Tuesday, December 07, 2004
With my Chagall Windows project done, I've concentrated my efforts on seeking out folk music from the Israeli, Ladino, Yiddush, and European (Ashkenazy) traditions. I will be meeting with a music therapist/singer on Thursday at another campus of Hebrew University (Givat Ram) to look at their holdings. I also hope to make it to a concert there Wednesday night to see the Academy Orchestra.
I was looking at the musical events in the the week's Jerusalem Post and saw that there was a concert of Hanukkah folk songs yesterday afternoon so Robin, Isaac, and I went to listen. It turned out to be a very informal concert at a women's club, but one of the singers is a fairly well-known Israeli folk singer, Betty Klein. I talked with her after the concert and she gave me a cassette and CD of her singing well known Israeli and Ladino folk songs. She also agreed to meet with me and to help me with my reserch. She will be coming to the States in the spring and I offered to help her secure a concert in Keene. We will see how that pans out.
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah so time to clean off the menorah, put the sufganiot (doughnuts) in the oven, and spin the dreidel.
I was looking at the musical events in the the week's Jerusalem Post and saw that there was a concert of Hanukkah folk songs yesterday afternoon so Robin, Isaac, and I went to listen. It turned out to be a very informal concert at a women's club, but one of the singers is a fairly well-known Israeli folk singer, Betty Klein. I talked with her after the concert and she gave me a cassette and CD of her singing well known Israeli and Ladino folk songs. She also agreed to meet with me and to help me with my reserch. She will be coming to the States in the spring and I offered to help her secure a concert in Keene. We will see how that pans out.
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah so time to clean off the menorah, put the sufganiot (doughnuts) in the oven, and spin the dreidel.
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