But thats what the shirim klezmer orchestra did when it created the. For nearly a decade, the bostonbased klezmer consortium shirim. Hoffmans the nutcracker and the mouse king, stowell and sendak delved deeply into the original story and. Aug 20, 2017 klezmer is the contraction of two hebrew words meaning instrument of song. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Shirim has been performing traditional and original klezmer music since 1982. Klezmer nutcracker by shirim go unlimited try now get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Klezmer nutcracker by shirim klezmer orchestra on apple music. In no time the band became famous in amsterdam for its many vibrant performances on the streets, in the parks and in the pubs. In america, however, between 1881 and 1920 the bulgarish became increas. There are two things that make the ensemble unique. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises dance of the dreydls shirim klezmer nutcracker.
Since its foundation in 1996 by saxophone player job chajes, the band has evolved rapidly. Shirim, a klezmer rhapsody, a song by piet swerts, nubilaria clarinet ensemble on spotify. The musical development of the jewish or klezmer doina is historically and geographically inspired by the rumanian doina. The band has toured extensively in north america and their music was used in woody allens movie, deconstructing harry. Its sound was different from what most people would consider to be traditional. In the summer of 1981 a group of central vermont musicians, entranced by the rhythms and spirit of klezmer music, formed the nisht geferlach klezmer band. Now, at last, the wonderful musicologists of shirim have reconstructed the original klezmer nutcracker, restoring our national honor, while also deconstructing. Klezmer nutcracker, an album by shirim on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Klezmer presents a lively and detailed overview of the folk musical tradition as practiced in philadelphias twentiethcentury jewish community. Klezmer nutcracker club passim sunday december 4 clock icon 3.
Jan 01, 2003 listen to your favorite songs from mayse tales by shirim klezmer orchestra now. Klezmer violin rabbi yochanan the shoemakers melody. An overview of jewish and klezmer songs, dances and rhythms, freilah, bulgar, doina, sher, horas, nigun klezmer is an interpretation of art and life based not solely on jewish folklore, but rather on a cosmopolitan divergence of musical genres giora feidman. From riproaring klezmer and dynamic tango to their selfpenned gypsy jazz, klezmer ish bring a trademark twist to whatever genre takes their fancy.
Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises kozatsky til you dropsky shirim klezmer nutcracker. Their music has been used on woody allens soundtrack for d. Shirim, a klezmer rhapsody, a song by piet swerts, nubilaria. The longawaited kyiv klezmer fest starts with the highprofile premieres. Meet klezmerish, four incredibly outwardlooking classically trained musicians who met whilst playing with the royal liverpool philharmonic orchestra. The jewish music institute is an independent arts organisation based at soas, university of london. The big mix free event sunday 11 september regents park bandstand come on down for a funpacked afternoon for all the family in one of londons most beautiful parks. The cracow klezmer band was a polish jazz quartet formed by accordionist and composer jaroslaw bester in 1997 in the city of krakow, and recorded for tzadik records. It combines the zany wit of a spike jones with the class and craft of a duke ellington and recasts the nutcracker as a hannukah classic with images of a dancing latkes potato pancakes queen and marching macabees. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim in ensembles known as kapelye, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display. Dance of the sugar plum fairy shirim klezmer nutcracker horrible xmas xpanded edition. All members of the band are also well known for their work as naftules dream, with which they perform original music influenced by jewish traditions.
Check out klezmer nutcracker by shirim on amazon music. Welcome to the klezmer academy drawing on my 30 years of studying, performing and teaching as well as the recordings in my vast collection of 78rpm discs, this site will share tunes, discussions of theoretical concepts, practical lessons on style, musings on current and past trends in the music and its performance, and other topics on all. Klezmer is the contraction of two hebrew words meaning instrument of song. Klezmer version of nutcracker available arranger for hire. Many practitioners of klezmer liken its technique to making one. Shirim, a klezmer rhapsody, a song by piet swerts, nubilaria clarinet ensemble on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim in ensembles known as kapelye, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations. Under the direction of director of music performance and acclaimed clarinetist and ethnomusicologist joel rubin, the uva klezmer ensemble has been made up of both undergraduate and graduate students from across grounds, faculty, alumni and other members of the greater central virginia community, and is dedicated to exploring klezmer and other jewish and eastern european musical traditions from. Dudu fisher the singing klezmer a surprising album by dudu fisher combining klezmer and balkan music, with dudu singing in yiddish. Shirims klezmer nutcrackerwill make klezmer afficiandos plotz explode with joy and tchaikovsky fans drop their jaws with wonder.
The word klezmer itself can be divided into two yiddish words, klei meaning vessel and zimmer meaning song. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Here is what i wrote in my december 1991 klez report. Nisht geferlach klezmer bandyiddish songs and dance tunes. The piano accordeon, bass plays a duple oompah while the drums play the beat. It is a wordless song and through the nigun the klezmer player can express the deepest of his emotions. Under the direction of director of music performance and acclaimed clarinetist and ethnomusicologist joel rubin, the uva klezmer ensemble has been made up of both undergraduate and graduate students from across grounds, faculty, alumni and other members of the greater central virginia community, and is dedicated to exploring klezmer and other jewish. Amsterdam klezmer band performs eastern european jewish music, influenced by gypsy and balkan music. The chicago klezmer ensemble is a local chicago treasure. This work is available on a rentalonly basis and is not to be copied by any means, loaned. Dance of the sugar plum fairy shirim klezmer nutcracker. In normal life it is our job to bring people together, help you connect with each other, deal with hardship and celebrate the good things in life, and give solace through our music. Allegro concerto in a major for clarinet and orchestra, k.
Reviews a klezmer nutcrackerby far the most engaging work of the entire program, twisted three movements of tchaikovskys nutcracker into a nod to the jewish musical traditions in a sort of fiddler on the roof meets santa claus minor key slipping in where the major key would naturally fit, and a very sweet solo violin by concertmaster sam fischer and tuba played by. A klezmer nutcracker was commissioned by the new york pops, and was premiered by them, conducted by steven reineke, music director, december 16, 2011 at carnegie hall new york, ny. Yiddish was the communicating language between the european jews east west north and south of europe, the ashkenaz, and naturally in some balkan countries, dudu fisher found the connection between the eastern european klezmer. Klezmerson is a mexican band that cobines jewish and mexican music with rock, jazz, and other generes. The brilliant result of close collaboration between pnb founding artistic director and choreographer kent stowell and renowned childrens book author and illustrator maurice sendak, nutcracker premiered to national acclaim in december 1983. From riproaring klezmer and dynamic tango to their selfpenned gypsy jazz, klezmerish bring a trademark twist to whatever genre takes their fancy. Shirim klezmer orchestra, nutcracker entertainment. Music our latest album, first dance on second avenue is out now. The group performed at jewish culture festivals in hungary, finland, poland, prague, and the czech republic. Mayse tales by shirim klezmer orchestra on amazon music. The shirim klezmer orchestra have one previous release. Klezmer version of nutcracker available back in 2011, the new york pops commissioned me to arrange klezmer versions of three selections from tchaikovskys beloved nutcracker suite for their holiday concerts at carnegie hall. A little bit polish, a little russian, and a little near eastern, the shirim klezmer orchestra plays the music of the eastern european jews. I purchased this recording along with the one by the same group with a narrated story added.
As well as bbc radio 3 dj max reinhardt, community hub and kids zone, this years live stage will feature klezmer. It spans the ancient and contemporary global musical culture of the jews, and makes it relevant to todays mainstream british cultural, academic and social life through a broad range of performances and educational programmes. The soulful and stirring music of the jews of eastern europe and more recently, of new yorks lower east side has found a home in vermont. Through interviews, archival research, and recordings, hankus netsky constructs an ethnographic portrait of philadelphias jewish musicians, the environment they worked in, and the repertoire they performed at local jewish lifestyle and communal.
The music is delightful to listen to by itself and is a fun adaptation of. Meet klezmer ish, four incredibly outwardlooking classically trained musicians who met whilst playing with the royal liverpool philharmonic orchestra. Shirim klezmer orchestra, nutcracker it seems incongruous, combining a christmas classic with a jewish form of music. The klezmatics are an american klezmer band based in new york city.
Petersburg, choreography by lev ivanov stowellsendak production premiere. Instead of sugarplum fairies spinning stiffly on point, shirim conjures up rugalah elves twirling through an uproarious hora. An overview on some of the klezmer song types, dances and rhythms. Very soon kiev will be transformed into the world capital of klezmer music. Listen to your favorite songs from mayse tales by shirim klezmer orchestra now. Within the repertoire of klezmer music in eastern europe, the bulgarish was a regional phenomenon, originating in bessarabia as the bulgareasca, then spreading as the klezmer bulgarish to parts of eastern ukraine. While many of the songs are traditional including di sapozhkelekh, violina doyna, and the hasidic shnirele, perele, the klezmatics provide arrangements of their own and like jazz artists arent afraid to. As both klezmer and tchaikovsky are based in russia and as both the original nutcracker and this shtetlized version are intended as dances, the turn is often as smooth as a latke well. Now, at last, the wonderful musicologists of shirim have reconstructed the original klezmer nutcracker, restoring our national honor, while also deconstructing some of my other favorite composers brahms, certainly deserves deconstruction. Through interviews, archival research, and recordings, hankus netsky constructs an ethnographic portrait of philadelphias jewish musicians, the environment they worked in, and the repertoire they performed at local jewish. Formed in new yorks east village in 1986, the band plays an updated form of the music, mixing it with other musical traditions, singing in english and yiddish. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described.
Amsterdam klezmer band music, videos, stats, and photos. Pacific northwest ballet the brilliant result of close collaboration. Although we know this music as klezmer, originally the term was used to describe the musician playing the music rather than the genre itself play that music, klezmer. Whew i havent listened to a new klez cd so much since the original maxwell st. The band has toured extensively in north america and their music was used in.
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