All archival announcements listed.

--Boston, MA--
di bostoner klezmer
di bostoner klezmer will perform a free and freylekh concert on Boston's South Shore on Monday, June 2nd at 7:30 P.M. at the Stoughton Public Library. The library is located on 84 Park Street. Come and bring your friends! For directions, please call the library at 781-244-3711 for other information 781-643-1957.

--Genève--

L'association AMJ a le grand plaisir d'inviter le musicologue Frans C. LEMAIRE, auteur de l'ouvrage de référence "Le destin juif et la musique, 3000 ans d'histoire" paru chez Fayard, pour deux conférences:

Dimanche 4 mai à 17h, Conservatoire de Musique de Genève - Salle 20 - (Place Neuve):

ASPECTS CONNUS ET MOINS CONNUS DE LA MUSIQUE JUIVE :
Mise en évidence des formes musicales très diverses que peut prendre un même texte dans les chants sefarades. Apparition en Italie et à Amsterdam de musiques synagogales polyphoniques et baroques. Schubert et Offenbach à la synagogue; Mendelssohn, Mahler et Schönberg face à leur judéïté. La musique juive des non-juifs: Bruch, Prokofiev, Shostakovitch. -----------------------------

Dimanche 11 mai à 17h, Conservatoire de Musique de Genève - Salle 20 - (Place Neuve):

LA MUSIQUE RELIGIEUSE ENTRE JUDAÏSME ET ANTIJUDAÏSME :
Des Psaumes de la liturgie romaine, "Lamentations" et "Impropères". Les "Passions" luthériennes. La musique religieuse contemporaine face à la Shoah (K. Penderecki, H. Gorecki, O. Golijov, W. Rihm). Une "Passion" oecuménique est-elle possible ?

Entrée libre Organisation: Association des Amis de la Musique Juive

Michel Borzykowski
tel +4122 7554123
fax +4122 7761494
borzykowski@infomaniak.ch
Homepage AMJ: http://www.club-association.ch/amj
Geneva klezmer page: http://borzykowski.users.ch

--Bronx, NY--
THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS PERFORMS, WITH SCHAECHTER AS CONDUCTOR, IN YIDDISH, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION
WHEN: Sunday, March 30, 1:30 PM
THEME: Purim and Peysekh songs, and songs by Avrom Reisin (in honor of 50 years since his passing)
WHERE: Sholom Aleichem Cultural Center
3301 Bainbridge Avenue, NE corner 208 St., Bronx, NY 10467
Travel directions below.
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: ca. 75 minutes
LANGUAGE: Yiddish; everything is translated beforehand into English.
SOLOISTS: Judy Bro, Leigh Checkman, Stuart Malkin, Daneel & Reyna Schaechter
ADMISSION: $3.50
REFRESHMENTS will be served.

BACKGROUND: The JEWISH PEOPLE¹S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS is the longest continually-performing Yiddish - and even Jewish - chorus in the world, celebrating it¹s 80th anniversary (founded 1923) with three concerts this Spring (March 30, April 28, June 1). In the last two years, the chorus has performed in locations as diverse as New York¹s Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln Center), the North American Jewish Choral Festival in the Catskill Mountains, and at Ground Zero. If you will be in the New York metropolitan area, we hope you will be able to join us to celebrate our 80 years of music making at this first of the three upcoming JPPC concerts.

TRANSPORTATION:
TRAIN: "D" to last stop (205 St, Bronx), walk north up Bainbridge Ave mini-hill 3 blocks (or take bus one stop).
BUSES: Bronx 10, 16, 28, 30, 34.
CAR: RSVP for car directions: BSchaechter@nyc.rr.com

--New Jersey--
THE PRIPETSHIK SINGERS PERFORM, THE WORLD'S ONLY ALL-YIDDISH KIDS' TRAVELLING PERFORMING TROUPE, WITH SCHAECHTER AS MUSICAL DIRECTOR/PIANIST. IN YIDDISH, WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION.

WHEN: Sunday, April 6, 10:45 AM
WHERE: New Jersey - Greenbriar at Wittingham Yiddish Club, near exit 8A, NJ Turnpike (specific car directions will be sent on RSVP)
PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 1 hour
LANGUAGE: Yiddish; everything is translated beforehand into English.
ADMISSION: $4

RSVP REQUIRED to BSchaechter@nyc.rr.com by Friday afternoon, April 4 with your name and the number in your party.

BACKGROUND: The PRIPETSHIK SINGERS is a small ensemble of native-Yiddish-speaking children, age 8 to 14, who perform Yiddish songs in fresh ways, with staging, choreography and acting. A "family musical revue", the songs that the Pripetshik Singers perform are appropriate for people of all ages, and include Yiddish children¹s songs, Yiddish translations of English songs (like "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" and "America the Beautiful"), non-children¹s songs (from the Yiddish theatre, folk songs, etc.) and Yiddish holiday songs. The group first started performing together in June, 1999, and performances in the Fall 2001 - Spring 2002 season included the Eldridge Street Synagogue, the Sholem-Aleichem Cultural Center, the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the Egg Roll and Egg Cream Festival, and Yugntruf's Yidish-vokh 2002, all in the greater New York area. You don¹t need to know a word of Yiddish in order to have a blast at the show; English translations are always provided, so every audience member ends up understanding and getting a kick out of every song.

--Scarsdale, NY--
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE CONCERT

The Katsenshprung Singers, a Westchester based trio devoted to Yiddish music, present a concert in memory of the Holocaust featuring the songs of Mordechai Gebirtig at the Asbury United Methodist Church, 167 Scarsdale Road, Tuckahoe, on Sunday, April 27, at 2:00 p.m. Suggested donation is $10 for adults, $5 seniors and students.

Baritone Michael Ingram of Yonkers, soprano Irene Steiner of Hastings, and pianist Linda Moot of Dobbs Ferry have been performing the songs of Mordechai Gebirtig throughout the tri-state area since the spring of 2000. All perform a variety of music regularly during services and special programs at Temple Beth Shalom in Hastings, as well as elsewhere in Westchester. In November 2002 the group toured to Krakow, Poland, to perform at the Center for Jewish Culture. All classically trained, these three musicians bring a unique "art-song" style to the poems and songs of Krakow’s revered folk poet, Mordechai Gebirtig (1877-1942). Many songs feature original arrangements or newly composed music, where poetry survives and music does not, by Irene Steiner.

Gebirtig’s poetry and melodies, many of which were hidden and miraculously survived after World War II, offer a unique window into the cultural life of Kazimierz, Krakow’s pre-war Jewish neighborhood. During the final years before his murder in 1942, Gebirtig created a moving portrait the experience of Krakow’s Jews during Nazi occupation.

This concert program reflects the two eras of Gebirtig’s work: First, the nostalgic songs of family and neighbors, and second, songs from 1938 until 1942, which portray Gebirtig’s courage, despair, resignation, and anger as it evolved during this era.

For further information, call (914) 476-5198 or e-mail: Katsenshprung@aol.com

--Geneva, Switzerland--
concert exceptionnel vendredi 11 avril 2003, 21h

YOMGUIH-
-CUNIOT
duo piano - clarinette

musique klezmer
Temple de Plainpalais
Genève (à côté d'Uni Mail)
Entrée libre, libre participation aux frais
------------------- Organisation: Animation Jeunesse de l'Eglise Protestante
Tel: 022 807 27 47
www.ajeg.ch
info@ajeg.ch

GALA 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE¹S PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
MUSICAL DIRECTOR: BINYUMEN SCHAECHTER

WHEN: SUNDAY, JUNE 1ST, 2003, 3 PM

WHERE: Florence Gould Hall at Alliance Française, 55 East 59th Street (between Madison and Park Avenues) New York City

TICKETS: GENERAL ADMISSION $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and students, $7 for children 12 and younger. Tickets may be purchased at the box office and from Chorus members

CONCERT SUNG ENTIRELY IN YIDDISH (WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS)

Join us as the JPPC celebrates eight remarkable decades of Yiddish song and pays tribute to our legendary conductors Lazar Weiner, Jacob Schaefer, Max Helfman, Maurice Rauch, Madeline Simon and Peter Schlosser

For eighty years, The Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus has maintained and foster the tradition of Yiddish labor and secular music, and to encourage contemporary composers to create new works and restore classic Yiddish choral pieces. While preserving choral arrangements of beloved songs evoking shtetl life, workers¹ struggles and the Holocaust, the JPPC also commissions new Yiddish choral works by 21st century composers like Bella Gottesman, Binyumen Schaechter, Josh Waletzky and others.

Founded in 1923, the Chorus (known then as "Freiheit¹s Gezang Farein" and originally conducted by Lazar Weiner) began as a vocal part of New York City¹s burgeoning labor movement. As one of the city¹s earliest Jewish choruses, the JPPC drew 75 young, Yiddish-speaking immigrants to its first rehearsal on the Lower East Side. Since then, the Jewish People¹s Philharmonic Chorus has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center to Ground Zero, inspiring audiences with two centuries of Yiddish song filled with hope, determination, humor, loss and renewal. The voices of sweatshop laborers, immigrants, mothers, partisans, khalutsim, tumlers and lovers sing out through us in every Chorus concert ­ all in our warm, eloquent mame-loshn.

Part of America¹s modern Yiddish renaissance, our Chorus is forty members strong, ranging in age from 30 to 85 -- half in their 40s or younger-- many of whom already speak or are learning this thousand-year-old language. And our five-year-old Outreach Concert Program continues sharing the rich legacy of Yiddish song with old and young of all faiths at tri-state-area community centers, universities, places of worship and public schools. So that the next generation carries on the lamp of Yiddish song, our Chorus also performs with the Pripetshik Youth Chorus (made up of Yiddish-speaking children ages five to fifteen).
Load date 05.20.03

--Israel--
Shem Tov Levy

Circle of Dreams Shem Tov Levy combines his Balkan heritage with the Yemenite Sephardic sounds of his hometown neighborhood. Contact Magda music.
http://www.magda.co.il/

A group called Klezska has produced an album. They are part of yet another new wave in Jewish music. MP3 files are available online at: http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/13/klezska.html

--Los Angeles--

"Yiddishkayt! 2002 will begin with a Family Festival celebration, featuring multiple performances and workshops for all ages throughout the day at the Skirball Center. Jewish food and Jewish cooking will be a special highlight of this year's festival, with the performance of a new program, Esn: Songs from A Jewish Kitchen, by Lorin Sklamberg and Frank London of the internationally acclaimed group The Klezmatics, and well-known Yiddish vocalist Adrienne Cooper for two nights at the University of Judaism. We will also feature the West Coast premier of musician and ethnographer Yale Strom's new film, L'Chayim, Comrade Stalin.

Yiddish song-writing is a well-revived art, as this year's festival will demonstrate. For the first time, we will celebrate havdalah together, followed by a cabaret performance of Yiddish poems set to new music by the exciting jazz piano-vocal duo of Marilyn Lerner and Dave Wall. Songwriter-singer Josh Waletzky (see the review of Josh's CD) will perform his moving new Yiddish songs, accompanied by klezmer masters Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer and area synagogue choirs.

Highlights of our past festivals have been our exploration of the connections between the Yiddish-speaking Jews of Los Angeles and other Angeleno ethnic groups: Klezmer Mariachi and Latinos and Landslayt in 1998, Hot Wedding Music, a klezmer-Romani collaboration, and Night Songs from A Neighboring Village in 2000. Continuing that tradition, this year's festival will explore the connections between the Jewish and African-American musical and political traditions, with a community forum and discussion and an evening of hip-hop klezmer. And, of course, we will have a full roster of interesting day-time lectures (proposed topics: Jewish Cooking and Humor in Yiddish Folksongs, among others) and workshops and concerts at area schools."

--California--

Renowned Jewish Artists, Actors and Musicians Seek Fellow Performers To Join In A Celebration of Jewish Arts and Culture

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--St. Petersburg, Russia!--
KLEZFEST IN ST PETERSBURG 2002

The Center for Jewish Music of the Jewish Community Center of St. Petersburg is proud to announce "KlezFest in St. Petersburg 2002," an international seminar on the traditional music of Eastern European Jewry, to be held June 20-23, 2002 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

"KlezFest in St. Petersburg," now in its sixth year, is the oldest Klezmer seminar in Russia. The 2002 festival will include master-classes on Yiddish folk songs and Klezmer music, workshops on Yiddish folklore and Yiddish dance, lectures, concerts, and two excursions: "Jewish St. Petersburg" and "White Nights in St. Petersburg." As in previous years, our staff will include world-famous Yiddish musicians -- pianist and conductor Zalmen Mlotek and singer Adrienne Cooper, both from New York, and the brilliant Klezmer clarinetist from London, Merlin Shepherd. For the first time, Michael Alpert -- the world's leading expert on Yiddish dance, violinist, accordion player, vocalist, and ethnomusicologist -- will join the seminar's faculty.

"KlezFest in St. Petersburg," dedicated to bringing Klezmer music and Yiddish culture back to the lands of their birth, includes Jewish musicians from the vibrant centers of the Jewish renaissance across the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union.

This year again we are pleased to announce a special program for lovers of Yiddish music and culture from other parts of the globe. We are asking for a contribution of $500 ($400 for those who speak either Russian or Yiddish). This sum will include food and lodging in St. Petersburg for 5 days and the entire seminar program, including interpreters when needed, concerts and the two excursions. Participants will pay their own transportation to St. Petersburg.

For more information, please contact the Jewish Community Center of St. Petersburg via fax at (+7-812) 314-5117, or e-mail frenk@lea.spb.su.

For advice on travel and visa arrangements, contact our American sponsor, the Jewish Community Development Fund in Russia and Ukraine, a project of the American Jewish World Service (New York), via telephone: (+1-212) 273-1642, or e-mail: jcdf@ajws.org.

Join us at "KlezFest in St. Petersburg" this summer! It is a unique opportunity for you to enjoy wonderful Yiddish melodies and the fantastic White Nights, a time you will never forget.

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--LONDON--
KlezFest London 2002

2nd International Summer School in Klezmer music and Yiddish culture at SOAS, University of London
Sunday 21 July 2.00pm - Thursday 25 July 11.30pm

After the huge success of last summer, jmi is proud to present five days of instrumental, ensemble, song and dance workshops and performances as well as sessions on Yiddish theatre, poetry, film, humour, history and folklore, for musicians and non-musicians.

JMI has invited an outstanding international faculty of the most renowned and inspiring teachers and musicians from Europe and America, including Jeff Warschauer, Deborah Strauss, Michael Alpert, Zev Feldman, Steven Greenman, Zalmen Mlotek, Adrienne Cooper, Merlin Shepherd, Frank London, Michael Wex, Christian Dawid, Barry Davis, Gregori Schechter Jerry Gotel, Ray Kohn and others.

KlezFest 2002 Fees: Full rate: £330 Student rate £190 Fees for KlezFest include all lectures, workshops, meals and concerts. If you book before 1 May 2002 there is a £15 reduction (and there is a further reduction of a total of £45 from the full rate or £30 from the student rate if attending both Ot Azoy and KlezFest). Some scholarships are available for music students under 30 and others in need. Hotel or University accommodation available (see registration form) For registration form: telephone +44 20 8909 2445 or e-mail klezfest@jmi.org.uk or see the Website www.jmi.org.uk

KlezFest is Preceded by Sunday 14 - Friday 19 July 2002
A Crash Course in Yiddish Ot Azoy! (this is the way) …to speak, read and write Yiddish in a week! (and even sing) Course director Chayele Beer (Lecturer in Yiddish, University College London) has lined up a first class international faculty including: Pesakh Fiszman (Columbia University, New York) Sonia Dratwa-Pinkusowitz (Martin Buber Institute, Brussels) Zalmen Mlotek (Folksbine Yiddish Theatre and Workers Circle, New York ) who will lead optional sessions on song repertoire, masterclasses on performance and a Yiddish Chorus. Ot Azoy and KlezFest, organised by
Jewish Music Institute SOAS, University of London
in association with
Department of Music SOAS
SOAS, Language Centre

--London?--
Album, "London Unplugged" has been released, and the group has a website: Music by Yisroel Lamm and songs composed by Yoel Calek. Other members are Dovid-Zvi Calek, and Motti and Shloimie Richman. The website provides information for purchasing their CD, but not much information about the group. There is a guest book and visitors can leave questions for group members.
http://www.londonunplugged.com

Jonathan Cahr: La Yeladim
Jonathan Cahar has a new CD of children songs. In Hebrew and English. Some holiday songs.
Load date 01.14.01

--Holland--
The Dutch duo, Mariejan van Oort and Jacques Verheijen, have just released their new CD "Benkshaft". Visit their website at www.demaatschap.net for more details.
Load date 12.08.00

--Boston, MA--
"Klezperanto" CD Release. The band will have CD release event Thursday night Nov. 30 (that's one week after Thanksgiving)at 9 p.m. at Johnny D's Uptown Restaurant and Music Club* (17 Holland Street, Somerville, MA 617 776-2004) to celebrate the long-awaited release of the CD, Klezperanto! on the Naxos World label. "With solid klezmer roots, spectacular technical virtuosity, and a wry sense of humor, Ilene Stahl, Evan Harlan, and Boston's hottest musisicans from the klezmer scene re-groove Yiddish and Mediterranean melodies with zydeco, funk, cumbia, rockabilly, and Romanian surf music."
Load date 11.27.00

--Trieste, Italy--
Vanja Cvelbar has a band, The Original Klezmer Ensemble, in Trieste, Italy, that has released two CD's: Klezmatic Tantz and Halleluja. Her information is located through a website at http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/173/the_original_klezmer_ensem.html
Load date 11.27.00

--Connecticut--
A new CD with David Chevan and Warren Byrd, "Let Us Break Bread Together" was released this month. A review article was printed in the Friday, November 17 issue of The Jewish Telegraph of Great Britain. It can also be found at the Jewish Telegraph's international web site. If you're curious to take a look at http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/ go to the Features column and click on Arts, to article, entitled, "Israel meets Africa".
Load date 11.27.00

--Toronto--
Judith Cohen has a new CD on its way to press, "Empezar quiero cantar - songs of Sefarad", with Pneuma records, Madrid - Sephardic and medieval, the medieval part sephardically-related. Shortly to be released.
Load date 11.27.00

--Boston, MA--
Celebration for the release of the new album by Voice of the Turtle.
"The Sword of the Dove" by Voice of the Turtle, will be presented at "Hanukkiada 2000" on Sunday December 3, 2000 7:00 PM Temple Israel at 260 Riverway, Boston. For more information visit their website: http://www.voiceoftheturtle.com/

--Toronto, CANADA--
Raizie Benguigui has a new CD called "Shavua Tov". Raizie was born in Montreal, lived in Israel and Venezuela and now lives and creates in Toronto. CD appropriate for religious women's audiences and others. Her webpage is http://www.raizie.com

--Istanbul, Turkey--
Los Pasharos Sefaradis
The group Los Pasharos Sefaradis, has felt it is their duty to collect the Sephardic heritage music from their elders before they pass away and it is too late. The musical treasures the Turkish Sephardic community has been preserved through traditions. Today many are compiling the Romansas that the older people remembered. The group started by informing people on their background, hoping to stimulate them to go back to their roots. They prepared a large repertoire of songs accompanied by mini lectures on the Sephardic history, language and music, and have been giving frequent concerts at all Jewish clubs and also at non-Jewish cultural centers all over Turkey. The website include photos, musical clips and listings of activities going back over ten years.
http://www.sephardic-music.com/

Safam
Safam is a vocal group that's been around for years. What's nice is, they continue to write new music, primarily in English. Yet, Safam has reached the point where you can now get "greatest hits" albums. In the world of Jewish music, this is some sort of milemarker few ever reach. The Safam website has many online clips of music from a variety of their albums, old and new, a clear and simple chart with listings of upcoming concerts, songbooks, CDs and biographies of the performers.
http://www.safam.com/safam/

Ellie's Torah Trop
Update Your Links:
Just to let some of you who have used or linked to my web sites know, I now have a new ISP and my own domain name. the new address is:
http://www.ellietorah.com/index.html
Ellie

Gila Goldstein
Gila Goldstein, a concert pianist from Israel and working in New York has released a new CD Piano Works of Paul Ben Haim. Her website lists upcoming concerts, reviews of her performances and contact information.
http://www.gilagoldstein.com

Shircago
Good things are happening in the midwest.... A new young a cappella ensemble called Shircago is out there performing and recording. They have a CD called "Striking a Chord"....produced in year 2000, coming out of "the first-ever Jewish a cappella festival based in the Midwest." A Cappella groups are very popular on college campuses today.... these exuberant young people are combining some fun with Jewish music.
http://shircago.net/

Shabbat--Friday Night Zmirot in Audio
Dovid Teitelbaum has made Shabbat Zmirot available in real audio files. The website is a project of Camp S'dei Chemed International. They are also adding stories from the weekly Parsha. Look for more additions to this site.
http://www.campsci.com/rvideo/friday_night.htm

Binyomin Ginzberg Trio
Binyomin Ginzberg has coined a new word to define his Jewish music: "Yeshivish". It defines one of the musical styles he performs with his small ensemble in New York. The website is of his local New York wedding band. They play "Yeshivish, Chassidic, Israeli, Klezmer, and Contemporary Jewish music as well as Jazz and Classical music." Contact information provided.
http://www.jewishmusician.com/index.html

Yidcore
"A band from Australia that performs punked up versions of Jewish classics." An irreverant, original,clever, hip website for those that like punked up Jewish music. Heavy web graphics.
http://www.yidcore.com/

Cantor David Sirull
A new CD by a cantor in Charleston, S.C. entitled: "Mizmor Shir". The website includes contact and purchase information.
http://www.members.home.net/sirull/zucker.htm

MishMash A new website about Jewish culture includes a list of links to sites on Jewish music.
http://mishmash.virtualave.net/music.html

--Toronto, Canada--
Lena Kichtenberg, a Yiddish singer and songwriter has a website about her music and life in Yiddish song. You can view information about her CD "Deep Inside".
http://www.lenkalichtenberg.com/index.html

--London?--
Album, "London Unplugged" has been released, and the group has a website: Music by Yisroel Lamm and songs composed by Yoel Calek. Other members are Dovid-Zvi Calek, and Motti and Shloimie Richman. The website provides information for purchasing their CD, but not much information about the group. There is a guest book and visitors can leave questions for group members.
http://www.londonunplugged.com

--Portland, Maine--
Casco Bay Tummlers
A website for the klezmer group Casco Bay Tummlers is now available online. The group includes wonderful photos of their recent trip to Vilna, Lithuania. The website contains contact information, reviews, interviews, articles and links to other sites.
http://www.cascobaytummlers.com

--Boston--
Betty Silberman
Betty Silberman, a dynamic Yiddish and cabaret singer has a new website listing her recent CD's and contact information for performances. Based in Boston.
Load date 01/14/01.

--Israel--
Leonid Portnoy, Copyist
A music copyist based in Israel welcomes inquires from abroad. Uses Finale on a PC.
Load date 01/14/01.

--San Francisco--
Mozaik
A new group called Mozaik with a website. Here's a self description from their webpage:"The music has been described as: Psychedelic Jewgrass, Klezmer Jamband, Klezmer Trance, Fiddler on the Roof meets the Grateful Dead or the Grateful Dead playing A Jewish Wedding, or try this one Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach sitting in with Vanilla Fudge ..."
http://www.mozaik.org

--New York City--
Pharoah's Daughter, a band featuring Basya Schechter, Tracey Love-Wright, Martha Colby, Jen Gilleran, Jarrod Cagwin, Tomer Tzur, and Benoir. The website features press reviews of concerts and their cd's. The links lead to places to purchase the cds. The new music blends Jewish traditions with world beat music.
http://www.pharaohsdaughter.com/

--Los Angeles--
Jack Beilan & Friends have opened up a new website to promote their new CD From the Heart of a Jewish Soul which features 21 musicians, all with extensive professional experience in the pop music world (such as members working with various popular artists James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Celine Dion, Rod Stewart or Neville Brothers). The group is also available for selected appropriate synagogue and spiritual events and performances. They just performed on December 3, 2000, at the Theatre For The Performing Arts at California State University at Northridge. The music is aimed at Reform congregations and those welcoming contemporary-influenced Jewish spiritual music. Jack Beilan has been Musical Director for Valley Outreach Synagogue, a Reform Jewish congregation in Los Angeles.
http://www.serenitysong.com/

--Holland--
The Dutch duo, Mariejan van Oort and Jacques Verheijen, have a website at www.demaatschap.nl. In 1997 they released their first CD "Brikele" and recently have another CD "Benkschaft". They have received very enthusiastic receptions by some of the major Yiddish performers.

--Nusach Radio--
Nusach Radio features three channels on live365.com. Included is a radio show for children. For information, go to their website: http://sites.netscape.net/nusachmaven
Load date: 12.03.00

--Portland, Oregon--
Sheera Recordings, the duo of Ilene Safyan and Margie Rosenthal, has a website about their group, philosophy and recordings. They work extensively with children and have been enthusiastically received. http://www.sheeramusic.com/
Load date: 12.03.00.

--Washington--
Lox and Vodka have a new website: http://www.LoxVodka.com/
Load date 11.30.00

--London--
Naming the Golem: http://www.yadarts.co.uk/namingthegolem A club in London to hear some of the new music happening there at the Golem.... For information, see the website.
YaD
49 Basildon Court
28 Devonshire St
London
W1G 6PR
44 (0)20 7486 5627
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--Jerusalem, Israel--
The Jerusalem Cantors Choir has a new website: http://www.jcc.org.il/ giving information about the group and its performances.
http://www.jcc.org.il/
Loaded 11.09.00.

--Miami, Florida--
The Hora Entertainment Dance Group has a website devoted to Israeli dance and music performance. Begun in Argentina in 1986, one of the directors, Silvio Berlfein, moved to Miami in 1990 and has continued to build a dance troupe there.
http://www.horaentertainment.com/
Loaded 11.09.00.

--Rehovot, ISRAEL--
Stephen Simpson with help from Dan Jacobs has been spending quite a bit of time working on getting the "Blue Book" on the web. His ambitious Shelf-to-Shul project attempts to digitize Jewish liturgical music and make it available to the world. His progress can now be viewed at http://shulmusic.org/ You can contact him at Tel +972-8-9361753 or FAX +972-8-9362907 Email: steves@shani.net

--Tel Aviv--
If you haven't viewed it yet, take a look at the Tel Aviv University Archive of Israeli Music website. "The library holds printed sheet music by Israeli composers both artistic and folk. This includes scores of single works, anthologies, song books and choir sheets published both in Israel and abroad." The Archive of Israeli Music belongs to the Musicology Department of the David and Yolanda Katz Faculty of Arts, Tel Aviv University and is located in hall no. 7 at the Sourasky Central Library of Tel-Aviv University. Reception hours: Sunday and Monday - 10:00 - 13:00; Tuesday - 12:30 - 16:00. Director: Dr. Yohanan Ron. Archivist: Dr. Marina Ritzarev. Tel: 03- 6406489. Fax: 03- 6409970. http://www.tau.ac.il/~musarch/

The Klezmer Connection
A musical trio called The Klezmer Connection now has a website advertising the group, with Iosif Zilberman, violin; Dimitry Cernavski, clarinet/saxophone; and Michele Levine, vocalist and pianist/keyboardist. They perform in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut area. The Klezmer Connection specializes in klezmer, Yiddish and Israeli music, as well as American standards. Klezmer Connection has "performed throughout the US, Europe and Israel at concerts, music festivals, and, most joyously, bar/bat mitzvahs and weddings." They are often joined by Jim Gold, a folk-dance teacher and leader. Contact Michele Levine: 914-328-3408 or email:theklezmerconnection@music.com Load date 11.12.00

--Birmingham, UK--
Saturday June 23rd Roots and Harmony with Oi-Va-Voi and MoMo, As part of Celebrating Sanctuary in Refuge Week, Centenary Square, Birmingham. 2 pm. Free. For more information contact: tellmemore@yadarts.com.

--Montreal--
Judy Frankel, a singer of Sephardic music will have a concert:
Thursday June 21, 2001 7:30pm
Temple Emanu-El Beth Sholom, Montreal
4100 Sherbrooke Street, West
Westmount, QC H23 1AI, Canada
For Information:temple@generation.net
tel 514-937-3575
fax 514-937-7058

--Vancouver--
The Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture presents the Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir in its Annual Spring Concert at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 3 at the Ben Chud Auditorium in the Peretz Centre, 6184 Ash Street in Vancouver.

Featured is the cantata "Oifn Fidl" ("The Fiddle"), based on a story by Sholem Aleichem, with soloist Stephen Aberle and narrator Alex Kliner.

Guest performers are Claire Klein Osipov (vocalist), Wendy Bross Stuart (piano) and Michael Braverman (clarinet).

The Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir is conducted by David Millard. Elliott Dainow is the piano accompanist and David Skulski will be on oboe. The choir was founded by the late Searle Friedman.

Tickets ($12) are available at the Peretz Centre or from chior members. For information, reservations or tickets, phone (604) 325- 1812 or (604) 327-6799.

The Annual Spring Concert is co-sponsored by the Shaya Kirman Memorial Foundation for Yiddish Culture.

--Washington, D.C.--
Zemer Chai, Washington's Jewish Community Chorus, founded and conducted by Eleanor Epstein, will be celebrating its 25th anniversary with a gala concert on Thursday, June 7, 2001. 7:30 p.m. Held at Congregation B'nai Tzedek, 10621 South Glen Road, Potomac, Maryland. The concert will feature the Washington Premiere of "An American Kedusha", a new work by world renowned composer and arranger, Alice Parker, as well as appearances by David Burger and Cantor Benjie Ellen Schiller, who will join the choir in performing their original compositions. A reception will follow the performance. Patron tickets are $36 each. Regular tickets are $15 in adnvance and $18 at the door. For further information or to order tickets, please contact maran Beth Gluckstein at Bethesda Jewish Congregation, 301-469-8636, or email:BJC@erols.com
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--London, UK--
KlezFest London, July 1-4, 2001: A Festival of Klezmer Music and Yiddish Culture will have a four-day course of masterclasses, workshops and performances. The program will be held at SOAS, University of London. Scholarships are available for your musicians to attend. Contact: Geraldine Auerbach, MBE, Director, Jewish Music Institute. The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London Wc1H OXg. Tel +44 (0)20-7898-4308. FAX +44 (0)20 7898-4309. Visit their website at: http://www.jmi.org.uk or email jewishmusic@jmi.org.uk
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--Kiev, Ukraine--
The Second KlezFest in Ukraine will take place in Crimea, Evapotoria City on August 28-September 1, 2001. This event will include lectures of Ukrainian and American tutors as for the history and present day of klezmer music over the world. Master classes with Zalmen Mlotek, Adrienne Cooper and Frank London. For more information, contact: the Center of Jewish Education in the Ukraine. Kurskaya Str. 6. Kieve 03049 Ukraine. Or Email: center@cjeu.carrier.kiev.ua

--Cincinnati, OH--
Mifgash Musicale, A Summer Institute for Synagogue Musicians will take place on the campus of HUC-JIR July 15-19, 2001. The program is offering studies in High Holiday liturgy, repertoire for High Holidays, and working with composers, musicians, cantors and master teachers.The program is designed as intensive 5 day workshop for singers, organists, conductors, and music directors.
http://uahc.org/music/mifgash.html

--NYC--
Isle of Klezbos is proud to participate in a program presented by Jews for Racial & Economic Justice honoring W o m e n 's H i s t o r y M o n t h:
"JEWISH WOMEN ROAR! An Evening of Jewish Women's Words and Music"
Thursday, March 29th, 7pm-9pm. Brotherhood Synagogue (a haven of sisterhood, too). 28 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan. With spoken words from esteemed writers Blanche Wiesen Cook (emcee & activist reflections), Melanie Kaye/Kantrowitz, Enid Dame, Gerry Gomez Pearlberg and Jessica Stein ... followed by our fun-loving, leonine mystique-filled klezmer music set ... Tkts $25/$10, proceeds to benefit Jews for Racial & Economic Justice: no one is turned away by this worthy progressive organization; see their website http://www.jfrej.org for more details! tel: 212-647-8966
For more on Isle of Klezbos, powerhouse all-female klezmer sextet, see www.metropolitanklezmer.com, tel: 212-475-4544
DIRECTIONS to this event:
Gramercy Park South is at East 20th St between Irving Place & 3rd Avenue in NYC. Take the N/R subway (uptown: if still running express due to construction) to Union Square or the N/R (downtown), F,1/9, or 6 train to 23rd St. M23 bus runs crosstown on 23rd.

--NYC--
92nd Street Y: Music of the Jewish Spirit. The Jazzy '20s. "Jazz influence in the Music of Gershwin and Schulhoff." Sunday, April 1, 3:00pm tickets $25. Flutist Carol Wincenc and pianist Margaret Kampmeier perform Schulhoff's Sonata for Flute and Piano followed by Ted Nash, alto saxophone, in Hot Sonata. Kampmeier also performs Gershwin's Three Preludes and accompanies baritone Keith Phares and soprano Raquela Sheeran in a medley of Gershwin's popular songs.Contact the Y for full details: tickets or catalog, call 212-415-5500 or visit the 92nd Street Box Office (Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street.)

--Brooklyn, NY--
Metropolitcan Klezmer headlines. Sunday, March 4. 8 piece band. Triple bill starting at 2pm. Yale Klezmer Band and Hester Street Klezmer Trio open the show. For reservations 718-951-4500. For more information about directions, see http://www.brooklyncenter.com for subway directions in NY. Metropolitan Klezmer features Ismail Butera, accordion, bendir; rick Faulkner, trombone; Pam fleming, trumpet and flugelhorn; Michael Hess, violin, ney and kanun; Dave Hofstra, bass and tuba; Deborah Karpel, vocals; Debra Kresiberg, clarinet and alto sax; and Eve Sicular, drums. A photo of the group is available online at http://www.metropolitanklezmer.com

--NYC--
Klezmer and Yiddish Song at the Village Temple. Sunday, March 4 at 6-8pm. Part of the World Care Concert Series. Designed for families. The Strauss/Warschauer Duo, The Village Temple, 33 East 12th Street, NYC, Cost: $18 per adult per concert. $5 for ages 10-17. Younger children free. Snacks and beverages included in ticket price. Call 212-674-2340 ext. 300 for information or email at prairie66@hotmail.com

--Brooklyn, NY--
The legendary Moroccan singer, Samy Elmaghribi will have a concert at the Sephardic Lebanese Congregation, 805 Avenue T, Brooklyn, NY on March 10, 2001. at 9pm. Admission is $65. There will be Glatt Kosher hors d'oeurves, soft drinks and liquor. Tickets can be purchased by calling 718-531-6092. Credit cards accepted.
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--London--
YaD meets Cafe Oran at CARGO. Kingsland Viaduct. 83 Rivington Street, EC2. 020-7739-3440. Wednesday, March 14. 8pm-1am. 5 pounds on the door. Live bands start at 9:30pm. Abdelkader Saadoun, the UK's finest and funkiest Rai band, meets Oi-va-voi with their old-world klezmer and contemporary club culture. with the DJ posse orannaise Rita Ray, Max Reinhardt, Hamid ZagZoule and Nikki Lucas from Care Oran and visuals. For more information contact Josephine at live@yadarts.com or check out the website at http://www.yadarts.com
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--Montreal, Canada and elsewhere--
Hesperion XXI led by Jordi Saval performs "Diaspora Sephardi" with some selections from its CD. March 4 at Centre Pierre Peladeau, Montreal.
March 5 Temple Judea, Coral Gables, Florida
March 6 Alice Tully Hall, New York
March 7 Grand Theatre du Quebec, Quebec City
March 10 Town Hall, Seattle
March 11 Chan Center, Vancouver
March 12 Temple Israel, Minneapolis, MN
March 14 Houston Fine Arts Center, Denver, CO
March 15 Orange County Performing Arts Center, Costa Mesa
March 16 Unitarian Church, Berkeley, CA
March 18 Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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--Manchester, England--
Celebrate Klezmer music on Sunday, March 25 in Manchester. Klezmik, at 1pm at Stall Care Bar, Bridgewater Hall. Klezmer Workshop with Merlin Shepherd 2-5pm Barbirolli Room, Bridgewater Hall, Locst 5 pounds. Booking essential. Box Office 0161-907-9000. Klezmer en Buenos Aires. 7:30pm, Chetham's School of Music, Long Millgate, Manchester 3. tickets 10 pounds, 8.5 pounds for workshop participants. North Chesire WIZO in association with the Jewish Music Institute and Mancester Balfour Trust. For Further information from the Jewish Music Education: POBox 184 Manchester M156JB. Tel 0161-232-1584, 01663 746621.
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--Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York--
Center for Traditional Music and Dance, in collaboration with the Nashi Traditsii Organizing Committee, presents: NASHI TRADITSII, "Our Traditions", Music for the Jewish Wedding, celebrating old-world klezmer musician German Goldenshteyn. Sunday April 1, 2001. Workshops 12:30-3:30. Concerts and Party at 4:00pm. Shorefront YM-YWHA,3300 Coney Island Ave. Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. The program begins at 12:30 with three FREE workshops on different aspects of the Jewish Wedding: the traditional Jewish wedding banquest at 12:30. Klezmer music and dance aat 1:30 and wedding vocal traditions at 2:30. At 4:00pm there will be a gala performance and dance party. Designed to recapture the spirit of an old world Jewish wedding, this festivity will spotlight di Molever Kompanye, a traditonal klezmer ensemble featuring Mr. Goldenshteyn. Ensemble Tereza and Ensemble Shashmaqam will also perform wedding music and dance of the Mountain Jewish (Caucasian) Bukharan (Central Asian) Jewish communities. All performers will play music for audience participatory dancing and delicious kosher food will be on sale. tickets to the concert at $10 ($5 Seniors and students) and may be purchased by calling 212-528-1201 (English) or 718-646-1444 (Russian) or at the shorefront YM-YWHA, Monday-Friday, 9am-9p,. Sunday 9am-5pm.
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--Los Angeles--
MIKVEH, the all star women's klezmer band will have their LA debut on Saturday, February 24 at 8pm at Temple Isaiah, 10345 W. Pico Blvd. West LA. Stars Adrienne Cooper, Lauren Brody. Tickets, $20 and $15 for students are available at the door. Phone for advance tickets from Yiddishkayt Los Angeles 323-692-8151.

--Geneva, Switzerland--
Musique Traditionnelle Sans Frontieres (D'Europe de L'est et D'ailleurs...) Lisa Chnaider, violon, et Marc Chnaider, accordeon. Mercredi 24 janvier 2001 a 20h30. A l'Ecole Rudolf Steiner, 2 Chemin de Narly. 1232 Confignon/GE (Suisse). TPG: ligne2/Parking P+R de Bernex. Entree libre/collecte.. Informations: Hilda Longchamp, tel 079-611-79-78. Geneva klezmer page: http://borzykowski.users.ch
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--Washington, D.C.--
Saturday March, 3, 8:30 p.m. Jewish Concert w/ Mehay Klezmer Band. Park Hyatt Hotel. Washington, D.C.
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American Society for Jewish Music Composers Competition
Deadline Extended to: January 31, 2001
"The American Society for Jewish Music is pleased to announce its Fourth Annual Composers Competition.
Purpose: To stimulate new compositions on Jewish themes, for liturgical use and/or concert performance.
Seeking: Original sacred and/or secular vocal (choral or solo) and instrumental works on Jewish themes that are between five and ten minutes duration, that have never been available for sale in published or recorded form."
For more information visit the website:
http://www.under.org/cpccopps/opportunities/000912a.htm
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--New York--
The Music Library Association is holding its 70th annual meeting in New York City on February 21-25, 2001 at the Grand Hyatt Regency Hotel. The Jewish Music Roundtable of the MLA will hold a program on Thursday at 11:00a.m. with three speakers: Eliott Kahn,Archivist JTS; Lorin Sklamberg, Sound Archivist, YIVO; and Ryna Kedar, Head Cataloguing and Acquisitions at the Jewish Music Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel. Those who wish to attend should consult the MLA website for information about conference costs and fees at: http://www.musiclibraryassoc.org/ or contact Jewish Music Roundtable National Chair, Judith Pinnolis at: pinnolis AT brandeis.edu for more information.

--New York--
Jeff Warschauer will be continuing his series of klezmer workshops at The Workmen's Circle, including a free "open house" session on Tuesday, March 6, at 7p.m. The course is geared towards intermediate and adnanced level students who wish to gain ensemble experience. In past courses, instruments have included the violin, clarinet, guitar, flute, mandolin, cymbalom, saxophone, trombone, accordion, drums and piano. The Klezmer Workshop with Jeff Warschauer will meet Tuesday evenings from 7:00-9:00pm from March 6 through April 17, 2001 at the Workmen's Circle/Arbeter Ring building at 45 East 33rd Street, between Park and Madison Avenues. The cost for the six paid sessions is $150 for Workmen's circle members, $170 for non-members. For more information, please call Martin Schwartz at 212-889-6800. ext. 206.

--Toronto--
Judith Cohen will be teaching a 4-session course in Jewish folklore and music at the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto) in February, to go with their new permanent Judaica exhibit - Sunday afternoons.
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--New York--
The Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre Presents "Kids and Yiddish 2000", a holiday show for kids of all ages, December 3rd through January 21, 2001 at Theatre Four, located at 424 West 55th Street. "Kids and Yiddish 2000" is an exciting and humorous holiday event for children of all ages. "It is a musical revue and interactive family experience featuring a wonderful taste of classic and contemporary Yiddish culture from traditional fables to pop icons. Teeming with spirit, exuberance and engaging learning games, KIDS & YIDDISH 2000 is 90% English, 10% Yiddish and 100% fun. Conceived and written by Zalmen Mlotek, Joanne Borts and Michael Fox, KIDS & YIDDISH 2000 features magical Yiddish pupeteer Jenny Romaine, Michael Fox the Yiddish troubadour, Lisa Fishman and Margot Leverett. Rebecca Levy and Avram, Marissa and Elisha Mlotek are the "kids" of KIDS & YIDDISH 2000. Staging is by Jenny Romaine and Joanne Borts with Musical Direction by Zalmen Mlotek.
For group sales and more information about The Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre, call (212) 213-2120 or visit the website at www.folksbiene.org.
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--Cherry Hill, NJ--
THE 16TH ANNUAL YIDDISH FOLK ARTS PROGRAM
December 24-29, 2000
Living Traditions is pleased to announce KlezKamp: The 16th Annual Yiddish Folk Arts Program, to be held December 24-29th 2000 at the Cherry Hill Hilton in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

Klezkamp is located just outside Philadelphia.New to staff this year are veteran klezmorim Paul Pincus, Howie Leess and Elaine Hoffman Watts (daughter of the illustrious Philly percussionist Jacob Hoffman), Youth Orchestra director Ken Richmond and historian/Yiddishist Rakhmiel Peltz.

Other staff include:Hankus Netsky, bassist Jim Guttmann, tubist/bassist Mark Rubin, fiddler Deb Strauss, dance instructor Steven Weintraub and midi-studio wizard Alan Zemel, among others. The program includes classes in klezmer music, Yiddish language and literature, song, foodways and visual arts. KlezKids activities for children ages 2-11 are under the direction of Debby Cohen-Mlotek.

For the first time, Klezkamp will present a four-part series of workshops comparing and contrasting Ashkenazic and Sephardic musical genres, conducted by Canadian ethnomusicologist Judith Cohen! This course is made possible by a grant from the Maurice Amado Foundation.
For more information:
http://www.livingtraditions.org/

--New York--
92nd Street Y harkness Dance Center
Sundays At Three: Jewish Voices Series
Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company, Amy Sue Rosen/Derek Bernstein and Israeli Neo-Klezmer Group Hasidic New Wave. Sunday, January 7 at 3:00 p.m. Tickets: $10. reservations recommended 212-415-5553. 92nd Street Y Box Office (Lexington Ave at 92nd Street).
http://www.92ndsty.org
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--Cambridge, MA--
Chava Alberstein: The First Lady of Israeli Song
In concert, Saturday, January 13, 2001. 8:00 p.m. Sanders Theatre, Memeorial Hall, 45 Quincy Street, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. tickets: 617-876-4275. For more artists and their itineraries, see Aviv Production website:
http://www.aviv2.com
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--Brooklyn, NY--
Isle of Klezbos performs Saturday, January 6, 2001, 6pm-8:30pm t the Brooklyn Museum of Art's "First Saturday" series. Free Admission. 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn, NY... Hall of the Americas, ground floor, INFO: 718-638-5000. subways 2,3,4,5 to Eastern Parkway station. All female instrumentals and vocals.
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--New York----
The Klezmatics at the Knitting Factory. New York. December 30, 2000.
http://www.aviv2.com
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--San Francisco--
The Bill Graham Menorah Festival of Lights Concert. 4th night of Hanukah. December 24, 2000. Free outdoors in Union Square, San Francisco, CA. 12:00-7:00 pm. Performers include: Mozaik, Yehuda Glantz, Rabbi Asi spiegel, Members of the band Zero, Perry Farrell of Jane's Addition.
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--Newton, MA--
Pine Manor College is holding a concert of Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon. The performance will take place on December 16 at 8:00 PM in the Amphitheater of Pine Manor College, 400 Heath St. Chestnut Hill. There are some tickets left, so please make sure you have a ticket before coming. There may be a second performance on December 15, so all those of you who would like more information on that second concert, please contact Annette by phone 617-738-5038 or e-mail. Smart_Israpages@msn.com
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--London--
Naming the Golem at the Africa Centre.38 King St, Covent Garden, WC2.Thursday 14th December, 2000. 8 p.m. - 12 a.m. £7 (£6 concs) on the door. A unique night of Jewish and Arab culture marking the first date in a series of collaborations between two of London's most exciting new world music bands. On stage: London's Oi-Va-Voi provide truly radical Jewish culture, filtering the sounds of the old world into the consciousness of the new with acoustic beats and attitude. MoMo, the Moroccan band based in London, weaves the traditional melodies and rhythms of the moors into club culture with DJ Nikki Lucas on the decks. Arabic music for the next generation. With DJ Max Reinhardt and visuals.
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--Paris--
Forum des images. Yiddish music and cinema. December 19-31, 2000. les Budowitz et Kol Simcha en concert. un festival de films et aussi... des rencontres, des contes, des débats. Demandez le programme !
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--Chicago--
Sunday, December 3, 2000 at 2:00 PM at the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies: Violinist Zina Schiff will perform selections from her critically acclaimed recordings of music by Jewish composers.
* Admission is $10 for the general public, $8 for Spertus Society Members. * For reservations, call (312) 322-1769 or e-mail college@spertus.edu. * We are located at 618 S. Michigan Ave., approximately 4 blocks South of the Art Institute. This concert is presented in memory of Samuel and Ruth Barth.
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--Washington, DC--
December 9, Saturday night, 8 p.m. Springbrook HS in Silver Spring, MD. Concert and party with The Fabrangen Fiddlers - the orgininal Jewish folk band with David Shneyer, Sue Roemer, Alan Oresky, Frank Sparber, Larry Robinson and Theo Stone. Also performing are: Flory Jagoda and Ramon Tasat - Sefardic singers, accompanied by The Flame, Jon Simon - Jewish jazz pianist, and also, the Ketzev teen klez band will perform at the celebration to follow in honor of Am Kolels 10th anniversary. Tickets at door or in advance 301-309-3210. or e-mail Maalotds@aol.com for more info. $18 general admission. $36 reserved.
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--Boston, MA--
Klezmer Conservatory Band and Finjan are performing on Sunday, 12/10/00 @ 5pm @ Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass Ave (Hynes Convention Center T). Ticket are available from box office or 617-931-2000.
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--Rochester, NY--
Foundation for Jewish Youth Holds Free Concert Featuring Eastman Students. The Rochester Area Hillel Foundation and the Eastman Yiddish Players are joining to create "An Evening of Song" or, in Hebrew, "Erev shel Shirim" on Saturday, December 2 at 8:00 p.m. at Temple Beth El on Winton Road.
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--NYC, NY--
December 9, 2000 at 8:15pm at the Jewish Center,
131 West 86 Street New York City.
Cantor Moshe Stern from Jerusalem, Israel
Cantor Benjamin Muller of the GREAT SYNAGOGUE in Antwerp, Belgium
Cantor Areyh Braun, Chief Cantor for the Israeli Defense Forces
Cantor Benny Rogosnitzky, Cantor of the Jewish Center

The cantors will be accompanied by Maestro Matthew Lazar conducting the choir and orchestra. On the piano will be Maestro Daniel Gildar.
This event is so unique and rare in as much as it will bring together some of the greatest talent of this generation for a one time only concert. $50 general admission and $180 for sponsors PER TICKET! For ticket information call 1866CANTORS.
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--Boston, MA--
Brandeis University, The Departments of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Music and The Tauber Institute cordially invite you to a Martin Weiner event.
Joel Rubin, Ethnomusicologist and Clarinetist, Internationally acclaimed performer of Jewish instrumental klezmer music, "Landsmanshaftn, Electric Khupes and Romanian Wine Cellars: Klezmer Music in the New York of the 1920s"
Wednesday, November 15, 2000
1:00 p.m. in Lown 2 (Auditorium)

Joel Rubin will also present a lecture/demo titled:
"Klezmer Culture of the 1920's: Last of the Epic Story Tellers -- Brandwein & Tarras"
Thursday, November 16, 7 p.m.
Higgins Hall, Room 310
Boston College

--Toronto, CA--
MYRNA LEVINE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS A CONCERT IN YIDDISH AND ENGLISH
(Part Of Toronto's celebration of 1000th Year Of Yiddish)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 8 P.M.
GEORGE WESTON RECITAL HALL (formerly known as Ford Centre For The Performing Arts) 5040 Yonge Street
Toronto, Canada
Presenting: The Toronto debut of CROSSING THE SHADOWS(ARIBER DI SHOTNS)
A CONCERT OF NEW YIDDISH SONGS, Words and music by JOSHUA WALETZKY. Featuring Joshua Waletzky. With Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer And THERESA TOVA. Featuring her new Jazzy CD,TELLING STORIES. With Daniel Barnes,Mark Eisenman, Artie Roth, Martin van de Ven, Steve Greenman, Perry White, and Guest Vocalist David Wall.
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--Riverdale (Bronx), N.Y.--
Riverdale Temple in Riverdale, N.Y. will present a liturgical music of Louis Lewandowski in memory of Kristallnacht. Accompanying Cantor Leslie Millman will be Arnold Ostlund. Service begins at 8pm at 246th Street and Independence ave, off the Henry Hudson Parkway. The Temple's phone number is 718-548-3800 to call for more information.
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--NYC--
A trio of Metropolitan Klezmer musicians will play at Henry Street Settlement's ABRONS ARTS CENTER, 466 Grand St, NYC, Sun 10/29, 5:30pm-6:30pm, performing a concert of klezmer, Sephardic, and Hungarian Jewish music as part of the (*free!!*) day-long Celebration of Jewish Arts & Culture... sponsored by the Lower East Side Conservancy. Info: 212/598-0400

Featuring:
ISMAIL BUTERA, accordion.DEBRA KREISBERG, clarinet/alto sax. EVE SICULAR, drums.
F-train to Essex St &/or 14th St Avenue A bus to Grand St (East of Essex). For more band info, check
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--Boston, MA--
The Jewish Music Institute of Hebrew College in Brookline, MA is sponsoring a program at Orchard Cove, Canton, MA on "Hear Our Voices: A Musical Pilgrimage to Eastern Europe" with Cantor Scott Sokol and the Kol Levi Choir. Thursday November 9, 2000 7:30PM.
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--Boston, MA--
The Jewish Music Institute of Hebrew College in Brookline, MA is sponsoring a program at Orchard Cove, Canton, MA on "Hear Our Voices: A Musical Pilgrimage to Eastern Europe" with Cantor Scott Sokol and the Kol Levi Choir. Thursday November 9, 2000 7:30PM.
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American Society for Jewish Music Composers Competition
Deadline: December 31, 2000
"The American Society for Jewish Music is pleased to announce its Fourth Annual Composers Competition.
Purpose: To stimulate new compositions on Jewish themes, for liturgical use and/or concert performance.
Seeking: Original sacred and/or secular vocal (choral or solo) and instrumental works on Jewish themes that are between five and ten minutes duration, that have never been available for sale in published or recorded form."
For more information visit the website:
http://www.under.org/cpccopps/opportunities/000912a.htm
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--New York--
ISLE OF KLEZBOS
at the Knitting Factory
New York City, TUES OCT 24
& at Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville NY, THUR OCT 26

Two chances to hear Isle of Klezbos, the all-female powerhouse klezmer sextet! First downtown, Tues 10/24 at the Knitting Factory's Old Office, 8pm & 9:30pm sets, just $7 (plus one drink minimum), 74 Leonard St, NYC. Info: 212-219-3006 or http://www.knittingfactory.com

Next, on campus at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, come to the Coffee House for a 9pm show. Info: 914-337-0700; sponsored by Hillels of Westchester. Either way, an early celebration of Simkhes Torah featuring lots of material from MOSAIC PERSUASION.

--Fuerth,Germany--
Kulturforum Schlachthof Fürth, Germany. Budowitz band will conduct workshops in German and English on Oct 18 and 19, 2000. There will be a final concert on October 19."Joshua Horowitz an d Merlin Shepherd are not only active musicians, but also leading capacities on the field of Klezmer research. The three Hungarian string players of the ensemble, Tamás Gombai, Sándor Tóth und Zsolt Kürtösi, are experts for Klezmer music as for the Carpathian folk music. The ensemble impresses with a high grade of virtuosity and expresses by its anchorage in the traditional style like few other groups a life feeling which the Jews call Yidishkeit. In the center of the workshop will stand the stylistic means which allow this kind of expression."
Location (workshop und final concert): Kulturforum Schlachthof
Würzburger Str. 4
D-90762 Fürth (next to Nuremberg)
Tel. +49-911/973840
Time:
Workshop:
Wednesday, Oktober 18th, 2000, 10 am - 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm - 6 pm
Thursday, Oktober 19th, 2000, 9.30 am - 12.30 pm und 2 pm - 4 pm Uhr
Concert:
Thursday, Oktober 19th, 2000, 8 pm
Accomodation:
On request there it´s a possible for non-resident participants to book an accomodation to special conditions. Please contact the Kulturforum Schlachthof directly (tel. +49-911/973840).
http://www.fialke.de/budowitz-klezmer-workshop-english.html

--Indianapolis, IN--
Julie Lyonn Lieberman will present a clinic and perform with Darol Anger and David Darling in Indiana at the Indianapolis String Improv Conference 2000. http://www.Indianapolisstringimprov.com

--Toronto, CANADA--
Raizie Benguigui has a new CD called "Shavua Tov". Raizie was born in Montreal, lived in Israel and Venezuela and now lives and creates in Toronto. CD appropriate for religious women's audiences and others. Her webpage is http://www.raizie.com

--Rehovot, ISRAEL--
Stephen Simpson with help from Dan Jacobs has been spending quite a bit of time working on getting the "Blue Book" on the web. His ambitious Shelf-to-Shul project attempts to digitize Jewish liturgical music and make it available to the world. His progress can now be viewed at http://shulmusic.org/ You can contact him at Tel +972-8-9361753 or FAX +972-8-9362907 Email: steves@shani.net

--Tel Aviv--
If you haven't viewed it yet, take a look at the Tel Aviv University Archive of Israeli Music website. "The library holds printed sheet music by Israeli composers both artistic and folk. This includes scores of single works, anthologies, song books and choir sheets published both in Israel and abroad." The Archive of Israeli Music belongs to the Musicology Department of the David and Yolanda Katz Faculty of Arts, Tel Aviv University and is located in hall no. 7 at the Sourasky Central Library of Tel-Aviv University. Reception hours: Sunday and Monday - 10:00 - 13:00; Tuesday - 12:30 - 16:00. Director: Dr. Yohanan Ron. Archivist: Dr. Marina Ritzarev. Tel: 03- 6406489. Fax: 03- 6409970. http://www.tau.ac.il/~musarch/

--Frankfurt, Germany--
Rabbi Daniel Katz announced:
"Vom Klang des Sabbats"--The Sound of the Sabbath: The Jewish Dimension in European Music.

1. Symposium
Dr. Dieter Adelmann (Bonn). Does 19th-century synagogal choral music have a philosophical significance?
Prof. Dr. Eliyahu Schleifer (Jerusalem). Unusual features in the European synagogal choral tradition.
Rabbiner Dr. Daniel Katz (Frankfurt am Main). Biblical cantillation: the Jewish art of reading Scripture.

2. Concert Rabbiner Zev Gotthold (Jerusalem), introduction Prof. Eliyahu Schleifer (Jerusalem), Kantor Members of the Philharmoic Choir of Siegen, conducted by Herbert Ermert
The concert offers Professor Schleifer's reconstruction of a festive Friday evening service for cantor and choir from 19th-century Vienna. The music comes from the publications of Cantor Solomon Sulzer (1804-1890), the first "modern" synagogue composer. In Sulzer's time the synagogue was considered one of the main musical attractions in Vienna; many famous musicians, including Franz Liszt, have described their experiences as visitors there.
Other composers who contributed to Sulzer's Viennese liturgy and whose music will be performed are Ignaz Xaver Ritter von Seyfried, student of Haydn and Mozart; the pianist Joseph Fischhoff; and Franz Schubert. The concert will follow as much as possible Eric Werner's edition in Denkmaeler der Tonkunst in Oesterreich (v.134). This reconstruction was performed twice in Israel in 1996 and is now being offered for the first time in Germany.
The second half of the concert consists of selections from Louis Lewandowski's (1824-1891) settings of the Yom Kippur liturgy. Lewandowski was choir director and synagogue composer in Berlin. His synagogue on Oranienburger Street is one of the landmarks of Berlin; today the site houses a museum and an egalitarian minyan. Lewandowski and the synagogue are depicted on two of the last postage stamps issued by the communist East German government. His music is heard every week during Shabbat services on the other side of Berlin at the Pestalozzi Street Synagogue.
Thursday June 1, 2000: Symposium 15:30, Concert 20:00. "Philanthropin," Hebelstr. 15-19, Frankfurt-Nordend (U 5 Musterschule)
for further information:
http//:www.rz.uni-frankfurt.de/fb6a/mbuber/klang
Tel. +49 69 798 24993; fax -24985
email: Juhasz@em.uni-frankfurt.de

--New York--
David Krakauer's Klezmer & Classical Clarinet Institute at Mannes College of Music. New York City. June 13-18, 2000.
Week of classes with master clarinet teacher and performer DAVID KRAKAUER. The PR release states: "Krakauer commands the world's attention with thrilling, soul-satisfying, high-powered performances in myriad styles: Classical, the avant-garde, and his own brand of klezmer music rooted in tradition and informed by rock and jazz. This summer David Krakauer will lead a week of activities¯master classes, technique classes, discussions, performances¯encompassing both klezmer and classical music."

The Institute is open to clarinetists of intermediate to professional levels. Soloists and klezmer bands are welcome. For more information, call Mary Madigan, Director of Special Projects at Mannes, (212) 580-0210 x277, or look at http://www.mannes.edu/summer.
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--Holland--
KLEZMER WEEKEND WORKSHOP IN HOLLAND, SUMMER 2000
Date: July 20-24 2000
Tulip Art Connection Holland, directed by Olga van der Hoeden, announces a KLEZMER workshop to take place in Holland this summer. MAZLTOV! , a Klezmer music, song and dance workshop led by Jeff Warschauer (mandolin, guitar, vocals) and Deborah Strauss (violin). Program: workshops instrumental ensembles, singing, dancing; instrumental Klezmer techniques; lectures, film Jeff and Deborah will present a concert as well. The workshop takes place in a beautiful authentic castle located between Amsterdam and The Hague. Registration via brochure, or via e-mail to: info@tulipart.nl Ask for the free brochure for more information about the workshops.
Olga vd Hoeden tel/fax +31-20-610 34 83
Tulip Art Connection
P.O. Box 9649
1006 GC Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Also visit our new music workshop site: www.intermusica.org

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Summer, 2000

--Cracow, Poland--
Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow, 2000
The Tenth Annual Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow running July 1-9, 2000, will be an all-out affair, with major klezmer musicians from all over and such superstars as Chava Alberstein expected to perform. Blockbuster performers in every category from cantorial to film music to world music in addition to a tribute to Mordechai Gebertig and a performance of joint choirs. Brave Old World, Klezmatics, Chava Alberstein, Alberto Mizrachi,Dave Krakauer,Adrienne Cooper, Michael Alpert and Lorin Sklamberg will make this the place to be in early July for Jewish music. There is scheduled perfomance with joint music of Gypsy, Hungarian, Polish, Ukrainian and Jewish music on stage. The website is both in Polish and English with clear table of contents. http://www.jewishfestival.art.pl/

JEWISH MUSIC CONFERENCE 2000
Please visit a special announcement page with more detailed information about this conference and registration at Jewish Music Conference London.
Announcement and Call for Papers: MUSIC IN JEWISH COMMUNITIES:DISPERSAL, DISPLACEMENT AND IDENTITY
Sunday June 25, 2000 - Thursday, June 29, 2000
Department of Music, SOAS and the Jewish Music Heritage Trust
London International School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Conference Director: Alexander Knapp. Keynote speakers: Professor Israel Adler, Chairman of the Academic Committee Jewish Music Research Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Professor Alexander Ringer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jewish diasporas are normally seen as emanating outward from ancient and modern Israel. But Jewish culture has taken root and developed within other environments from which new diasporas have spread elsewhere, including a return to Israel.

Papers addressing issues of change, under the following broad categories, are invited for consideration:
1. Classical music traditions: is there a definable Jewish identity?
2. Folk music and dance traditions: the absorption of local influences into Jewish music and the promotion of regional styles to a wider or international audience.
3. Liturgical music traditions: contacts with other religions; the extent to which a separate Jewish identity has been maintained, and the extent to which such contacts have led to musical inter-influence.
4. Issues of gender: the place of men's and women's music in Jewish life; roles and modes of expression.

If you would like to present a 20-minute paper, please reply as soon as possible and send an abstract of 200 words to arrive no later than 30 September 1999 (by email if possible). It is intended to publish a book of selected papers from the conference.
Organised by the Committee for the London Jewish Music Conference 2000
Please send email to receive an email form:
Alexander Knapp, Joe Loss Lecturer in Jewish Music, Music Department, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK;; Tel: +44-171 691 3410; Fax +44-171 637 6182
email ak42@soas.ac.uk

Spring, 2000

NEW

--San Francisco, California--15th Annual Jewish Music Festival
March 4 - 12, 2000

The Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center presents the 15th annual Jewish Music Festival, March 4 - 12, 2000, at various locations in the East Bay, San Francisco, Marin and Palo Alto (a complete schedule follows). Highlights of the Festival include Jacques Fromental Halevy's 19th century opera, "La Juive" (The Jewess), the only Jewish-themed opera in standard repertory; internationally acclaimed Klezmer group Brave Old World with songs from the Lodz Ghetto; Hasidic nigunim (melodies) performed by Frank London and Lorin Sklamberg of the world-renowned Klezmatics; seventy-nine year old Arkady Gendler direct from Ukraine, an authentic voice of the Jewish cultural revival in the former Soviet Union; Ben Goldberg's Twelve Minor jazz sextet; "Sounds Like Peace", a lecture on Jewish-Arab musical collaboration in Israel, with UC Berkeley ethnomusicologist Ben Brinner. For Festival tickets and information: (510) 848-0237, X227 or http://www.brjcc.org Group sales available.

Calendar of Events

Halevy's 19th century opera La Juive, Saturday, March 4, 8:00pm, Hertz Hall, UC Berkeley. $28 general admission, $25 seniors, students and JCC members.

La Juive, Sunday, March 5, 7:30pm, Hellman Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1201 Ortega Street, San Francisco. $28 and $25.

Ben Goldberg's Twelve Minor jazz sextet, Monday, March 6, Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse, 1111 Addison Street in Berkeley at 7:30pm. $14 general admission, $12 seniors, students and JCC members.

Frank London and Lorin Sklamberg of the Klezmatics, Tuesday, March 7, BRJCC, 1414 Walnut Street, Berkeley, 7:30pm. $16 and $14.

Sounds Like Peace, lecture with Ben Brinner on Jewish and Arab musical collaboration in Israel, Wednesday, March 8, 7:30 pm, BRJCC, $10 and $8.

Arkady Gendler, an authentic voice of Jewish cultural revival in Ukraine, Thursday, March 9. Two performances at the BRJCC: 2:00 matinee, $12 and $10; 8:00pm performance $14 and $12.

Shir HaShirim (Song of Songs) Kabbalat Shabbat service, Friday, March 10, BRJCC, 7:30pm. No tickets required, limited seating.

Brave Old World Klezmer super-group, Saturday, March 11, 8:00pm, First Congregational Church of Berkeley, 2345 Channing Way. $18 and $16.

Festival Previews & Additional Venues:
(Call locations for tickets and information about programs)

Tuesday, February 29, 6:00pm, LECTURE ON THE OPERA, LA JUIVE Professor Michael Barclay, Opera Education International San Francisco Public Library, (415) 557-4400 (Free)

Friday, March 3, 3:00pm, SYMPOSIUM ON THE OPERA, LA JUIVE Halévy Scholar Diana Hallman, University of Kentucky, & UC Berkeley Faculty UC Berkeley, Morrison Hall, Elkus Room, (510) 642-2678 (Free)

Friday, March 3, 12:00noon, ARKADY GENDLER With Eli Katz, UC Berkeley Lecturer Bernard Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael (415) 479-2000

Sunday, March 5, 2:00pm, ARKADY GENDLER With Eli Katz, UC Berkeley Lecturer Albert Schultz JCC, Palo Alto (650) 493-9400

Sunday, March 12, 5:00pm, BRAVE OLD WORLD Highlight of "The Heart and Art of Grandparenting" Program Bernard Osher Marin JCC, San Rafael (415) 479-2000

** New England Folk Festival
There will be a lot of Jewish music happening this year at NEFFA (the New England Folk Festival) on April 14,15,16, 2000 at the Natick High School, 15 West Street, Natick, Massachusetts. Check out their website at http://www.neffa.org/~neffa which includes a map and directions to Natick High School,
The schedule isn't fixed in stone yet but here's what is happening in Jewish music on Sunday, April 16:
10 - 11:Yiddish Sing Along, Garlic & Onions
11 - 12:Easy Israeli Dances,Klezmaniacs
12:15 - 1:Yiddish Songs and others, Honey Novick
1:45 - 2:30: Shtetl/Shul/Kibbutz, Kol Dodi
2:30 - 3:15: Jews : Seville to Odessa , A Little Klez
4:45 - 5:30: Klezmer Concert, Terry Traub

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--Chicago--
The Ways Jews Rock is the album of a young new band called Even Sh'siyah. They are presenting a Tu B'Shevat concert at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Noon(ish), Monday, January 31, 2000. They're going to be at Northbrook Illinois Temple Beth El on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2000. They have a new website: Even Sh'siyah.
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--Suffern, N.Y.--
March 12, 2000. Hester Street Troupe at Rockland Community College, College Avenue, Suffern, NY 10901. For information call Rockland Center for Holocaust Studies 914 356-2700 or e-mail Susan at rsdsk@aol.com
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--Los Angeles--
The American Jewish Music Festival 2000 being held in Los Angeles March 16,2000 at 8pm, Stephen S. Wise Temple, 15500 Stephen S. Wise Drive, Los Angeles. For more information see the Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles website at Jewish Music Commission of Los Angeles. The organization commissions new works of Jewish music.
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--New York, NY--
A Tribute to Cantor Moshe Koussevitsky the Holocaust Survivor.
100 YEARS OF THE LEGACY
A tribute to the Tlomitzka Synagogue of Warsaw
World renowned Cantors Ben Zion Miller, Joseph Malovany, Moshe Schulof, the Yuval Cantors choir of Israel, and other world famous artists will present their renditions of the music which Koussevitzky was highly acclaimed. Music performed by a symphonic orchestra led by: Conductor Dr. Mordechai Sobel of Tel Aviv. Date: Sun. Evening- March 5, 2000. Location: Avery Fisher Hall- Manhattan For more information on how to set aside advance tickets for your organization contact: Jill Smulevitz. JEWISH STARS.(516) 292-0670. JS4Talent@aol.com
Tickets are available for fundraising purposes. The concert committee will update you with the complete list of world famous performers.
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Winter, 2000

--New York, NY--
"Generations of Yiddish Song" A Concert of mostly unaccompanied, rarely heard Yiddish songs, Sunday, January 9, 2000 at: Tonic, 107 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002. Information: 212-358-7501. Two sets 1:30 pm and 3:00pm. $10 each set, or $15 for both performed by: Michael Alpert, Janet leuchter, Nitsa Rantz, Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Paula Teitelbaum, Joshua Waletzky, Jeff Warshauer, MC: Itzik gottesman. For specific questions write Dr. Itzik Nahkhmen Gottesman: itzik@mail.utexas.edu

Winter, 1999

--Berlin--
New book Published on 1 November, 1999: Klezmer-Musik (in German) by Rita Ottens / Joel Rubin. Available: dtv 30748/Baerenreiter 1990, ISBN 3-423-30748-X and 3-7618-1400-3,336 pp. Paperback with numerous illustrations and musical examples. DM 19,90;145,- oeS; 19,00 sFr. an original publication of Baerenreiter-Verlag and dtv
http://dtv.de
http://www.baerenreiter.com/

--New York, NY--
Jewsapalooza. A Festival program presented at the Knitting Factory in NY. December 20-26, 1999. For details and program description see: Knitting Factory Festivals
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Folksbiene Yiddish Theatre
The Yiddish Musical, Zise Khaloymes (Sweet Dreams), will be staged in NYC at Theatre Four, 424 West 55th Street. Starring Mina Bern and Ibi Kaufman. Artistic direction by Zalmen Mlotek and Eleanor Reissa. English and Russian translations to be provided. For event information call 212-889-6800 x208.

--New York, NY--
Music of the Jewish Spirit: Contemporary American Jewish Composers. Tuesday December 14 at 8:00pm 92nd Street Y. Featuring works by Paul Schoenfield, Leonard Bernstein, Simon Sargon, Norma Kroll-Rosenbaum. For more information see http://www.92ndsty.org

Fall, 1999

--Paris, France--
The Musee d'art et d'histoire du Judaisme (Hotel de Saint-Aignan, 71, rue du Temple 75003 Paris) opened this month an exhibit on "Regards sur la vie juive au Maroc", and is organizing the following concerts:

- October 23, 24, 25: Rabbi Haim Louk with Tazi Abderahim, Nabil Khalidi, Bennis Mohamed, Salah Mkerkeb, Armand Suissa

- November 20, 21, 22: Françoise Atlan with Maurice Sellem, Nabil Khalidi and B. Chemirani

- December 4, 5, 6:Samy Elmaghribi with Maruice Teboul, Rene Perez, Mounir Mouyal and Armand Suissa.
Information courtesy Francesco Spagnolo email:yuval@powerlink.it
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--Washington, D.C., USA--
Ilana Kochinska, soprano with Beatrice L. Frank, piano; Toby Rotman, flute; Patricia Nomina, clarinet; Brigitta Czernik-Gruenther, cello
"Shema (Hear): Five Poems by Primo Levi" composed by Simon Sargon
Italian author and Holocaust survivor Primo Levi,noted for his novels and memoirs, also wrote a small body of poetry. American composer Simon Sargon has made lyric, passionate settings of Levi's poems -- four from 1946 and one from 1974. Thursday, Oct. 21, 1999.12 noon. The Ellipse Arts Center Gallery. 4350 N. Fairfax Dr., Arlington, VA. Metro stop: Ballston (1 1/2 blocks from Ellipse). Admission free (Note: seating is limited). Presented by: The Friday Morning Music Club and the Arlington County Cultural Affairs Division. For further information: (703) 228-6960.
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--London, Great Britain--
Sunday, 28 November, 1999 is "Jewish Culture Day" on London's South Bank, with performances by Lucie Skeaping and the Burning Bush, Gregori Schechter's klezmer band, and a concert of cantorial music. All at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room. (Information courtesy Lucy Fisher.)
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--Brooklyn, N.Y.--
Metropolitan Klezmer
Friday, Oct 8: Opening night of WORLDFEST 2000, a weekend-long festival at Fort Hamilton in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. 8pm show. For info: 718/266-3001. Eve Sicular (drummer/bandleader),tel: 212.475.4544. 151 First Avenue #145, NYC. 10003

--New York City--
Concert of Old World Yiddish Songs, Ballads, and Melodies
with SONG OF THE SHTETL Jewish Music Ensemble , Sunday October 17th, 1:30 and 3pm featuring:
CAROL FREEMAN - Vocals; ISMAIL BUTERA - Accordion; MICHAEL HESS - Violin ;ALAN ZEMEL - Domra Bass, Balalaika
TONIC 107 Norfolk Street
(between Rivington and Delancey Streets, around the corner from Ratner's F or J train to Delancey and Essex Streets)
Information and Reservations: 212-358-7501
Band Information: 212-255-7890
Admission $10 or $15 for both shows (different programs)
This concert is a part of the Sunday Klezmer Brunch series curated by David Krakauer

--Providence, R.I.--
Wholesale Klezmer Band
Sunday evening, October 17th at 7:30 pm Concert,CAV (Coffee Antiques Ventures), 14 Imperial Place, Providence, RI. For information, directions, reservations, call 401-751-9164.

--Philadelphia, PA--
The 5th Annual InterGalactic Jewish Music Festival
November 7 and 14, 1999 - Philadelphia, Pa. U.S.A. Earth

Two Huge Events

1. Supersonic Rockin' Jewish Dance Party An incredible dance party - Rock/Hora/Mosh/Swing featuring 3 bands!!!!!

Members of The Klingon Klezmer Band - Klezmer at Warp Speed

Yom Hadash - 4 piece new Jewish rock group from Boston

Benny and The Vildachayas - If you haven't seen them yet, now is the time! Ask anyone who has....

Sunday November 7, 1999
Launch Time - 7pm.,The Commodore Barry Club in Mt. Airy, Philly 6815 Emlen Street, Philadelphia
215-843-8051
$10 - at the door

2. Jewish Music from Venus:Women Play Jewish Music A concert featuring the best women musicians in the universe who play Jewish music featuring 3 bands!!!!

Mikveh - This is a Klezmer/Yiddish super group, comprised of women members of The Klezmatics and Kapelye and others, showcases the hottest talent on the Klez/Balkan/Yiddish scene. As refreshing and spiritual as a dip in cool waters....

Judith Cohen and Tamar Ilana Cohen Adams - A mother/daughter duo from Canada who will transform your life with their wonderful performances of sephardic and ladino music on traditional instruments. Their vocal harmonies are magical!

KlezMs. - Philadelphia's Klezmer legacy is alive through this band. Philadelphia's favorite Klezmer Grrrrls keep tradition alive by performing Klezmer created in Philadelphia as well as their own soaring melodies.

Sunday November 14, 1999
Launch time - 7pm,The International House Folklife Center
3701 Chestnut Street,Philadelphia, Pa.
215-895-6537
$20 at the door or in advance through UPSTAGES 215-569-9700
$18 for students, seniors, children, or groups of 10 or more.

For general Festival Info call: 215-782-8702

Thank You to Steven Spielberg & The Righteous Persons Foundation, PeopleSoft and Private Donors for their generous and greatly appreciated support.

Love to Sing? Love Yiddish? Have we got a chorus for you!

A new Yiddish chorus for Greater Los Angeles is in formation. The first organizational meeting and rehearsal is Monday, October 11 at 7:30 pm, at the Workmen's Circle, 1525 S. Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles. A musical director has been engaged, Dr. Michelle Green-Willner, who has a doctorate in conducting and composition. Knowledge of Yiddish is not essential, but some musical experience and ability to carry a tune are requested.

For many years there were large, four-part massed choruses devoted to the exten-sive Yiddish repertoire in Los Angeles, sponsored by Workmen's Circle and other groups. "Other major cities in the world still have such choruses, or have formed new ones," says Susan Lerner, co-chair of Yiddishkayt L.A., one of the sponsoring organizations of the new group, tentatively named the Mit Gezang Yiddish Chorus. "So why not L.A.? And why not now?"

Eric Gordon, director of the Workmen's Circle, adds, "It's been many years since these wonderful choral arrangements have been heard in Los Angeles. People would be amazed to hear what exists: whole cantatas and oratorios, theatre music, folksongs, lullabies, marches, labor songs, love songs. It's a vast and relatively unexplored world and one that is expanding with new and exciting compositions and arrangements."

Prospective singers are asked to call the Workmen's Circle at 310-552-2007 if they plan to attend the first rehearsal, and are invited to spread the word to all who may be interested. You can Email Shira Lerner for more details.

Shira Lerner
meydele@ix.netcom.com

--London, England--
Department of Music, SOAS and the Jewish Music Heritage Trust
London International
JEWISH MUSIC CONFERENCE 2000
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Sunday June 25, 2000 - Thursday, June 29, 2000 Conference Director: Alexander Knapp, Announcement and Call for Papers: MUSIC IN JEWISH COMMUNITIES:DISPERSAL, DISPLACEMENT AND IDENTITY
Keynote speakers: Professor Israel Adler, Chairman of the Academic Committee Jewish Music Research Centre, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Professor Alexander Ringer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Jewish diasporas are normally seen as emanating outward from ancient and modern Israel. But Jewish culture has taken root and developed within other environments from which new diasporas have spread elsewhere, including a return to Israel.

Papers addressing issues of change, under the following broad categories, are invited for consideration:
1. Classical music traditions: is there a definable Jewish identity?
2. Folk music and dance traditions: the absorption of local influences into Jewish music and the promotion of regional styles to a wider or international audience.
3. Liturgical music traditions: contacts with other religions; the extent to which a separate Jewish identity has been maintained, and the extent to which such contacts have led to musical inter-influence.
4. Issues of gender: the place of men's and women's music in Jewish life; roles and modes of expression.

If you would like to present a 20-minute paper, please reply as soon as possible and send an abstract of 200 words to arrive no later than 30 September 1999 (by email if possible). It is intended to publish a book of selected papers from the conference.
Please send email to receive an email form:
Alexander Knapp, Joe Loss Lecturer in Jewish Music, Music Department, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG, UK; email ak42@soas.ac.uk; Tel: +44-171 691 3410; Fax +44-171 637 6182
Organised by the Committee for the London Jewish Music Conference 2000

--Leeds, England--
The next Leeds Klezmer Festival is scheduled for Sunday, September 5, 1999. It will be a day of instrucmental, vocal and dance workshops. In addition, the "Music of the Jewish World" Concert will take place in the evening. For more information, visit the website or write to Leeds Klezmer Festival, PO Box 182, Leeds, LS7, 4UH, United Kingdom. Leaders include Merlin Shepherd,Steve and Carol Shulman, Jack Glover, Ray Kohn and Audrey Lewis. Contact: klezfest@klezmer.co.uk
Or visit the website:Leeds Klezmer Festival

--Kensington, MD--
David Shneyer and Members of the Fabrangen Fiddlers, a progressive klezmer jewgrass band and Jon Simon, jazz pianist are raising funds for Kosova Refugees, Sunday night, June 6, Temple Emanuel, Kensington, MD. The concert begins at 7:30pm.

--New York---
YIDDISH CHORAL MUSIC: Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus (Yidisher Filharmonisher Folkskhor) with conductor/pianist: BINYUMEN "BEN" SCHAECHTER
SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2:00 PM
HEBREW UNION COLLEGE, ONE WEST 4TH St., NEW YORK, NY. (Between Broadway and Mercer Street)
$10 donation, $7 for Seniors/Students
All the songs will be translated for the audience.
FOR MORE INFO: Jo Abrams (212) 666-6244; Dina Linsk (212) 824-2220; or e-mail at Binyumeles@aol.com

---New York, New York---
Kosovo Relief Benefit Concert
Featuring Craig Taubman and Special Guests
Including Danny Masseng, Peninnah Schram, Frank London All Stars Featuring members of the Klezmatics, Chasidic New Wave, Laurence Juber, Naomi Kukoff, Yom Hadash and Allison Charney
Monday, May 3rd 7:30 pm.
Sol Goldman YM-YWHA of the Educational Alliance
344 E. 14th Street (between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
New York, New York 10003

The concert is a benefit concert to raise money for the Kosovo Relief effort of the Jewish Community. It will take place on Monday, May 3rd at 7:30 PM at The Sol Goldman YM-YWHA of The Educational Alliance, 344 East 14th Street, NYC, 10003 (Between 1st & 2nd Avenues). Our phone number is (212) 780-0800, and our box office extension is 278. The concert is being cosponsored by our agency along with UJA-Federation of New York and The Foundation For The Jewish Community. All proceeds of the concert and letter-writing campaign will go to aid the refugees from Kosovo.

The minimum donation for tickets is $36, for $72 tickets people will get prime seating and a free CD of Craig's music. However, people can give at any level higher than this to support our effort.
Contact Shoshanah Goldberg, The Educational Alliance 212 780-2300 x373
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---New York, New York---
Event: Lag B'Omer, May 3,7:30 at Symphony Space
(B'wy & 93 St.) Concert and Fund raiser for "Beyond Shelter".

Reprinted from the NHC List by R.Arthur Waskow :

"An event of direct interest to New Yorkers and perhaps an interesting model or stimulus for those elsewhere. A new way of celebrating Lag B'Omer while healing some pain. I've asked for info about the Beyond Shelter loan fund, and will pass it on when I get it. Shalom, Arthur

Beyond Shelter Coalition, an alliance of twenty-seven West Side [of Manhattan] synagogues, schools, and Jewish institutions for permanent housing for the homeless, announces its seventh annual Festival of Jewish Music!

The concert will feature famed singer/songwriter Debbie Friedman, the celebrated fusion rock band Inasense, and the Sephardic music of the Gerard Edery Ensemble. It will take place on Monday night, May 3rd, the evening of Lag Ba'Omer, at 7:30 P.M., at Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th Street in Manhattan.

The evening will benefit Beyond Shelter's housing loan fund, which creates and rehabilitates homes for low-income and homeless New Yorkers.

Benefit tickets are $36 and are available at the Symphony Space box office, by mail (send check to Beyond Shelter Coalition, c/o Rodeph Sholom, 7 W. 83 St, NYC 10024), or by calling Beyond Shelter at 212/666-6232. A small number of reduced-price seats are available to those with limited incomes, and various benefits are offered to those who choose a higher tier of sponsorship. Ad space is available in the concert program for interested businesses and organizations."
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---Brookline, Mass.---
Benefit Concert by Boston Group Against Ethnic Cleansing.
The Wholesale Klezmer Band will present a special program "Tfile Far Tsebrokhener Velt" (Prayer for a Broken World) May 30, 1999, at 2pm. The concert will take place at Congregation Kehillath Israel, 384 Harvard Street, Brookline, Mass. The concert of Yiddish songs, stories and music was inspired by the Jewish Community of Sarajevo. Tickets are $12 at the door and $10 in advance. Admission is free for children under 12. For information and tickets call: (617)-247-1883 or (617)-738-9325. Tickets will aslo be on sale in the Babushka Deli at 62 Washington Street, Brighton or by mail. Send checks to BGAEC, 10 Kenmore Street, S. 103, Boston, MA 02215.

---Cracow, Poland---

Festiwal Kultury Zydowskiej w Krakowie--Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow
June 27, 1999-July 4, 1999. Cracow, Poland.
The 9th annual Jewish Culture Festival in Cracow, Poland this June will be mostly dedicated to Jewish music, including synagogue, Hasidic, klezmer, and folkmusic. It will attempt to show interactions between Jewish music and different forms and traditions such as gypsy, Hungarian, Romanian, Ukrainian music and jazz etc. The eight day Festival will feature events such as concerts, films, plays, exhibits, lectures and workshops. The venues are primarily located in Kazimierz, a district of Cracow that is the "best-preserved Jewish district in Eastern and Central Europe."

The concert performances include a cycle of concerts by Chicago Klezmer Ensemble, Jeff Warshauer, Josh Waletzky and Debroah Strauss, The Klezmatics from the USA; Musa Berlin Quartet from Israel; Di Naye Kapelye from Hungary; Cantors Choir Hasidic Capella of Russia; and the Klezmer Ensemble of the Sejny Theater from Poland. See the Website for more details or contact the Jewish Culture Festival Society at email office@jewishfestival.art.pl.
Other activities include Hebrew calligraphy, Jewish paper cutting, Israeli cooking, historic walks, Jewish dancing and more.
http://www.jewishfestival.art.pl/
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--New Brunswick, New Jersey--
MAME-LOSHN '99
learning!...language!...music!...simkhe
Mame-Loshen Yiddish Experience at Rutgers University, From Thursday May 27th to Memorial Day, May 31st we will be... Dancing, Singing, Learning and studying Yiddish language and culture... This year you have more than 40 workshops and classes to choose from. Mame-Loshn programs and classes are offered in Yiddish, English and both.
Excerpt from their online Brochure reads....:
YIDDISH CLASSES: ELEMENTARY TO ADVANCED
Yiddish language classes are offered at a variety of levels from Beginners Alef and Beyz to Advanced. New, at Mame-Loshn '99 is "Hebrew for Yiddish Students," a class that focuses on Hebrew aspects of the Yiddish language. Our teachers include some of the best in the world: Chava Lapin, Pessach Fiszman, Pearl Gluck and Larisa Pecherskaya.

DANCE BY DAY
Michael Alpert, the high-energy ethnomusicologist and leader of "Brave Old World" leads Eastern European Folk Dance. And for dancing bekele-to-bekele, Victoria Kriner-Stepanovsky, leads American Style Ballroom Dance. (In Yiddish and English)

SING WITH US
If you can say it you can sing it! Mame-Loshn '99 is a place to hear and learn new songs from different traditions. Several song workshops are part of the program. Each one has a unique flavor: Eastern European, Songs of the Yiddish Theatre or Spritual Yiddish Music. With Michael Alpert, Jeff Warshauer and Cantor Naomi Hirsch.

For more details, go online to: http://hometown.aol.com/Karlick/Mameloshn.html

--St. Petersburg, Russia--
KLEZFEST IN ST PETERSBURG '99
The Center for Jewish Music of the Jewish Community Center of St. Petersburg is proud to announce 'KlezFest in St. Petersburg', an international seminar on the traditional musical culture of East-European Jewry, to be held June 15 - 19, 1999 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
For further details, please contact the Jewish Community Center of St. Petersburg at fax (7-812) 314-5117 or e-mail Alexander Frenkel:frenk@lea.spb.su. For help with travel and visa arrangements, call the American sponsor at (212) 736-0542.
'KlezFest in St. Petersburg'99 is the third annual Klezmer seminar that has ever been run in Russia. It will include master-classes in Yiddish folk songs and Klezmer music, workshops in Yiddish folklore and Yiddish dance, lectures, concerts, two excursions 'Jewish St. Petersburg' and 'White Nights in St. Petersburg'. Our staff will include -- two well-known and talented performer/teachers from New York, Zalmen Mlotek and Adrienne Cooper, and the leader of 'Simcha', the only professional Klezmer band in Russia, Leonid Sonts.
'KlezFest in St. Petersburg' is dedicated to bringing back Klezmer music and Yiddish culture to the lands of their birth and will include Jewish musicians from vibrant centers of new Jewish life in all the newly independent states. It is supported by a grant from the Jewish Community Development Fund in Russia and Ukraine (New York).

--New York--
"Music of the Jewish Spirit" at the 92nd St. Y in New York, N.Y. Judith Clurman, Artistic Director.A new series, in celebration of the rich tapestry of classical Jewish music.
Tues., February 23 at 8 pm.
"Instrumental Jewels of the Jewish Diaspora".The St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble. Cantor Fredda Rakusin Mendelson, mezzo-soprano. Program: Srul Irving Glick: Prayer and Dance; Tzvi Avni: Kaddish; Paul Schoenfield: Six Improvisations on Hassidic Melodies; Ernest Bloch: Baal shem: Three Pictures of Chassidic Life; Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Three Sephardic Songs; Paul Ben-Haim: Three Songs Without Words; David Schiff: Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool.
Tue, March 16 at 8 pm.
"Celebration of Freedom: Music of the Haggadah". The New York Concert Singers ° Theresa Santiago, soprano. Cantors Stephen Merkel, Bruce L. Ruben and Benjie Ellen Schiller. St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, Judith Clurman, conductor. Program: A Passover program exploring musical traditions from around the world inspired by the story of the Exodus as told in the Haggadah, with songs in Hebrew, Yiddish and English, from the Babylonian, Hasidic, Syrian, Tunisian, Italian, Ashkenazic and Bucharest traditions, andarrangements by Yehezkel Braun and Stephen Richards, and the premiere of _In Every Generation_ by Philip Lasser. Featured will be _Miriam's Siegesgesang, Op. 136_, by Franz Schubert, a cantata depicting the story of the Exodus.
Subscriptions: $40 Tickets: $25.

--New York--
"In My Garden: Yiddish Songs and Music of Love and Rejoicing."
Yiddish music is rich with songs about love in its many different forms. Violinist Deborah Strauss and guitarist, mandolinist and singer Jeff Warschauer perform familiar, rarely heard and original songs and klezmer melodies that celebrate family, nature and community along with spiritual and romantic love.
The program will premiere in New York City on March 21, 1999. Sunday, March 21 at 3:30 PM. at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, 1 West 4th Street (between Broadway and Mercer), NYC. $10.00; students/seniors $8.00. Info: (212)824-2253.
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--New York--
THE PAST IS PRESENT
A Cantata by and about Holocaust Survivors and their Children
Music by Jeffrey Schanzer;Text by:Howard Schanzer,Jeffrey Schanzer,Matilda Schanzer, and Rita Sharf.Visuals by Noah Bogan.March 25-27, 1999, 8 PM.The Kitchen.512 W. 19th St.New York, New York.(212) 255-5793.Admission: $15.
Singers:Theo Bleckmann - A Son (Tenor);Thomas Buckner - A Father (Baritone);Isabelle Ganz - A Mother (Mezzo-Soprano);Ilana Kochinska - A Cousin (Soprano);with:Sirius String Quartet; Margot Leverett - Clarinets; and Kevin Norton - Drums. Seating at The Kitchen is limited, so reservations are recommended. However, The Kitchen only takes reservations in the form ofprepaid tickets.
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--London--
The Jewish Music Heritage Trust is calling for male choristers to participate in a concert scheduled for Tuesday, June 29 at St. John's Smith Square as part of the American Jewish Music Season 1999. The concert will be held at 7:30pm and is sponsored by the Jewish Chronicle.

Participants would need to attend at least three of the last four rehearsals:
Sunday May 16, 1999 6-10pm
Sunday June 20, 1999 6-10pm
Sunday June 27, 1999 6-10pm
Monday June 28,1999 7-10pm

Cantors such as Benzion Miller from New York and Alberto Mizrahi from Chicago are scheduled to participate. Marc Temerlies, founder and conductor of the Ne'imah Singers of St. John's Wood Synagogue will train the choir for a performance of Al Nahros Bovel (By the Rivers of Babylon) by American composer Zavel Zilberts. The concert will be included in the multicultural Sacred Voices Festival in London in the summer of 1999. The music will be recorded on CD for the Milken Archive of American Jewish Music, artistic director, Neil Levin.

To participate: please email:vivbellos@jmht.org to send you a registration pack.
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--London--
The International Jewish Music Conference is scheduled to take place in London for April 26-29, 2000. A call for papers will be sent out soon. The Joe Loss Lectureship in Jewish Music of London University (formerly of City University, London) will be hosting this conference.
Anyone interested should contact the Jewish Music Heritage Trust by email for further details:
conference@jmht.org
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--London--
An event hosted by Yehudi Menuhin, President of the Jewish Music Heritage Trust, and celebrating the inauguration of The Joe Loss Lectureship in Jewish Music at London University, will be held February 21, 1999 at the School of Oriental and African Studies. Professor Israel Adler of Hebrew University will give a talk on the Kiev Collection. Music will be performed by students of the Menhuin School.
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