Yiddish Song with Zisl Slepovitch: Monday 12:00 – 1:30 PM: Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Monday 12:00 – 1:30 PM: Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Course Goals: Explore Yiddish song, old and modern, created by known and anonymous authors, covering many different themes. Each class opens with a nign — a wordless Hassidic tune, which serves as a form in introduction and meditation, and followed by several hand-picked songs, typically united by a certain theme – either a topic (love, labor, food, macaronic songs, period songs, Yiddish theatre) or a creator (e.g. Mordkhe Gebirtig, Aliza Greenblat). The workshop will broaden your knowledge of the Yiddish songs, their creators, performers, historic recordings, and connections between different genres of Jewish and related music. The workshop is just as about “how” as it is about “what.”
Course Tools: You will receive a printable PDF book before each session.
Additional Info: Prerequisites: interest and curiosity. Backgrounds in music (including sight-reading) and Yiddish are helpful, but are not a requirement.
Monday 12:00 – 1:30 PM: Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Course Goals: Explore Yiddish song, old and modern, created by known and anonymous authors, covering many different themes. Each class opens with a nign — a wordless Hassidic tune, which serves as a form in introduction and meditation, and followed by several hand-picked songs, typically united by a certain theme – either a topic (love, labor, food, macaronic songs, period songs, Yiddish theatre) or a creator (e.g. Mordkhe Gebirtig, Aliza Greenblat). The workshop will broaden your knowledge of the Yiddish songs, their creators, performers, historic recordings, and connections between different genres of Jewish and related music. The workshop is just as about “how” as it is about “what.”
Course Tools: You will receive a printable PDF book before each session.
Additional Info: Prerequisites: interest and curiosity. Backgrounds in music (including sight-reading) and Yiddish are helpful, but are not a requirement.
Monday 12:00 – 1:30 PM: Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
Course Goals: Explore Yiddish song, old and modern, created by known and anonymous authors, covering many different themes. Each class opens with a nign — a wordless Hassidic tune, which serves as a form in introduction and meditation, and followed by several hand-picked songs, typically united by a certain theme – either a topic (love, labor, food, macaronic songs, period songs, Yiddish theatre) or a creator (e.g. Mordkhe Gebirtig, Aliza Greenblat). The workshop will broaden your knowledge of the Yiddish songs, their creators, performers, historic recordings, and connections between different genres of Jewish and related music. The workshop is just as about “how” as it is about “what.”
Course Tools: You will receive a printable PDF book before each session.
Additional Info: Prerequisites: interest and curiosity. Backgrounds in music (including sight-reading) and Yiddish are helpful, but are not a requirement.