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Past events

Klezmer for Teachers
Klezmer for Teachers

Online

Opportunities for teachers of all instruments to learn about klezmer.

Klezmer Jam in London
Klezmer Jam in London

24 June 2023

Jamboree Venue, Kings Cross, London

2-4pm

Jamboree, 6 St Chad's Pl, London WC1X 9HH, UK

Ilana leads the popular monthly jam session in central London.

Play Favourite Klezmer Tunes
Play Favourite Klezmer Tunes

7 June 2023

Online (Zoom)

6.30pm (UK), 1.30pm (US Eastern)

Zoom

Join Ilana for a LIKE Klezmer Wednesday online playalong

Online Launch Party for the Hoffman Book
Online Launch Party for the Hoffman Book

4 June 2023

Online

10pm (UK), 5pm (US Eastern)

Susan Watts (trumpet) hosts an online party to launch the new edition of her family tune book

Baroque Concert in Suffolk
Baroque Concert in Suffolk

29 May 2023

St Mary's Church, Hadleigh, Suffolk

6pm

St Mary's Church Hadleigh, Church Street, Hadleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK

Bank holiday baroque music with choir & original instruments

Play Favourite Klezmer Tunes
Play Favourite Klezmer Tunes

17 May 2023

Online (Zoom)

6.30pm UK time

Zoom

Join Ilana for a LIKE Klezmer Wednesday online playalong

Stokey Klezmer Duo at Pavilion Café, Queen's Park
Stokey Klezmer Duo at Pavilion Café, Queen's Park

14 May 2023

Pavilion Cafe, Queen's Park

2-4pm

25 Kingswood Ave, London NW6 6LL

Josh Middleton (accordion) joins Ilana for some outdoor klezmer!

Klezmer Keilidh & Dance Workshop in London
Klezmer Keilidh & Dance Workshop in London

13 May 2023

Jamboree Venue, Kings Cross, London

7-8pm workshop
9-11pm dancing with callers

Jamboree, 6 St Chad's Pl, London WC1X 9HH, UK

Ilana joins Oysland klezmer band for an evening's music and dancing.

Reverse Polarity - An evening of Argentinian Klezmer and Polish Tango Song
Reverse Polarity - An evening of Argentinian Klezmer and Polish Tango Song

8 May 2023

Benslow Music

8pm

Benslow Music, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, UK

Soul music from two continents

Play Klezmer: residential course in Hertfordshire
Play Klezmer: residential course in Hertfordshire

8-10 May 2023

Benslow Music

6.30pm UK time

Benslow Music, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, UK

Join the Benslow Klezmer Orchestra! A short course led by Ilana Cravitz (violin) and Sarha Moore (saxophone)

Reverse Polarity Ensemble at Highgate Woods Café
Reverse Polarity Ensemble at Highgate Woods Café

7 May 2023

Pavilion Cafe, Highgate Woods

2-4pm

The Pavilion Cafe, Muswell Hill Road, London N10 3JN, UK

Argentinian klezmer and Polish Jewish tango from the acclaimed new group

Café Mozart at Highgate Woods Café
Café Mozart at Highgate Woods Café

30 April 2023

2-4pm

The Pavilion Cafe, Muswell Hill Road, London N10 3JN, UK

The lively period music chamber ensemble makes a first appearance at the Pavilion Cafe.

The Professional
The Professional

15 April 2023

The Questors, Ealing's Theatre

8pm

The Questors Theatre, Mattock Lane, London W5 5BQ, UK

Set in 1990 in Belgrade, Serbia, The Professional by Dusan Kovacevic is an allegory puzzle play, a fable really, about a now powerful writer/editor and former political dissident intellectual from the Communist regime of Tito.

St Matthew Passion in Norwich
St Matthew Passion in Norwich

1 April 2023

Norwich Cathedral

6pm

Norwich Cathedral, The Close, Norwich, UK

Bach's masterpiece in Norwich's amazing Norman cathedral

Klezmer Dance for Purim
Klezmer Dance for Purim

5 March 2023

afternoon

Beth Shalom Reform Synagogue, Auckland Road, Cambridge, UK

Klezmer Youth Playday live in London
Klezmer Youth Playday live in London

3 January 2023

Live in Central London

11.30am-3.30pm

Start the year with a klezmer infusion!

Klezmer Course at Benslow Music
Klezmer Course at Benslow Music

14-16 November 2022

Benslow Music

Starts 6pm on 14 November, ends 4pm on 16 November

Ibberson Way, Hitchin SG4 9RB, UK

Learn, play and jam klezmer tunes - together!

(Jewish) New Year Klezmer Keilidh
(Jewish) New Year Klezmer Keilidh

22 September 2022

Norden Farm Arts Centre

7.30pm

Altwood Rd, Maidenhead SL6 4PF

Dance in the Jewish new year with a traditional barn dance!

Klezmer Youth Playday live in London
Klezmer Youth Playday live in London

23 August 2022

Live in Central London

11am-4pm

6 St Chad's Pl, London WC1X 9HH, UK

For instrumentalists aged 8-18: come and play klezmer live!

Youth Klezmer Band at Yiddish Summer Weimar
Youth Klezmer Band at Yiddish Summer Weimar

9-13 August 2022

Live at Yiddish Summer Weimar

10am-12pm & 2-4pm daily

99423 Weimar, Germany

Emil Goldschmidt runs this year's Youth Klezmer Band, for ages 10-16

Klezmer Course at Benslow Music
Klezmer Course at Benslow Music

2-4 May 2022

Benslow Music

Starts 6pm on 2 May, ends 4pm on 4 May

Benslow Ln, Hitchin SG4 9RB, UK

Learn, play and jam klezmer tunes - together!

Fiddlers on the Move 2022 (FOTM #7)
Fiddlers on the Move 2022 (FOTM #7)

2-6 March 2022

De Centrale, Ghent, Belgium

Lecture & discussion: 'Skotshne', with Dr Walter Zev Feldman
Lecture & discussion: 'Skotshne', with Dr Walter Zev Feldman

23 Feb 2022

Musica Antica Rotherhithe: Furor Divin'e Mortale
Musica Antica Rotherhithe: Furor Divin'e Mortale

3 Feb 2022

Sands Films, Rotherhithe

Sands Films Ltd, Rotherhithe Street, London, UK

Belf's music & the Mayrent archive,
with Sherry Mayrent
Belf's music & the Mayrent archive,
with Sherry Mayrent

26 Jan 2022

Lecture & discussion on klezmer music & dance, with Dr Walter Zev Feldman
Lecture & discussion on klezmer music & dance, with Dr Walter Zev Feldman

12 Jan 2022

Klezmer Education Symposium
Klezmer Education Symposium

29-30 November 2021

via Zoom

4-10pm UK time

The first ever international Klezmer Education Symposium will take place online 29-30 November 2021.

Klezmer Education Symposium
Klezmer Education Symposium

29-30 Nov 2021

Fidl un Bas Klezmer Duo
Fidl un Bas Klezmer Duo

28 October 2021

Sands Films Music Room

8pm

82 Saint Marychurch St, London SE16 4HZ

A violin and double bass duo concert in the gorgeous music room at Sands Films.

Klezmer Orientation for NKYO Facilitators
Klezmer Orientation for NKYO Facilitators

Members only

via Zoom

Orientation courses for NKYO Facilitators will be held on Mondays and/or Wednesdays during the autumn.

KlezKanada Youth Programme
KlezKanada Youth Programme

23-29 August 2021 inclusive

Online in Canada

Dawn til dusk each day

Montreal, QC, Canada

Kids' programme led by drummer Lorie Wolf

Klezmer for Teachers
Klezmer for Teachers

18-20 August 2021 inclusive

via Zoom

11am-1pm or 7.30-9.30pm UK time each day

London, UK

An orientation course for teachers wanting to bring klezmer to their students

Youth Klezmer Band at Yiddish Summer Weimar, 2021
Youth Klezmer Band at Yiddish Summer Weimar, 2021

3-7 August 2021 inclusive

Live at Yiddish Summer Weimar

9am to 5pm

Weimar, Germany

Emil Goldschmidt runs this year's Youth Klezmer Band, for ages 10-16

Fidl un Bas Klezmer Duo plus Livestream
Fidl un Bas Klezmer Duo plus Livestream

Thursday 24th June 2021

Benslow Music

8pm

Benslow Ln, Hitchin SG4 9RB, UK

A violin and double bass duo concert at Benslow Music

London International Klezmer Experience
London International Klezmer Experience

26-29 July 2020

Online

An online festival featuring the world's top klezmorim, held during COVID

Beregovski's Treasures - Global Klezmer Strings Play Nigunim
Beregovski's Treasures - Global Klezmer Strings Play Nigunim

May 2020

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