Klezmer Workshop at NEC-CMS cultural institute

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NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY INTERCULTURAL INSTITUTE

ROBERT LABAREE, DIRECTOR

Intensive Klezmer Workshop

July 12 - 17, New England Conservatory, Boston

A rare opportunity to learn little-known European klezmer repertoire from 
master musicians.  We will also explore the roots, history, and revival of 
klezmer music along with modal, improvisational, and arranging concepts.

Faculty

German Goldenshteyn (clarinet)  Originally from Notek (Atachi), Moldova, Mr. 
Goldenshteyn has worked as a professional Jewish and Moldavian/Ukrainian 
wedding musician since the 1950s, and has compiled a notebook of close to 600 
tunes.  He emigrated to the US in 1994, and currently resides in Brooklyn, 
New York.  

Yosef Kagansky (accordion)  Bessarabian born accordionist Yosef Kagansky 
emanates from a long ancestral line of klezmorim.  After leaving Moldova in 
1990 for Havana, Cuba, Mr. Kagansky settled in Toronto, Canada, where he 
continues to perform at Jewish functions with his musical partner, 
clarinetist Faik Akhmedov.

Michael Alpert (violin, vocals, dance, translator, lecturer)
A pioneering figure in the klezmer renaissance, Mr. Alpert is internationally 
known for his performances with Brave Old World, Kapelye, and other 
ensembles.  He was musical director of the PBS Great Performances special, 
Itzhak Perlman:  In The Fiddler?s House. 

Hankus Netsky (coordinator, lecturer)  Multi-instrumentalist and composer 
Hankus Netsky is the founder and director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band.  
He is an instructor at the New England Conservatory of Music and a Ph.D. 
candidate at Wesleyan University. 

Jeffrey Wollock (violin, researcher, translator) klezmer violinist Jeffrey 
Wollock is Field Research Consultant with the Soviet Jewish Cultural 
Initiative (sponsored by the Center for Traditional Music and Dance in New 
York).  He has written about and spoken on his pioneering research in klezmer 
discography.  

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        Now in its sixth year, the New England Conservatory Summer 
Intercultural Institute offers an intensive immersion experience emphasizing 
oral learning through close contact with master performers and scholars, 
integration of performance with cultural study and an open environment of 
cross-cultural inquiry.  This summer the Institute will also offer classes in 
African, Caribbean, Turkish, and Indian Music.   

        Although the classes are demanding, no prior experience with klezmer 
repertoire is expected or required.  Participants from all backgrounds, 
musical and non-musical, are welcome.  Housing is available in dormitories in 
Boston?s Back Bay, less than a ten minute walk from New England Conservatory. 
 
  
Tuition:  $580 (College Music Society Members, $500)
A limited number of partial scholarships is available

For further information on academic credit, housing, registration, and all 
other aspects of the program, contact:

        The College Music Society 
        Phone: (800) 729-0235
        fax:  (460) 721-9419
        e-mail:  cms (at) music(dot)org

  




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