Broadway musicals in Yiddish?
D
irector Joel Grey and his cast from the Yiddish
Fiddler on the Roof
have created a side-splitting medley of
Yiddish versions of
The Book of Mormon, Chicago, Dreamgirls, Hamilton, Legally Blonde, South Pacific, West Side Story and Wicked.
It culminates in Grey singing “
Git op mayn grus tsu Brodvey”
(
Give my regards to Broadway
).
A message from KlezCalifornia - It may seem odd that we are featuring something amusing in the wake of the tragedy at the Chabad synagogue this past weekend, but it is the East European Jewish way to laugh through our fears and sorrows. Our hearts are with all those impacted by bigotry - most recently Jews in Poway, Muslims in New Zealand, Christians in Sri Lanka, and many others.
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KlezCalifornia Donor Party!
Save the date for our next semi-annual party:
Sunday, June 2, 2-5pm
, in Oakland. If you have donated in the past year, you will receive your invitation in early May. If you are not yet a donor,
it's never too late!
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Klezmer Workshop Series
Presented by KlezCalifornia
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The Art of Klezmer Improvisation Made Easy
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with Joshua Horowitz
Sunday, May 5, 2-5pm
UC Santa Cruz Hillel
222 Cardiff Pl, Santa Cruz
$25 or pay what you can.
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Josh Horowitz will provide an easy way through the core genres of klezmer music, beginning with the
kaleh bazetsn
and
doina
(pieces to make the bride cry), joining it to a lilting
hora
, a jumping
freylekhs
, and a hopping
bulgar.
The emphasis will be on fine-tuning how to play in the klezmer style, so Josh will feed simple and easy ideas to each person as we go along, making the suite more and more exciting. These sessions are fun and creative. All intermediate and advanced players welcome, young and old.
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Telling a Story: Bringing Klezmer to Life Through Creative Arrangement
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with Rob Reich
Sunday, May 19, 12:30-3:30pm
Jewish Community Library, SF
$25 or pay what you can.
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Every klezmer melody has its own particular character, and it's our job as musicians to bring these characters to life with our instruments. We can do this on the small scale, through our expressive playing. But the larger "story" of the tune comes to life through our arrangement and structure of a tune. In this class, we will examine various methods for arranging and orchestrating a klezmer tune, discovering how a creative arrangement can help tell the tune's story.
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with Dan Cantrell
Sunday, May 19, 2-5pm
Private home, Sebastopol
$25 or pay what you can.
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This workshop lies at the intersection of village music, Romany roots, and Sephardic sounds in klezmer music. Through playing and comparing sections of klezmer songs, folk dance music, and Romany tunes, we will explore commonalities in the beautiful musical tapestry woven across Europe and the Mediterranean.
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Save the date for the June workshop:
Cookie Segelstein,
Sunday, June 23, Piedmont
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Klezmer workshops in 2019 are made possible by a grant from the Alliance for California Traditional Arts, in partnership with the Walter and Elise Haas Fund,
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Surdna Foundation.
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Fluent in Yiddish? Come to our free monthly conversation salon!
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Sunday, May 19, 2-4 pm, San Francisco
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Presented by KlezCalifornia
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Tayereh fraynt: Mir veln zikh farzamlen zuntik, dem naynstn may 2-4pm.
Brengt epes tsu esn oder trinken.
Mir veln shmuesn vegn di temes:
- Der mitos fun der yidisheh mameh; vos iz emes?
- Dertseyl a vitz
- Vertershpil
- Zing a lid fun Gershwin!
Next month's Salon
:
Sunday, June 16, 2-4pm, East Bay
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Tidbits of Yiddish culture from around the world
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(thanks to Jim Rebhan)
(thanks to Shana Winokur)
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Yiddish Culture, Dance & Music
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Ken Moss at Stanford University
Thursday, May 2, 5:30pm
Friday, May 3, 12noon
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Friday, May 3, 5:30-8pm.
River Front Café, Petaluma
Concert, with Achi Ben Shalom, Nigunim Chorus, SF Jewish Folk Chorus, others
Remembering the songs cherished by the victims of the Holocaust.
Sunday, May 5, 3pm
Congregation Sherith Israel, SF
a workshop with Joshua Horowitz
Sunday, May 5, 2-5 pm
UC Santa Cruz Hillel
Presented by KlezCalifornia
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Thursday, May 9, 6:30-8pm
Gaia’s Garden, Santa Rosa
Part of monthly Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal
Friday, May 10, 9pm
Starry Plough Pub, Berkeley
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workshop with Rob Reich
Sunday, May 19, 12:30-3:30
Jewish Community Library, SF
Presented by KlezCalifornia
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Sunday, May 19, 2-4pm
Menorah Park, SF
Presented by KlezCalifornia
workshop with Dan Cantrell
Sunday, May 19, 2-5pm
Private home, Sebastopol
Presented by KlezCalifornia
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KlezCal Spring Party
for Donors
Sunday, June 2, 2-5pm
Private home, Oakland
Saturday, June 8, 1-2pm
Everett Middle School, SF
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Yiddish Culture Workshop for Kids
, with Gerry Tenney, and
Hebrew/Yiddish Sing-Along
, with Claire Sherman and Judy Kunofsky
Saturday, June 8, times TBD. Tikkun is dusk until dawn
JCC East Bay, Berkeley
Sunday, June 16, 2-4pm
Private home, East Bay
Presented by KlezCalifornia
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Sunday, June 23, 2:30pm
Jewish Community High School of the Bay, SF
Sunday, June 23, 3:30-6:30pm
Kehilla Community Synagogue, Piedmont
Presented by KlezCalifornia
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Mark & Victoria Galperin:
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To KlezCalifornia with love.
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View KlezCalifornia's
Honor Wall
. Become a donor to post your tribute.
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Help us continue our exciting mission to connect people and communities around the Bay Area with Yiddish culture. Donate $18, $36 or $54
here »
If you prefer to mail a check, use the address below.
A sheynem dank! (Thank you very much!)
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A bisl mer
(a little bit more)
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