Jewish Songlines | Judeo-Spanish and Yiddish Music and Dance with Esti Kenan-Ofri (Israel) and...
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THE MAGNES COLLECTION OF JEWISH ART AND LIFE THE B ANCR OFT LIBR ARY, UNIV ERSI TY O F CAL IFOR NIA , BERK ELEY 2121 ALLSTON WAY, BERKELEY, CA 94720 510.643.2526 • MAGNES.ORG The Magnes | Programs JEWISH SONGLINES JUDEO-SPANISH AND YIDDISH MUSIC AND DANCE WITH ESTI KENAN-OFRI AND MICHAEL ALPERT THURSDAY MARCH 1 9, 2015, 7:00 TO 9:00 PM A unique encounte r between two world-class interpreters of Jewish musical traditions from Centra l and Eastern Europe , North Africa, and the Middle East. Esti Kenan Ofri (Israel) teaches in the Department of Music at Bar-Ilan University . She is a composer and a performer of Sephardic and Arabic music and dance, and a vocalist sought by some of the greatest composers of new music in our days, including Luciano Berio. She is currently a Schusterman Visiting Artist at UCLA. Michael Alpert (United States) is a leading figure in the world scene of Jewish music, and a key figure in the reviva l of Yiddish s ong and the rise of Klezmer music since the 1970s. He has taught and lectured at universities worldwide, and performed internationally with Kapelye, David Krakauer, and Brave Old World. The program is free and open to the public. Presented in collaboration with the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, with support from the Israel Institute and the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest.
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A unique encounter between two world-class interpreters of Jewish musical traditions from Central and Eastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.Esti Kenan Ofri teaches in the Department of Music at Bar Ilan University. She is a composer and a performer of Sephardic and Arabic music and dance, and a vocalist sought by some of the greatest composers of new music in our days, including Luciano Berio. She is currently a Schusterman Visiting Artist at UCLA.Michael Alpert is a leading figure in the world scene of Jewish music, and a key figure in the revival of Yiddish song and the rise of Klezmer music since the 1970s. He has taught and lectured at universities worldwide, and performed internationally with Kapelye, David Krakauer, and Brave Old World. The program is free and open to the public. More at http://www.magnes.org/visit/exhibitions-programs/programs/jewish-songlines-2015
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The Magnes ColleCTion of Jewish arT and lifeThe BancrofT LiBrary, UniversiTy of caLifornia, BerkeLey2121 aLLsTon Way, BerkeLey, ca 94720510.643.2526 Magnes.org
The Magnes | Programs
Jewish songlines Judeo-spanish and Yiddish MusiC and danCe
wiTh esTi Kenan-ofri and MiChael alperT
ThUrsday March 19, 2015, 7:00 To 9:00 PM
A unique encounter between two world-class interpreters of Jewish musical traditions from Central and Eastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Esti Kenan Ofri (Israel) teaches in the Department of Music at Bar-Ilan University. She is a composer and a performer of Sephardic and Arabic music and dance, and a vocalist sought by some of the greatest composers of new music in our days, including Luciano Berio. She is currently a Schusterman Visiting Artist at UCLA.
Michael Alpert (United States) is a leading figure in the world scene of Jewish music, and a key figure in the revival of Yiddish song and the rise of Klezmer music since the 1970s. He has taught and lectured at universities worldwide, and performed internationally with Kapelye, David Krakauer, and Brave Old World.
The program is free and open to the public.
Presented in collaboration with the Berkeley Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies, with support from the Israel Institute and the Consulate General of Israel to the Pacific Northwest.
