Event
Spring in Autumn: Living Composers in YiddishPost an Event »
Contemporary Jewish Museum
April 24 - April 27, 2014Info
-
http://thecjm.org/
-
(415) 655-7800
Performance dates and times:
Thursday, Apr 24 | 6:30–8 p.m.
Friday, Apr 25 | 11–1 p.m.
Sunday, Apr 27 | 1:30–3:30 p.m.
Soprano Heather Klein and guests celebrate new Yiddish song during Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day). The concert is a world premiere of Mame Loshn, an art song cycle in Yiddish by the composer Miriam Miller based on text by her grandmother Sarah Traister Moskovitz in her book of poetry, Come to the Table. Klein is joined by The Inextinguishable Trio, the internationally recognized Veretski Pass, and visiting performer Steven Greenman.
The program includes a 90–minute concert and reception on Thursday, April 24, an afternoon intergenerational education program on Friday, April 25, and an afternoon concert preceded by a talk by Francesco Spangolo on Sunday, April 27.
American Soprano and “Yiddish Chanteuse” Heather Klein follows her passion of painting pictures with her voice. She performs as a soloist across the US and internationally. The album Shifreles Portret with Klein and The Inextinguishable Trio focuses on the lesser known genre of Yiddish classical song. In May, Klein premieres the title role in the new folk opera Lilith the Night Demon.
As a child, Miriam Miller asked her bubbe Sarah to teach her Yiddish by reading poems together. Many years later, she decided to pay tribute to her grandmother by writing the song cycle, Mame Loshn. Miller’s musical training includes a BM in composition from the Berklee School of Music, Boston and an MM in composition from the Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA. In addition to Mame Loshn, other recent performances of Miriam’s works include Anachronisms (CMASH concert series) and Beautiful Things (Fresno and Sacramento New Music Festivals).
The concert is part of the Museum’s new artist residencies, working with renowned artists to debut new works for San Francisco audiences that connect heritage, history, and artistic culture.