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Posted Apr 4 2013 by Shepherd in News and Events with 0 Comments
Vienna in May

European Jewish Choir Festival 2013—Vienna 2013, 9-12 May – see English below ….Rund vierzig Augenpaare konzentrieren sich auf die Dirigentin in der Mitte des Raumes. Teils mit kleinen Gesten, dann wieder mit Einsatz des ganzen Körpers leitet Polina Shepered die rund um sie stehenden Sängerinnen und Sänger durch ein „Lied ohne Worte“, ein sogenanntes Nigun. [...]

Posted Apr 4 2013 by Shepherd in News and Events with 4 Comments
Russian choir in London – May

 NEW RUSSIAN CHOIR IN LONDON Summer term – 16 May – 4 July по-русски читайте ниже THE LONDON RUSSIAN CHOIR – ALL BACKGROUNDS AND SINGING LEVELS ARE INVITED Come and enjoy Russian harmony singing. Experience traditional lyrical songs, ritual calendar singing for pagan holidays, wedding songs, Art songs and Russian classical music – all with [...]

Posted Apr 4 2013 by Shepherd in News and Events with 0 Comments
The Voice of Russia interview, April (in English)

Polina Shepherd is a singer and composer who moved to Brighton from Kazan in the Russian republic of Tatarstan nine years ago to join her musician husband. In the latest Russians in London interview, Alice Lagnado asked Polina about her musical childhood in Russia and what influenced her style. Listen to the full version of [...]

Posted Apr 4 2013 by Shepherd in News and Events with 2 Comments
Concert in London 28 April

East European Extravaganza The Merlin and Polina Shepherd quintet take us on a journey which both crosses borders and takes us deep into ourselves. They bring together Klezmer, the music of Jewish Eastern Europe, with Demotika and Fasil from Greece and Turkey, as well as tunes from Hebraic, Yiddish and Russian traditions. Combining these elements [...]

Posted Mar 3 2013 by Shepherd in News and Events with 0 Comments
the Voice of Russia inverview, March (in Russian)

            The Voice of Russia interview in Russian, March, 2013 Интервью Полины “Голос России” – передача «Окно в Россию», март 2013: «С гордостью скажу: Да, я представляю здесь Россию, и я это понимаю…»    ссылка: … Из интервью сегодняшней героини проекта «Окно в Россию» Полины Шеферд вы узнаете, что такое “клезмерская группа”, что такое Чай и [...]

Posted Feb 2 2013 by Shepherd in News and Events with 0 Comments
Spring Sing! in Guildford, March

this event is now sold out Spring Sing! with Polina Skovoroda and others in Guildford on 30 March Community Vox presents a day of singing workshops for everyone who enjoys a good sing. The day will comprise of three singing workshops by three accomplished and diverse singing workshop leaders: English folk singer Anna Tabbush (director [...]

Posted Jan 1 2013 by Shepherd in News and Events with 0 Comments
Belgrade Theatre Coventry, February

As the Music Director of the show, Polina presents Russian music  along with Merlin Shepherd in Marriage by N.Gogol at The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry in February 2013 The Public Reviews: It is not often a play begins before it even starts, yet it is whist idly ordering our pre-show drinks that we are introduced to [...]

Posted Dec 12 2012 by polinashepherd in News and Events with 0 Comments
7 December Osnabruck, Germany ”East meets West – Neue Yiddishkayt”

Polina & Merlin Shepherd: ”East meets West – Neue Yiddishkayt” Musik im Felix-Nussbaum-Haus  Klarinette fur den vollen Klezmerklang Osnabrück. Eine zierliche junge Frau mit langen schwarzen Haaren lässt ihre Stimme durch die Oktaven gleiten, intoniert mal kräftig-bestimmt, mal betörend-hoch, mal osteuropäisch, mal orientalisch. Dazu begleitet sie sich minimalistisch am Flügel, und eine Klarinette untermalt dezent. [...]

Posted Nov 11 2012 by Shepherd in News and Events with 0 Comments
Basel 24-25 November

Jiddisches Lied und Nigunim Polina Shepherd wird mit den Teilnehmenden jiddische Lieder und Nigunim* singen. Der Workshop richtet sich an alle singfreudigen Menschen. Notenlesenkönnen ist nicht Voraussetzung. Die im Workshop einstudierten Stücke werden am Sonntag um ca.16h aufgeführt. Der Kurs findet statt am vom Samstag, 24. November 10.00h bis Sonntag, 25. November 17.00h im Hotel [...]

Posted Oct 10 2012 by Shepherd in News and Events with 0 Comments
Vienna 25 October: Silent films and concert

Deutsch    English Donnerstag, 25. Oktober 2012 – 19:00 mit musikalischer Begleitung durch Polina & Merlin Shepherd Frühe jüdische Stummfilme (1910 – 1926) aus der Ukraine und Russland werden in der ersten Hälfte dieses Abends im Jüdischen Museum Wien gezeigt. Musikalisch werden die Schwarz-Weiß Filme von Polina und Merlin Shepherd im Rahmen des Projekts „The Sound & Lights Cinematic Duo“ begleitet. [...]

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