Sing with Me 60
2020-06-14 19:00 - 19:30 UTC | Walworth
Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions and Concerts Online are open to everyone!
11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe
We’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!
More information here: https://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/sing-with-me/

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SOAS Summer Schools course Yiddish Songs Online
2020-06-15 18:00 - 2020-06-19 19:00
Yiddish Songs: Monday 15th – Friday 19th June, 2020: ONLINE
BOOKING HERE

Monday 15th – Friday 19th June, 2020, 6-7.15 pm
Course Fee: £65 (or £15 per session if booked as a ‘one off’)

Yiddish, 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.
With Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd

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SOAS Summer Schools, Russian Harmonies Online
2020-06-15 19:30 - 2020-06-19 20:45
Russian Harmonies: Monday 15th – Friday 19th June, 2020: ONLINE
Booking here
Monday 15th – Friday 19th June 2020, 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Course Fee: £65 (or £15 per session if booked as a ‘one off’)
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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Yiddish Song: Step Forverts
2020-06-17 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-06-21 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-06-24 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-06-28 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-07-01 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-07-05 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-07-08 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-07-12 17:00 - 18:30 and 3 more dates
Yiddish Song Forum: Step Forverts – Wednesdays and Sundays live on Facebook.
Project page

A unique international gathering of Yiddish song activists. Live on Facebook here.
Wednesdays and Sundays from 24 May at 9 am California/ 12 noon New York / 5pm London / 6 pm Berlin / 7pm Kishinev and Moscow
On 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.
Each 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!
Another 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!
We 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).
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Sing with Me 63
2020-06-28 19:00 - 19:40
Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!
Wednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe

Please come back here a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet.
Further sessions:
Sunday 28 June – session 63 Russian song
Wednesday 1 July – session 64 Yiddish song
Sunday 5 July – session 65 Russian song
Wednesday 8 July – session 66 Yiddish song

We’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!
Seeing I have lost all my work over the next months, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.
For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here.

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Sing with Me 64
2020-07-01 19:00 - 19:40
Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!
Wednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe

Please go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet.
Wednesday 1 July – session 64 Yiddish song
Sunday 5 July – session 65 Russian song
Wednesday 8 July – session 66 Yiddish song

We’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!
Seeing I have lost all my work over the next months, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.
For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here.

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Merlin & Polina Shepherd at JetLAG festival
2020-07-04 16:00 - 16:30
Merlin and Polina Shepherd with a Russian and Klezmer set for JetLag Festival

Vovka 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

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Merlin & Polina Shepherd on Two Melodies a Day
2020-07-04 18:00
Hosted by Mark Kovnatskiy and Shendl Copitman Kovnatskiy
Every 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“.
July 4th will present a concert by the Merlin and Polina Shepherd Duo.
Merlin & 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.
With 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.
There 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.
To do this, use this link: PayPal.me/MerlinMShepherd
Broadcast will be held on Mark’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mark.kovnatskiy
Time of the broadcast:
July 4th:
8 pm in Chisinau, Kiev, Moscow, Helsinki
7 pm in Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid
6 pm in London, Dublin
1 pm in New York, Washington, Montreal, Toronto
10 am in LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland
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Концерт клезмерской музыки для детей и взрослых
2020-07-05 11:00 - 11:40
THIS EVENT WILL BE IN RUSSIAN but non-Russian speakers can still enjoy the music.
Концерт клезмерской музыки для детей и взрослых
Tickets here – билеты тут

Приглашаем 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!
Полина 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.
Мерлин 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.
Мероприятие проходит при поддержке Genesis Philanthropy Group

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Sing with Me 65
2020-07-05 19:00 - 19:40
Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!
Wednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe

Please go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet.

Sunday 5 July – session 65 Russian song
Wednesday 8 July – session 66 Yiddish song
Sunday 12 July – session 67 Russian song
Wednesday 15 July – session 68 Yiddish song
Sunday 19 July – session 69 Russian song
Wednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song.

We’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!
Seeing I have lost all my work over the next months, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.
For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here.

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Sing with Me 66
2020-07-08 19:00 - 19:40
Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!
Wednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe

Please go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet.

Wednesday 8 July – session 66 Yiddish song
Sunday 12 July – session 67 Russian song
Wednesday 15 July – session 68 Yiddish song
Sunday 19 July – session 69 Russian song
Wednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song.

We’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!
Seeing I have lost all my work over the next months, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.
For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here.

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Sing with Me 67
2020-07-12 19:00 - 19:40
Russian & Yiddish Song Sessions Online are open to everyone!
Wednesdays and Sundays 11am California / 2pm New York/ 7 pm UK time / 8pm most of Europe

Please go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet.

Sunday 12 July – session 67 Russian song
Wednesday 15 July – session 68 Yiddish song
Sunday 19 July – session 69 Russian song
Wednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song.

We’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!
Seeing I have lost all my work over the next months, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.
For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here.

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Sing with Me 68
2020-07-15 19:00 - 19:40
Please go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet.

Wednesday 15 July – session 68 Yiddish song
Sunday 19 July – session 69 Russian song
Wednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song.

We’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!
Seeing I have lost all my work over the next months, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.
For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here.

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Sing with Me 69
2020-07-19 19:00 - 19:40
Please go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet.

Sunday 19 July – session 69 Russian song
Wednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song.

We’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!
Seeing I have lost all my work over the next months, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.
For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here.

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Sing with Me 70
2020-07-22 19:00 - 19:40
Please go to this page a few hours before the next session for zoom meeting information and a song sheet.

Wednesday 22 July – session 70 Yiddish song and sharing

We’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!
Seeing I have lost all my work over the next months, I appreciate payments but you can join us free of charge too.
For previous sessions’ information and sheet music go here.

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Yiddish Song: Step Forverts closing
2020-07-26 17:00 - 19:00

Three Jewish Silents with live music
2020-07-31 18:00 - 18:50
Accompanied by The Sound & Light Cinematic Duo
Three Jewish silent films, 1910 – 1926
WATCH HERE https://www.facebook.com/merlin.shepherd
Payments are optional, but appreciated. You can pay by PayPal to paypal.me/MerlinMShepherd
or use a debit or credit card (or PayPal) here:
£5
£10

L’chaim 1910 (9’20”) dir A. Mietr and K. Ganzen
The first film made that shows Jewish life from the inside. For the first time in cinema Jews were represented as real characters, not stereotypes. Considered to be the “birth” of Jewish cinema.
Based on a Jewish folk song.
Rukhele’s parents make her marry rich Matteus, but she loves poor Shlomo. In two years Rukhl has a child but she can’t forget Shlomo and so she leaves Matteus taking her child with to be with her lover. Matteus starts to drink. Years pass and a beautiful rich woman and child pay a surprise visit to the alcoholic Matteus. After they leave Matteus finds a note from his guests explaining that it was his Rukhele and their daughter. She wanted her daughter to see her father.

Sara’s Grief 1913 (13’43”) dir A. Arkatov
The director of this film wrote the screenplay for L’chaim.
One of the first Jewish cinema dramas about moral, religious and emotional ethics.
The doctor’s diagnosis for Sara and Isaak changed their lives completely. Unable to have children, Isaak visits his Rabbi who tells his that according to Jewish law, they must divorce. Isaak can’t bear this failure of their marriage. Overcome with grief, he commits suicide. After some time Sara realises that she is pregnant, but there is no comfort for her own torment.

Jews and the Land 1927 (17’46”) dir Abram Room
This extraordinary documentary describes Soviet Russia’s attempt to create a colony of collective farms of Jews, in Crimea in the 1920s. It is the only remaining art document of this fascinating period of Jewish (and Soviet) history. The film shows Jews working the land, handling animals, driving tractors! The text was written by Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky.

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Trip to Yiddishland Online concert
2020-08-18 20:15 - 21:30
This Trip to Yiddishland Online concert is part of a three full days programme.
Our program includes Yiddish classes for all levels and ages, lectures by Yiddish scholars (in English and Yiddish), klezmer, Yiddish song and Yidishe nigunim workshops, daily concerts featuring Klezmer stars, Yiddish singalongs, children’s program and the opportunity to meet with ardent Yiddishists from around the world. We hope you will join us and become a part of our international Trip to Yiddishland mishpokhe! More here

August 18 – Tribute to Adrienne Cooper and Pesah Fiszman
3.15pm – 4.30pm New York time / 8.15pm – 9.30pm UK time

Sarah Gordon; Frank London; Lorin Sklamberg, Marilyn Lerner, Joanne Borts, Dan Kahn, Jeff Warschauer & Deborah Strauss, Josh Dolgin, Eleanor Reissa, Polina Shepherd, Zalmen Mlotek, Theresa Tova, Fima Chorny and Suzanna Gergus, Michael Winograd
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Inemw*yc: Klezmer Cocktails
2020-08-30 20:00 - 21:30
International Network for Women & Non-Binary People in Yiddish Culture
Inemw*yc: Klezmer Cocktails
Join us at the first live event of INEMW*YC 2020: a chilled Sunday zoom-party where we can unwind together for an hour over a cocktail or coffee (depending on your timezone).
The programme for the network meeting is shaping up nicely, promising lots of opportunities for new connections, reflection, and personal development open to all women and non-binary people in the Yiddish culture community.
In fact, the meeting is going to be so good that we want to get started a bit early! So, don’t miss this chance to find out more about the conference from the organisers, meet some of the presenters, connect with friends and colleagues from all over the world, and get the ball rolling on our conversation about gender and klezmer!
Bring your own drink. Cocktail accessories and dressing up optional but highly encouraged.

Time zone converter: https://time.is/de/compare
Please register in advance by sending an email to inemwyc.programme@gmail.com and we will send you the zoom link.
The organisers and workshop moderators are offering their work on a voluntary basis, but of course we want to make sure that everyone involved receives a fair fee.
Therefore we would like to encourage you to donate via PayPal. All donations go directly to cover organising costs and fees.
paypal.me/AndreaPancur
Subject: inemw*yc
Join us for a weekend of discussion and music to make our voices stronger – 11-13 September.

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Sing with me 71
2020-09-03 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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