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Golden Thread Septet: Yiddish Songs of Social Change

  • Museum of Jewish Heritage 36 Battery Place New York, NY 10280 (map)

The Golden Thread Septet presents "Yiddish Songs of Social Change," a program that explores the nature and dynamics of social change in the 20th century, featuring an all-star ensemble made up of beloved Yiddish vocalists Lorin Sklamberg and Sasha Lurje, plus five leading string players from the klezmer scene, Craig Judelman Abigale Reisman, Lysander Jaffe, Raffi Boden, and Kirsten Lamb, this project blends techniques and soundscapes from klezmer music, Yiddish theatre, folk song, cantorial repertoire, and classical music in a program that is equal parts story-telling, chamber music and klezmer concert.