17th Annual Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley

[Eleanor Shapiro <EleanorS...>]

Dear Shamash list:

If you don't live in the San Francisco Bay area, below is a great reason to 
visit. Please pass this information on to lovers of Jewish music, wherever they 
might be. .. Thanks!

Ellie Shapiro
Co-Director
Jewish Music Festival
510-848-0237, x134
17th Annual Jewish Music Festival

March 9-24, 2002 

 Berkeley, California

The Berkeley Richmond Jewish Community Center presents the 17th Annual Jewish 
Music Festival March 9-24, 2002 at locations in the East Bay, San Francisco and 
Marin. Highlights of the two-week celebration of klezmer, Yiddish, Sephardic, 
classical and world music include the Gerard Edery Ensemble: Music in the Land 
of Three Faiths, performing songs from the Golden Age of Spain, when Jews, 
Muslims and Christians forged a common musical language; Shashmaqam Bukharan 
Jewish Ensemble showcasing the music and dance traditions of Central Asian 
Jews; Eyal Sela & Darma, an Israeli ensemble acclaimed for its eclectic 
East-West mix of original music; Bay Area ensembles Kitka and Davka in their 
premiere collaborative program; New Yiddish Songs for the 21st Century, 
original music by Joshua Waletzky, performed with Klezmer Conservatory Band 
members Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer; Healing in Hessen: Jewish Music 
Returns to a German Town, a classical and liturgical concert with German 
violinist Matthias Erbe and Cantor Stephen Saxon of the San Francisco Klezmer 
Experience, to benefit the restoration of a German synagogue; and Soles on 
Fire: Community Klezmer Dance Party, led by Michael Alpert, renowned dance 
instructor, klezmer revival pioneer and a founding member of the famed ensemble 
Brave Old World. Featuring an all-star band with fellow BOW members Kurt 
Bjorling and Stuart Brotman. For tickets and information, call (925) 866-9559 
or visit www.brjcc.org. Group sales available. 

Calendar of Events

Shashmaqam Bukharan Jewish Ensemble, Saturday, March 9, 8:00pm, Wheeler 
Auditorium, UC Berkeley. $24 Reserved Seating, $22 BRJCC members, seniors, 
students. (Also Sunday, March 10, 5:00pm, Osher Marin JCC. Call (415) 444-8000).

Eyal Sela & Darma: Israeli World Music, Sunday, March 10, 8:00pm,    Wheeler 
Auditorium, UC Berkeley. $22 Reserved Seating, $20 BRJCC members, seniors, 
students.

Healing in Hessen: Jewish Music Returns to a German Town, Wednesday, March 13, 
8:00pm, Hellman Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 1201 Ortega St., San 
Francisco. $20 Reserved Seating, $18 BRJCC members, seniors, students.

Gerard Edery Ensemble: Music in the Land of Three Faiths, Thursday, March 14, 
Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St., Berkeley AND Saturday March 16, Ira & Leonore 
S. Gershwin Theater, University of San Francisco, 2350 Turk Blvd., SF. Both 
Shows: $24 Reserved Seating, $22 BRJCC members, seniors, students.

New Yiddish Songs for the 21st Century, Sunday, March 17, 3:00pm, Roda Theatre, 
2015 Addison St., Berkeley. $22 Reserved Seating, $20 BRJCC members, seniors, 
students.

Kitka & Davka, Saturday, March 23, 8:00pm, Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison St., 
Berkeley. $24 Reserved Seating, $22 BRJCC members, seniors, students.

Soles on Fire: Community Klezmer Dance Party, Sunday, March 24, 2:00pm, 
International House, 2299 Piedmont Avenue, UC Berkeley. $16 General Admission, 
$14 BRJCC members, seniors, students; $10 children 7-12.

Additional Events:

(Call locations for further information)

Thursday, March 7, 6:00pm, Lecture - Jews & Muslims: Musical Fusion in Central 
Asia.With musicologist James R. Schlefer, Center for Traditional Music & Dance 
in New York. San Francisco Public Library, (415) 557-4400 (Free)


Friday, March 8, 7:30pm, Shir HaShirim Kabbalat Shabbat Service, with members 
of Shashmaqam. BRJCC, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley (510) 848-0237 (Free)


Sunday, March 10, 1:00-5:00pm, Come My Beloved: Contemporary Interpretations of 
The Song of Songs, An Interdisciplinary Symposium. Co-sponsored by Cal 
Performances, A Traveling Jewish Theatre, UC Berkeley Department of Music, UC 
Berkeley Consortium for the Arts, Mills College, the Jewish Music Festival, 
Lehrhaus Judaica and UC Press.
Wheeler Auditorium, UC Berkeley, (510) 642-0212 (Free)


Saturday, March 16, 8:00pm, Song of Songs Composer Jorge Liderman's musical 
setting for the celebrated translation by Chana Bloch and Ariel Bloch of The 
Song of Songs. Presented by Cal Performances, Hertz Hall, (510) 642-9988.


Tuesday, March 26, 8:00pm, Films - Daughter of Vilna: The Life in Song of Masha 
Roskies with Isa Kremer: The People's Diva. Presented by the SF Jewish Film 
Festival in association with the Jewish Music Festival. Yerba Buena Center for 
the Arts, SF, (415) 978-ARTS.

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