Mon, Nov 18
01:00PM
Mon, Nov 18
01:00PM

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Jewish Songs and Dances for Piano: Joel Engel's "A krants yidishe folksnigunim" (1924) - Live on YouTube

Join us for a performance of Joel Engel’s A krants yidishe folksnigunim (1924): a collection of Jewish folksongs, dances, Hasidic nigunim, and religious melodies in arrangements for piano and four hand piano. Engel’s earlier Jewish Folksongs volumes I, II, and II (featured by YIVO in November 2020 and June 2021) were the first published classical compositions to feature Yiddish folksongs. His use of Yiddish folk music in his compositions proved to be influential and inspired the Society for Jewish Folk Music and the composers affiliated with it to create a vast oeuvre of similar work.

This collection of 29 pieces will be performed by Ryan MacEvoy McCullough and Sahun Sam Hong.

The Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series is made possible by a generous gift from the Estate of Sidney Krum.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.


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