Polina Shepherd

Online Yiddish Choir @ the Workers Circle
2020-12-02 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-11-18 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-11-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-11-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-10-28 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-10-21 18:00 - 19:30, 2020-10-14 18:00 - 19:30 UTC
Wednesdays 1:00 – 2:30 pm New York time – part of The Workers Circle Autumn Courses
October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11, 18; December 2, 9, 16
Explore part of the rich cultural heritage of Yiddish songs that describe the history, memories and yearnings, journeys to freedom and love. They will range from old to new, from unknown to classics and from simple to challenging — and all will bring hope and power to our hearts.
Song sheets with music, transliterations and transliterations will be provided. Most songs will be introduced with 2-4 part vocal harmonies, though we won’t be able to sing together.
Open to all.
Stretch your vocal muscles with a charismatic leader and add your voice to the international chorus of Yiddish singers.
This will be a continuous course where we learn not just the songs but harmonies and parts. We won’t be able to hear everyone at the same time but we’ll think of some way of getting as close to being a choir as possible. If the groups feels inspired, we could create a music video of some other final product for our course. Let’s get creative! Registration here

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Sing with Me Autumn run
2020-11-30 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-11-26 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-11-23 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-11-19 18:30 - 19:15
Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone.
2 November – 3 December, twice a week 10.30 am California / 1.30 pm New York/ 6.30 pm UK time / 7.30 pm most of Europe

Mondays for Yiddish, Thursdays for Russian songs.
A different song taught in every session, each meeting being 40 – 45 minutes.
No knowledge of languages is needed.
♦ NEW: in this run we add more focus on voice production and other stylistic elements of the songs.
A printable song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions.
Videos are posted online afterwards.
Come to as many sessions as you like.
Payments are really appreciated but you can join us free of charge too.
Some songs will be introduced with optional harmony lines.
A Zoom link for each session, as well as a printable song sheet with music, lyrics, translation and transliteration appears here minimum two hours before the session, as well as information about the song, sometimes with audio or video links. Occasionally we will repeat our most loved songs so please keep your eye on our repertoire and mark your favourites.
2 Nov. – SWM 81, Yiddish song, see past sessions page5 Nov. – SWM 82, Russian song, see past sessions page
9 Nov. – SWM 83, Yiddish song
12 Nov. – SWM 84, Russian song
16 Nov. – SWM 85, Yiddish song
19 Nov. – SWM 86, Russian song
23 Nov. – SWM 87, Yiddish song
26 Nov. SWM 88, Russian song
30 Nov. – SWM 89, Yiddish song
3 Dec. – SWM 90, Russian song + final party.

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Yiddish Song: Step Forverts ONLINE dedication to A. Gendler
2020-11-29 17:00 - 18:30
An online event in continuation to Yiddish song: Step Forverts project, this event will be dedicated to Arkady Gendler, the legendary Yiddish singer from Ukraine. A collaboration with Efim Chorny (Moldova). A talk with performances from guest singers. More TBA. ONLINE in Facebook here
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WEIHNUKKA collaborative concert in Hamburg, Germany + online
2020-11-28 21:00 - 22:30
WEIHNUKKA: WEIHNUKKA – als Stream online!
STELLA’S MORGENSTERN,
POLINA SHEPHERD (GB/RU), UND MERLIN SHEPHERD (UK),
KARSTEN TROYKE UND DANIEL WELTLINGER 7 pm UK time

Jüdische Weihnachtsmusik als Livestream!

Juden, die Weihnachten feiern? In vielen jüdischen Familien im Deutschland des 19. Jahrhunderts war das überhaupt keine Frage. Erstaunlich, dass dieser Teil der gemeinsamen Kulturgeschichte heute nahezu vergessen ist. Schließlich konnten Juden in Deutschland Weihnachten nur feiern, weil das Fest neben seiner religiösen Bedeutung irgendwann auch zur allgemeinen Kultur wurde. Und diese kulturelle Praxis konnte über religiöse Zughörigkeiten hinweg auch eine Gemeinsschaft stiften.Es hätte eine charmante deutsch–christlich-jüdische Symbiose werden können. Es hätte – denn diese zarte Wurzel einer neubegründeten Tradition wurde durch den Nationalsozialismus und den Holocaust schwer beschädigt.
Aus diesem Anlass möchte das Hamburger Ensemble „Stella‘s Morgenstern“ gemeinsam mit Polina Shepherd (GB/RU) , Karsten Troyke (DE) und Daniel Weltlinger (AU/HU/DE) im Goldbekhaus am 28.11.2020 zum Weihnukka-Konzert einladen. Gemeinsam begeben sich die Musiker auf die Spuren von Weihnukka:
Stella‘s Morgenstern (Stella Jürgensen, Andreas hecht + prof*merose) hat Traditionelles, Unbekanntes und Neues ausgewählt, setzt auf mehrere Sprachen und Vielsaitigkeit. Die Musiker haben auch eigene Weihnukkalieder geschrieben oder finden beschwingte Arrangements für traditionelle Channukkalieder.
Polina Shepherd(RU/GB) wuchs auf in Sibirien Sie spezialisierte sich früh auf das breitgefächerte Repertoire osteuropäischer Volkslieder, jiddischer Folksongs und jüdischer Gebete und dessen spezifischen Ornamentierungen.
Karsten Troyke (DE) galt schon zu DDR-Zeiten als einer der bemerkenswertesten Interpreten des jiddischen Liedes aus Deutschland.
Daniel Weltlinger (AU/HU/DE) ist Geiger und Komponist. Er wurde in Sydney geboren und stammt aus einer französisch-österreichisch-ungarisch-israelischen Familie. Weltlinger steht für seinen unverwechselbaren warmen Klang und seine Innovationen in den Genres Gypsie-Swing, Jazz, Yiddish-Klezmer und experimentelle/frei-improvisierte Musik.
Gefördert vom Bezirksamt Hamburg Nord, der Initiative Musik und dem Bundesamt für Kultur und Medien

Polina Shepherd (RU/GB) wuchs in Sibirien auf. Sie spezialisierte sich früh auf das breitgefächerte Repertoire osteuropäischer Volkslieder, jiddischer Folksongs und jüdischer Gebete und dessen spezifischen Ornamentierungen. Sie sang in der russischen Band „Simcha“, der ersten Klezmerband Russlands, die sich nach 60 Jahren Verbot formiert hatte. Polina, die heute in Großbritannien lebt, tourt international als jiddische und russische Sängerin. Neben internationalen Konzerten lehrt sie Jiddische Musik auf Festivals und ist auch als Chorleiterin weltweit gefragt. https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/Merlin Shepherd (GB) ist international anerkannter Musiker, Komponist und Dozent. Er konzipierte eine individuelle Unterrichts-Methode, die auf orales Musikverständnis setzt, also das Musizieren nach Gehör. Seine Methode haben viele renommierten Pädagogen übernommen. Er war musikalischer Leiter des Royal National Theatre, der Royal Shakespeare Company and des Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. Außerdem fungierte er als Berater für traditionelle jiddische Musik für Anski’s „The Dybbuk“ an der Royal Shakespeare Company.
Karsten Troyke (DE) galt schon zu DDR-Zeiten als einer der bemerkenswertesten Interpreten des jiddischen Liedes aus Deutschland. Ihm wird nachgesagt, daß er mit schwierigsten Texten und ambivalenten Gefühlslagen spielen kann. Als Entertainer, Schauspieler und Sänger nutzt Troyke differnzierte Ausdrucksformen und man nie genau weiß, wie ernst oder ironisch er einen Text nimmt. Beklemmendes kann er mit Leichtigkeit bringen und Humor kann zu Tränen rühren. Als ein Botschafter des Jiddischen Liedes bereiste er viele Länder Europas, Nordamerika und Israel. https://karsten-troyke.de
Daniel Weltlinger (AU/HU/DE) ist Geiger und Komponist. E wurde in Sydney geboren und stammt aus einer französisch-österreichisch-ungarisch-israelischen Familie. Weltlinger steht für seinen unverwechselbaren warmen Klang und seine Innovationen in den Genres Gypsie-Swing, Jazz, Yiddish-Klezmer und experimentelle/frei-improvisierte Musik. Als Absolvent des Sydney Conservatory of Music ist er in unzähligen großen Konzertsälen, Theatern, Clubs und Festivals in Australien, Europa, China, Marokko, der Türkei, den USA und Israel aufgetreten. http://danielweltlinger.com/
Stella Jürgensen (Gesang, Autoharp, Ukulele) hat sich auf Weltmusik und Volkslieder spezialisiert. Markenzeichen ist ihre tiefe Altstimme, die sie narrativ einsetzt. Sie singt auch Chansons, Blues, Swing und Folk. Sie ist außerdem Moderatorin und Sprecherin für TV- und Radio-Produktionen (u.a. für die Tagesschau in der ARD). Mit dem Orchester „Musica Assoluta“ unter Leitnug von Thorsten Encke präsentierte sie 2017 als Uraufführung dessen Komposition mit Bonhoeffer-Texten. https://stellasmorgenstern.de/
Andreas Hecht (Gesang, Gitarre, Lautengitarre) studierte klassische Gitarre in Hamburg und spezialisierte sich zunächst auf Flamenco und spanisch-orientalische Genres. Später widmete er sich der Musik Lateinamerikas und tourte mit der chilenischen Sängerin Patricia Salas. Genauso versiert ist Andreas Hecht in Genres wie Folk, Blues, Tango, Latin und Country Das, verbunden mit seiner klassischen Spieltechnik, ist sein Markenzeichen.
prof*merose ist ein leidenschaftlicher israelischer Liedermacher, Zeichner und Maler, der in Hamburg und Tel Aviv lebt.

Kultur kostet Geld – wir freuen uns auf Ihre Spende an
paypal.me/stellajuergensen

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Detour Books conversation with Lorin Sklamberg and Polina Shepherd on 150 Voices
2020-11-27 | Online
Join us at http://detourbooks.com with 150 Voices project organizers Polina Shepherd and Lorin Sklamberg in conversation with Zeke Levine on Detour Books Forum. Starts Friday November 27th and will be on view into 2021.

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NMISHI YORO Radio 001
2020-11-21 09:45 - 11:00
http://nmishiyoro.co.uk/index.php/radio/
Join us for our radio launch on 21 November, Saturday at 09.45 AM GMT.
The current programme includes Yiddish-Russian choral projects, Persian Classical and traditional Chinese instrumentation among others.
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Sing with Me Autumn run
2020-11-16 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-11-12 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-11-09 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-11-05 18:30 - 19:15, 2020-11-02 18:30 - 19:15
Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone.
2 November – 3 December, twice a week 10.30 am California / 1.30 pm New York/ 6.30 pm UK time / 7.30 pm most of Europe

Mondays for Yiddish, Thursdays for Russian songs.
A different song taught in every session, each meeting being 40 – 45 minutes.
No knowledge of languages is needed.
♦ NEW: in this run we add more focus on voice production and other stylistic elements of the songs.
A printable song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions.
Videos are posted online afterwards.
Come to as many sessions as you like.
Payments are really appreciated but you can join us free of charge too.
Some songs will be introduced with optional harmony lines.
A Zoom link for each session, as well as a printable song sheet with music, lyrics, translation and transliteration appears here minimum two hours before the session, as well as information about the song, sometimes with audio or video links. Occasionally we will repeat our most loved songs so please keep your eye on our repertoire and mark your favourites.
2 Nov. – SWM 81, Yiddish song, see past sessions page
5 Nov. – SWM 82, Russian song, see past sessions page
9 Nov. – SWM 83, Yiddish song
12 Nov. – SWM 84, Russian song
16 Nov. – SWM 85, Yiddish song
19 Nov. – SWM 86, Russian song
23 Nov. – SWM 87, Yiddish song
26 Nov. SWM 88, Russian song
30 Nov. – SWM 89, Yiddish song
3 Dec. – SWM 90, Russian song + final party.

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Yiddish Song: Step Forverts Kids Песни на Идиш: Дети.
2020-10-18 19:00 - 20:30
По-русски читайте ниже
Yiddish Song: Step Forverts Kids in partnership w/ Kleztival
11 am California/ 2pm New York / 3pm Sao Paulo/ 7pm London /
8 pm Berlin / 21.00 Kishinev & Moscow
Live on Facebook on https://www.facebook.com/polinashepherd

Yiddish Song: Step Forverts Kids in partnership w/ Kleztival
11 am California/ 2pm New York / 3pm Sao Paulo/ 7pm London / 8 pm Berlin / 21.00 Kishinev & Moscow
A unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists presents Kids!
Our Forum presents the new generation of Yiddish song performers. 10 – 15 children from 3 to 16 from all over the globe present Yiddish songs they love. Let’s give them a warm welcome on the international stage and encourage to keep going.
The programme will be led in English and Russian.
This event is presented in partnership with and is part of Kleztival Brasil.
Mark the date, watch this space for updates.
Yiddish Song: Step Forverts is a project by Efim Chorny (Moldova) and Polina Shepherd (Russia/UK) that brings together Yiddish song activists from all over the world in online presentations. We had over 40 presenters from Russia, Moldova, UK, Canada, USA, Brazil, Ukraine, The Netherlands, Germany, Estonia, Romania, France, Latvia with an amazing variety of styles and genres of Yiddish song – performers, composers, lecturers/researchers, event organisers who all sing their unique material. We truly hope that our international project will make a good impact on our culture and our world and help us all to Step Forwards!

Приглашаем вас посетить уникальное событие в истории песни на идиш.
Мы представляем международный форум «Песни на Идиш: Этапы Развития. Дети» с прямой трансляцией на Фэйсбуке на этой странице: https://www.facebook.com/polinashepherd
Участники проекта – юные талантливые исполнители от 3-х до 16-и лет со всего мира. Они представят лучшие образцы народных и авторских песен на «мамэ-лошн». Давайте тепло поддержим их на сцене нашего Форума!
Программа проводится при партнерской поддержке и в рамках Фестиваля Kleztival Brasil-2020.
Не пропустите это событие и следите за нашими обновлениями.
Проект «Песни на Идиш: Этапы Развития», организованный Полиной Шеперд (Великобритания) и Ефимом Черным (Молдова), собрал более 40 исполнителей из Европы, США, Канады и Бразилии, которые представили идишскую песню во всём разнообразии ее жанров и стилей.
Надеемся, что наш Проект внесёт весомый вклад в развитии еврейской песни и языка идиш, и откроет новые творческие таланты.
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Sing with Me 80 Russian / Yiddish Song + socialising
2020-10-08 18:30 - 19:15
Sing with Me Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone.
Twice a week 10.30 am California / 1.30 pm New York/ 6.30 pm UK time / 7.30 pm most of Europe
3 September – 8 October. Project page
Sing With Me First edition had 70 sessions since the beginning of the lock down and we are starting regular sessions again.

Mondays for Yiddish, Thursdays for Russian songs.
A different song taught in every session, each meeting being 40 – 45 minutes.
No knowledge of languages is needed.
A printable song sheet is uploaded to this page at least two hours before we start and shown on the screen during the sessions.
Videos are posted online afterwards.
Come to as many sessions as you like.
Payments are really appreciated but you can join us free of charge too.
∗NEW ∗ Some songs will be introduced with harmony lines – sing with me in harmonies.
A Zoom link for each session, as well as a printable song sheet with music, lyrics, translation and transliteration appears here minimum two hours before the session, as well as information about the song, sometimes with audio or video links. Occasionally we will repeat our most loved songs so please keep your eye on our repertoire and mark your favourites.

For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here or watch our Youtube playlist.
We usually have 30-40 people joining us from Russia, USA, Hawaii, Australia, Brazil, Iceland, Canada, Ukraine, most of Europe, and New Zealand… New people join every time but we also now have a wonderful and welcoming international Sing With Me community.
Our current block of sessions:

Thursday 3 September – Russian Song
Monday 7 September – Yiddish Song
Thursday 10 September – Russian Song
Monday 14 September – Yiddish Song
Thursday 17 September – Russian Song
Monday 21 September – Yiddish Song
Thursday 24 September – Russian Song
Thursday 1 October – Russian Song
Monday 5 October – Yiddish Song
Thursday 8 October – Russian / Yiddish song, two languages and a little party to share impressions and socialise.

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online Yiddish Choir @ The Workers Circle
2020-10-07 18:00 - 19:30
Wednesdays 1:00 – 2:30 pm New York time – part of The Workers Circle Autumn Courses
October 7, 14, 21, 28; November 4, 11, 18; December 2, 9, 16
Explore part of the rich cultural heritage of Yiddish songs that describe the history, memories and yearnings, journeys to freedom and love. They will range from old to new, from unknown to classics and from simple to challenging — and all will bring hope and power to our hearts.
Song sheets with music, translations and transliterations will be provided. Most songs will be introduced with 2-4 part vocal harmonies, though we won’t be able to hear each other at the same time.
Open to all.
Stretch your vocal muscles with a charismatic leader and add your voice to the international chorus of Yiddish singers.
This will be a continuous course where we learn not just the songs but harmonies and parts. We won’t be able to hear everyone at the same time but we’ll think of some way of getting as close to being a choir as possible. If the groups feel inspired, we could create a music video of some other final product for our course. Let’s get creative! Registration here

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Sing with Me 79 Yiddish Song
2020-10-05 18:30 - 19:15

Sing with Me 78 Russian Song
2020-10-01 18:30 - 19:15

Sing with Me 77 Russian Song
2020-09-24 18:30 - 19:15

September Lid Concert for UCL Virtual Foundation for Endangered Languages Annual Conference: FEL24
2020-09-23 19:30 - 20:30
Virtual Foundation for Endangered Languages Annual Conference: FEL24
September Lid
Concert of Yiddish music with Polina Shepherd 23 September, time TBC
Polina Shepherd solo concert, part of the UCL Conference Teaching and Learning Resources for Endangered Languages 23-25 September
19:30-20:30 UK time
The first evening of the conference will include September Lid a concert of Yiddish music by renowned performer Polina Shepherd.
Polina Shepherd was born in Siberia and grew up in a home where songs were often sung at the family table. When she was a young child, her family moved to Tatarstan, where she found herself drawn to the specific Islamic ornamentation and timbre of the area. This is still present in her unique vocal style. Now a globally renowned performer, composer, choir leader and cultural activist, she brings the songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl bang up to date with passion and haunting soul. Her latest projects are about bringing the world together. Polina will bring us a selection of her latest compositions. Come and enjoy a unique performance, full of beautiful, inspiring song.
This event is free. Please consider making a donation to FEL’s grant programme in lieu of a registration fee.
TALKS WILL TAKE PLACE IN THREE TIME BLOCKS: 8:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00 AND 18:00-22:00 (BST, UK TIME).
Conference web site: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewish/events/2020/sep/online-foundation-endangered-languages-annual-conference-fel24
Sign up for the event here by 19 September 2020: https://fel24.eventbrite.co.uk/ Please use the same registration page whether you register for one, two or three days.

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Sing with Me 76 Yiddish Song
2020-09-21 18:30 - 19:15

Shute Festival Online - Singalong & Concert
2020-09-18
6-7:15 pm UK time, 6pm UK / 10 – 11.15 am California/ 1 – 2.15 pm New York / 7 – 8.15 pm Berlin / 20.00 – 21.15 Kishinev &Moscow
Free, registration is here
A Singing Journey through the Steppes & the Shtetl – Singalong & Concert
POLINA SHEPHERD: Russian & Yiddish songs, part of Shute Festival, Devon, UK
DUE TO COVID-19 Shute Festival is currently offering events via zoom with recordings available on youtube and our website after the event. Full details of how to join each event via zoom will be sent to our mailing list and posted on the website at least two weeks beforehand.

Born in Siberia, Polina started her musical training as a child around her Russian Jewish family table where songs were frequently sung after eating borscht and drinking homemade wine. Polina joined Russia’s first klezmer band in 60 years and soon became the principal Yiddish choir leader of the former Soviet Union. Whilst living in Russia and studying at the State Academy, Polina toured the dark Soviet theatres, performed to Boris Yeltsin and to the World in 1998-2002. Now living in Britain since 2003 she continues to travel the world performing solo, as a duo with Merlin Shepherd and with many others. With over 20 years of professional experience, Polina now leads several choirs and also works as an educator teaching vocal workshops internationally.
Come and learn some songs with Polina in the singalong (no previous experience or Russian or Yiddish language required), stretch your vocal muscles and then listen to her perform.
Festival website: http://www.shutefest.org.uk/
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Sing with Me 75 Russian song
2020-09-17 18:30 - 19:15
