Yiddish Book Center
Presents the U. S. Premiere
The Other Europeans Band
Amherst, MA – The Yiddish Book Center, located on the campus of Hampshire College, 1021 West Street, Amherst, MA, 01002 presents the Other Europeans Band in the U. S. premiere of their unique musical collaboration. A workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 25 at 8:00 pm, tickets are $10/general admission; $5/students. The 14 member ensemble will perform in concert on Thursday, August 26 at 8:00 pm. Tickets for the concert are $18/general admission; $9/students. Reservations are suggested.
The Other Europeans Band is an international gathering of 14 leading klezmer (Yiddish) and lautari (Roma) distinguished soloists from seven countries, created and directed by Alan Bern of Brave Old World. The intercultural supergroup creates a concert of powerful, deeply emotional and virtuosic music that restores a centuries-old cooperation between two peoples who inhabited the same space in present-day Moldova before being torn apart by war, holocaust and immigration. This is a rare opportunity to share in this musical experience.
The lecture workshop will take you on a journey into a fascinating past and present, with live music, a film of the band's research trip to North Moldova, and comparisons of klezmer and lautari (Roma) repertoire and style, and musical fireworks.
The Other Europeans 2010 North American tour is made possible through the collaboration of the Ashkenaz Festival (Toronto) and KlezKanada (Montreal), and by the generous support of Herschel Segal and David Sela.
The Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to teaching and learning about the riches of Yiddish and modern Jewish culture. Programming at the Yiddish Book Center is a project of the Jack and Ruthe B. Cowl Center for Jewish Culture. For more information, call (413) 256-4900, email yiddish@bikher.org, or visit our website at www.yiddishbookcenter.org.
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