Re: Yiddish in the Park - Wednesday, July 12th, New York City (Seton Park)

[wiener <wiener...>]

So says the flyer.  I guess that you could phone the info number to
confirm.  I'll report back after the concert.

Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org>
To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 2:49 PM
Subject: Re: Yiddish in the Park - Wednesday, July 12th, New York City
(Seton Park)


>Is Zalmen going to be at that concert so soon?
>
>wiener (at) mindspring(dot)com wrote:
>
>> Here it's billed as:
>>
>> The Russian Klezmer All-Stars
>> Seton Park, Riverdale [really Spuyten Duyvil, in the Bronx] (231st
St.
>> & Independence Ave.)
>> Wednesday, July 12th, 7:00 PM
>> with Adrienne Cooper and Zalmen Mlotek
>> Free Admission!
>> For information call (212)889.6800 x220/215
>>
>> If someone needs directions and can't get it from the above
telephone
>> #, they can write to me.  (The park is a few blocks from where we
live
>> and we'll be there.)
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan (at) staff(dot)chuh(dot)org>
>> To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>> Date: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 7:48 AM
>> Subject: Yiddish in the Park - Cleveland
>>
>> >Marvelous event!  The Workmen's Circle Klezmer Orchestra played
for
>> an
>> >hour before the main concert.  Then came the wonderful musicians
from
>> St
>> >Petersburg, Russia, coordinated by the always amazing Adrienne
>> Cooper.
>> >Leonid Sonts, violin; Maria Yakubovich, Marina Lebenson, Anzhela
>> Pikhut
>> >and Yefim Chorny, vocals; a woman, also from Russia, on piano,
whose
>> >name I, sadly, cannot remember, the former drummer from Maxwell
>> Street,
>> >whose name also escapes me (I'm sorry); and Eugeny Khazdan, piano;
>> Steve
>> >Ostrow, of our own Yiddishe Cup, played trombone admirably; and
>> Margot
>> >Leverett played soulfully on clarinet.   The Russian woman
pianist,
>> >Steve, Margot, and the drummer were called on last minute because
the
>> >American embassy refused to issue visas to 5 of the original 10
>> >musicians scheduled to play.  You never would have known it.  They
>> >played as if they had been part of the original group.  It was an
>> >exciting and varied show with musicianship of the highest caliber.
>> >There is so much more to say, but I have not the energy to go on
and
>> >need to go to work.  If anyone saw their performance in Detroit
last
>> >night or are planning to go to the one in New York, please post
some
>> >more details.  I have to say, though, not only were they exquisite
>> >performers, but lovely and generous people.  I hope to be able to
go
>> to
>> >the St. Petersburg Klezfest next summer.
>> >
>> >Lorele
>> >
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