Online March 26 - April 10
Join us for a program of sacred and secular music from tiny villages and big cities!
This special, online-only concert will be videotaped in San Francisco’s spectacular and historic Sherith Israel synagogue.
Singing and dancing have long been partners, especially within the Jewish tradition. With our special guests, the internationally known Klezmer trio Veretski Pass, we offer the music of tiny villages and big cities, and of important days in sacred and secular life.
There will be toe-tappers (by Israeli composer Aharon Harlap, Alice Parker, and Tina Harrington), brilliant little-known Psalm settings (by Mendelssohn, George Rochberg, and Rossi), darker evocations of voices silenced, feet stilled (a klezmer/tango blend by Sylke Zimpel and Posner’s sad lullaby Mutter Tsum Kind), and wonderful new works: a lively, inventive Psalm 104 by Bay Area composer Alexis Alrich, and Timothy Kramer’s Tik’u Chaf (Clap your Hands), accompanied by clapping and stomping.
Interspersed among the choral works, you’ll be treated to the lively instrumental performances of Eastern European Jewish music that Veretski Pass is famous for – and they’ll join the choir for some selections!