7:30 PM
Florence Harkness Memorial Chapel
Free and open to the public
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This program celebrates original compositions composed by several of today’s exemplary klezmer music artists. These featured contemporary composers account for but a few of the many impressively talented musicians today that create new Yiddish vocal and klezmer instrumental works. Created in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, these compositions are distilled with the deep knowledge of the traditional klezmer music genres, style, and forms. One can hear the sounds of the khasene (traditional East European Jewish wedding) and the bustling activity of the shtetl (East European Jewish village) as the performance of these superb pieces harken us back to prior centuries of traditional East European Jewish artistic creativity. Fittingly, as new Yiddish and klezmer compositions continue to be created by contemporary modern artists, we see a continuation of the work of the old masters, and the artistic Ashkenazic tradition continues proudly from generation to generation.
The artists whose Yiddish and klezmer compositions will be performed tonight are: Michael Alpert (vocalist/violinist/guitarist/ethnomusicologist); Kurt Bjorling (clarinetist/ethnomusicologist); Walter Zev Feldman (tsimbl/ethnomusicologist); Adrianne Greenbaum (flautist); Steven Greenman (violinist); Mark Kovnatskiy (violinist); Frank London (trumpeter); Sherry L. Mayrent (clarinetist); Paul Morrissett (multi-instrumentalist); Pete Rushefsky (tsimbl/banjo); Alicia Svigals (violinist/vocalist); and Michael Winograd (clarinetist). All are internationally renowned klezmer music performers and educators.
*A heartfelt thanks to Michael A., Kurt, Walter, Adrianne, Steven, Mark, Frank, Sherry, Paul, Pete, Alicia, and Michael W. for their gracious permission to arrange and perform their compositions for our concert.
Steven Greenman, Director
CWRU Music Concert Series
This performance is part of the CWRU Music Concert Series. These events are free and open to the public. Can't be with us in person? No problem! Watch the Livestream on concert day.
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