A series of four concerts presented
by the JMI to accompany the Daniel Libeskind Exhibition 'Space of Encounter'
posted 21 August 2004
Libeskind originally trained as a musician before turning to architecture. He has also repeatedly underscored the importance of his Jewish heritage to his intellectual and architectural vision. The Barbican would like to underscore both points by inviting the Jewish Music Institute to present four concerts of Jewish music.
Every Wednesday evening, during the Daniel Libeskind Exhibition at the
Barbican Art Gallery: 'Space of Encounter' there will be late opening
during which the exhibition will remain open until 8pm. During this time
there will be lectures as well as musical performances and the Jewish
Music Institute has been invited to present four concerts of Jewish music
during this exhibition. These will include Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Liturgical
and Classical music suppressed by the Third Reich and will take place
on Wednesdays: 13 October, 17 November, 15 December and 12 January
from 6.15pm—8.00pm
All the events are free to same day ticket holders to the
exhibition. Tickets £8.00 (concs. £6.00)
The
Barbican Art Gallery
Silk Street, London EC2
Wednesday 13 October 2004
From
the Shtetl to The City
She'koyokh Klezmer Ensemble
New London-based klezmer band, present a foot stamping, heart rending,
and refreshingly entertaining selection of East European Jewish melodies
Part of the International Daniel Pearl Music Day:
Harmony for
Humanity
6.15pm, Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street, London EC2
Entrance free to same day ticket holders to the
exhibition. Tickets £8.00 (concs. £6.00)
Wednesday 17 November 2004
From the
Casbah to the Wine Bar
Lucie Skeaping and the Burning Bush
Jewish Music, crossing cultural and timeless boundaries from old Baghdad
via Spain and the Middle East to Eastern Europe.
6.15pm, Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street, London EC2
Entrance free to same day ticket holders to the
exhibition. Tickets £8.00 (concs. £6.00)
Wednesday 15 December 2004 (Chanukah)
Dreidles,
Doughnuts and other delights
The Jewish Youth Choir conducted by Vivienne Bellos
Cantor Stephen Robins and the Choir of Woodside Park Synagogue
Seasonal and festive Music for the Jewish Festival of lights
6.15pm, Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street, London EC2
Entrance free to same day ticket holders to the
exhibition. Tickets £8.00 (concs. £6.00)
Wednesday
12 January 2005 (Holocaust Commemoration)
Thwarted
Voices: Music Suppressed by the Third Reich
Soloists and Chamber Groups from the Yehudi Menuhin School
Music by composers who were banned, exiled or murdered by the Nazi regime:
Franz Schreker, Vilem Tausky, Viktor Ullmann and the extraordinary string
quartet: 'Twin Towers' written by Yehudi Menuhin School pupil Oscar Perks
at the time of the atrocity — when he was twelve years old.
6.15pm, Barbican Art Gallery, Silk Street, London EC2
Entrance free to same day ticket holders to the
exhibition. Tickets £8.00 (concs. £6.00)
13
October 2004: From the Shtetl to The City
17 November 2004:
From the Casbah to the Wine Bar
15
December 2004: Dreidles, Doughnuts and other delights
12
January 2005: Thwarted Voices: Music Suppressed by the Third Reich
