Polina Shepherd

Sheffield, Merlin & Polina Shepherd concert
2019-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
10 November – Sheffield, UK. TBC
Merlin and Polina Shepherd in concert, watch this space for updates.

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The Sound & Light Cinemtaic Duo in Brussels
2019-11-09 20:00 - 22:00
The Sound & Light Сinematic Duo
New and traditional live music accompanying B&W silent films from Ukraine and Russia, 1910-1927.
More info coming soon.
The Yuri Morozov film collection (Kiev) contains some of the earliest cinematic representations of east European Jewish communities and more. Black and White silent films as early as 1910 depict the Jews of Ukraine and their daily lives in both narrative and documentary forms. The films cover many aspects of Jewish interest, from Biblical times to modern life at the beginning of the Soviet Era. Many of these films have never been seen outside of Ukraine and some have not been screened for over 80 years.
Merlin and Polina Shepherd represent two nations although their families come from very close geographical locations. At the end of the 19th Century, Merlin’s great-grandparents emigrated from Ukraine and Romania to escape pogroms and seek a better world in the west. Polina’s grandparents escaped from the Sho’ah (Holocaust) by fleeing from Kiev/Odessa to Siberia. The different and yet vital sustenance of his western Jewish upbringing and her eastern one have brought them to a unique closeness in musical, creative and spiritual terms.
Performing as Jewish musicians would have done in the early days of cinema, Merlin and Polina Shepherd play Jewish music to accompany these silent films. Their playing acts as the perfect foil for these amazing historic documents. With their deep training, musical experience and by using tradition musical pieces and stylistically accurate new compositions, these films are magically brought back to life almost a century after their first screenings.
By transportation backwards in time with this historically accurate visual and aural experience, these two world-class musicians bring their audiences forward to a deeper understanding of former and present day Yiddishkeit.

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SUPER KLEZMATICS in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Kleztival 2019
2019-10-29 08:00 - 17:00
Under the theme the Klezmer in the World, the Institute of Jewish Music Brazil brings together their Tenth International Jewish music festival – #kleztival.

The Fusion of the various global spectrum sonorities brings to the stage a new sound in Jewish music, incorporating to the traditional sounds of klezmer, electronic beats, rhythms and themes and a bit of Brazilianness. In this programme, The Klezmatics will be joined by Joshua Nelson, American Gospel singer; Polina Shepherd, Russian pianist, singer and songwriter based in Brighton UK; Nicole Borger, Brazilian singer and songwriter; SIMJA DUJOV , Argentine DJ and singer and Merlin Shepherd, UK leading Klezmer clarinet.

Sob o tema O Klezmer no Mundo, o Instituto da Música Judaica Brasil realiza em 2019, seu décimo Festival Internacional de Música Judaica – Kleztival, mostra não competitiva destinada a preservar e promover a cultura judaica através da música e divulgar o trabalho de artistas, nacionais e estrangeiros , que se dedicam a esse gênero musical.
Como parte dessa comemoração e dos objetivos que a norteiam, o IMJ Brasil faz tambem o lançamento do album triplo Kleztival 10 anos, uma coletânea de 50 canções e temas instrumentais de diversos artistas e bandas dos mais variados países do globo, que se apresentaram no palco do Kleztival, ao longo desses dez anos.
Super Klezmatics
A fusão das diversas sonoridades de espectro global traz para o palco uma nova sonoridade na música judaica, incorporando aos sons tradicionais do klezmer, as batidas eletrônicas, ritmos e temas africanos e um pouco de brasilidade. Neste trabalho, juntaram-se ao grupo base Klezmatics: Joshua Nelson, cantor Gospel americano; Polina Shepard, pianista, cantora e compositora russa radicada em Londres; Nicole Borger, cantora e compositora brasileira; Simja Dujov, DJ e cantor argentino; Zilien Biret, clarinetista de Madagascar, residente e Montreal, e Benjamin Lapidus, guitarrista e cantor cubano, radicado em NY.
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Kleztival, São Paulo TBC
2019-10-26 08:00 - 2019-11-03 17:00
26 October – 3 November – São Paulo, Brazil.
Kleztival concerts and workshops.
10th Anniversary Kleztival in Sao Paulo: concerts, workshops, collaborations. The Klezmatics, Joshua Nelson, Polina Shepherd, Merlin Shepherd, Jinta la-Mvta and many others.
Facebook event page here.
Look for updates here.
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Polina Shepherd with Söngfjelagið choir - Reykjavik
2019-10-18 - 2019-10-19
For the third time Polina will be working with a Reykjavik choir Söngfjelagið , a weekend workshop to prepare for a Christmas concert in December. Watch this space for more.
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Day workshop in Lustleigh, Devon, UK
2019-09-07 10:30 - 16:30
Lusleigh Village Hall
10 am – 4pm
Russian Song workshop: with Polina Shepherd from 10am–4pm in Lustleigh Village Hall.
Music lovers of all backgrounds and singing levels are invited, no experience necessary. Teaching by ear and with sheet music.
Russian folk songs embrace the whole of the landscape and all of Mother Earth. This wide geographical span is present throughout the whole culture and gives folk song an extremely broad musical and emotional depth. Large musical intervals in lyrical songs call to mind the vastness of Russian topography stretching toward a boundless horizon. In eastern folklore, every snowflake and every blade of grass embodies the spirits of nature – and this connection is felt within each folk song for ritual pagan holidays, exorcism and sibylline song, circle dance, laments, wedding and lyrical songs…
The workshop repertoire will also include Russian Romances (Art songs) from the 19 Century and some contemporary material.
Born in Siberia, Polina started her performer’s and educator’s career in Kazan, Tatarstan (Central Russia). Now a highly experienced musician, she has taught for Glyndebourne Education and the Natural Voice Practitioners Network in the UK and internationally at seminars in Moscow, St Petersburg, Paris, Kiev, Sao Paolo, Basel and many more.
Cost: £30 (£25 if booked before 15 August).
Please bring lunch to share.
Advance booking preferable; some tickets may be available on the door.
To book, or for further information, contact Stephen Terry on 01647 277197 or email stephenjaterry@hotmail.com
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The London Russian and Yiddish choirs resume weekly sessions
2019-09-05 18:00 - 21:30
5 September, London, UK
The London Russian and Yiddish choirs start weekly sessions. More information coming in August here.
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The Brighton & Hove Russian and Yiddish choirs resume weekly sessions
2019-09-03 11:30 - 21:00
3 September, Brighton, UK
The Brighton & Hove Russian and Yiddish choirs start weekly sessions. More information coming in August here.
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Golden Peacock Concert, London
2019-08-18 18:30 - 20:30 | SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Yiddish Song Concert: international stars of Yiddish live in concert in London: Come and see three international stars of Yiddish Song live in concert in Central London on Sunday 18th August.
The first day of the JMI Summer Schools and Festival of Music begins with a concert showcasing the wealth in vocal diversity of Yiddish Culture with an international cast of singers and instrumentalists.
The concert will feature: Shura Lipovsky, Lorin Sklamberg, Polina Shepherd and Joseph Finlay
We are inviting the public to sample the Golden Peacock summer school experience with an opening concert by our international faculty, including special guest musicians. There will be recitals of classic and modern Yiddish repertoire as well as instrumental and this will be a unique opportunity to meet the faculty and to experience first hand the quality of Yiddish song that is taught every year at The Golden Peacock.

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Yiddish Song School, London, UK
2019-08-18 - 2019-08-23 | SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG, United Kingdom
Yiddish Song School, Jewish Music Institute, London.
Learn to sing Yiddish song at Golden Peacock Yiddish Song School in the heart of London at SOAS this Summer 2019.
The Golden Peacock The Yiddish Song course led by internationally acclaimed Yiddish singer and teacher Shura Lipovsky with esteemed colleagues from around the world. It is designed for all singers who wish to deepen their knowledge of the rich Yiddish song repertoire.
You will spend the morning studying music theory, repertoire, roots and traditions of Yiddish Song, modes and melodies. While afternoons will focus on studying further repertoire, master-classes and a Yiddish Choir. You will be amazed at how much you will be learning, singing and performing Yiddish song in only one week!
Here are a few reasons why this promises to be a week not to be missed this summer…

This is the only opportunity in the UK to immerse yourself in the deep and inspiring world of Yiddish Song for a whole week with interesting and like-minded people of all ages and from all backgrounds.
You will have the privilege of working with some of the UK’s, USA’s and Europe’s top educators and performers. No matter what your level in Yiddish whether a beginner or a budding linguist, professional singer or amateur enthusiast, you will benefit from the width and breath of programmes on offer through the week, both day and night.
The programme is based at SOAS, the heart of Ethnomusicology and the study of world cultures in the UK, at the Russell Square Campus in central London. What better chance to combine meeting an eclectic bunch of Yiddish enthusiasts with exploring one of Europe’s finest capital cities.
Any questions? Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the JMI team for extra information about the course, accommodation advice or financial support.

Faculty
Shura Lipovsky

A writer and composer of new Yiddish songs, she appears as a singer and storyteller in Europe, Scandinavia, Israel, Russia, the United States and Canada.

Lorin Sklamberg – (USA)
Lorin Sklamberg is a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Yiddish-American roots band the Klezmatics.

Polina Shepherd – (Russia/UK)
She is one of the first generation of musicians of the Yiddish revival scene in Eastern Europe: acting as a programme director, educator and performer she has been involved in festivals, conferences and seminars globally.

Joseph Finlay (UK)
Joseph Finlay is a composer, musical director and pianist, trained at Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music.

FEES:
Full rate £250 (£225 if booked before 1st June 2019)
Student / Senior rate £175 (£150 if booked before 1st June 2019)
Senior rate is set at 65+

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Yiddish Choir Workshop in Weimar, Germany
2019-08-15 - 2019-08-17
The YSW Yiddish choir workshop offers a unique opportunity to experience a fascinating repertoire in an inspiring atmosphere. For several years now, the course has been focusing on specific aspects of Yiddish singing, including language, musical style, history and cultural context. How can a Yiddish song arrangement be different from other Jewish choral music? How traditional or modern can a Yiddish choir be?
Picking up on this year’s YSW theme “The Weimar Republic of Yiddishland” from a choral perspective, we will explore early 20th-century choral repertoire as well as material arranged and composed exclusively for YSW 2019, in addition to the usual rich spread of East European Jewish choral music – traditional four-voice scores, nigunim warm ups, simple fun songs learned by ear, and improvised material.
Enjoy singing in a warm-hearted atmosphere under the guidance of one of the world’s most charismatic and inspiring choir directors. Polina’s teaching methods are based on and experiment with East European sound, ornamentation and modalities, with attention to stylistic detail, history and context. All singers are welcome, although you will need to be able to follow the written music and be prepared to learn by ear.
If you have questions about the program or would like to know whether this workshop is right for you, please contact Polina Shepherd at www.polinashepherd.co.uk/contact.
Workshop fee: 120 € Standard / 90 € Reduced / 150 € Sponsor / 60€ under 18.
Workshop times: 10am – 1pm, 3-6pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday plus an evening showcase/presentation on Saturday.
For information about the Standard, Reduced and Supporter fees go to Yiddish Summer Weimar web site.
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Shaydveg -Crossroads concert, Weimar, Germany
2019-08-02 20:00 - 22:00
August 2 Fri 8 p.m. @mon ami
Shaydveg (Crossroads) Weimar
Crossing the frontier into Yiddish modernism then and now
Other Music Academy, Ernst-Kohl-Straße 23, 99423 Weimar, Germany
An evening of new songs composed and performed by three of today’s most important Yiddish songwriters – Daniel Kahn, Polina Shepherd and Efim Chorny – based on gems of Yiddish poetry from the period between WWI and WWII.
With Suzanna Ghergus, Aleksei Rozov, Jake Shulman-Ment, Merlin Shepherd and others.
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Pleytem tsuzamen (Refugees Together) - Weimar, Germany
2019-07-31 20:30 - 22:00
A new Joshua Waletzky Song Cycle. Concert.
A new, full-length song cycle by NYC composer and filmmaker Joshua Waletzky, using traditional Yiddish genres—anthem, ballad, lullaby, love song, drinking song and nign—with new music and texts that explore the dangerous, challenging era in world history in which we are now living in.
Sung by Sveta Kundish, Dan Kahn, Polina Shepherd, Efim Chorny, Sasha Lurje and Waletzky himself, with instrumental accompaniment by Merlin Shepherd, Beth Silver, Jake Shulman-Ment, Deborah Strauss, Ilya Shneyveys and others. More info here.
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Yiddish Summer Weimar concerts
2019-07-29 - 2019-08-03
Polina will be taking part in Yiddish Summer Weimar Festival Week as a performer and composer presenting her specially commissioned by YSW compositions for Yiddish poems from 1920-1930.
In 2019 we recognize the 100th anniversary of the beginnings of the Weimar Republic. To celebrate the almost unimaginable outpouring of creative energy throughout Europe in that era, our special topic next year will be “The Weimar Republic of Yiddishland” – an encounter between the Weimar Republic and the politically virtual but culturally very real Republic of Yiddishland.
Thanks to a generous grant from the German Federal Cultural Foundation, we will draw on this extraordinarily creative phase in Yiddish cultural history to create an impressive array of brand-new projects with a superb roster of international artists.
31 July – Weimar, Germany
Pleytim tsuzamen (Refugees Together) – A new Joshua Waletzky Song Cycle. Concert. Sveta Kundish, Dan Kahn, Polina Shepherd, Efim Chorny, Sasha Lurje, and Waletzky himself, with instrumental accompaniment by Jake Shulman-Ment, Deborah Strauss, Ilya Shneyveys, Aleksey Rozov and others. More info here.
AUGUST
2 August – Weimar, Germany
Shaydveg (Crossroads). Crossing the frontier into Yiddish modernism then and now Crossing the frontier into Yiddish modernism then and now. An evening of new songs composed and performed by three of today’s most important Yiddish songwriters – Daniel Kahn, Polina Shepherd and Efim Chorny. Other Music Academy, Ernst-Kohl-Straße 23. More info
3 August – Erfurt, Germany
Shaydveg (Crossroads) performance in Erfurt. Naye Lider – An Evening of New Yiddish Song.8 p.m. @Rathausfestsaal. More information here.
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Songs for the Soul in Spain
2019-07-20 - 2019-07-27
Songs for the soul. A singing week in a holiday center in the Andalusian mountains. More info TBA soon here.
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Four choirs concert in Brighton
2019-07-05 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Luke’s Church, Queens Park Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9ZB, United Kingdom
Four choirs present Songs of the Steppes and the Shtetl, concert at St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park, Brighton BN2 9ZB. 7.30pm.
Part of St. Luke’s Music & Wine Concert Series. More info coming soon. The Brighton & Hove Russian and Yiddish choirs joined by the London Yiddish and Russian choirs perform together.
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Russian Harmonies workshop, SOAS London
2019-06-29 11:00 - 17:00
Songs of the Steppes and the Cities:
Course Fee: £45 (Concessions £35) (course will run with a minimum of 15 participants)

Russian 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. With Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd

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Merlin and Polina Shepherd in Stockholm
2019-06-28 17:00 - 18:00
Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo in concert, Stockholm Folk Festival. 5pm. More info coming soon.

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JetЛАГ Festival, Downsville, NY, USA
2019-06-22 - 2019-06-23
The Stranniki at JetLag Festival , Downsville, NY, USA
JETLAG IS THE LARGEST FESTIVAL OF RUSSIAN, SLAVIC, BALKAN, AND OTHER EAST EUROPEAN MUSICS IN THE USA.

Psoy Korolenko & Polina Shepherd with The Stranniki, Yiddish-Russian folk-cabaret and MANY other fantastic performers in June.
The Russian Allen Ginsberg and the Jewish Robert Plant united in a folk-cabaret The Stranniki (The Wanderers), fusing folklore and chamber song, Yiddish and Russian, classic and avant-garde, academia and circus. POLINA SHEPHERD (UK, formerly Kazan, Russia), singer, composer, choir leader and pianist, Notably, she is a descendant of a legendary wandering philosopher Grigory Skovoroda, whose wisdom spiritually “rhymes” a lot with Polina’s creative experience. She is first time at JetLAG, joining PSOY KOROLENKO), whose custom has always been to bring only something fresh and exclusive to JetLAG stage. “Welcome the ‘wAnderful” duo at Saturday night concert at SPELL-ART stage!
From the big names to new discoveries, at JetLAG you’ll hear everything from avant garde rock to Balkan wave and Klezmer; from psychedelic trance to Russian folk and sung poetry; reggae, rap, cabaret, experimental math rock, and if that’s not enough, we promise, it’ll get weirder.
Polina’s JetLag Lineup page

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Boston solo concert: My Goat is on the Roof!
2019-06-19 19:30 - 21:30
My Goat Is On the Roof ~ A new programme by Polina Shepherd

My Goat is on the Roof is about beauty in the heart surrounded by madness in the world, a mixture of original, classical, and folk songs mainly in Yiddish and Russian, including a few world premieres.
This new, multi-lingual, multi-cultural, and multi-faceted weave of songs will take you on a deep emotional journey. Attention: the concert is interactive and you may find yourself singing and clapping along!
Sponsored by the Yiddish Committee of Boston Workmens Circle; don’t miss this opportunity to experience Polina’s music in the intimate setting of Third Life Studio! Due to the intimate size of the space, advance tickets are encouraged. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door (cash only).
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Merlin & Polina Shepherd - Brighton, UK
2019-06-07 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Luke’s Church, Queens Park Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 9ZB, United Kingdom
Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo in concert at St. Luke’s Church.
‘Polina and Merlin Shepherd – the Led Zeppelin of contemporary Yiddish music.’ – Seth Rogovoy, author, “The Essential Klezmer”
Сlarinetist, composer Merlin Shepherd, a uniquely innovative force in the klezmer renaissance, and Polina Shepherd, a virtuosic vocalist, pianist, composer originally from Siberia blend traditional and newly composed Yiddish and Russian song with klezmer and southern Mediterranean music. Full of passion, depth & subtlety not often encountered in our global village, their style which has its roots in traditional forms takes us to new dimensions.

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Klezmer South - Brighton, UK
2019-06-07 - 2019-06-08
Come play, dance and sing with internationally acclaimed teachers and performers in Brighton where you can explore the bustling city or have tea on the sunny seafront. The first Klezmer South was held in Brighton in 2018, a very successful day of workshops in Klezmer music, Yiddish song and dance. The program concluded with a brilliant public concert in the evening. This year Klezmer South is extended to a full weekend of concerts, talks, workshops and fun!
Klezmer South Workshop will take place on Sunday from 9.30am to 4.30pm.
Tickets for the evening concerts and events are booked separately. For full festival programme and please go azoy.uk
Friday 7 June.
7pm. Merlin and Polina Shepherd in concert at St. Luke’s Church. More information here. There is no online booking option for this event. Please pay cash on the door.
Saturday 8 June.
3.00-5.00pm. For Nostalgia’s Own End – An afternoon talk and Q&A session with Rohan Kriwaczek, an internationally acclaimed local composer, writer and performer. More info and booking here
6-8pm. A Havdalah (end of the Sabbath) Nigunim Evening at the Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue. Led by Polina Shepherd and other Klezmer South teachers plus members of the community. Bring a nign to share! Shul congregants are welcome to participate. Free to participants but suggested donations £7-10 to BHPS are very much appreciated.
Erev Shavuot Service with Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah will follow immediately afterwards, and then the Synagogue’s all night study marathon – which will conclude with our Shavuot Morning service on the beach at sunrise. Klezmer South participants are welcome to join. More information here
Sunday 9 June.
9.00 am – 4.30pm – All day workshop of Yiddish music, song and dance at the Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue. Book here

Door time: 7:30pm. Evening Concert – all faculty at The Brunswick: Fran & Flora, Rohan Kriwaczek, Merlin & Polina Shepherd, Vivi Lachs. Book here

The faculty include internationally acclaimed teachers and performers from the world of Jewish instrumental folk music of Eastern Europe (klezmer), Yiddish song and dance;
Francesca Ter-Berg (London) – Hackney-born cellist, composer and educator, international Klezmer, Transylvanian and Romanian music player.
Flora Curzon (London) – Modern and baroque violinist, Klezmer and other folk music, improvisation and movement enthusiast.
Vivi Lachs (London) – teacher, singer and researcher of East End Yiddish songs, ocial and cultural historian, Yiddishist, and associate research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London, authour.
Polina Shepherd (Kazan, Russia / Brighton) – world leading Yiddish Choir specialist, performer, composer, choir leader.
Merlin Shepherd (Brighton) – a uniquely innovative force in the klezmer renaissance, one of the world’s leading players of traditional klezmer clarinet style, composer, educator.
Workshop schedule:
9.30 Registration
9.45am Morning classes
1.00-1.30pm Lunch break
1.40pm Afternoon classes
4 – 4.30pm Final session
The lunch break is short so bring your own lunch, or pop down to the Western Road shops which are only two minutes away. Tea, coffee and biscuits are provided at the venue.

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Armenian and Russian Song concert, London
2019-06-01 19:00 - 20:30
St Cuthbert’s Church
50 Philbeach Gardens
London SW5 9EB
London based Armenian Klingen Choir and Cultural Association (KCCA) and London Russian Choir (LRC) are collaborating for the first time to present a spectacular programme of Armenian and Russian songs performed by both choirs at the magnificent St Cuthbert’s Church in Kensington.
Tenor, Conductor Sipan Olah from KCCA and Soprano, Conductor Polina Shepherd from LRC are going to conduct their choirs and perform unique solo pieces themselves. There will additionally be solo performances by soprano Hayarpi Yeghikyan and pianist Ingrid Chan.
Well known poetry recitalist and actress Jenia Nersisyan will present a poem by the great Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanyan. It is the 150th birth anniversary of the magnificent writer and most of the Armenian songs of this event are based on his lyrics to highlight his legendary literary heritage.
Acclaimed artist Leonei Pilart will present a picture series of 6 paintings on canvas in Armenian themes.
The concert will finish with two joint songs by the Armenian and Russian choirs performed in Armenian and Russian and will be followed by a reception during which people can enjoy the picture exhibition.
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Polina Shepherd in Berlin Werkstatt der Kulturen World Music
2019-05-17 21:00 - 22:30
Polina Shepherd and guests for Werkstatt der Kulturen World Music Series. Freitag 17.05.2019 21:00 | Club
Eintritt: 15,- / 10,- (erm.) / 5,- € (mit Berlinpass) | Kinder bis 14 J: frei
Veranstalter/-in: Werkstatt der Kulturen
Die Konzertreihe WorldWideMusic steht für globale Sounds in Deutschland. Jeden Freitag spielen Bands und Solokünstler*nnen Genre-Mix, transmusikalische Fusionen und Crossover-Experimente und entwickeln eine neue, aufregende, bislang ungehörte Musiksprache!
We celebrate sound diversity: Von BalkanSka, Afrobeat Beatbox, New Anatolian Traditionals über Cumbia Crossover, Chinese Ethno Sound bis zu Poetischem Persian Jazz, Brasil Progressiv Rock.
Alle Konzerte findet ihr im WorldWideMusic-Spielplan und auf der WorldWideMusic Facebook-Fanpage!
Band-Anfragen an:
Anette Heit
Tel. +49 (0)30 60 97 70-17
anette.heit@werkstatt-der-kulturen.de
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Merlin & Polina Shepherd in Dublin
2019-05-01 20:30 - 22:00
1 May – Dublin, Ireland
Merlin and Polina Shepherd in concert. Bello Bar,1 Portobello Harbour, D8. 8.30pm Organised by http://www.kaleidoscopenight.com/
Please watch this space or sign up for monthly updates for more information.
Described by The Irish Times as a “genre-blind mini festival” and the “capital’s premiere salon series”, Kaleidoscope has long been acclaimed as a hugely important pillar of Dublin musical life. Founded in 2009 by violinist Cliodhna Ryan and cellist Kate Ellis, the series sought to take classical music out of its typical setting and transplant it into an informal and intimate alternative.
What happened as a result was a kind of musical revolution- a monthly musical revolution. 7 years later and the series is still held up by audiences and performers alike as the number one go-to place for a sociable evening of lesser-heard, rarely-heard or never-heard small-ensemble music performed by the country’s top professionals.
An event is presented in Dublin’s BelloBar on the first Wednesday of every month, now curated by violist Karen Dervan and cellist Lioba Petrie, and the series regularly undertakes national touring.
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Yiddish Song workshop at Maidenhead Synagogue, UK
2019-04-28 13:00 - 16:00
Yiddish Song workshop at Maidenhead Synagogue.

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KlezNorth concert, Darbyshire
2019-03-24 15:00 - 17:00
KlezNorth concert with Michael Alpert, Merlin Shepherd and others. Youlgrave Village Hall, Derbyshire, 3pm.
For our 10th Anniversary we are delighted to announce that the weekend will culminate in a concert from our wonderful team of visiting tutors: Michael Alpert, Merlin Shepherd, Gica Loening and Polina Shepherd. We don’t always have the time to sit back, and listen to performers of this calibre, hailing from Brighton to Fife, though originally from USA to USSR. This concert will also be open to the public to showcase the wonderful world of Klezmer, now in Derbyshire. KlezNorth participants get a very substantial discount on the ticket price.
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KlezNorth, Peak District, UK
2019-03-22 - 2019-03-24
KlezNorth
A Weekend of Klezmer in the Peak District 22-24 March 2019
KlezNorth is an annual festival of Klezmer music, dance and song welcoming both Jewish and non-Jewish people to the wonderful world of Klezmer. KlezNorth is based in Derbyshire, but in this context, “North” regularly includes the Midlands, the Southwest, Wales and Scotland, the North East, East Anglia, and, dare we say, London and the South East. We have a few overseas participants as well.
Over the years, we have kept the size the same, enabling us to retain the huge advantages of being based in Youlgrave – a wonderful location, low cost and self-contained… and beautiful too! We have also been able to retain the ethos of doing things ourselves; it is very much a participant event, but also each year have been able to supplement our home-grown tutors with people of national and international renown.
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Four choir evening: London and Brighton Russian and Yiddish choirs in concert
2019-03-10 18:00 - 20:00 | The Parish Church of St Mary-the-Virgin in Primrose Hill, London, Elsworthy Road, London, NW3 3DJ
LONDON: The Parish Church of St Mary-the-Virgin
Just finishing celebrating Maslenitsa, the much loved Russian Butter Week and in preparation for Purim, the most fun Jewish holiday of the year, four choirs come together to perform a concert of East European folk and classics.
Participating choirs:
The London Russian choir
The Brighton & Hove Russian choir
The London Yiddish choir
The Brighton & Hove Yiddish choir Chutzpah
Led by Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd (Russia / UK)
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Spiel - International music night: klezmer, Greek, east Europe
2019-03-09 20:00 - 22:00 | The Brunswick Pub, 1 Holland Rd, Brighton & Hove, BN3 1JF
The Rebets of Brighton, Brighton & Hove Chutzpah Choir, Karandash
The latest offering from Spiel will showcase three fantastic acts that perform traditional folk music from Central & Eastern Europe, the Balkans and Greece.
The Rebets of Brighton
Greek folk music
https://www.facebook.com/BrightonRebets/
Brighton & Hove Chutzpah Choir
Yiddish language choir led by the fantastic Polina Shepherd
The Brighton & Hove Yiddish Choir

Karandash
Balkan and eastern European songs
www.karandashmusic.com
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