It is the original world music. Klezmer is a genre of mostly celebratory dance tunes of the Ashkenazi Jews that spread from Eastern Europe to the rest of the planet in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its ...
On May 18, acclaimed klezmer musician and composer Alicia Svigals accepted an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) for “extraordinary contributions to ...
The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s Department of Ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound.
CHATHAM, N.Y. -- It's a long way from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to a field in Chatham. But when acclaimed klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals lifts her bow on stage under the PS21 concert tent at 2 p ...
Bluegrass and klezmer traditions meet in the music of married duo Zoe & Cloyd. Bluegrass and klezmer traditions meet in the music of married duo Zoe & Cloyd. Fiddler ...
Choosing the Neighborhood Fiddle Summit over Bad Bunny for a rainy night in Brooklyn reminded me that I’m team pajama, team apple pie, team rock ‘n’ roll. I love the merge, meld and mix of cultures, ...
CHATHAM, N.Y. — When Alicia Svigals first performed at PS21 five years ago, as part of a diverse program series of stringed instruments from cello to oud, she demonstrated the fiddling skills that ...
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How hundreds of forgotten klezmer tunes have been rescued from oblivion
More than one thousand klezmer tunes, some dating back to the late 19th Century, are being performed and recorded after ...
What do Itzhak Perlman, Tevye, Fagin, Betty Boop, early jazz, Yentl, Millie (as in “Thoroughly Modern”) and UC Irvine have in common? They’ve all been klezmerized! And so will Segerstrom Concert Hall ...
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