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Yiddish Sing-Along: Yiddish Favorites, Old and New! (Part 2)
Join Cindy Paley, Dan Cantrell and Janice Markham for a rich and rousing afternoon of "Yiddish Favorites, Old and New!(Part 2). Come ready to learn and sing along to the vibrant and colorful songbook of Eastern European Jewry's unique cultural history. The popular Yiddish folk songs are sure to stir your nostalgia and newer melodies by Michael Alpert, Chava Alberstein and Arkady Gendler will remind you that Yiddish is timeless, thriving and meaningful even today. LOMIR ZINGEN! Youll receive a songbook with lyrics in Yiddish transliteration and English translations. Guitarist/vocalist Cindy Paley will be joined by accordionist Dan Cantrell for what has been described as "an exercise in pure joy.
Cindy Paley has delighted Jewish communities across the country for over 36 years with her rich repertoire of Jewish music, as featured in her timeless audio recordings and dynamic live performances. She has served over 25 years as the cantorial soloist for Lev Eisha and the Valley Beth Shalom Neshama Minyan, two creative Shabbat women's services in Los Angeles. She is also the High Holiday cantorial soloist for Kehillah Chen v'Chesed in Encino. For three summers prior to the pandemic, Cindy toured Poland, performing Yiddish concerts with a Polish klezmer band and presenting Yiddish music workshops at the Krakow Jewish Culture Festival. She has been teaching online Yiddish music classes through the NY Workers Circle and also serves as the song leader at Trip to Yiddishland in New York, since 2019. Cindy is also part of The Folk Experience, a trio which performs American folk songs from the 1960s. Cindy's workshops and performances are brimming with a contagious energy that is guaranteed to get everyone singing.
Dan Cantrell is an Emmy award winning composer known for his innovative and evocative film and theatre scoring approach, as well as his virtuosic playing abilities on the accordion, piano and musical saw. He holds a BFA degree from CalArts where he majored in Composition and Piano performance. Dan is a self taught master of the accordion, excelling at Balkan, Romani, Eastern European, and Klezmer styles. In recent years, Dan has performed and recorded with Tom Waits, Joanna Newsom, Beats Antique, Bono, Danny Elfman, members of the Klezmatics and Fishbone. Dans broad ranging musical portfolio, including compositions for video games, cartoons, film, television, web broadcast, and self produced albums can be heard at www.bellowhead.com
Janice Mautner Markham is a Los Angeles-based violinist, composer, theater artist and activist. She is a founding member of her global string ensemble, The JAC Trio, and klezmer-rock band Mostly Kosher. Janice is on the faculty of ethnomusicology at the Herb Alpert School of music at UCLA, and represents three generations of music department Bruins. The UCLA Milken Center has sponsored multiple projects for Mostly Kosher: a klezmer workshop as a prelude to the Jewish Music Festival in 2020, the Secret Chord music series and a performance in conjunction with the UCLA Klezmer Ensemble in Fall, 2024. Mautner Markham has served as guest lecturer at Drake University, Iowa and Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota.
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LocationDer Nister Downtown Jewish Center (View)
639 S. Spring St. 14A
Los Angeles, CA 90014
United States
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| On BPT Since: Dec 06, 2024 |
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