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Conversations for The Manchester Jewish Museum: What Does the Future Sound Like?

December 10, 2020 - December 15, 2020

What Does the Future Sound Like with The Manchester Jewish Museum

Online. Free (donations encouraged)

Discover the diversity of Jewish music and meet some of the emerging stars of the UK Jewish music scene through a series of digital films released over the first 6 days of Chanukah.

Join musician Francesca Ter-Berg and producer Laura Seddon for our series of compact, challenging and joyfully musical conversations with special guests Carol IsaacsAnna LowensteinPolina Shepherd and Ana Silvera. Together they explore transforming traditions and creating their own musical identities as they access memory and cultural histories to imagine the future.

Sign up to receive a daily musical film treat into your inbox as we release the five short films over the first six days of the festival of Chanukah (10–15 December, there will be no film on the Saturday).

EARLY BIRD PRIZE: There’s a treat in store for anyone who books by Monday 7 December. Advance bookers will receive an extra special Chanukah gift in the post from artist and illustrator Sophie Herxheimer. Book early to receive your gift!

Whether you’re a new music fan, new-wave Klezmer aficionado or just want to learn more about what’s happening now in the British Jewish music scene, this is an opportunity to get up and close with the female music artists on the front line.

(Feature image credit: Francesca Ter-Berg by Iggy Crespo)

Francesca Ter-Berg

Francesca Ter-Berg is a multi- disciplinary artist, songwriter and composer known for her unique cello style and being one half of critically acclaimed duo Fran & Flora. (Photo credit: Benjamin Bowles).
www.francescaterberg.com

Anna Silvera

Ana Silvera is a London-born singer-songwriter and composer whose folk and blue-grass tinged tunes draw on folklore, myth and her own eventful life.
www.anasilvera.com

Anna Lowenstein

A classically trained violinist, composer and Manchester University graduate, Anna Lowenstein has made a great impact on the UK Klezmer scene, touring across the UK.
www.annalowenstein.com

Polina Shepherd

Internationally renowned Siberian-born singer and choir leader Polina Shepherd brings the songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl up to date with passion and haunting soul. (Photo credit: Janusz Paliwoda)
www.polinashepherd.co.uk

Carol Isaacs

An accomplished keyboard player, accordionist, cartoonist and author of graphic memoir The Wolf in Bahgdad, Carol Isaacs is a founder member of the London Klezmer Quartet and Hamsa. (Photo credit: Mika Schick)
www.thewolfofbaghdad.wordpress.com

https://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/event/what-does-the-future-sound-like/

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Conversations for The Manchester Jewish Museum: What Does the Future Sound Like?

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Start:
December 10, 2020
End:
December 15, 2020
Website:
https://www.manchesterjewishmuseum.com/event/what-does-the-future-sound-like/
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