Laura Wetzler concert 92 St Y NYC

[Laura Wetzler <laura...>]

?A fascinating new album?vastly impressive?superb performances...a major 
achievement.?
Robert Sherman, of The New York Times, WFUV
  ?Spirited and beautiful.? Hadassah Magazine,
"Laura is one of the very best" Pete Seeger
  "absolutely fantastic? George Robinson, The New York Jewish Week

Sunday, December 14, 2003
Singer-Songwriter Folklorist
Laura Wetzler
& Friends
?Hannukah Around the World?
at
The 92 St. Y
(Lex.& 92nd) 3pm, $15. Tickets:(212) 415-5500
Special Guest: Alicia Svigals, klezmer violin;
Nikki Parrot, bass; Robin Burdulis, percussionist; Lauren Brody, accordion, 
Laura Liben, tamboura

Laura Wetzler, ASCAP Award winning singer, composer, recording artist, and 
ethnic folklorist, tours internationally in over 150 concerts and lectures 
each year, singing original music, world Jewish roots music in Hebrew, 
Yiddish, and Ladino (Judeo-Spanish), and the great classics of American 
song. Laura began singing professionally at the age of 15. She has composed 
for independent film, television, and her debut, critically-acclaimed 
contemporary American folk CD, Songwriter's Notebook, recent single, To 
Save A Life, and new Kabbalah Music CD's are heard on 750 radio stations 
around the world. Find them at www.amazon.com. Laura has shared stages with 
such artists as Pete Seeger, Dave Mallet, Odetta, Richie Havens, The 
Klezmatics, and many others. Meticulous research goes into creating her 24 
different concert programs, including Songwriter's Notebook, Kabbalah 
Music, Music of the Jews of Italy, American Hitmakers, and A World of 
Jewish Music, among others.

Violinist Alicia Svigals, who is considered by many to be the world's 
leading klezmer fiddler, was a founder of the renowned Jewish roots groups 
the Klezmatics, and the all-female Mikveh. As a musician and composer, she 
has worked with Itzhak Perlman, the Kronos Quartet, playwrights Tony 
Kushner and Eve Ensler, Allen Ginsburg, Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and 
Jimmy Page, Hasidic superstar Avraham Fried, and singer/songwriter Laura 
Wetzler.

For information on 24 different programs and downloadable press photos, 
visit www.laurawetzler.com
?Top 10 World Music Charts? Toronto Radio
?Top 10 World Music Charts? WSIA, NYC
?Laura Wetzler bridges cultures?? The Forwards
?An amazingly gifted singer, songwriter and ethnic folklorist.? David 
Amram, composer
??pure vocal ecstasy! Multi-talented award winning singer-songwriter Laura 
Wetzler triumphs...?
Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, Entertainment Resource
?Great!? Michael Stock, WLRN, Miami
?simple beauty and big ideas?? Larry Parnass, Daily Hampshire Gazette,
?masterful? Seth Rogovoy, SING OUT! Northeast Public Radio
?Captivating? Elizabeth Hockstad, The Jewish Ledger