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Iowa city: Polina Shepherd in concert with Oleg Timofeev (seven string guitar)
December 17, 2018 @ 19:00 - 21:00 CST
Iowa, USA Agudas Achim Synagogue, 401 Oakdale Blvd, Coralville, Iowa 52241
7pm
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY FOR RUSSIAN MUSIC, ARTS, AND CULTURE (IARMAC) and @Agudas Achim Congregation IC PROUDLY PRESENT
SONGS OF THE STEPPES AND THE SHTETL – Poli.na Shepherd (UK) in concert
For her ONLY concert in Iowa, the Yiddishe Diva will be joined by Oleg Timofeyev (Russian seven-string guitar) and Natalia Timofeyeva (cello).
Polina Shepherd was born in Siberia and grew up in a home where songs were regularly sung at a family table. Now an internationally renowned singer, she brings the songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl up to date with passion and haunting soul. Her singing, though based on traditional forms, cuts a sound deeply rooted in east European Jewish and Russian folk. Growing up in Tatarstan also placed her close to Middle-Eastern ornamentation and timbre, which can be heard in her unique vocal style and four-octave range.
While the concert is free and open to the public, suggested donations are $15 (general) and $10 (students and seniors).
