich image of shared heritage.
Advance sales tickets available through Brown Paper Tickets' 24/7 ticket hotline: 800-838-3006, or online at www.brownpapertickets.com
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
Organizing For Action: Jews Uniting To End The War and Heal America—a day-long call to conscious for the American Jewish community, sponsored by The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, The Shalom Center, and Jewish Currents. Jewish activists, community leaders, rabbis,policymakers, veterans, scholars and social justice advocates will take part in strategic discussions on the war in Iraq and its impact on domestic issues. More than 35 prominent speakers already confirmed, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler, former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and Rabbi David Saperstein. Event is Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Central Synogogue, 123 East 55 Street, NYC from 9:30 am–5:00 pm. Registration is open to the public and on a sliding scale from $18-$72.
The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
212-889-6800
www.circle.org/jewsuniting
Organizing For Action: Jews Uniting To End The War and Heal America—a day-long call to conscious for the American Jewish community, sponsored by The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring, The Shalom Center, and Jewish Currents. Jewish activists, community leaders, rabbis,policymakers, veterans, scholars and social justice advocates will take part in strategic discussions on the war in Iraq and its impact on domestic issues. More than 35 prominent speakers already confirmed, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler, former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! and Rabbi David Saperstein. Event is Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Central Synogogue, 123 East 55 Street, NYC from 9:30 am–5:00 pm. Registration is open to the public and on a sliding scale from $18-$72.
The Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring
212-889-6800
www.circle.org/jewsuniting
11/23/2008, 2pm
Cedar Cultural Center
Minneapolis, MN
(612) 338-2674
www.thecedar.org
Margot Leverett and her Klezmer Mountain Boys
Sunday, November 23,2008, 4 p.m.
Temple Emanuel, 909 Berrymans Lane, Reisterstown, MD 21136
KLEZMER MEETS BLUEGRASS!
Borscht and grits never tasted so good! The wailing clarinet and fiddle of Jewish music—combined with the foot-stompin' rhythm and thrills of Bluegrass! An exciting and different benefit concert where you can jam with the band—and a rare opportunity to hear the kind of musical program that will have you dancing in the aisles. Klezmer and Bluegrass combined!
Free wine and cheese reception after the concert!
Gen. Adm. $36; Seniors (60+) $25; Students and youths under 21 $15. $5 surcharge day of concert. Group prices for 10 or more.
Visa, MasterCard or cash. Checks payable to Temple Emanuel (with memo line "Klezmer Meets Bluegrass") Mail check to:
Temple Emanuel, ATTN: Linda, 909 Berrymans Lane, Reisterstown, MD, 21136.
Or call Linda, 410-521-7461.
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
Donnerstag, 27. November 2008, 20.30 Uhr:
Blauer Engel, Kiel
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
Sonnabend, 29. November 2008, 20 Uhr:
Folkclub, Kappeln
11/29/2008
Oscar Peterson Hall
Montreal, QC, Cananda
(514) 928-9014
www.klezkanada.com
In Providence at the Brooklyn Coffee & Tea House,
Fishel Bresler & Shelley Katsh play Klezmer & Hassidic Music
5 Saturday Evenings 8 – 10 PM $9
Oct. 25, Nov. 29, Dec. 20, Jan. 31 & Feb. 28
209 Douglas Ave, 5 minutes from the Providence Marriot, (down the hill from Staples & Whole Foods): Go right on Orms along side the Marriot, over rt 95, then take first right onto Douglas Ave. We're 1/2 mile down on the right, just past the rt 95 S entrance.
For more specific directions go to www.BrooklynCoffeeTeaHouse.com
"The Songs of Life Festival" will be held in Israel and Bulgaria from Nov 21 - Dec 1, 2008. The festival will feature Sacred Service by Ernest Bloch.
The festival marks the 65th anniversary of the heroic rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews during World War II and serves as a celebration of the preservation of life.
Individual performers as well as choirs are invited to perform in the festival. Performers will sing Bloch s Sacred Service in Bulgaria and Israel. The 12-day itinerary also allows for individual presentations by guest choirs and opportunities for sightseeing and guided tours. Auditors are also invited to attend the festival and participate in the tours.
Please join us in this celebration of thanksgiving that will impact generations to come.
www.SongsOfLife.org
