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Community Concert of Yiddish Song by Visiting Artists from Kishinev, Moldova
Efim Chorny, accompanied by Susana Gergus Ефим Чёрный и Сюзанна Гергус
Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 3:00 p.m. Admission is free of charge
The award-winning folk singer Efim Chorny is in the forefront of the revival of Jewish and Yiddish music and culture in Eastern Europe (Listen to a sample). Born in Kishinev, Moldova, where he continues to live and work, Chorny began his musical career at the age of seven, performing in the Jewish Folk Theater of Kishinev. He graduated from the Kishinev Music College in 1979. In the 80s, Chorny taught high school music while also serving as Director of the Russian Folk Theater Club of Kishinev. He organized the Jewish Song Theater in Kishinev in 1992 and currently serves as the Director and chief soloist. He has performed throughout Romania, Greece, Estonia, France, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Austria, U.S.A. and has given masters classes in voice in Moldova and Austria. Yefim Chorny took part in Klezmer seminars in St. Petersburg (Russia) and Kiev (Ukraine). In the year 2000, He won first prize in the International Festival of Jewish Singers in Moscow.
His repertoire includes traditional Yiddish songs from the 19th century, the early 20th century, some Soviet folk songs and Russian-Jewish songs of the past 50 years. He will also highlight Jewish folksongs in both Russian and Yiddish from his native Moldova. He is the direct heir of the Jewish folksong tradition of Eastern Europe within which he lives. His is an authentic voice and one of the last in the tradition. He will be accompanied on the piano following the East European Jewish folksong concert tradition par excellence.
Efim and Susana (center) being introduced by Jonathan Levine
In June/July 2004, Kol Halev had the pleasure of sharing our music and ourselves with Jewish communities in southeastern Europe. Our first stop was in Bucharest, Romania, where we performed for about 600 people in the splendid Choral Temple (pictured above). We then traveled to Bulgaria, where we performed with the local Jewish choir, Agada, in Sofia and Plovdiv. Below is a flyer from that part of the trip. Finally, we joined the Jewish community of Thessaloniki, Greece, for an evening Shabbat service and did some a cappella singing after dinner. See the whole trip in European Tour Photos.
Temple Beth Emeth Adult Choir, Kol Halev and Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra
in Concert Sunday, May 9, 2004 7:00 PM
Kol Halev and the symphony performed a medley of Sephardic songs, including Adiyo, Durme, Cuando el Rey Nimrod, Los Bilbilicos, and Eit Dodim. The joint ensemble also performed several choruses by George Frideric Handel, from two of his great oratorios, Samson and Solomon.
Cantor Rose and the symphony presented an encore performance of the Yiddish medley they performed in 2003, with two new selections added, Tumbalalaika and Un az der Rebbe Zingt. The Ann Arbor Symphony played Mozart's Symphony # 41.
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