Description
Musicians who play strings, winds, brass, percussion and accordion explore a century’s worth of Klezmer, examining how the music grew and changed with the migration of Jews from Eastern Europe to North America. Students learn how to recognize, perform and ornament the klezmer modes and discover a set of klezmer repertoire.
No previous background in Klezmer or reading music is required, and learning by ear is encouraged. Students joining this class should have basic proficiency on their instruments and be able to play 2 major scales. If you’re wondering if the Community Klezmer Ensemble is the right fit for you, please contact the Community Music School Administrative team at cmsadmin@bkcm.org. Students perform alongside master Klezmer musicians in events, such as our annual Klezmer Hanukkah Party and social jams throughout the year.
Schedule
- Mondays, 7:45 – 9:15 PM
Ira Temple – Klezmer Faculty
Ira Khonen Temple is a multi-instrumentalist, music director, and embedded cultural organizer living in Brooklyn, NY. Recent credits include accordionist for Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish off Broadway, and music director of Indecent at the Weston Playhouse, Great Small Works’ Muntergang and Other Cheerful Downfalls, the Aftselakhis Spectacle Committe Purimshpil, and Zoe Beloff’s Days of the Commune. Ira was a founder of the radical-traditional Yiddish music group Tsibele. Ira creates music that is a doorway between past, present and possible futures. Working with people of diverse ages and backgrounds, Ira develops new Jewish culture that is politically fresh, relevant, and un-nostalgic while building connections between languages, communities, and time periods. Click here for more information on Ira!
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