A unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here.
\nWednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow \nOn 24 May we came together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. Following that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays performers present solo sessions with short interviews about their approach to taking Yiddish song further. \nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe have over 30 presenters from Russia\, Moldova\, UK\, Canada\, USA\, Brazil\, The Netherlands\, Estonia\, Estonia\, Latvia on board\, representing a huge variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers\, composers\, lecturers/researchers\, event organisers who all sing their unique material. Coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK). \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/forverts8/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200617T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200617T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T132622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T132622Z UID:7683-1592413200-1592418600@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish Song: Step Forverts DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts – Wednesdays and Sundays live on Facebook.\nProject page\n \nA unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here. \nWednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow \nOn 24 May we came together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. Following that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays performers present solo sessions with short interviews about their approach to taking Yiddish song further. \nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe have over 30 presenters from Russia\, Moldova\, UK\, Canada\, USA\, Brazil\, The Netherlands\, Estonia\, Estonia\, Latvia on board\, representing a huge variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers\, composers\, lecturers/researchers\, event organisers who all sing their unique material. Coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK). \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/forverts7/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200615T193000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200619T204500 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200519T202536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T202536Z UID:7274-1592249400-1592599500@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:SOAS Summer Schools\, Russian Harmonies Online DESCRIPTION:Russian Harmonies: Monday 15th – Friday 19th June\, 2020: ONLINE\nBooking here \nMonday 15th – Friday 19th June 2020\, 7.30pm – 8.45pm \nCourse Fee: £65 (or £15 per session if booked as a ‘one off’) \nRussian songs embrace the whole of the landscape and all of Mother Earth. Lyrical songs call to mind the vastness of Russian topography stretching toward a boundless horizon. Every snowflake and every blade of grass embodies the spirits of nature – and this connection is felt within each song for rituals\, holidays\, circle dances\, laments\, weddings\, the Russian Art song (The Romance) and lyrical songs… Come and experience Russian harmonies through song. Music lovers of all backgrounds and singing levels are invited\, no experience necessary. Learning by ear. \nWith Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/soas2020-rus/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200615T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200619T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200519T202337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T202617Z UID:7272-1592244000-1592593200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:SOAS Summer Schools course Yiddish Songs Online DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Songs: Monday 15th – Friday 19th June\, 2020: ONLINE\nBOOKING HERE\n\nMonday 15th – Friday 19th June\, 2020\, 6-7.15 pm \nCourse Fee: £65 (or £15 per session if booked as a ‘one off’) \n\nYiddish\, the 1000-year-old language of the Jews of Eastern Europe\, is flourishing\, as people young and old\, Jewish and non-Jewish\, explore its rich cultural heritage. Some of the songs come from the Yiddish theatre and cinema or describe the diverse lives of Jewish people across Eastern and Central Europe and all the countries they have emigrated to – their history\, hopes\, memories\, politics\, celebrations and resistance to oppression. Others are are spiritual and liturgical\, particularly the nign – a melody that is believed to change consciousness. Join us in singing traditional and new Yiddish songs while also paying attention to the specific elements (ornamentation\, phrasing\, modes) of this singing style. \nWith Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd \n\n \n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/soas2020-yid/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200614T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200614T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T133854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T134133Z UID:7705-1592161200-1592163000@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing with Me 60 DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions and Concerts Online are open to everyone! \n11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \nWe’ve had 56 sessions running most days since the lock down and now moving on to twice a week with Russian Songs on Sundays and Yiddish songs on Wednesdays\, sessions being 40 minutes. No knowledge of languages is needed. A song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions. Sing With Me videos are posted online afterwards. We’ve had up to 90 people joining us from Russia\, USA\, Australia\, Brazil\, Iceland\, Canada\, Ukraine\, most of Europe\, and New Zealand! \nMore information here: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/ \n\n\n\n\n\n \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-60/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200614T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200614T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T132532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T132532Z UID:7681-1592154000-1592159400@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish song: Step Forverts DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts – Wednesdays and Sundays live on Facebook.\nProject page\n \nA unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here. \nWednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow \nOn 24 May we came together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. Following that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays performers present solo sessions with short interviews about their approach to taking Yiddish song further. \nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe have over 30 presenters from Russia\, Moldova\, UK\, Canada\, USA\, Brazil\, The Netherlands\, Estonia\, Estonia\, Latvia on board\, representing a huge variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers\, composers\, lecturers/researchers\, event organisers who all sing their unique material. Coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK). \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/forverts6/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200610T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200610T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T133756Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T134234Z UID:7703-1591815600-1591817400@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing with Me 59 Russian / Yiddish Song DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions and Concerts Online are open to everyone! \n11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \nWe’ve had 56 sessions running most days since the lock down and now moving on to twice a week with Russian Songs on Sundays and Yiddish songs on Wednesdays\, sessions being 40 minutes. No knowledge of languages is needed. A song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions. Sing With Me videos are posted online afterwards. We’ve had up to 90 people joining us from Russia\, USA\, Australia\, Brazil\, Iceland\, Canada\, Ukraine\, most of Europe\, and New Zealand! \nMore information here: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/ \n\n\n\n\n\n \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-59-russian-song/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200610T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200610T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T132303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T132446Z UID:7679-1591808400-1591813800@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish Song: Step Forverts DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts – Wednesdays and Sundays live on Facebook.\nProject page\n \nA unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here. \nWednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow \nOn 24 May we came together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. Following that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays performers present solo sessions with short interviews about their approach to taking Yiddish song further. \nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe have over 30 presenters from Russia\, Moldova\, UK\, Canada\, USA\, Brazil\, The Netherlands\, Estonia\, Estonia\, Latvia on board\, representing a huge variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers\, composers\, lecturers/researchers\, event organisers who all sing their unique material. Coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK). \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/forverts5/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200607T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200607T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T131438Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T131438Z UID:7675-1591549200-1591554600@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish Song: Step Forverts DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts – Wednesdays and Sundays live on Facebook.\nProject page\n \nA unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here. \nWednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow \nOn 24 May we came together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. Following that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays performers present solo sessions with short interviews about their approach to taking Yiddish song further. \nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe have over 30 presenters from Russia\, Moldova\, UK\, Canada\, USA\, Brazil\, The Netherlands\, Estonia\, Estonia\, Latvia on board\, representing a huge variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers\, composers\, lecturers/researchers\, event organisers who all sing their unique material. Coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK). \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/forverts4/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200603T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200603T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T133714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T133714Z UID:7701-1591210800-1591212600@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing With Me 58 Yiddish Song DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions and Concerts Online are open to everyone! \n11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \nWe’ve had 56 sessions running most days since the lock down and now moving on to twice a week with Russian Songs on Sundays and Yiddish songs on Wednesdays\, sessions being 40 minutes. No knowledge of languages is needed. A song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions. Sing With Me videos are posted online afterwards. We’ve had up to 90 people joining us from Russia\, USA\, Australia\, Brazil\, Iceland\, Canada\, Ukraine\, most of Europe\, and New Zealand! \nMore information here: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/ \n\n\n\n\n\n \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-58-yiddish-song/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200603T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200603T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T131349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T131349Z UID:7673-1591203600-1591209000@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish Song: Step Forverts DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts – Wednesdays and Sundays live on Facebook.\nProject page\n \nA unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here. \nWednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow \nOn 24 May we came together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. Following that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays performers present solo sessions with short interviews about their approach to taking Yiddish song further. \nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe have over 30 presenters from Russia\, Moldova\, UK\, Canada\, USA\, Brazil\, The Netherlands\, Estonia\, Estonia\, Latvia on board\, representing a huge variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers\, composers\, lecturers/researchers\, event organisers who all sing their unique material. Coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK). \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/forverts3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200531T200000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200531T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20190928T140820Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190928T140912Z UID:4597-1590955200-1590962400@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY: DESCRIPTION:A fundraising concert with A Besere Velt Yiddish Chorus\, Lorin Sklamberg & Polina Shepherd. Watch this space for more info. \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/boston-yiddish-chorus-lorin-polina2020/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200531T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200531T193000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T133623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T133623Z UID:7699-1590951600-1590953400@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing With Me 57 Russian Song DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions and Concerts Online are open to everyone! \n11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \nWe’ve had 56 sessions running most days since the lock down and now moving on to twice a week with Russian Songs on Sundays and Yiddish songs on Wednesdays\, sessions being 40 minutes. No knowledge of languages is needed. A song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions. Sing With Me videos are posted online afterwards. We’ve had up to 90 people joining us from Russia\, USA\, Australia\, Brazil\, Iceland\, Canada\, Ukraine\, most of Europe\, and New Zealand! \nMore information here: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/ \n\n\n\n\n\n \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-57-russian-song/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200531T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200531T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T130703Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T131150Z UID:7664-1590944400-1590949800@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish Song: Step Forverts DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts – Wednesdays and Sundays live on Facebook.\nProject page\n \nA unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here. \nWednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow \nOn 24 May we came together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. Following that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays performers present solo sessions with short interviews about their approach to taking Yiddish song further. \nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe have over 30 presenters from Russia\, Moldova\, UK\, Canada\, USA\, Brazil\, The Netherlands\, Estonia\, Estonia\, Latvia on board\, representing a huge variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers\, composers\, lecturers/researchers\, event organisers who all sing their unique material. Coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK). \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/forverts2/ LOCATION:Live on Facebook END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200527T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200527T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200528T131241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T131241Z UID:7671-1590598800-1590604200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish Song: Step Forverts DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts – Wednesdays and Sundays live on Facebook.\nProject page\n \nA unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here. \nWednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow \nOn 24 May we came together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. Following that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays performers present solo sessions with short interviews about their approach to taking Yiddish song further. \nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe have over 30 presenters from Russia\, Moldova\, UK\, Canada\, USA\, Brazil\, The Netherlands\, Estonia\, Estonia\, Latvia on board\, representing a huge variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers\, composers\, lecturers/researchers\, event organisers who all sing their unique material. Coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK). \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/yiddish-song-step-forverts/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200526T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200526T194500 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200522T194158Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200525T204551Z UID:7426-1590519600-1590522300@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Classic Guitar\, Russian &Yiddish. Grisha Nisnevich & P. Shepherd DESCRIPTION: \n7 pm UK time / 11 am California Time / 2 pm New York Time/ 8 pm Europe… \nLive on Facebook here and on ZOOM. \nInformation how TO JOIN on ZOOM will be here a few hours before the event: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/. \nEnjoy a short & sweet online concert of classic 7-string guitar music from & Yiddish Song with Gregory) Nisnevich playing in Denver\, USA and Polina Shepherd singing in her house in Brighton\, UK.\nGrisha (Gregory) Nisnevich is a classical guitarist and Argentine tango performer & instructor. He maintains an active touring schedule as a soloist and as a chamber musician\, teaching and performing Argentinian tango. Recorded numerous CDs with Russian\, Klezmer\, Classical\, Tango and his own compositions. His playing of the Classic Russian Art Song (Romance) is amazing\, don’t miss!\nhttps://www.gren-music.com/ \nI met Grisha on my tour in the US in December when him and his friends turned up at my concert in Chicago strait from his own gig. He had his guitar with him\, and we launched into a whole long set of informal music making. The audience stayed for that and it was hard to stop. Grisha and I have all that classical Russian Art Song repertoire together which we would love to perform together at some point… someday\, somewhere… For now\, please hear Gregory’s beautiful Russian music and\, hopefully\, a couple of Argentinian Tangos too and me with a few Yiddish songs. \nFREE but donations are appreciated\, see that page for payment buttons and a PayPal address.\nYou can also watch it live here on Facebook on this page: https://www.facebook.com/polinashepherd/ \nThis concert is part of Polina Shepherd’s Sing with Me Yiddish & Russian Song Classes & Concerts online \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/nisnevich/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200524T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200524T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200519T202002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200519T202023Z UID:7268-1590346800-1590352200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish Song: Step Forverts. Opening Summit DESCRIPTION:Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts READ MORE HERE – Project page\n\nA unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here \nAt the initial summit on 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow we come together to take a step forward\, we meet & greet and start a creative flow. \nFollowing that\, two times a week\, on Wednesdays and Sundays two performers present a 45 minute session each and a short interview about their approach to taking Yiddish song further; coordinated and moderated by Efim Chorny (Moldova) & Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK)\nEach session will have at least one world premiere of a newly composed or arranged song – we would like this to be a special feature of our series!\nAnother very important feature of the forum is our Russian speaking ‘Eastern branch’ – about a half of our presenters are originally from Eastern Europe. Let’s bring us all closer together! \nWe truly hope that our international project will make a good impact on our culture and our world and help us all to Step Forwards! \nPayments are optional but are highly appreciated. We are collecting donations which will be split between all the participants via PayPal. Also\, each performer provides an option to receive direct payments on the day of their event. \n\n\n \n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/step-forverts-opening/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200521T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200521T194500 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200515T094401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200520T195205Z UID:7145-1590087600-1590090300@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Socalled & Polina short intercontinental Yiddish & Russian gig DESCRIPTION:On a cold winter day in Montreal in December 2019 I was walking down a snowy street to visit Josh during his rare presence in his hometown. Montreal felt like Mother Russia that day… I had no idea this photo will come handy and Josh will be easy to find at home and get for a gig so soon… \nSo here we are: Socalled will be performing from his place in Montreal and I’ll throw a few Russian songs into the borsht all the way from Brighton UK.\nThis is part of my Sing With Me! Russian & Yiddish Song Classes + Concerts on Zoom.\nIn case you don’t know yet\, Joshua Dolgin\, better known by his stage name Socalled\, is a Canadian rapper and record producer\, known for his eclectic mix of hip hop\, klezmer\, and other styles such as drum & bass and folk music. A pianist and accordion player\, he has taught the latter at Klezfest London\, where he has also run workshops in “hiphopkele”… socalledmusic.com \nI am Polina Shepherd\, a performer and cultural activist from the UK via Siberia and Kazan\, Tatarstan. www.polinashepherd.co.uk\nJoin on ZOOM (see below) or watch FB live streaming\, more TBA.\nOptional payments are appreciated. Information will be here ON THE DAY: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/ \nPayment is optional but very much appreciated.\nUse your debit or credit card for the buttons below. or PayPal directly via polina_shepherd @ yahoo. co. uk (with no spaces) \n£5 \n£10 \nFeeling generous? Here is a good number: £27 \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/socalled-polina-shepherd/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200517T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200526T194000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200514T211559Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200514T211559Z UID:7142-1589742000-1590522000@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing With Me! Russian & Yiddish Song Classes + Concerts on Zoom DESCRIPTION:To join the online class — every day at 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8 pm most of Europe\nJoin on ZOOM via this page.\nEach session is unique and newcomers are always welcome! \nSiberia-born\, Tatarstan-raised\, and now UK-based Russian and Yiddish singer\, pianist\, and choir director Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd invites you to her SING WITH ME online class. Each session runs about 35 -40 minutes. Polina alternates teaching Russian and Yiddish songs from day to day.\nNo knowledge of languages is needed. A song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions. Sing with Me videos are posted online afterwards. Every fifth day is a short concert with a guest star with lifestream on Facebook. We’ve had up to 90 people joining us from Russia\, USA\, Australia\, Brazil\, Iceland\, Canada\, Ukraine\, most of Europe\, and New Zealand and performers joining the concerts from New York\, Moscow\, Berkeley\, Iowa City and Kishinev so far…\nJoin our international group any time! Payments are voluntary\, you can join us free of charge too.\nSunday 17 May – Russian song\nMonday 18 May – Yiddish song\nTuesday 19 May – Russian song\nWednesday 20 May – Yiddish song\nThursday 21 May – Concert with guest Socalled (Joshua Dolgin)\, Montreal\, Canada.\nFriday 22 May – Russian song\nSaturday 23 May – Yiddish song\nSunday 24 May – Russian song\nMonday 25 May – Yiddish song\nTuesday 26 May – Concert with guest TBA. \nTO JOIN\, please go to this page a few hours before each session for more information\, a ZOOM meeting number and a song sheet: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/ \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/swm-5-run/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200512T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200512T233000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200508T184104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T112740Z UID:6933-1589306400-1589326200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:An inclusive\, international online festival for the 33rd Day of the Omer DESCRIPTION: \n\nAn inclusive\, international online festival for the 33rd Day of the Omer\, featuring artists of all genders in Israel\, Europe\, North and South America.\n\n\n\nSong\, dance\, theater\, poetry\, rabbinic teachings\, haircuts\, cooking demonstrations and much more!\n\n\n\nAll audience donations will go directly to the artists. Donations accepted via Paypal (cantor.sarah.myerson@gmail.com) and Venmo (@Sarah-Myerson). Thank you for your support!\nThe Facebook livestream will post here: www.facebook.com/events/237083090726917/\nContact us: fb.me/LagBaOmerCelebration\nTag us in your posts: #lagbaomer4allArtists include:\nZulema Benveniste (Argentina)\nEléonore Biezunski (USA)\nPolina Shepherd (UK)\nNicole Borger (Brazil)\nJoanne H Borts (USA)\nAlejandra Czarny (Argentina/USA)\nCantor Magda Fishman (USA)\nTânia Grinberg (Brazil)\nOmer Hallel (Israel)\nSima Halpern (Brazil)\nLea Kalisch and Rabbi Tobias Moss (USA)\nSusan Abbe Hoffman Lankin-watts (USA)\nJeyn Levison and Josh Waletzky (USA)\nRabbi Bronwen Mullin (USA)\nCantor Sarah Myerson and Ilya Shneyveys (USA)\nAlevtina Parland (Finland)\nRabbi Shira Rosenblum (USA)\nRabbi Raysh Weiss (USA)\nAmy Zakar and Adrian Banner (USA)\n \n\n\nThe festival will be live streamed via Facebook\, to this event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/237083090726917/\nIf audience members can say now that they’re “attending” the event\, then it will be easier for them to access the livestream once it’s there.\n \n\nPolina’s set is at 2:20pm – 2.40pm New York time\, 7.20 – 7.40 pm UK time. \n\nKoyekh Nigun by Polina Shepherd\nOvnt gang Lyrics by David Einhorn\, music by Polina Shepherd\nZingt tsu im – Shiru lo (Sing unto Him a new song) Lyrics from Psalm 33:-3\, music by Polina Shepherd\nStrela Russian folk song\nFire down below Lyrics by Seth Rogovoy\, music by Polina Shepherd\nGemiter Lyrics by Leyb Kvitko\, music by Polina Shepherd\nDint Got mit Simkhe (Serve the Lord with gladness\, come before his presence with singing) Lyrics from Psalm 100:2\, music by Polina Shepherd\n\nSEE OR DOWNLOAD THE FULL PROGRAMME AND PRESENTER’S BIOGS HERE: Lag BaOmer Celebration \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/omer/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200511T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200511T184500 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200507T203111Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200511T124721Z UID:6890-1589220000-1589222700@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sklamberg & the Shepherds Intercontinental DESCRIPTION: Monday 11 May 6 pm London / 7 pm Berlin / 1 pm New York/ 10 am California / 20.00 Moscow on ZOOM\nStretching the possibilities of transatlantic and intercultural performances\, Sklamberg & the Shepherds are hitting hard with a coming together from three diverse continents. Yes\, Russia is a continent. Yes\, New York is a continent too and so for that matter is Brighton. Kind of. Mostly. \nPresenting a diverse collection of songs and instrumental music from the Russian Jewish\, Jewish Russian and just downright everything in between\, these three hardcore\, beautiful and handsome fanatics and veterans of World Music will delight\, thrill and entice you into a world that is delightful\, thrilling and enticing. Come along\, join in the lockdown fun. Get your gatkes off and join us for a transatlantic party like no other. \nJoin online on ZOOM \nZoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83309789609 \nPassword\, please insert with no spaces: a p e r o l \nJoin free of charge or make a voluntary payment which we would appreciate a lot. PayPal to polina_shepherd@yahoo.co.uk or use these buttons and out in any combination you like. \n£5 \n£10 \n£15 \nLorin Sklamberg (USA) – vocals\, accordion\, guitar\nPolina Shepherd (Russia/UK) – vocals\, piano\nMerlin Shepherd (UK) – clarinets \nSklamberg & the Shepherds website \n \n \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sats-intercontinental/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200510T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200510T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200508T190237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T190414Z UID:6939-1589137200-1589142600@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Mageyfe Khasene - Plague Wedding Spectacle DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America\n\nCome to a Mageyfe Khasene (plague wedding) spectacle featuring famous Yiddish artists and academics :\n \nAlicia Svigals\,\nMichael Steinlauf\,\nPsoy Korolenko\,\nPolina Shepherd\,\nYale Strom\,\nElizabeth Schwartz\,\nMikhl Yashinsky\,\nAnna Rozenfeld\,\nLea Rosenfeld\,\nRafi Caplan\,\nAmelia Gleser\,\nTanja Yakovleva!\nWe are raising money to hire more Yiddishists in order to transform our small organisation into a House of Yiddishland\, to operate both locally in San Diego and internationally.\n \n\nDate: Sunday\, May 10th\, 2020\nTime: 11 am to 12.30 pm PDT ( (2 p.m. EDT\, 7 p.m. in the UK\, 8 p.m. in Europe\, 9 p.m. in Israel)\nAdmission: donation-based\, donate what you can\, from $18 to $1\,800! (https://www.jewcer.org/project/yaaana/)\nRegistration: please email us at info@yaaana.com to access the Zoom link. Due to security reasons\, all guests must be registered.\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/khasene/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200506T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200506T184000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200503T153116Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200503T153116Z UID:6726-1588788000-1588790400@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Vanya Zhuk & Polina Shepherd short gig 6pm UK /10am New York DESCRIPTION:Vanya Zhuk & Polina Shepherd come together for a short & sweet intercontinental house concert online. Vanya will be performing from Moscow and Polina will join with a few songs from her house in Brighton UK.\nVanya Zhuk is a Moscow-based singer and guitar player. He started with blues and rock\, then developed interest for roots music and formed a klezmer-rock band Nayekhovichi. He plays traditional Russian 7-string guitar\, like Oleg Timofeyev (already known to this series’ audience)\, and sings Russian Roma and Yiddish songs. He also plays lead guitar with many singers\, including Daniel Kahn and “Gitar-gitar jump in my jaguar” guy Peter Nalich. \nPolina Shepherd\, called The Robert Plant of klezmer by Seth Rogovoy (The Essential Klezmer)\, will present a few songs in Russian and Yiddish.\nJoin free of charge\, voluntary payments are welcome.\nThis concert is part of Sing With Me! Russian & Yiddish Song Classes + Concerts on Zoom\nZOOM meeting information will be on this page a few hours before the concert \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/zhuk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200428T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200428T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200424T222433Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200425T102233Z UID:6502-1588096800-1588098600@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Psoy Korolenko & Polina Shepherd ZOOM gig 6pm UK /10am New York. DESCRIPTION:6 pm UK time / 10am California / 1pm New York/ 7pm most of Europe.\nPsoy & Polina will travel into virtual space and present a short & sweet intercontinental house concert online. Join us\, wherever you are!\nPsoy will be performing from New Jersey\, US and will join with a few songs from her house in Brighton UK.\nPsoy Korolenko been referred to as a ”wandering scholar” and an ”avant-bard”. His multilingual one-person cabaret-esque show balances folk and klezmer music\, free-style poetry and intellectual comedy. Sings in English\, Russian\, Yiddish\, French\, also recently Portuguese (Brazillian rock in new renderings and Russian translations). \nby Zlat Kogan \nPsoy & Polina have a Duo project\, The Stranniki\, which defines original repertoire based on their original Yiddish & Russian songs as well as multilingual interpretations & translations. They create a balance between serious listening and popular music\, avant-garde & classics\, folklore\, chamber music\, theatre song & cabaret\, reflecting the multi-cultural and international nature of diverse world & Jewish cultures. Rooted in Russian and Yiddish folk\, their multilingual journey starts in the Steppes and the Shtetl\, then takes us to the new world and other planets.\nJoin us for a tiny snippet of The Stranniki’s current internal journeys. \nFREE but voluntary payments are appreciated. \nThis event is part of Polina Shepherd’s Sing With Me series. \nPlease go to this page a few hours before the event for a zoom meeting and password: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/ \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/psoy-polina/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200423T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200423T184000 DTSTAMP:20260403T212350 CREATED:20200422T195959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200422T195959Z UID:6364-1587664800-1587667200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Josh Horowitz & P. Shepherd online DESCRIPTION:Josh Horowitz & P. Shepherd online \n6 pm UK time / 10am California / 1pm New York/ 7pm most of Europe…\nJoin us for a short and sweet house concert online\, wherever you are.\nJoshua Horowitz\, a pianist\, accordionist\, arranger\, cimbalom player\, teacher\, writer and theorist\, best known for his work in traditional Jewish music\, also known as a composer – will be our guest on the show playing accordion from his house outside San Francisco.\nPolina Shepherd will join with a few Russian songs\, you know\, her usual\, from her house in Brighton UK… \nThis is part of Sing With Me! Russian& Yiddish Song Class + Concerts\, a series of online workshops and concerts. We’ve had up to 85 people joining us every day from Russia\, USA\, Australia\, Brazil\, Iceland\, Canada\, Ukraine\, Germany\, France\, Italy\, Belgium\, the Netherlands\, Sweden and New Zealand. Join the fun!\nYou can join us free of charge but payments via https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/will be hugely appreciated! \nJoin Zoom Meeting from this page \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/horowitz/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR