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Hankus Netsky, founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, speaks about the legacy of three klezmer musicians, with live music examples performed by Netsky's “Hebrew National Salvage Project,” on Wednesday, May 8th at 7:30 PM at the Center for Jewish History.
Hankus Netsky, founder of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, speaks about the legacy of three klezmer musicians, with live music examples performed by Netsky's “Hebrew National Salvage Project,” on Wednesday, May 8th at 7:30 PM at the Center for Jewish History.
Creative individuals of the younger generation more and more often turn to the legacies of Eastern European Jewish musicians in order to re-connect to their cultural roots. In this program Dr. Hankus Netsky explores some of the musical treasures from the "The Discovery Gallery," an exhibit he curated at the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, Mass. Netsky considers three approaches to cultural recovery: personal contact with Eastern European Jewish immigrants, dialogue with younger family members, and learning from artifacts that have been handed down—in a suitcase or even a pocketbook. Hankus Netsky's Hebrew National Salvage Project, including leading klezmer musicians Amanda Miryem-Khaye Seigel (vocals), Dave Levitt (trombone), Michael Winograd (clarinet) and Netsky (piano), perform the music of Morris Hollender, Marty Levitt, and Sonia Victor, three little-known individuals who have important legacies to share.
Hankus Netsky, Founder and Director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and Chair of Contemporary improvisation at New England Conservatory, performs with New York City klezmer musicians in live examples of his talk, “A Living Connection: The Musical Lives and Legacies of Morris Hollender, Sonia Victor, and Marty Levitt” at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street) on Friday, May 8, 2013 at 7:30 P.M., in what promises to be an engaging discussion of the issues surrounding the re-creation of klezmer music. The Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music, sponsors the talk, with additional support from the American Jewish Historical Society.
Dr. Hankus Netsky, a multi-instrumentalist and composer, teaches composition, jazz, and contemporary improvisation at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he has taught for twenty-three years. He serves as research director of the Klezmer Conservatory Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to research in and perpetuation of Yiddish music. Netsky has taught Yiddish Music at Hebrew College, New England Conservatory, and Wesleyan University and lectures extensively on the subject in the United States., Canada, and Europe.
Admission is free. Advance reservations suggested, email: info@jewishmusicforum.org.
Hankus Netsky, Founder and Director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band and Chair of Contemporary improvisation at New England Conservatory, performs with New York City klezmer musicians in live examples of his talk, “A Living Connection: The Musical Lives and Legacies of Morris Hollender, Sonia Victor, and Marty Levitt” at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street) on Friday, May 8, 2013 at 7:30 P.M., in what promises to be an engaging discussion of the issues surrounding the re-creation of klezmer music. The Jewish Music Forum, a project of the American Society for Jewish Music, sponsors the talk, with additional support from the American Jewish Historical Society.
Dr. Hankus Netsky, a multi-instrumentalist and composer, teaches composition, jazz, and contemporary improvisation at the New England Conservatory in Boston, where he has taught for twenty-three years. He serves as research director of the Klezmer Conservatory Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to research in and perpetuation of Yiddish music. Netsky has taught Yiddish Music at Hebrew College, New England Conservatory, and Wesleyan University and lectures extensively on the subject in the United States., Canada, and Europe.
Admission is free. Advance reservations suggested, email: info@jewishmusicforum.org.