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KlezFest: Music, Song and Dance Sunday 10 - Friday 15 August KlezFest is a stimulating week of intensive, inspirational Create your own KlezFest Who's Who?
Under the combined talents of Steve Weintraub and Andreas Schmitges and with the help of band leader Cookie Segelstein, there are dance specific workshops designed for dancers as well as musicians. KlezFest keeps evolving They will be joined by KlezFest stalwarts from the USA: Deborah Strauss (violin), Jeff Warschauer (plucked strings), Joshua Horowitz (accordion), Cookie Segelstein (violin), Mark Rubin (bass) and our own UK team: Merlin and Polina Shepherd, Guy Schalom, Ilana Cravitz, SOAS Lecturer in Jewish Music Abbi Wood and Paul Tkachenko. KlezFest Concerts Klezmer Klimax! - the ultimate Klezmer Concert - 13 August @ West London Synagogue. This annual extravaganza of Klezmer delights brings to London some of the biggest names in Klezmer directed by Award Winning Frank London (Klezmatics, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, Hassidic New Wave). This year expect to see performances from our special guests: Joanne Borts will be transforming the West London Synagogue into a glamorous Yiddish Theatre, the mesmerising Moshe Berlin will be turning it into a Hassidic frenzy with his meron-style clarinet playing. Tickets for this amazing event will be available nearer the time. to register your interest, please contact JMI on 020 7909 2445 KlezFest in Hyde Park
Updated 17 June 2008
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| The Jewish Music Institute is an independent Arts organisation based at SOAS, University of London. It is an international focus bringing the ancient yet contemporary musical culture of the Jews to the mainstream British cultural, academic and social life. Its programmes of education, performance and information highlight many aspects of Jewish music throughout the ages and across the globe for people of all ages, backgrounds and cultures. | ||