The Yiddish Radio Project LIVE! in California

[Sapoznik <Sapoznik...>]

The golden age of Yiddish radio is being celebrated in a series of live shows 
touring the country to accompany the Yiddish Radio Project series from NPR. 
Henry Sapoznik is the master of ceremonies for this multi-media spectacular 
honoring the forgotten pioneers of Yiddish radio. With huge archival photos 
projected behind him, Henry leads a tour through the most magical recesses of 
his archival Yiddish radio collection and shares his choicest clips. For the 
show, these precious audio remnants-not heard publicly in over half a 
century-are presented with simultaneous English translations projected on a 
movie screen.

Sharing the stage with Mr. Sapoznik is the Yiddish Radio All-Star Orchestra, 
featuring the last of the living klezmer legends who inspired the recent 
revival of the old-world musical form including Ray Musiker, Paul Pincus, 
Howie Leess, Julie Epstien and orchestra leader/pianist Pete Sokolow. Their 
repertoire ranges from traditional klezmer to the Yiddish-Swing style popular 
on Yiddish radio in the 1930s and 40s.

The show culminates with co-producer David Isay introducing the finale of the 
Yiddish Radio Project radio series, a documentary about "Reunion" a program 
that, in 1947, re-united Holocaust survivors live on the air.

The next stop for the tour will be California:

Los Angeles Monday, April 15, 2002, 8:00 pm Skirball Center Co-sponsored by 
KCRW  For tickets, which are $25 ($21 for members of KCRW), call (323) 
655-8587.

San Francisco Tuesday April 16, 2002, 8:00 pm Palace of Fine Arts Theater
Co-sponsored by KQED, the Magnes Museum For tickets, which are $25 ($19 for 
members of KQED or the Magnes Museum), call (415) 392-4400 or visit 
tickets.com.


Henry Sapoznik

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