Concerts and Workshops
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The following are concert and workshop programs
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Concerts
New! Alicia Svigals' Klezmer Rock Project
Alicia
brings a power rock rhythm section on board and regales the audience with high
energy klezmer that's unique and exciting...great for young audiences.
New! Alicia Svigals and Marilyn Lerner: Klezmer
Unfettered
Alicia
and Canadian jazz piano virtuoso Marilyn Lerner join forces to create Jewish
instrumental music like you've never heard it before, spinning symphonies out
of simple melodies on the fly. Expect the unexpected!
New! Golems of Gotham
With
words and original music for unaccompanied violin, Svigals and author Thane
Rosenbaum present their adaptation of the Golems of Gotham, the
acclaimed third novel in Rosenbaum's post-Holocaust trilogy (whose main
character, a klezmer-fiddle playing child, is modelled in part on Alicia!). A
panel discussion moderated by a literary critic is also available for after the
show.
The 92nd St. Y's program director Arielle Listokin wrote to Alicia about the premiere of Golems of Gotham: Words do not do justice to the beautiful performance you gave. I have never before seen a Y audience connect so completely with a performer the way they did to you.
Alicia Svigals' Fidl
Ensemble
Authentic
old-world sound as heard on Svigals' album Fidl: violins, tsimbl, bowed
bass, wooden flute, all unplugged. Haunting and ecstatic klezmer.
Mikveh
Alicia's
all female Jewish song group-- for more info, see www.aliciasvigals.com/mikveh.
Fidl Kapelye
A
great big klezmer folk string orchestra, with an exciting and earthy sound. (Instant
Fidl Kapelye workshop available for school and community groups in
conjunction with this show.)
Klezmer for Kids
Fun
and educational program for kids of any background, introducing them to Jewish
songs, dances, rhythms, the Yiddish language and the youthful spirit of klezmer
music. (Oomchicks workshop -- a kids klezmer band -- available for
school and community groups in conjunction with this show).
Folk Fiddles of the
World
Alicia
on a bill with three or four other violinists from a wide array of ethnic
traditions: can include Greek, Irish, Indian, Arabic, Finnish, Persian and
Chinese, to name a few. (Fiddle styles of the world workshop available
in conjunction with this show.)
Vodkazak
Program
of Lubavitcher nigunim arranged for klezmer quartet, featuring Alicia,
mandolinist Jeff Warschauer, bassist Marty Confurius and accordionist Sy
Kushner. (Music of Chabad workshop, with a noted scholar of Hasidic
music, available in conjunction with this show.)
The Third Seder
Multimedia
audience-participation 'seder', with theater, matzo art, Manischewitz wine,
modern dance, and Passover songs, both classic and obscure, featuring
cutting-edge New York artists in several disciplines.
Women in Klezmer
Alicia
on a triple bill with two other prominent female instrumentalists and singers;
each act plays a twenty minute set and all come together at the end for an
onstage jam. (Panel discussion with artists also available.)
Klezmer fiddle dance
party
High
energy concert, with instructor to teach and lead the audience in dancing
through the whole show.
Workshops
All about Klezmer
Lecture/demonstration
exploring what makes klezmer sound like klezmer, how klezmer has changed over
time, and the wider cultural implications of current trends.
Instrumental
instruction in klezmer
Tricks
of the trade revealed to amateurs and professionals on all instruments.
Klezmer band coaching
For
established bands or groups formed just for the workshop, how to get that
authentic klezmer feel.
Klezmer string quartet
Oomchicks
Klezmer
band for kid musicians, no experience required!
Instant Fiddle Kapelye
Turn
your school or community orchestra into an old-world klezmer string band.
Fiddle styles of the
World
The
musical mystery unravelled of where ethnic fiddle styles get their unique
flavors.
Music of Chabad
Svigals'
fiddle 'sings' Lubavitcher nigunim, and a leading authority in the field gives
a fascinating glimpse into the world of this most spiritual of musical genres.
Collaborations
Klezmer meets Jazz
With
jazz guitarist Ron Jackson and his band, an exploration of the space between
klezmer and mainstream jazz.
Alicia Svigals with
Moguilevsky and Lerner
Avant-klezmer
Argentinian duo collaborate with Alicia on de- and re-constructed klezmer
melodies with a large helping of group improvisation.
With choreographer
Risa Jaroslow
A
performance of Jaroslow's piece Fidl -- rooted in Jewish dance concepts
but enlivened by a contemporary movement vocabulary, with original music by
Alicia.
With mesmerizing
Jewish storytellers!
Jewish
storytelling with original incidental music for klezmer fiddle.