BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Polina Shepherd - ECPv6.15.17.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Polina Shepherd X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Polina Shepherd REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20190101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200712T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200712T194000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200626T202646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T202647Z UID:8222-1594580400-1594582800@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing with Me 67 DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!  \nWednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \n\nPlease go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet. \n\nSunday 12 July – session 67 Russian song\nWednesday 15 July – session 68 Yiddish song\nSunday 19 July – session 69 Russian song\nWednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ve had over 60 sessions 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. Session 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!\nSeeing I have lost all my work over the next months\, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.  \nFor previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here. \n\n\n\n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-67/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200712T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200712T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200528T133138Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T133214Z UID:7695-1594573200-1594578600@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/forverts13/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200708T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200708T194000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200626T202555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T202555Z UID:8220-1594234800-1594237200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing with Me 66 DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!  \nWednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \n\nPlease go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet. \n\nWednesday 8 July – session 66 Yiddish song\nSunday 12 July – session 67 Russian song\nWednesday 15 July – session 68 Yiddish song\nSunday 19 July – session 69 Russian song\nWednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ve had over 60 sessions 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. Session 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!\nSeeing I have lost all my work over the next months\, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.  \nFor previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here. \n\n\n\n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-66/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200708T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200708T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200528T133301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T203215Z UID:7697-1594227600-1594233000@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-3/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200705T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200705T194000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200626T202425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T202438Z UID:8218-1593975600-1593978000@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing with Me 65 DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!  \nWednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \n\nPlease go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet. \n\nSunday 5 July – session 65 Russian song\nWednesday 8 July – session 66 Yiddish song\nSunday 12 July – session 67 Russian song\nWednesday 15 July – session 68 Yiddish song\nSunday 19 July – session 69 Russian song\nWednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ve had over 60 sessions 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. Session 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!\nSeeing I have lost all my work over the next months\, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.  \nFor previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here. \n\n\n\n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-65/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200705T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200705T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200528T132939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T133022Z UID:7691-1593968400-1593973800@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/forverts11/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200705T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200705T114000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200629T104816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200703T144128Z UID:8301-1593946800-1593949200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Концерт клезмерской музыки для детей и взрослых DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT WILL BE IN RUSSIAN but non-Russian speakers can still enjoy the music.\nКонцерт клезмерской музыки для детей и взрослых\nTickets here –  билеты тут\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nПриглашаем детей и родителей на концерт клезмерской музыки с певицей Полиной Шеперд и кларнетистом Мерлином Шеперд. Мы узнаем\, какие музыкальные инструменты традиционно используются в этой музыке; услышим знаменитые песни на идиш и на русском\, и споем их все вместе! \nПолина Шеперд – певица\, композитор\, руководитель хоров\, педагог. Объединенные единым брендом The Polina Shepherd Vocal Experience\, вокальные проекты Полины включают в себя многосоставные хоры\, вокальный квартет\, дуэты\, соло. Полина руководит четырьмя хорами в Великобритании\, в том числе уже 5 лет выступает с Лауреатом Международного III Лондонского Фестиваля Русской Песни (2010) Русским хором г.Брайтона и Хоува\, Идишским хором Лондона и Лондонским Русским Хором. \nМерлин Шеперд – кларнетист с мировым именем\, основатель нового педагогического метода в клезмерской музыке «earband». Часто работает в театре как музыкант и как музыкальный режиссер\, в послужном списке: The Royal National Theatre\, Royal Shakespeare Company\, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre\, London и многие другие. \nМероприятие проходит при поддержке Genesis Philanthropy Group \n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/8301/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200704T180000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200704T180000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200703T144717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200703T145451Z UID:8350-1593885600-1593885600@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Merlin & Polina Shepherd on Two Melodies a Day DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Mark Kovnatskiy and Shendl Copitman Kovnatskiy \nEvery Saturday a klezmer violinist Mark Kovnatsky invites special guests from the leading klezmer  players as part of his daily show “Two melodies of the day“. \nJuly 4th will present a concert by the  Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo. \nMerlin & Polina Shepherd perform together in a way that is rarely encountered. Playing music from several linked cultures and maintaining the styles\, they also incorporate improvisation\, freedom and spontaneity. \nWith a unique approach and dynamic\, they perform Klezmer\, Yiddish and Russian song and they weave a sound that\, so like Music from these Cultures themselves\, moves the listener physically\, emotionally and spiritually. \nThere is no need to remind that because of the coronavirus pandemic\, freelance musicians are not in the best situation right now. Any contributions and donations are more than welcome. \nTo do this\, use this link: PayPal.me/MerlinMShepherd \nBroadcast will be held on Mark’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mark.kovnatskiy \nTime of the broadcast: \nJuly 4th:\n8 pm in Chisinau\, Kiev\, Moscow\, Helsinki\n7 pm in Berlin\, Paris\, Amsterdam\, Madrid\n6 pm in London\, Dublin\n1 pm in New York\, Washington\, Montreal\, Toronto\n10 am in LA\, San Francisco\, Seattle\, Portland \nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/two-melodies-a-day/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200704T160000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200704T163000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200703T145942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200703T145959Z UID:8356-1593878400-1593880200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Merlin & Polina Shepherd at JetLAG festival DESCRIPTION:Merlin and Polina Shepherd with a Russian and Klezmer set for JetLag Festival\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVovka Kozhekin & Vanya Zhuk\, Fedor Chistyakov\, Леонид Фёдоров\, Vezhlivy Otkaz\, Dobranotch\, Daniel Kahn\, Anya Umka Gerasimova\, Дефеса feat Оля Чикина\, Vadim Pevzner\, Polina Shepherd\, Слава Рутман\, Nikolay Yakimov and many other JetLAG’s beloved ones (including your humble me) @ JetLAG stage at Платформа online. https://platformafest.ru/live\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/jetlag-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200701T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200701T194000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200626T202236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T202236Z UID:8216-1593630000-1593632400@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing with Me 64 DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!  \nWednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \n\nPlease go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet. \nWednesday 1 July – session 64 Yiddish song\nSunday 5 July – session 65 Russian song\nWednesday 8 July – session 66 Yiddish song \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ve had over 60 sessions 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. Session 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!\nSeeing I have lost all my work over the next months\, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.  \nFor previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here. \n\n\n\n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-64/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200701T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200701T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200528T132903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T132903Z UID:7689-1593590400-1593622800@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/forverts10/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200628T190000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200628T194000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200626T202051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200626T202051Z UID:8214-1593370800-1593373200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Sing with Me 63 DESCRIPTION:Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!  \nWednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe \n\nPlease come back here a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet. \nFurther sessions:\nSunday 28 June – session 63 Russian song\nWednesday 1 July – session 64 Yiddish song\nSunday 5 July – session 65 Russian song\nWednesday 8 July – session 66 Yiddish song \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’ve had over 60 sessions 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. Session 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!\nSeeing I have lost all my work over the next months\, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.  \nFor previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here. \n\n\n\n\nRelated Images: URL:https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/event/sing-with-me-63/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200628T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200628T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200528T132832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T132832Z UID:7687-1593363600-1593369000@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/forverts9/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200624T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200624T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200528T133055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T133055Z UID:7693-1593018000-1593023400@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-2/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200621T170000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200621T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T232213 CREATED:20200528T132742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200528T132742Z UID:7685-1592758800-1592764200@www.polinashepherd.co.uk SUMMARY:Yiddish song: Step Forverts DESCRIPTION:

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\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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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:20260403T232213 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 END:VCALENDAR