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SUMMARY:ZumerFerst UK. Summer Yiddish Festival\, London
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to ZumerFest\, the new UK Summer Yiddish Festival\, 17-21 August 2026 in North London!Dive into the rich world of Yiddish culture with classes\, workshops and a thriving community.\n– Beginners’\, intermediate & advanced Yiddish language courses– Yiddish conversation sessions– Klezmer music & dance workshops– Klezmer Youth programme\, for under-18s (2 groups: grades 1-3 & grade 4+)– Yiddish song workshops– Talks on Yiddish history and culture– Yiddish poetry readings– Puppetry workshop– Jamming & schmoozing– Concerts & films\n \nVENUE info: The event will take place at an N2 location\, within walking distance of East Finchley underground station. Exact details will be given upon registration.\n \nThis programme celebrates the vibrant Yiddish cultural community in London\, with an illustrious faculty already confirmed: Sima Beeri\, Osian Evans Sharma and Tamara Micner will teach the Yiddish programme\, Ilana Cravitz\, John Macnaughton and Adina Presman will lead the klezmer course\, and the Yiddish song faculty will be Polina Shepherd\, Phil Tomlinson & Isadora Pulman. More speakers and workshop leaders will be confirmed in the coming weeks.Booking now open!More info & booking https://tinyurl.com/yiddishsummer\nRelated Images:
URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/zumerfest-2026/
CATEGORIES:Concert,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Dresden klezmer event. Germany. TBA
DESCRIPTION:This event is now in the planning. Please come back later for more information.  \nSaturday  5 September\n10:00 – 13:00  \nIlya Shneyveys +Tayfun Guttshtadt with instrumentalists  \nPolina Shepherd’s vocal class: \nBetween Steppe and Shtetl – the Yiddish-Slavic Connection  \nCome and experience this international Yiddish/Eastern European choir as an instrument of beauty and power. Learn new repertoires and styles. Open your heart and energise your mind.  \nRooted in folklore\, spiritual traditions\, theatre and Art music\, these songs describe people’s stories\, struggles and resistance\, hopes and celebrations. Songs that also echo the themes and melodies of their geographic hosts and neighbouring cultures: Ukrainian\, Polish\, Russian and many more. We will be singing in Yiddish and some of the other East European languages\, exploring the “macaronic” tradition of interweaving tunes\, themes and languages. \nThis workshop will introduce some specific musical elements of these styles – ornamentation\, phrasing\, modes\, timbres etc.  \nWith this multilingual and cross-cultural approach\, we will explore the enduring power of Eastern European song and celebrate the connectedness of cultures and communities.\n14:30 – 16:00 Together or separate Ilya + Tayfun / Polina with singers\n16:30 – 18:00 – Polina with all students – big orchestra and choir\n20:30 Karayam dance concert \nSunday 6 September\n10:00 – 14:00 Ilya Shneyveys +Tayfun Guttshtadt with instrumentalists. Polina Shepherd with vocalists. \n15:00 – 16:30 rehearsal with Polina and soundcheck\n17:00 – 18:00 Student Concert\n19:00 Lucidarium concert \nRelated Images:
URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/dresden-klezmer/
CATEGORIES:Concert,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20261031T210000
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SUMMARY:Festival of Song concert in Lewes\, UK. TBA
DESCRIPTION:Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo concert for Festival of Song  \nLate night series \nMore information is coming soon \nKlezmer music and more.  \nRelated Images:
URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/lewes-2026/
CATEGORIES:Concert
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