Dear all,
As this new year begins, I'm thrilled to present for the second time the Ephemeral Birds in quintet - 4 fiddles and accordion exploring where Yiddish, Raga and improvisation sounds merge together - as part of the MUSA Series, curated by Giancarlo Luiggi to feature women-led bands.
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Sun Jan 20 at 8pm at Sisters
The event on facebook
Multi-lingual and multicultural project about the passage of time: birth, growth, childhood, friendship, social change, ivresse and mortality.
Musicians weave the boundless threads of time - in threads that are so difficult to grasp that we come to doubt it exists. And if time didn't exist, ask the physicists? The Ephemeral Birds have a different unit of measurement, because they shape it with their chants. Friendships are the feet of time. And the hourglass - fill it with wine, and enjoy while you still can!
Trina Basu (violin), Eleonore Biezunski (violin, vocals), Arun Ramamurthy (violin), Ilya Shneyveys (accordion) and Jake Shulman-Ment (violin)
SISTERS Bklyn
900 Fulton St, Brooklyn, New York 11238
$10 strongly suggested donation
MC: Giancarlo Luiggi
http://www.eleonorebiezunski.com/ephemeralbirds
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A Yiddish trio version of the Ephemeral Birds
will also appear at the awesome Golden Festival
Saturday Jan 19 at 9:30pm in the Atrium
This is the party of the year! You wouldn't want to miss it! Over 60 bands will be performing on 4 different stages with incredible dance and vocal music at the beautiful Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn!
GET YOUR TICKETS
The Festival starts on Friday Jan 18 at 7:30pm and the party goes on on Saturday from 6pm till late. Check out the schedule
With: Eleonore Biezunski (violin, vocals), Ilya Shneyveys (accordion) and Jake Shulman-Ment (violin)
2019 Zlatne Uste Golden Festival
Grand Prospect Hall
263 Prospect Avenue, between 5th and 6th Aves
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(646) 844-4653
The Festival on facebook
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Ruth Rubin's Legacy of Yiddish Songs concert
Here are a few memories for an unforgettable evening at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research!
It was a stunning celebration of Ruth Rubin's life and work, and an impressive and humbling gathering of singers and musicians!
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Lorin Sklamberg and I presented the night, and our work leading to the YIVO Ruth Rubin Legacy online exhibition, as well as a small exhibition featuring artefacts from Ruth Rubin's papers.
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Photo credit: Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett
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And then it was a delight of songs and tributes to Ruth Rubin! There will be a video of the show online at some point - I'll keep you posted!
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Photo credit: Steven Pisano
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And I wrote this blog post to get you started with the exploration of the fabulous Ruth Rubin Legacy online exhibition! Enjoy!
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Also check out the YIVO Sound Archive new facebook page for more pictures and insights into the collections!
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A happy, healthy year to all!
Eléonore
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