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WORKMEN’S CIRCLE KLEZMER ENSEMBLE
NOVEMBER 22, 2009
4:30 p.m.
Root Room
Carnegie Building
EDITH DRAZIN – keyboard, BETTY GOLD -vocals, PAUL ERNSBERGER - string bass,
JEFF HAGER – trumpet, MARK HOFFMAN – trumpet, RICHARD KOLETSKY – clarinet
Klezmer was the music of the Jewish shtetl (town) in Eastern Europe, influenced by local genres (gypsy; folk; shepherd tunes). The ensemble encourages you to dance, clap, howl like “vilda chayas” and generally let the music take you away.
The Workmen’s Circle was established in 1892. It is dedicated to the promotion of Yiddish culture, Jewish education and social justice.
Sponsored by: Jewish Studies, Hillel, Jewish Cultural Fellows Program of the National Yiddish Book Center, Russian and Eastern European Studies (REES), Oberlin College Library
