Yidstock 2019: The Festival of New Yiddish MusicAmherst, MA
 YIDSTOCK 2019 will bring the best in klezmer and new Yiddish music to the stage at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Massachusetts. Don't miss out on what promises to be a great festival of music and related events! PLEASE NOTE: Tickets can be purchased to individual events as listed below. |
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Yidstock 2019: The Festival of New Yiddish Music - Concert Passes
July 11, 2019 11:00 AM
YIDSTOCK 2019 brings the best in klezmer and new Yiddish music to the stage at the Yiddish Book Center. Concert Pass allows access to all concerts at YIDSTOCK 2019. Tickets may be purchased to individual events. |
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FILM | "Ver Vet Blaybn?" "Who Will Remain?" (Sneak peek screening)
July 11, 2019 12:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Produced at the Yiddish Book Center, this hour-long documentary follows Israeli actress Hadas Kalderon as she retraces the extraordinary journey of her grandfather, the renowned Yiddish writer Avrom Sutzkever. |
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TALK | The Essential Klezmer, with Seth Rogovoy
July 11, 2019 2:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Seth Rogovoy, Yidstocks artistic director takes the audience on a multimedia journey through klezmer, from Old World shtetls to New World stages. |
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TALK | Yiddish Folk Song: The Classic Recordings, with Hankus Netsky
July 11, 2019 4:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Hankus Netsky will examine the a cappella Yiddish folksong tradition that was passed on orally for many centuries, and in the twentieth century both old and new Yiddish folksongs became more widely known through recordings. |
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CONCERT | Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird
July 11, 2019 8:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | The Berlin-based Daniel Kahn & the Painted Bird perform a blend of original and traditional songs, including songs of resistance along with love songs, cries of despair, and declarations of triumph. |
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TALK | The Klezmer at the Eastern European Jewish Wedding, with Hankus Netsky
July 12, 2019 11:00 AM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Hankus Netsky will look at how the klezmer actually functioned within the nineteenth and early twentieth century Jewish community using as our reference both classic recordings from klezmers golden age and contemporary re-creations. |
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WORKSHOP | Sing in Shabbos: Welcoming the Beloved with Song, with Aviva Chernick
July 12, 2019 11:00 AM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Award-winning Canadian musician, prayer leader, and vocalist Aviva Chernick will guide participants through song and poetry, warming up the spirit for the coming of Shabbat. |
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WORKSHOP | Yiddish Dance 101: How to Dance to Klezmer Music, with Steve Weintraub and Lauren Brody
July 12, 2019 11:00 AM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | World-renowned dance instructor Steve Weintraub offers an overview of the Yiddish style of dance. |
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TALK | A Conversation with Frank London
July 12, 2019 1:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Best known as a cofounder of the Grammy Award-winning progressive klezmer outfit the Klezmatics, Frank London will explore how it all happened and what he has planned for the future in conversation with Seth Rogovoy. |
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CONCERT | An Afternoon of Yiddish Song with Vira Lozinsky & Hankus Netsky
July 12, 2019 2:30 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | The Helen and Irving Sunshine Memorial Concert | The great Moldovan-born, Israel-based Yiddish vocalist Vira Lozinsky makes her Yidstock debut accompanied by pioneering Yiddish music revivalist Hankus Netsky, best known as founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band. |
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TALK | A Conversation with Vira Lozinsky
July 12, 2019 4:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Vira Lozinsky, widely regarded as one of the greatest living exponents of Yiddish song, explores her Yiddish roots and influences in conversation with Seth Rogovoy. |
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CONCERT | Nigunim Trio
July 12, 2019 5:30 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Nigunim and zmiros are songs of devotion and praise: spiritual Hasidic-Jewish chants whose purpose is to induce a state of piety and ecstasy in both performer and listener. |
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WORKSHOP | Build-a-Sher Yiddish Dance, with Steve Weintraub and Lauren Brody
July 13, 2019 10:00 AM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | World-famous dance instructor Steve Weintraub explores the iconic Jewish square dance, the sher, with participants creating their own Yidstock sher. |
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TALK | The Lodz Masterpieces: Three Jewish Womens Art Books Revealed, with David Mazower
July 13, 2019 11:00 AM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | In 1921 three young Polish Jewish women artists created one of the masterpieces of Jewish modernism. Yiddish Book Center bibliographer, David Mazower, re-creates the extraordinary story of three innovative women fresh out of art school. |
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TALK | A Conversation with Daniel Kahn
July 13, 2019 1:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Detroit-born, Berlin-based singer/songwriter, polyglot poet, translator, and activist Daniel Kahn will explore the roots and branches of his inspiration and innovation in conversation with Seth Rogovoy. |
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WORKSHOP | Instrumental Klezmer, with Brian Bender
July 13, 2019 1:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | An instrumental workshop for aspiring klezmer musicians, taught by trombonist/keyboardist Brian Bender of the Yiddishkeit Klezmer Ensemble, Little Shop of Horas, and the Wholesale Klezmer Band. |
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TALK | A Conversation with Aviva Chernick
July 13, 2019 3:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Toronto-based Aviva Chernick is a prayer leader and a Jewish mindfulness meditation teacher. Of late, she has begun adding Yiddish song to her repertoire. Aviva explores her journey and her newfound interest in Yiddish in conversation with Seth Rogovoy. |
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CONCERT | Eleanor Reissa & Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, with special guests
July 13, 2019 8:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | The Joan A. Backman Memorial Concert | Eleanor Reissa, Frank London, and the Klezmer Brass Allstars explore the world of Yiddish song from the obscure to the chestnuts, and from the sacred to the profane. |
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FILM | "BEYLE: The Artist and Her Legacy," (World premiere)
July 14, 2019 10:30 AM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | This short documentary tells the story of artist and activist Beyle Schaechter-Gottesmans rich life through archival recordings along with newly recorded oral history interviews with family, friends, and colleagues. |
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WORKSHOP | Lomir Zingen! Yiddish Song Workshop, with Asya Vaisman Schulman
July 14, 2019 10:30 AM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | At this workshop, participants will learn to sing Yiddish songs old and new, including some of the songs being performed throughout the festival. No prior knowledge of Yiddish necessary. |
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CONCERT | Lid un balade: Daniel Kahn & Sarah Mina Gordon
July 14, 2019 12:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Daniel Kahn and Sarah Mina Gordon present an acoustic set of original and traditional Yiddish songs and ballads, drawing from the deep traditions of the Jewish workers movement, modernist Yiddish poetry, and the contemporary folk scenes in which they were raised. |
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TALK | A Conversation with Eleanor Reissa
July 14, 2019 1:30 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Eleanor Reissa is one of the premier Yiddish vocalists in the world. She recently directed and starred in the original production From Shtetl to Stage. which she co-created with Yidstock artistic director Seth Rogovoy, who will discuss this and more in conversation with Eleanor. |
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CONCERT | Cantar i Zingen: Aviva Chernick Ensemble and Friends
July 14, 2019 3:00 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Best known as a Ladino singer, Aviva Chernick has begun incorporating Yiddish song into her repertoire. Aviva makes her Yidstock debut with her Toronto-based band plus a little help from some Yidstock All-Stars. |
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TALK | A Conversation with Aaron Lansky and Susan Bronson
July 14, 2019 4:30 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | Yiddish Book Center President Aaron Lansky and Executive Director Susan Bronson talk about the Centers future plans. |
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CONCERT | The Klezmatics, with special guest Vira Lozinsky
July 14, 2019 7:30 PM
YIDSTOCK 2019 | The Bernard and Reva Broder Memorial Concert | Blending instrumental and vocal virtuosity and experimentation with theatricality firmly rooted in klezmer and Yiddish tradition, the Klezmatics brought the revival of klezmer into the rock era. |
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CONCERT | Socalled String Quartet
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SOLD OUT | Full Steam Ahead! with...
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CONCERT | Yiddish Meets Ladino, w...
July 15, 2018 3:00 PM |
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TALK | The View from Toronto, wit...
July 15, 2018 1:30 PM |
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CONCERT | Beyond the Pale, with s...
July 15, 2018 12:00 PM |
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SOLD OUT | Yiddish Songs, with As...
July 15, 2018 10:30 AM |
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SOLD OUT | David Krakauer's Klezm...
July 14, 2018 8:00 PM |
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SOLD OUT | A Cross-Cultural Conve...
July 14, 2018 3:00 PM |
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SOLD OUT | A Journey to LadinoLan...
July 14, 2018 1:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Instrumental Klezmer,...
July 14, 2018 1:00 PM |
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SOLD OUT - WORKSHOP | Build-a-She...
July 14, 2018 10:00 AM |
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CONCERT | Tsvey Brider, featuring...
July 13, 2018 5:30 PM |
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TALK | Socalled: Ghettoblasting T...
July 13, 2018 4:15 PM |
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CONCERT | Heather Klein & Jos...
July 13, 2018 2:30 PM |
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TALK | A Conversation with David...
July 13, 2018 1:00 PM |
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SOLD OUT - WORKSHOP | Yiddish Dan...
July 13, 2018 11:00 AM |
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TALK | Exploring Yiddish Art Musi...
July 13, 2018 11:00 AM |
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SOLD OUT | David Krakauer's Acous...
July 12, 2018 8:00 PM |
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TALK | Exploring Yiddish Theater...
July 12, 2018 4:00 PM |
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TALK | The Essential Klezmer, wit...
July 12, 2018 2:00 PM |
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Yidstock 2018: The Festival of Ne...
July 12, 2018 1:00 PM |
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CONCERT | Andy Statman Trio - SOL...
July 16, 2017 7:30 PM |
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TALK | The Mysteries of Klezmer V...
July 16, 2017 4:30 PM |
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CONCERT | Alicia Svigals and Laur...
July 16, 2017 3:00 PM |
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TALK | Springboard: How a Millio...
July 16, 2017 1:30 PM |
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CONCERT | Ezekiel's Wheels Klezme...
July 16, 2017 12:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Yiddish Songs, with As...
July 16, 2017 10:30 AM |
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FOLK ORATORIO | Frank London's "A...
July 15, 2017 8:00 PM |
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TALK | A Love Letter to the Yiddi...
July 15, 2017 3:00 PM |
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TALK | Rockin' the Shtetl, with S...
July 15, 2017 1:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Instrumental Klezmer,...
July 15, 2017 1:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Build-a-Sher Yiddish D...
July 15, 2017 10:00 AM |
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CONCERT | Hankus Netsky and Eden...
July 14, 2017 2:30 PM |
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TALK | Eleanor Reissa: "The Last...
July 14, 2017 1:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Nigunim, with Hankus N...
July 14, 2017 11:00 AM |
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WORKSHOP | Yiddish Dance 101, SOL...
July 14, 2017 11:00 AM |
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CONCERT | Eleanor Reissa & Fr...
July 13, 2017 8:00 PM |
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TALK | The Music of the Hassidim,...
July 13, 2017 4:00 PM |
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TALK | The Essential Klezmer, wit...
July 13, 2017 2:00 PM |
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Yidstock 2017: The Festival of Ne...
July 13, 2017 1:00 PM |
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CONCERT | Yidstock All-Stars in a...
July 17, 2016 7:30 PM |
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TALK I What To Do with What We've...
July 17, 2016 4:45 PM |
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CONCERT | Frank London-Merlin She...
July 17, 2016 3:00 PM |
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TALK | Inside the YIVO Sound Arch...
July 17, 2016 1:45 PM |
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CONCERT | Paul Shapiro's Ribs &am...
July 17, 2016 12:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Lomir Zingen! Yiddish...
July 17, 2016 10:00 AM |
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CONCERT | The Klezmatics Thirtiet...
July 16, 2016 8:00 PM |
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PANEL DISCUSSION | Lauren Brody,...
July 16, 2016 2:30 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Instrumental Klezmer,...
July 16, 2016 1:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Build-a-Sher Yiddish D...
July 16, 2016 12:30 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Choral Workshop, with...
July 16, 2016 11:30 AM |
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CONCERT | Sklamberg & the She...
July 15, 2016 5:30 PM |
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CONCERT | The Eleanor Reissa Trio
July 15, 2016 2:30 PM |
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TALK | Rockin' the Shtetl: From t...
July 15, 2016 1:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Nigunim, with Lorin Sk...
July 15, 2016 1:00 PM |
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TALK | Klezmer in Jewish Philadel...
July 15, 2016 11:00 AM |
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WORKSHOP | Yiddish Dance 101: How...
July 15, 2016 11:00 AM |
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CONCERT | The Klezmer Conservator...
July 14, 2016 8:00 PM |
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WORKSHOP | Choral Workshop, with...
July 14, 2016 3:00 PM |
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TALK | The Essential Klezmer, wit...
July 14, 2016 1:00 PM |
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Yidstock 2016: The Festival of Ne...
July 14, 2016 12:00 PM |
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