Michael Alpert, Sruli Dresdner, Lisa Mayer: The Singing Table at Old Broadway

[Sruli <Sruli...>]

Thursday, September 26 
8 PM
Old Broadway Synagogue
15 Old Broadway, NYC
(1/2 block East of B'way
between 125th and 126th streets)
Tickets $10  Information: 212-662-9767

The Hasid has been given a key to open the gates of Heaven.  And what is this 
key? The nigun.       --Rabbi Naftuli of  Ropshitz

Internationally acclaimed Klezmer personalities Michael Alpert, Sruli 
Dresdner and Lisa Mayer invite you to join us for an intimate program of 
old-world Hasidic music and dance.  In a performance that breaks the wall 
between artist and audience, participants gather with us around a candle-lit 
table to share the joyful and transcendent nigunim of Hasidic communities 
around the world.  Perhaps...

An intricate melody that Hasidim attribute to the table of the Baal Shem Tov, 
the 18th-century founder of Hasidism.
A lively dance melody brought from Belarus by the Hasidim of Lubavitch.
A spirited Galitzianer waltz sung by Sruli’s Galitzianer family as well as  
Hungarian Hasidim.
A stately and inspiring instrumental march composed by the Satmar Hasidim to 
welcome their Rebbe to America after the Holocaust.
An ancient Hungarian shepherd song adapted by the 18th- century Kalever Rebbe 
into a haunting Hasidic allegory.  

All the while, we talk and share -- an historical note, an inspirational tale 
or saying, a family story.  Participants are likewise encouraged to share 
with us and each other as we explore the ways in which traditional Hasidic 
teachings, music and our Yiddish heritage enrich our contemporary lives.  And 
in the tradition of the Tish, we will join together for a Rikud--an 
inspirational Hasidic dance.

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Michael Alpert has been a pioneering figure in the renaissance of East 
European music and dance since its inception over twenty years ago, and is 
internationally known for his performances and recordings with Brave Old 
World, Kapelye, Khevrisa, and many other groups. He was musical director of 
the PBS Great Performances special “Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler’s 
House” 
and he is noted for his original Yiddish songs on contemporary themes. 

Sruli Dresdner and Lisa Mayer have been called “Superb Musicians!” by the 
Los Angeles Times. They perform and teach Klezmer and Hasidic music at 
festivals, synagogues and concert halls throughout North America. They have 
been featured on PBS, Showtime, National Public Radio and in NYC’s Folksbiene 
Yiddish Theatre. “Besides being a virtuosic multi-instrumentalist, Sruli 
draws on his childhood background in Hasidism to bring a vibrant spirituality 
to his playing. Lisa too, transcends. She is a dynamic soloist.” Seth 
Rogovoy, Author, The Essential Klezmer.

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