Caravan Orchestra and Choir in Erfurt, Germany.
Zughafen Zum Güterbahnhof 20, Erfurt, GermanyLast year, the artistic director of Caravan Orchestra and Choir, Polina Shepherd, introduced her new musical setting of Meyer Kharats’ Yiddish poem Mir farshidene, mir nemen zikh arum (We, who are different, embrace each other). There could hardly be a…
Mazltov! Yiddish Summer Weimar 25th Anniversary Gala Concert. Weimar, Germany
Marktplatz Marktplatz, WeimarSun, Aug 17 ‘25 04:00 PM - 10:00 PM Marktplatz The YSW 25th anniversary gala concert will take place on a large open-air stage directly in front of City Hall on Weimar’s historic Market Square. The concert will feature many…
Golden Peacock – Yiddish Song week. London
SOAS, University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, United KingdomPlease note the event is from 17 August but Polina is not there for the first 1,5 days. Yiddish Song School is designed for everyone who wishes to deepen their knowledge of the rich Yiddish song repertoire. You will spend…
Klezfest London.
SOAS, University of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, United KingdomCome learn, play, share klezmer music in a three-day programme by the JMI. The programme includes Klezmer Orchestra, Yiddish Dance with Sayumi Yoshida, Nigunim and Repertoire Sessions, Evening Jams and Socials and a session with the Yiddish Choir led by Zalmen Mlotek and Polina…
Running Through the Woods. Double Klezmer Duo. Brighton, UK
The Rose Hill 70-71 ROSEHILL TERRACE, BRIGHTON, East Sussex, United KingdomDoors 7 pm. BOOK HERE Flora Curzon (violin/voice) Francesca Ter-Berg (‘cello/voice) Merlin Shepherd (clarinets) Polina Shepherd (voice, piano) Come and hear the first time these four outstanding players come together as a quartet. They will blend east European instrumental and…
Merlin and Polina Shepherd at JimFest, Laughton, East Sussex. UK.
The duo will play a concert in Festival of Jim celebrating the life of our friend musician, writer and performer Jim Marcovitch. The festival takes place in a secluded clearing in an ancient woodland, with the main stage set up among the trees.…
Bratislava, Slovakia.
Arena Theatre Viedenská cesta 10, Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)11 September - Bratislava, Slovakia. Preßburger Klezmer Band 30th Anniversary Merlin and Polina Shepherd with Fran and Flora - a quartet - will play a set and join the Pressburger Klezmer Band on stage for the second set in their anniversary celebration. Below…
Slavic Voices Brighton season starts.
Brighton Unitarian ChurchWe are a non auditioned choir and welcome all singers. Join any time. Slavic Voices London & Brighton choir present music of all styles from the Slavic world: Orthodox chants, beautiful classics by Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Schnittke and others, refined XVIII-XIX-centuries…
Sing with Me-145. Online
OnlineSING WITH ME-145 for a YIDDISH AND A RUSSIAN SONG. For those who doesn't know Sing with Me, they are online sessions on ZOOM, open to all. Sing with Me run from 20 March 2020 until 3 June 2021 regularly,…
