Re: Does klezmer have a place in academia?

[Yakov Chodosh <ync8...>]

Oh yeah, hell yeah klezmer has a place in academia. Klezmer has a place 
everywhere. EVERYWHERE! Um... particularly the University of Pittsburgh. They 
just don't know it yet. Seriously though, or more seriously -- the history and 
theory and musicologicalogicalology of klezmer is real and interesting and very 
cool. Why shouldn't it be taught in school? I mean, Sure the quality of the 
class would be directly proportional to the quality of the instructor, just 
like always. My friend Daniela is taking the class at Yale and she says it 
rocks. Gee whiz. I wish they had a class here. At least a Yiddish class. Is 
that too much to ask?

And Al:
>A bride requests Firn De Mekhutonim, thats a success for the music, if  the
>Mekhutonim dance, now thats victory.

Did that happen someplace??

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