Caravan Orchestra & Choir concert in Leipzig, Germany
2023-08-11 20:00 - 22:00 UTC
Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 Germany, Erfurt, Thuringian State Parliament, evening, time to be announced
Thursday, August 10th, Germany, Eisenach, Wandelhalle, time to be announced
Friday. August 11th, Leipzig, Marktplatz, Leipziger Markt Musik, 5:00 PM, free admission
Saturday, August 12th, Germany, Weimar, Herderplatz, double bill with KaraYam, evening, time to be announced

Caravan Orchestra and Choir is an exchange project between Yiddish Summer Weimar and the Department of Music of אוניברסיטת חיפה – University of Haifa, in cooperation with the International Office University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar. It explores connections between Ashkenazic Jewish (Yiddish) and Arab music and study forms, context and performance philosophy with similar approach to improvisation, ornamentation, modality… The project will rehearse and perform in Haifa, Israel, in the first week and then move to Germany for rehearsals and concerts.
Young musicians from Israel and Germany apply for a 3 week residency in Haifa and Weimar, with an intensive rehearsal period and concerts in both countries, as well as fun social activities, workshops and excursions.

Together with the artistic directors, participants explore both East European Jewish (Yiddish), East Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music traditions. It is the synthesis of those cultures that makes the sound of the Caravan Orchestra so unique.

Full information here: https://caravanorchestra.eu

This year’s Caravan Orchestra and Choir Music Directors:

Polina Shepherd – Russia/UK
Çiğdem Aslan – Turkey/UK
Asineth Fotini Kokkala – Greece/Turkey
Christian Dawid – Germany

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Caravan Orchestra & Choir concert in Weimar, Germany
2023-08-12 20:00 - 22:00

KlezKanada - Quebec.
2023-08-23 - 2023-08-29
KlezKanada Website here

This year, we’ll be offering a focus on filmmaking! Our program will include filmmaking workshops, film scoring workshops, a concert-screening from Merlin and Polina Shepherd’s Sound and Light Cinematic Duo, and more.

As part of our commitment to keeping our community safe, our 2023 in-person Summer Retreat will again include COVID-19 safety protocols.

We are committed to continuing our digital programming. Over the last three years, we have experienced the power of digital spaces to offer world-class and affordable educational programs, increase accessibility, and bring people together across distances. Look for announcements about our 2023 digital programs coming soon!

Full programme here

More here.

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Lewes (UK) Wonder Sessions: Polina Shepherd / Pam and De Femmes
2023-10-07 19:30 - 22:00 | Fitzroy House, 10 High Street, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2AD, United Kingdom
Songs from around the Wondersphere by Lewes Live Literature Productions

Tickets: £10.00 advance / £12.00 door – BOOK HERE
LLL began as a promoter of art and literature events, running spring and autumn seasons and one-off events, and steadily acquiring a reputation for inventive, eclectic programming.
An evening of music from around the world. Internationally renowned singer & cultural activist Polina Shepherd (pictured) was originally from Siberia and now lives in Brighton. Her evocative singing, based on traditional forms, cuts a sound deeply rooted in east European Jewish and Slavic folk songs. Pam and De Femmes are an extraordinary band well-known in Lewes for their unique and eclectic brand of multilingual musical exuberance, performing songs from a range of musical traditions sung in over 30 languages.

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The Big and The Beautiful collaborative show in Brighton, UK
2023-10-20 19:00 - 23:30 | The Old MArket, 11A Upper Market St, Brighton and Hove, BN3 1AS, United Kingdom
KermesZ à l’Est / The Buffo’s Wake Orchestra / Super Dupes / Swing Ninjas / Brassic Parp / Ceilidh Boom

Polina and Merlin Shepherd and Slavic Voices choir will be part of one of the acts in this big show:

THE BUFFO’S WAKE ORCHESTRA
The Buffo’s Wake Orchestra return to the Old Market for their yearly foray into the world of self-indulgent extravagance. Their 6-piece Klezmer-punk Carnival Chaos will be supplemented with the very best musicians that Brighton and London have to offer – transforming into a 22-piece cacophonous chamber orchestra, they will take to the stage, forcing you to waltz, tango, mosh and kolo your way through a vast array of influences from Eastern European, Balkan and Russian folk, to punk rock and cabaret, whilst they tell their tall tales of debauchery and deformity. Musical eccentrics, drawing from diverse backgrounds ranging from Drum n’ Bass DJs to classically trained string players, punks to funk players and poets to showmen, they’re guaranteed to have a few surprises up their collective sleeves. In their time together, they have toured all over the world, finding an inspired, confused, sweaty, and often very drunk reception everywhere they go. Supplemented with a huge horn section, sublime strings, cimbalom, bouzouki, percussion and a chamber choir, this will be an absolutely huge show; their biggest stage show to date. Klezmer Carnival Punks – with influences from Abba to Zappa, Buffo’s Wake are guaranteed to leave you dancing like a man possessed!

READ more about the whole show
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Merlin and Polina Shepherd concert, Brighton Unitarian. UK
2023-11-17 12:30 - 13:15 | Brighton Unitarian Church
Part of BUC Friday Lunchtime Concert series.

Merlin & Polina Shepherd are Internationally acclaimed performers in the Klezmer and Yiddish world. Drawing from their Jewish and Slavic roots, they weave together a unique music that moves the listener physically, emotionally and spiritually.

BUC Friday lunchtime concerts are diverse – mostly classical but also contemporary, jazz and folk, with many showing off our beautiful Steinway piano. The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. These affordable concerts are the perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtimes, enjoying a rich variety of music in our beautiful Grade II listed church, located right in the cultural heart of the city. Enjoy a hot drink before the concert starts, browse our craft stall selling home-made gifts and cards to raise funds for the church, and get to know your fellow concert-goers.
Tea/coffee served from 12 noon in the church hall on a donate as you feel basis.
Wheelchair accessible venue.
£5 suggested donation – cash or cardTea, coffee & biscuits available from 12 noon

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Yiddish Khanike Celebration online
2023-12-10 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Register HERE (free)
Come join our online Yiddish Khanike celebration! Experience the warmth of the season with Khanike greetings from our teachers and students around the globe. Sing along to both new and popular Khanike lider, delight in entertaining skits and readings with Judy Bressler, Zisl and Dinele Slepovitch, Polina Shepherd, Deborah Strauss and Jeff Warschauer, Psoy Korolenko, Cindy Paley, Yasmin Garfunkel, Tania Grinberg, Tamara Micner, Annie Cohen, Motl Didner, Miri Koral, Sheva Zucker, Gustavo Emos, Svetlana Kundish, Patrick Farrell, Adrianne Greenbaum, Daniel Galay, and surprise guests. Featured authors will be Simen Frug, Avrom Reisen, Morris Rosenfeld, A. Litvak, I. B. Singer, Aliza Greenblatt, A. N. Stenzel, and Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman.
All registrants are entered in a raffle to win complimentary registration for our Yiddish classes this spring.
English translations of the readings and songs will be provided.

This event is free, but we welcome an $18 suggested donation that will go to strengthening our world-renowned Yiddish program.

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Winter Warmer: Community Cohesion Concert, Brighton UK
2024-01-27 12:00 - 16:00 | Jubilee Library, Jubilee Street, Brighton, BN1 1GE
New Year starts with a celebration of diverse communities and cultures in the Brighton and Hove area, showcasing musicians and artists with heritages from around the World.

Jubilee Library, Saturday 27th January 12.00 – 4.00
Acts so far confirmed below, more to follow.
Winter Warmer: Community Cohesion Concert

A musical celebration of diverse communities and cultures in the Brighton and Hove area, showcasing musicians and artists with heritages from around the World. Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo take part along with Rabeea Eid (Palestinian writer), Bashir Al Gamar (Sudanese musician), a Syrian-Ukrainian fusion band and more. Organised by Best Foot Music, Intercultural music & Art organisation. 12.00 – 4pm at the Jubilee Library. Read more here.

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London Schubertiade.
2024-02-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Lauderdale House, Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, London, N6 5HG, United Kingdom
The members of Concert Party invite you to their annual Schubertiade in the beautiful, intimate setting of Lauderdale House. Gather round the piano with us to celebrate the life and music of Franz Schubert (31st January 1797—19 November 1828).
As in Schubert’s own day, Concert Party’s singers and instrumentalists will perform a varied programme of lieder, chamber music, and piano works interspersed with poetry and readings. It will be an evening filled with song and instrumental music including memorable works such as The Shepherd on the Rock for soprano, clarinet and piano and the Fantasy in F minor for piano duet.
Polina Shepherd will be conducting her arrangement of “Der Leiermann” for SATB (translated into Yiddish as “Der Katerinchik”) at the event. (By the way, Polina will be giving an online workshop on Katerinchik for another event the following day, see here.

Performers to include:
Natalee Jeremic – violin
Mark Lacey – clarinet
Elisabeth Talbot – soprano
Seán Purtell – bass
The Rubenstein Hartung Piano Duo (Robin Rubenstein and Victoria Hartung – piano)

Event website
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A winter journey with Schubert. Online
2024-02-04 | Online
Winter in Yiddishland. Full information and booking here.
This Workers Circle Our program will include Yiddish classes, lectures, music workshops and a concert featuring Klezmer stars from around the world. My workshop will be A winter journey with Schubert, where you are invited to sing a Yiddish adaptation of ‘Der Leiermann’ in Yiddish.

Polina Shepherd’s 75 minute workshop will be part of this.
A winter journey with Schubert

Come sing a Yiddish adaptation of ‘Der Leiermann’ (the Organ-grinder or Hurdy-gurdy Man), the final song in the Franz Schubert’s Winterreise song cycle. Moyshe-Leyb Halpern translated it into Yiddish in the early 1900s, and Der Leiermann became Der Katerinchik. When you hear and sing the Yiddish version, you will marvel how Schubert’s simple melody with Halpern’s translation sounds as if it was always meant to be sung by displaced Eastern European Jews. Hear the sadness of the poor musician, the longing for Home, the eternal winter.

See the full programme of the day and book here.
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An afternoon with a Macedonian Duo and Slavic Voices choir. Workshop and Concert. Brighton, UK
2024-02-10 13:00 - 17:00 | BHASVIC, 205 Dyke Road, Hove, BN3 6EG, United Kingdom
BALKAN DUO MEETS SLAVIC VOICES
An afternoon with a Macedonian Duo and Slavic Voices choir. Workshop and Concert
Book workshop and concert separately or together
Tea and cake available between the workshop and concert.
Workshop, 1-2.30pm – Discover Macedonia through Song
Join us for a rare opportunity to experience traditional Macedonian singing with an internationally acclaimed musician, teacher, singer and group leader Filip Arilon with support from Stojan Stojanov. Learn Macedonian songs and get into the Balkan sound, rhythm, singing style… and take some songs home with you! Open to all.
Concert – Double Bill, 3-5pm: Filip & Stojan Duo (Macedonia) and Slavic Voices (London & Brighton)
Filip sings and plays tambura, gaida, tapan, kaval,.
Stojan plays clarinet, zurna, saxophone, kaval.
Filip & Stojan Duo come from Veles in the new North Macedonia. Filip has been enthusiastically collecting music and dance and from the various regions of Macedonia since his student years at the Music Academy in Stip. His broad knowledge of Macedonian folklore and dedication to conveying the material and styles of this music is inspirational.
Stojan comes from a family of musicians. He is a virtuoso Balkan clarinet and saxophone player. Filip and Stojan perform and teach music, song and dance all over Europe and as far as China and Japan and are a pure delight to witness.
Slavic Voices is a new choir in London and Brighton & Hove. It presents music of all styles from the Slavic world: Orthodox chants, beautiful classics by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and others, refined XVIII-XIX-centuries Art song and gritty folklore from the far corners of Siberia to the banks of the Black Sea. The repertoire is sung mainly in Russian but also in Ukrainian, Belorussian, occasional Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, and adding a guest visit by a song in Yiddish or Georgian. Led by Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd, granddaughter of a Cossack, an internationally acclaimed performer, educator and cultural activist. The choir is a non-auditioned, open to all community group open to singers from of backgrounds and walks of life.

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Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo concert in Brighton
2024-02-16 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Luke’s Church, Queens Park Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9ZB, United Kingdom
Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo perform a concert for the St. Luke’s Music and Wine series.
Inspired by Shostakovich and Ravel, who incorporated folklore into their compositions, Polina & Merlin Shepherd invite you on a musical voyage. Playing original compositions of Klezmer, and settings of Yiddish, Tartar, Ukrainian and Russian poems, they unearth the eternal wisdom of the ancient tales, songs and melodies. Together, we will explore the rich power of music, connecting with the mystical and the profound, and finding a path to a brighter, more beautiful now through the enduring spirit of folklore.
Music & Wine at St. Luke’s is a concert series taking place at St. Luke’s Church by the Pepperpot on Queen’s Park Road, Brighton. Concerts take place fortnightly on Friday evenings at 7.30pm and have wide-ranging programmes: from early to contemporary music, including jazz and other genres, well-known and lesser-known works, all performed by professional musicians and emerging new artists.
Performers give spoken introductions, creating an accessible and friendly atmosphere where the audience has a chance to mingle over a glass of wine at the interval.
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Slavic Voices and Maspindzeli choirs in London Welcome Spring Concert
2024-02-25 15:30 - 17:30 | St Mary’s Primrose Hill, Elsworthy Road, London, NW3 3DJ, United Kingdom
BOOK HERE
Songs from thousands of miles away welcome you into Spring and are brought to your doorstep by these two British choirs. Experience an amazing array of repertoire from cultures that meet at the Black Sea and spread like rays of the year’s first sunshine.
Maspindzeli is a choir devoted to singing songs from the ancient polyphonic tradition of Georgia. The choir came about in 1999 in response to the growing interest in Georgian singing. Maspindzeli has studied with visiting Georgian teachers and it makes a specific point of learning authentic styles of singing from various regions of Georgia. “Maspindzeli” means “host” in Georgian and the choir has sung for the London Georgian community on a number of occasions. It h six times to Georgia as part of the biennial Polyphonic Symposium at the Tbilisi Conservatory of Music. It is led by Bernard Burns.
Slavic Voices (London and Brighton) present music of all styles from the Slavic world: Orthodox chants, beautiful classics by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and others, refined XVIII-XIX-century Art songs and gritty folklore from the far corners of Siberia to the banks of the Black Sea. The repertoire is sung mainly in Russian but also in Macedonian, Ukrainian, occasionally in Bulgarian, Polish and Czech.
The choir was formed in Autumn 2023 under the direction of an international performer and cultural activist Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd. Slavic Voices perform at festivals and choral events and present our own concerts and collaborations with choirs, bands and instrumental ensembles.
Book here
£15 / £12 concessions
A bar with drinks and snacks will be available in the break.
Please bear in mind church capacity is limited and we may not have any seats left on the day. Book in advance!
Follow and contact Maspindzeli at www.maspindzeli.org.uk and https://facebook.com/Maspindzeli
Follow and contact Slavic Voices at www.polinashepherd.co.uk/choirs/slavic-voices and www.instagram.com/slavicvoices

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My Goat is on the Roof. Concert in Leipzig
2024-04-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Budde-Hause, Lützowstraße 19, Leipzig, 04157, Germany
More information and booking HERE.

My Goat Is On the Roof is a multi-cultural and multi-faceted weave of songs about beauty in the heart surrounded by madness in the world. It is about inner power, deep humanity and spirituality. It’s a chain of songs linked together through improvised threads of melody and bound by an emotional thread from beginning to end. Combining mostly originals with some dark and expressive folklore mainly in Yiddish, this programme is for deep listening.

Polina Shepherd is a composer, performer, educator and cultural activist originally from Siberia, now living in Brighton UK. She grew up with singing at family gatherings where she accompanied her whole Cossack / Jewish family from the age of 7. Since moving to the UK in 2003 has been composing, recording for film and theatre, performing and touring with various projects internationally.
“My Goat Is On the Roof” ist ein multikulturelles und facettenreiches Geflecht von Liedern über die Schönheit des Herzens inmitten des Wahnsinns in der Welt. Es geht um innere Kraft, tiefe Menschlichkeit und Spiritualität. Es ist eine Kette von Liedern, die durch improvisierte Melodien miteinander verbunden sind und durch die sich von Anfang bis Ende ein emotionaler Faden zieht.
Das vorwiegend in jiddischer Sprache gesungene Programm kombiniert hauptsächlich Eigenkompositionen von Polina Sherherd mit ausdrucksstarker Folklore und regt zum tiefen und emotionalen Zuhören an.
Polina Shepherd ist eine Komponistin, Performerin, Musikpädagogin und Kulturaktivistin, die ursprünglich aus Sibirien stammt und jetzt in Brighton lebt.
Sie wuchs mit dem Singen bei Familientreffen auf, bei denen sie ihre gesamte kosakisch-jüdische Familie ab dem Alter von 7 Jahren begleitete.
2003 zog sie nach Großbritannien und komponiert seitdem, macht Aufnahmen für Film und Theater, tritt auf und tourt mit verschiedenen internationalen Klezmer-Projekten.
Kooperationsveranstaltung mit Klezmer with friends e. V.
Wir empfehlen Kartenreservierungen unter Telefon 0341 90960037 oder ticket@budde-haus.de
Eintritt:
Normalpreis: 15,00 Euro
Ermäßigter Preis: 10,00 Euro (für Schüler*innen, Azubis, Studierende, Leipzig-Pass-Inhaber*innen, Inhaber*innen eines Schwerbehindertenausweises, Inhaber*innen des Leipziger Ehrenamtspass)
Solidaritätspreis: Freiwilliger Eintritt, der über dem Normalpreis liegt. Vielen Dank!
Bitte beachten: Keine Kartenzahlung möglich.
Einlass: ab 19.00 Uhr (freie Platzwahl), reservierte Karten bitte bis spätestens 15 min vor Veranstaltungsbeginn an der Abendkasse abholen.
Veranstaltungsort: Die Veranstaltung findet im Saal des Budde-Hauses (Erdgeschoss) statt.
Gastronomie: Die Budde-Bar ist geöffnet.
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Invitation to the Dance, London
2024-04-28 15:00 - 17:00 | st James’s Church, Islington, Prebend St, London, N1 8PF, United Kingdom
Vocal and Instrumental Music Inspired by Dance
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This multifaceted programme of vocal and instrumental music is inspired by dance. It is full of contrasting rhythm, style and colour. The classical set, performed by Natalee Jeremic (violin) and Robin Rubenstein (piano) will feature Bach’s stately dances for solo violin, Piazzolla’s Tangos, Bartok’s Rumanian Dances and Spanish dances by Sarasate.
In the second part, Merlin (clarinets) and Polina Shepherd (piano and voice) will offer a set of Yiddish tangos, Klezmer Bulgars and Turkishes, traditional and original, full of joyous pulse and movement. Join us for the afternoon and let your heart and soul dance.
Natalee Jeremic is a highly versatile violinist who performs extensively as a chamber musician, orchestral musician and soloist in concert venues throughout the UK, Europe and farther afield. Originally from Australia, Natalee performs with a range of professional orchestras in the UK and Europe and has performed and recorded in prestigious venues including Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Abbey Road Studios and Westminster Abbey.
As a soloist, she performs in the UK as well as the Republic of Ireland, Australia, Russia, Egypt and Israel. Natalee has been commended for her interpretation of solo Bach and also regularly works with composers to premier new works. She has been involved in a wide spectrum of outreach and education programs in Australia and the UK. Natalee also enjoys her work as an examiner for Trinity College London.
Robin Rubenstein was born in Los Angeles, California. She studied piano at the Royal College of Music with John Lill and Bernard Roberts. Over the years she has pursued a varied career in Britain and the US as solo pianist, chamber musician and Alexander Technique teacher. She has a longstanding duo partnership with fellow pianist Victoria Hartung and performs with clarinetist Mark Lacey and baritone David Durham. For the past ten years Robin has focused on producing music and poetry events under the banner of “Concert Party” with innovative programming aimed at creating an intimate and unstuffy atmosphere between classical music performers and their audience.
Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo perform music from several linked cultures with improvisation, freedom and spontaneity. The Duo’s playful approach to their root traditions – klezmer, Slavic, East European and southern Mediterranean – is full of knowledge and deference. Merlin & Polina have been performing as a duo since 2004. Apart from their own concerts, they collaborate internationally with performers of various disciplines. They work as a trio Sklamberg & the Shepherds with Lorin Sklamberg, the lead singer of the Grammy award winning The Klezmatics (New York). Recently, they were guest soloists on a US and European tour with Apollo’s Fire, Cleveland’s leading Baroque Orchestra. They also perform as The Sound & Light Cinematic Duo, playing to the Yuri Morozov Collection of B&W silent Jewish films made in Russia and Ukraine between 1910 and 1930.
Merlin and Polina have performed in London, Paris, Murcia, Sao Paolo, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Brussels, Toronto, Moscow, Kiev, Warsaw, St Petersburg, Kazan, Vienna , Reykjavik and many more…
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Maspindzeli and Slavic Voices concert. Brighton Fringe.
2024-05-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Brighton Spiegeltent, Old Steine, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 1EH, United Kingdom
BOOK HERE

Songs from thousands of miles away welcome you into summer and are brought to your doorstep by these two British choirs. Experience an amazing array of repertoire from cultures that meet at the Black Sea and spread like rays of the year’s hot season.Maspindzeli is a choir devoted to singing songs from the ancient polyphonic tradition of Georgia. The choir came about in 1999 in response to the growing interest in Georgian singing. Maspindzeli has studied with visiting Georgian teachers and it makes a specific point of learning authentic styles of singing from various regions of Georgia.“Maspindzeli” means “host” in Georgian and the choir has sung for the London Georgian community on a number of occasions. It has been six times to Georgia as part of the biennial Polyphonic Symposium at the Tbilisi Conservatory of Music. It is led by Bernard Burns.

Slavic Voices (London and Brighton) present music of all styles from the Slavic world: Orthodox chants, beautiful classics by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and others, refined XVIII-XIX-century Art songs and gritty folklore from the far corners of Siberia to the banks of the Black Sea. The repertoire is sung mainly in Russian but also in Croatian, Macedonian, Ukrainian, occasionally in Romanian and Bulgarian. The choir was formed in Autumn 2023 under the direction of an international performer and cultural activist Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd.

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Surrey Voices Festival-Contest for Young Musicians. Guilford.
2024-05-25 10:00 - 19:00 | Rydes Hill Preparatory School, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8BP, United Kingdom
Organised by The Russian School and Choir in Guilford. Read in RUSSIAN below.
This is the first festival of Slavic Music in Surrey. Young pianists and singers up to the age of 18 are invited to participate. “Surrey voices 2024” is a unique opportunity for these musicians to showcase their talents at the first-ever festival of Slavic music for children in Guildford on May 25, 2024, to network, to build experience and, hopefully, to start a new tradition in Surrey.
Auditions begin at 10:00 for pianists and at 15:00 for vocalists, followed by a gala concert at 16:00.
All participants will be nominated and awarded, making this a prestigious and memorable event for aspiring Slavic musicians.
Please read more (in Russian) and apply here: https://ruscg.com/festival/.Participation fee is £27.00. Please apply following the link in this event.

Judges:For pianists: Eralys Fernandez – classical pianist and harpsichordist with more than 14 years of experience as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. She has performed in major concert theatres in Cuba as a soloist and accompanist.
For vocalists: Polina Shepherd – composer, performer, educator and cultural activist originally from Tatarstan (Russia), now living in Brighton. Her current work covers vocal music from large scale choirs to duets and solo. She performs solo, collaborates with ensembles, soloists and choirs internationally.

Вперые в Гилфорде проводится фестваль славянской музыки для детей. Приглашаются юные вокалисты и пианисты 25 мая 2024 года. Прослушивание пианистов начнется в 10:00, вокалистов в 15:00.Гала-концерт начнется в 16:00.В связи с тем, что такое мероприятие проводится впервые, все участники буду номинированы и награждены.Мы очень надеемся, что такое доброе начало станет ежегодным событием для молодых исполнителей славянской музыки.
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Slavic Voices concert. Steyning Festival.
2024-05-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Steyning Parish Church, Vicarage Lane, Steyning, BN44 3YQ, United Kingdom
More information and booking link TBA soon
Slavic Voices present music of all styles from the Slavic world: Orthodox chants, beautiful classics by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and others, refined XVIII-XIX-centuries Art songs and gritty folklore from the far corners of Siberia to the banks of the Black Sea. The repertoire is sung mainly in Russian but also in Macedonian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, occasionally in Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, and adding a guest visit by a song in Yiddish or Georgian.
Join us on the journey to explore and share this culturally unique and musically diverse repertoire with the wide world.

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Voices from the East. Concert in Brighton.
2024-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Brighton Unitarian Church
Klezmer music, Yiddish Songs and their cultural neighbours.
BOOK HERE

Hear the songs and instrumental music of Jewish Eastern Europe, mingled with modern traditions.
Four of the world’s leading exponents in Yiddish instrumental and vocal music come together for an evening of songs, stories and culture. Hailing from the UK, Latvia, USA and Tatarstan, this motley band of Yiddishists bring, voices, violin, clarinets and piano to make a varied and exciting collaborative programme. Yiddish songs of lament, yearning, love and spirituality. Instrumental tunes comprising of dances, sacred tunes, and ritual music.
Sasha Lurje (Latvia/Germany) – vocals
Craig Judelman (USA / Germany) – fiddle
Merlin Shepherd (UK) – clarinets
Polina Shepherd (Russia / UK) – voice, piano
Sasha Lurje (Riga, Latvia) is a Berlin-based Yiddish singer performing and teaching throughout the world. Her experience in traditional song, various vocal techniques, and genres adds up to a wide range that creates great performances. Her work includes projects ranging from Yiddish progressive rock with her band Forshpil to cabaret with Semer Ensemble, Helsinki Yiddish Cabaret and Cabaret Yitesh, from traditional Yiddish music expression with her trio Lebedik to historic recreations with Yale University project “Songs from the Testimonies”.
Craig Judelman (Seattle, USA) is a fiddler, composer and educator on both sides of the Atlantic. His background in classical music and composition, combined with decades of immersion in American ‘Old Time’ music cultivated a unique perspective on Klezmer fiddling. Since moving to Berlin in 2017 he has developed a singular voice in the klezmer scene. He has taught or performed at many of the major klezmer festivals
Merlin Shepherd (Cardiff, Wales) has been a fixture in the international Yiddish/Klezmer scene, both as teach
er and performer for three decades. Merlin has also worked as Music Director with several of the UK’s leading theatre companies including The RSC, National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe and most recently at The Menier Chocolate Factory.
Polina Shepherd (Kazan, Tatarstan) is an internationally renowned singer, composer, educator and cultural activist. She brings the songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl up to date with passion and haunting soul. Her singing is deeply rooted in east European Jewish and Russian folk. Growing up in Tatarstan also placed her close to Islamic ornamentation and timbre, which can be heard in her unique vocal style and four-octave range.

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Voices from the East. Concert in London.
2024-06-08 14:30 - 17:00 | green note, Green Note 106 Parkway, London, NW1 7AN, United Kingdom
BOOK HERE
Hear the songs and instrumental music of eastern Europe, mingled with modern music traditions. Four of the world’s leading exponents in Yiddish instrumental and vocal music come together for an evening of songs, stories and culture. Hailing from the UK, Latvia, USA and Tatarstan, this motley band of Yiddishists bring, voices, violin, clarinets and piano to make a varied and exciting collaborative programme. Yiddish songs of lament, yearning, love and spirituality. Instrumental tunes comprising of dances, sacred tunes, and ritual music.
Sasha Lurje (Latvia/Germany – vocals, poyk) is a Berlin based singer who has performed and taught Yiddish singing throughout Europe and The Americas. Her knowledge of traditional song, diverse vocal techniques and genres inform her performances. Her work includes projects ranging from Yiddish progressive rock, cabaret, traditional Yiddish music and historic recreations. Sasha is a co-founder of Shtetl Berlin and Seattle Yiddish Fest.
Craig Judelman (USA/Germany – violin) is a fiddler, composer and educator on both sides of the Atlantic. His background in classical music and composition, combined with decades of immersion in American ‘Old Time’ music cultivated a unique perspective on Klezmer fiddling. Since moving to Berlin in 2017 he has developed a singular voice in the klezmer scene. He has taught or performed at many of the major klezmer festivals.
Merlin Shepherd (UK – clarinets) has been a fixture of the international Yiddish/Klezmer scene as a player, educator and composer for over three decades. One of the first to play on period clarinets, Merlin has broken new ground in stylistically and historically informed playing. Merlin has also worked as Music Director with several of the UK’s leading theatre companies including The RSC, National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe and most recently at The Menier Chocolate Factory.
Polina Shepherd (Tatarstan/UK – vocals, piano) is a composer, performer and educator originally from Russia, now living in Brighton. She performs solo, collaborates with ensembles, soloists and choirs internationally. Her composition is focused on East European styles influenced by classical and folk music. She’s written over 120 compositions; music for theatre, choirs, settings for Yiddish poems, several vocal cycles, many of which have been commissioned and performed all over the world.
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Voices from the East. Hastings, UK
2024-06-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Henry Ward Hall, 24-25 Cambridge Road, Hastings,, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1DJ, United Kingdom
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Hear the songs and instrumental music of Jewish Eastern Europe, mingled with modern traditions.
Four of the world’s leading exponents in Yiddish instrumental and vocal music come together for an evening of songs, stories and culture. Hailing from the UK, Latvia, USA and Tatarstan, this motley band of Yiddishists bring, voices, violin, clarinets and piano to make a varied and exciting collaborative programme. Yiddish songs of lament, yearning, love and spirituality. Instrumental tunes comprising of dances, sacred tunes and ritual music.
Sasha Lurje (Latvia/Germany) – vocals
Craig Judelman (USA / Germany) – fiddle
Merlin Shepherd (UK) – clarinets
Polina Shepherd (Russia / UK) – voice, piano
Sasha Lurje (Riga, Latvia) is a Berlin-based Yiddish singer performing and teaching throughout the world. Her experience in traditional song, various vocal techniques, and genres adds up to a wide range that creates great performances. Her work includes projects ranging from Yiddish progressive rock with her band Forshpil to cabaret with Semer Ensemble, Helsinki Yiddish Cabaret and Cabaret Yitesh, from traditional Yiddish music expression with her trio Lebedik to historic recreations with Yale University project “Songs from the Testimonies”.
Craig Judelman (Seattle, USA) is a fiddler, composer and educator on both sides of the Atlantic. His background in classical music and composition, combined with decades of immersion in American ‘Old Time’ music cultivated a unique perspective on Klezmer fiddling. Since moving to Berlin in 2017 he has developed a singular voice in the klezmer scene. He has taught or performed at many of the major klezmer festivals
Merlin Shepherd (Cardiff, Wales) has been a fixture in the international Yiddish/Klezmer scene, both as teacher and performer for three decades. Merlin has also worked as Music Director with several of the UK’s leading theatre companies including The RSC, National Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe and most recently at The Menier Chocolate Factory.
Polina Shepherd (Kazan, Tatarstan) is an internationally renowned singer, composer, educator and cultural activist. She brings the songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl up to date with passion and haunting soul. Her singing is deeply rooted in east European Jewish and Russian folk. Growing up in Tatarstan also placed her close to Islamic ornamentation and timbre, which can be heard in her unique vocal style and four-octave range.
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Slavic Voices at King's College, London.
2024-06-12 18:45 - 20:30
A summer concert programme at King’s College Chapel.
Free registration here.
Slavic Voices is a new choir in London and Brighton & Hove for singers of all backgrounds. It presents music of all styles from the Slavic world: Orthodox chants, beautiful classics by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and others, refined XVIII-XIX-centuries Art songs and gritty folklore from the far corners of Siberia to the banks of the Black Sea. The repertoire is sung mainly in Russian but also in Macedonian, Ukrainian, Croatian, occasionally in Bulgarian, Polish, Czech, and adding a guest visit by a song in Yiddish or Georgian.

Join us on the journey to explore and share this culturally unique and musically diverse repertoire with the wide world. We perform at festivals and choral events, present our own concerts and collaborations with choirs and instrumentalists several times a year. Led by Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd, granddaughter of a Cossack, an internationally acclaimed performer, educator and cultural activist.
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JetLag Festival -Neoteric. USA. The Stranniki
2024-06-21 - 2024-06-23 | Peaceful Valley Campsite, 485 Banker Rd, Downsville, United States, NY 13755
21-23 June – Upstate NY
JetLag Festival -Neoteric
At JetLag Festival you’ll hear everything from avant garde rock to Balkan wave and Klezmer; from psychedelic trance to Slavic folk and sung poetry; reggae, rap, cabaret, experimental math rock, and if that’s not enough, we promise, it’ll get weirder. The Stranniki – Psoy Korolenko and Polina Shepherd will present their newly recorded (and hopefully, published) album.
Peaceful valley campsites. 191 Bear Island, Downsville, NY 13755.

JETLAG-2024: NEOTERIC
Have you ever heard the word Neoteric before?
Do you know its meaning?
What do you think it is?
Neo is the easy part. Certainly, it means new. And what is “-teric’’? The Ancient Greek suffix -τερος is an equivalent of the English “-er’ or “-est”. For example, ἐσωτερικός (esō-terikós, esoteric) loosely means “deeper, deepest”. So Neoteric means newer, newest, or just recent, fresh, young.
The word Neoteric is rather rare. It is ancient and precious. It has existed in English since the late 16th century, but was preceded by older synonyms such as just “modern”, which came to English earlier. So this word is old and new. Its own destiny showcases the dialectic of the Old and the New, the mystery of centuries that stand in front of each other, exchanging secrets, recipes and spells.

In Ancient Rome, there were poets who called themselves Neoteric. Among them were the legendary Vergilius and Catullus, whose lyrics still rock. These masters defied the mainstream of their generation with intricate craftsmanship, playfulness, freedom, and experiment. But here is one more thing: these poets themselves were part of a bigger continuity. They encapsulated an awesome tradition, mystical, and mysterious. THE TRADITION OF BEING NEW!

Over millennia, many other artists, collectives, communities, movements, carried, cherished, nurtured this tradition. Even if they did not actually brand themselves “Neoteric”, this is what they were. And so is JetLAG. And this is what makes JetLAG always unique and continuously relevant: the harmony of heritage and innovation, of reminiscence and foresight. It bridges the known and the freshly-discovered. We don’t merely hold onto traditions; we evolve them. We recognize the allure of reinvention and passionately delve into the art of starting anew.
Welcome to the evernew!
Welcome to Neoteric! Welcome to JetLAG-2024!

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Songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl workshop and concert. Greenfield, MA, USA
2024-06-30 14:00 - 20:30 | Temple Israel, 27 Pierce St., Greenfield, MA, United States
Temple Israel in Greenfield MA invites you to “Songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl,” an opportunity to sing and hear Yiddish and Russian folk music on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
Polina Shepherd will lead a workshop at 2 p.m. and give a concert at 7 p.m.

Workshop
Polina Shepherd invites you on a journey with beautiful old East European Russian and Yiddish songs in beautiful harmonies. Warm up with an energetic nign, a traditional Jewish tune, let your heart out in a gorgeous Russian lyrical folk song, gain power in Yiddish songs, all with attention to history, context and style.
Music lovers of all backgrounds and singing levels are invited. Teaching is both by ear and with sheet music.
Concert
In this musical journey, Polina will present a mixture of original, classical and folk songs mainly in Yiddish with a few visits to cultural neighbours. Her unique style and repertoire, based on traditional forms, cuts a sound deeply rooted in East European folklore. This multi-faceted weave of songs will present a few ballads, drinking songs and grandparents’ tales mixed with some sweet, dreamy folklore plus a few songs for the audience to join in.
Workshop participants are invited to perform in this concert. This concert will inaugurate the baby grand piano donated by Susan Hollins.
Polina Shepherd is a composer, performer, educator and cultural activist with over 30 years of professional experience. She grew up in a Russian Jewish home where songs were frequently sung at family celebrations. When living in Tatarstan and studying at the State Academy, she played in Russia′s first klezmer band after Perestroika, and toured the world with her own quartet, Ashkenazim. Now living in the UK, she leads choirs, collaborates with bands, orchestras, soloists, ensembles, records for film and theatre, and performs internationally. www.polinashepherd.co.uk

Temple Israel is at 27 Pierce St., Greenfield MA. A contribution on a sliding scale of $10–$30 is requested for both the workshop and for the concert. The building is handicap-accessible.

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USA. The Village Harmony World Music Ensemble tour
2024-07-05 - 2024-07-21
5 – 21 July – New England

A teen singing camp followed by a concert tour around New England organised by Village Harmony. Open to young singers ages 12 to 18. Rehearsal location: Stump Sprouts Lodge, Hawley, MA. Read more .
12 – 21 July.
The Village Harmony World Music Ensemble Concert schedule. Village Harmony, the remarkable teen music ensemble, presents polyphonic singing traditions from around the world. Music leaders: Sinead O’Mahoney (USA), Bongani Magatyana (South Africa), Polina Shepherd (Tatarstan (Russia)/UK).

Friday, July 12 – Calais, VT: Maple Corner Community Center, 84 W County Rd

Saturday, July 13 – Montpelier, VT: Unitarian Church, 130 Main St

Sunday, July 14, 3:00pm – South Hero, VT: Congregational Church, 24 South St

Monday, July 15 – Shrewsbury, VT: Community Church, 88 Lottery Rd

Tuesday, July 16 – Worcester, MA: Workshops and performance at MA-ACDA conference. Concert at 6:30pm is free and open to public. Assumption University

Wednesday, July 17 – Belfast, ME: Unitarian Universalist Church, 37 Miller St

Thursday, July 18 – Blue Hill, ME: Central Hall, 306 Falls Bridge Rd

Friday, July 19 – Lexington, MA: First Parish, 7 Harrington Rd

Saturday, July 20 – Hadley, MA: Wesley United Methodist Church, 98 North Maple St

Sunday, July 21, 3:00pm – West Cummington, MA: Congregational Church, 27 West Main St

Vermont-based Village Harmony, the remarkable teen world music ensemble, presents its first concert program of the summer. The group is led by Sinead O’Mahoney, Bongani Magatyana from South Africa, and Polina Shepherd from the UK. The 22 brilliant teen singers come from seven states plus Canada and France. Village Harmony, a non-profit umbrella organization based in Vermont, promotes the study and performance of ethnic singing traditions from around the world. For more than thirty years they have organized teen ensembles each summer in New England and ensembles for mixed-age and adult singers in numerous foreign countries. Each Village Harmony ensemble develops its own unique sound with a different team of leaders. All share common traits: a powerful, natural, unrestrained vocal sound; a remarkable variety of vocal styles and timbres appropriate to the ethnic and traditional music; and a visible, vibrant community among the singers and audience as they share in a joyful celebration of music. Admission is by donation at the door. For further information visit www.villageharmony.org or email villageharmony@gmail.com.

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Caravan Orchestra and Choir. Weimar, Germany
2024-07-26 - 2024-08-07
26 July – 11 August. (7-11 August will be concerts.)
Weimar. Part of Yiddish Summer Weimar.
PROJECT WEB SITE
Caravan is now in its 7th year in bringing together young musicians from different traditions and backgrounds with the common goal of the exploration of East European Jewish, East Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music traditions. Every year, we build a learning community that relies on curiosity, transcultural experience and a general understanding of friendship and partnership. All instrumentalists and singers who live in Germany or Israel (independently of your nationality) are invited to apply.
What to expect from your participation in Caravan? In the summer of 2024, we will look at the connection between Yiddish (East-European Jewish) music and musics that derive from the Ottoman heritage of Greece and Turkey. We have found a wonderful shared repertoire (instrumental melodies, songs, dances) of these traditions and will study their common heritage and their own musical live in different cultures in Europe and Asia minor. We will learn a lot of music by ear and improvisation will play a major role in our music making. The faculty consists of renowned practitioners of Yiddish, Turkish, Greek and Ottoman traditions with decades of teaching expertise in projects like Caravan.
Concerts

Saturday, August 3d, 2024 Germany, Essen, Alte Synagoge Essen, Edmund-Körner-Platz 1, 45127 Essen, time TBA
Thursday, August 8th, 2024 Germany, Leipzig, Marktplatz, Leipziger Markt Musik, 8 PM, free admission
Friday, August 9th, 2024 Germany, Eisenach, Wandelhalle, 8 PM, ticket link
Saturday, August 10th, 2024 Germany, Weimar, Herderplatz, 6:30 PM (with many other bands), ticket link
Sunday, August 11th, 2024 Germany, Erfurt, Western fassade of the „Alte Synagoge,“ 7 PM (with other bands) free admission

Read more here
Part of Yiddish Summer Weimar.
The 2024 Caravan Orchestra and Choir will take place from July 26 in the morning to August 11 in the evening (beginning date is approximate, end date is definite; stay tuned for updates). We will spend the entire time together in Weimar during Yiddish Summer Weimar.
While we will sing in many languages, English will be the main language of communication.
We will ask a 200 EUR fee for participation in Caravan Orchestra & Choir. In return, we will cover your travels, tuition with great teachers, some food, and we will – hopefully with your help – find accommodation for participants.
For participants living in Weimar: please get in touch if you can offer accommodation for fellow band members from Haifa or Germany. In these cases, we can waive the participation fee for you.
Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK; artistic director) leads choirs, collaborates with bands, orchestras, soloists, ensembles and performs internationally. Her compositions, including music for choirs, theatre, song settings for Yiddish poems are performed all over the world. She taught Caravan Choir in 2021 and was the artistic director for Caravan Orchestra & Choir in 2022 and 2023. She will again serve as artistic director of Caravan Orchestra & Choir in 2024.
Mehmet Ali Orman (TR; artistic co-director) was born in the small seaside town of Gemlik, Turkey. He grew up immersed in his own culture and with a strong interest in other cultures as well. He began dancing at the age of 7 and started playing clarinet at the age of 15. He attended the İstanbul Technical University Turkish Folk Dance department to in order to make music and dance his profession. He has participated in folk dance and music festivals in Germany, Hungary, Poland, Japan, Lithuania, Denmark, France as both a dancer and a musician.

Zoë Aqua (USA; artistic co-director) is a violinist, educator and composer. She was awarded a Fulbright research grant for the 2021-’22 and 2022-’23 academic years to study Transylvanian folk music pedagogy in Cluj, Romania. In 2022, she released an album of original compositions recorded with Eastern European musicians entitled “In Vald Arayn” (Into the Forest). Zoë is a co-founder of klezmer bands Tsibele and Farnakht, and served as the full-time understudy for the Klezmatics’ Lisa Gutkin in the Broadway production of “Indecent”. An in-demand teacher known for her warm and accessible style, she holds two degrees in music education.

Eftychia Mitritsa (GR; artistic co-director) is a singer/songwriter who moves between the genres of traditional music, rebetiko and contemporary, greek, popular music. She has recorded three albums under her own name as well as participating in many different artists‘ recording projects. At the beginning of her career she studied with composer Nikos Mamagakis. Ever since, she has collaborated on stage with distinguished Greek singers, instrumentalists, and composers.
She studied classical piano, voice performance, advanced theory and harmony and holds a Master’ s degree in Musicology (National University of Athens). For the last 20 years, she has been teaching piano and singing at Secondary Music Schools and since 2021 she also teaches voice lessons to actors.

If you have any questions please get in touch with project managers Andreas or Anna:
andreas.schmitges@othermusicacademy.eu
or +49 177 6017686 (WhatsApp/Telegram)
anna.gruenhardt@othermusicacademy.eu
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Caravan Orchestra & Choir in Essen
2024-08-03 20:00 - 21:30 | Alte Synagoge Essen, Edmund-Körner-Platz, Essen, 145127, Germany
SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH INFO… FREE concert

Jiddische, osmanische & arabische Musik im DialogEintritt frei, um Voranmeldung unterinfo@alte-synagoge.essen.de wird gebetenwww.caravanorchestra.eu
Es ist wie Purim und Roshashone, Zuckerfest und Weihnachten zusammen! Das mit dem Shimon-Peres-Preis ausgezeichnete Caravan Orchestra & Choir ist auch -und gerade- in diesem Sommer mit einem neuen Programm unterwegs und kommt zum ersten Mal nach Essen!
Das jedes Jahr neu entstehende 40-köpfige Ensemble spielt ost-europäisch-jüdische, osmanische und arabische Musik und vor allem jene Melodien und Lieder, die in all diesen Musikkulturen zugleich vorkommen!
Die Musiker*innen könnten multikultureller nicht sein:Musikstudierende aus Deutschland mit vielen kulturellen und religiösen Hintergründen treffen jüdische, christliche und muslimische Israelis aus der Gegend um Haifa. Sie engagieren sich alle im Caravan Orchestra, weil das Ensemble großartige Musik spielt, faszinierende Klänge schafft und ein Forum für unvoreingenommenes Aufeinanderzugehen bietet, sowohl musikalisch als auch sozial.
Caravan Orchestra & Choir wendet sich immer neuen Klängen zu und findet immer wieder Verbindendes zwischen den angeblich so unterschiedlichen religiösen und kulturellen Welten Europas und des Nahen Ostens.
Sie dürfen sich auf einen berauschenden, groovigen und immer spontan bleibenden Abend freuen!
Besetzung:Polina Shepherd – künstlerische GesamtleitungMehmet Ali Orman – künstlerische Co-Leitung OrchesterZoe Aqua – künstlerische Co-Leitung ChorEftychia Mitritsa – künstlerische Co-Leitung ChorMitglieder des Caravan Orchestra und des Caravan Choir

The Caravan Orchestra & Choir is in its seventh year of musical exchange between the diverse communities of Weimar and Haifa. Young musicians from both places explore a program of Yiddish, Ottoman, Greek and Middle Eastern music in a multicultural and diverse environment. The program focuses on finding the connections that already exist between musical traditions that are often seen as unrelated, as well as celebrating the varied musical and cultural backgrounds that participants themselves bring to the ensemble. This year, the Caravan Orchestra & Choir is once again led by Polina Shepherd alongside the international team of Eftychia Mitritsa, Mehmet Ali Orman and Zoë Aqua.
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Caravan Orchestra & Choir in Leipzig, Germany
2024-08-08 20:00 - 22:00 | Marktplatz, Leipziger Markt Musik, Markt, Leipzig - Zentrum, 04109, Germany
PROJECT WEB SITE
The Unbroken Circle: Keeping music and friendship alive between Haifa & Weimar.Caravan Orchestra & Choir is in its seventh year of musical exchange between the diverse communities of Weimar and Haifa. Young musicians from both places explore a program of Yiddish, Ottoman, Greek and Middle Eastern music in a multicultural and diverse environment. The program focuses on finding the connections that already exist between musical traditions that are often seen as unrelated, as well as celebrating the varied musical and cultural backgrounds that participants themselves bring to the ensemble. This year, the Caravan Orchestra & Choir is once again led by Polina Shepherd alongside the international team of Eftychia Mitritsa, Mehmet Ali Orman and Zoë Aqua
Concerts

Saturday, August 3d, 2024 Germany, Essen, Alte Synagoge Essen, Edmund-Körner-Platz 1, 45127 Essen, time TBA
Thursday, August 8th, 2024 Germany, Leipzig, Marktplatz, Leipziger Markt Musik, 8 PM, free admission
Friday, August 9th, 2024 Germany, Eisenach, Wandelhalle, 8 PM, ticket link
Saturday, August 10th, 2024 Germany, Weimar, Herderplatz, 6:30 PM (with many other bands), ticket link
Sunday, August 11th, 2024 Germany, Erfurt, Western fassade of the „Alte Synagoge,“ 7 PM (with other bands) free admission

Read more here
Part of Yiddish Summer Weimar.

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Caravan Orchestra and Choir in Eisenach, Germany
2024-08-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Wandelhalle, Wartburgallee 53, Eisenach, 99817
The prize-winning, 40-piece Caravan Orchestra & Choir is in its seventh year of musical exchange between the diverse communities of Weimar and Haifa. Young musicians from both places explore a program of Yiddish, Ottoman, Greek and Middle Eastern music in a multicultural and diverse environment. The program focuses on finding the connections that already exist between musical traditions that are often seen as unrelated, as well as celebrating the varied musical and cultural backgrounds that participants themselves bring to the ensemble.
This year, Caravan Orchestra & Choir is once again led by Polina Shepherd alongside and excellent international team of Eftychia Mitritsa (vocals, Athens), Mehmet Ali Orman (Clarinet & Dance; Istanbul and Zoë Aqua (violin; USA).
Admission: €20.00 / €10.00
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Location: Wandelhalle, Wartburgallee 53, 99817 Eisenach
Contact: info@yiddishsummer.eu, +49(0)15776463340

Hear a wonderful shared repertoire – instrumental and vocal – East European Jewish and East Mediterranean and Middle Eastern music traditions. Performed by a youth orchestra formed only ten days before the concert, bringing young musicians from Israel and Germany. The repertoire is unique in every concert: a lot of it is improvised on the spot.

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Caravan Orchestra and Choir in Weimar, Germany
2024-08-10 20:00 - 22:00 | Herderplatz, Herderplatz 14, Weimar, 99423, Germany
PROJECT WEB SITE

The Unbroken Circle: Keeping music and friendship alive between Haifa & Weimar.Caravan Orchestra & Choir is in its seventh year of musical exchange between the diverse communities of Weimar and Haifa. Young musicians from both places explore a program of Yiddish, Ottoman, Greek and Middle Eastern music in a multicultural and diverse environment. The program focuses on finding the connections that already exist between musical traditions that are often seen as unrelated, as well as celebrating the varied musical and cultural backgrounds that participants themselves bring to the ensemble. This year, the Caravan Orchestra & Choir is once again led by Polina Shepherd alongside the international team of Eftychia Mitritsa, Mehmet Ali Orman and Zoë Aqua
Concerts

Saturday, August 3d, 2024 Germany, Essen, Alte Synagoge Essen, Edmund-Körner-Platz 1, 45127 Essen, time TBA
Thursday, August 8th, 2024 Germany, Leipzig, Marktplatz, Leipziger Markt Musik, 8 PM, free admission
Friday, August 9th, 2024 Germany, Eisenach, Wandelhalle, 8 PM, ticket link
Saturday, August 10th, 2024 Germany, Weimar, Herderplatz, 6:30 PM (with many other bands), ticket link
Sunday, August 11th, 2024 Germany, Erfurt, Western fassade of the „Alte Synagoge,“ 7 PM(with other bands) free admission

Read more here
Part of Yiddish Summer Weimar.

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