2019 Concert: “An Afternoon of Yiddish Song with Vira Lozinsky & Hankus Netsky”
Date and Time
Friday Jul 12, 2019
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
Friday, July 12, at 2:30 p.m.
Location
Yiddish Book Center 1021 West Street Amherst, MA 01002
Fees/Admission
$32-$36
Contact Information
413-256-4900
https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/
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Description
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. Vira blends her singing with a variety of musical styles from East European folk (klezmer, Gypsy, Romanian, Russian) to South American tango. Her repertoire includes new songs as well as Yiddish folk songs, songs of Bessarabian, Romanian, and Polish Jewish poets, and songs of classical and modern Yiddish poets. For more information and to purchase tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4070366 This event is presented as part of Yidstock 2019: The Festival of New Yiddish Music at the Yiddish Book Center. For a full schedule of events, including talks and workshops, visit https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/yidstock.
