3/25 Long Island NY Yiddish concert

[Carol Freeman <tsipra...>]

This program is open to the public, so I'm posting the information for
the benefit of list members who may live in Long Island.
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Temple Zion presents

SONG of the SHTETL Jewish Music Ensemble
Concert of Old World Yiddish Songs and Melodies

Sunday March 25th  4pm

Temple Zion Social Hall
62 Maryland Avenue,
WEST LONG BEACH, NY

Admission $18 includes light supper following the performance

Information:
Stephen Krown   sgkrown (at) aol(dot)com
telephone - days:  212-366-8229,  evenings: 516-569-8324  e-mail:

On Sunday, March 25th, at 4pm, Temple Zion will present a special
concert of Old World Yiddish songs, ballads, and klezmer melodies
performed by SONG of the SHTETL Jewish Music Ensemble. The event will
take place at Temple Zion Social Hall,  62 Maryland Avenue, West Long
Beach, NY. The admission of $18 will include a light supper following
the performance. The concert will feature rarely heard Yiddish
repertoire as well as more familiar material researched over a period of
twenty-five years  by  vocalist Carol Freeman.
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About the program:

For centuries the Yiddish-speaking Jews of the East European shtetl
maintained a rich cultural tradition unknown to the outside world.
Within this community music lay at the heart of individual and group
expression. And it was song, with its portrayal of sorrow and joy, hopes
and fears, humor and passion, that sustained countless souls through the
hardships of poverty, persecution, and separation.

Song of the Shtetl will perform beautiful rare ballads as well as more
familiar Yiddish songs and klezmer melodies, learned from decades of
research with immigrant Yiddish musicians.  This unusual repertoire,
learned from extensive study with immigrant singers, reflects all
aspects of Jewish life in the shtetl, and, resplendent in its simple
beauty and emotional depth, serves to recall the musical soul of the
East European Jew. Sung in the style of the finest Old World traditional
singers and accompanied with extraordinary sensitivity and depth, their
unique blend of musical authenticity and virtuosity coupled with
heartfelt sincerity, enthusiasm, and joy, makes for an afternoon of
inspiration and delight.
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About the ensemble:

  Well known as a performer, researcher, and teacher of a variety of
East European and Judaic singing traditions, Carol Freeman has performed
since 1970 as vocalist for Song of the Shtetl  Jewish Music Ensemble,
the Smyrneiki Kompania  Asia Minor Greek Music Ensemble, Sevda  Balkan
Music Ensemble, and Zhenska Pesna  (Balkan women?s trio), and as a solo
interpreter of traditional song, throughout North America and Europe.
First introduced to Yiddish song by her grandmother, Carol has been
actively involved in its research and presentation since 1977, when she
was selected a vocalist for the American Jewish Congress' CETA Artists'
Project. Keenly aware of the extraordinary value of folk artistry and
sensitive to the intricacies of traditional vocal expression, Carol has
approached Yiddish song with a unique focus. Choosing to learn her songs
directly from Old World singers, she has developed a repertoire that
includes old, rarely heard ballads as well as the more familiar tunes.
She has sought out the most beautiful of melodies and poignant of
stories, and has used her musical expertise to make the subtle
embellishments and vocal inflections of traditional Yiddish singers her
own.

  Carol has been the recipient of several awards to study traditional
arts, including a l985 New York State Council on the Arts Folk Arts
Apprenticeship with Master Yiddish Singer Bronya Sakina. She has also
worked as a field researcher with immigrant Yiddish singers in the 1982
Federation of Jewish Philanthropies Festivals of Soviet Jewish Folk
Traditions and the Center for Traditional Music and Dance?s Soviet
Jewish Community Cultural Initiative (1998 - the present) Nashi
Traditsii Festivals.

  The accompanying instrumentalists are Ismail Butera and Michael Hess,
two of the finest musicians to be heard anywhere. Accordionist Ismail
Butera spent his youth immersed in the musics of Eastern Europe. A
highly sought after musician, he has performed Yiddish, Balkan, and Near
Eastern music with a multitude of groups for more than twenty-five
years. Violinist Michael Hess has appeared with prominent Jewish, Middle
Eastern, and Greek ensembles across three continents.



© 1995 C. Freeman

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