nov
17
za
Safe Spaces – Benefiet concert
nov 17 @ 19:00 – 21:00

Persephone Abbott, soprano
Annemarie van Prooijen, violin
Petr Karlicek, piano
Eva van Wieringen, dance
Aurora Mohr, dance
Loretta Ann Simon Helms, choreography

Program

Paradis: Serenade
Piazolla: Ave Maria
Brahms: Hongaarse Dans Nr.1
Mozart: Il Pastore
Schubert: Hirt auf dem Felsen
World premiere of Allan Segall’s Klezmer sonata for violin and piano

Intermission

Williams: Schindler’s List
Kreisler: La Tambourine Chinoise
Ravel: Sherherazade

Safe Spaces is an empowerment program for girls and young women in the Eastland Slums of Nairobi Kenya.

Established in 2008, Safe Spaces offers academic scholarships for primary, secondary school and university. Vocational programs include: auto mechanics and computer literacy. Empowerment programs include: Reproductive Health & Hygiene, Basketball, Sports, Dance, Yoga and Culture. Peer educator program builds confidence as girls learn to share their skills with others. Community outreach to teachers, parents, and local leaders ensure girls receive the support they need as they take their place as community leaders.

Today, Safe Spaces reaches more than 1200 girls and young women.

Tomorrow, with your help, even more.

mei
4
ma
Yenta’s Lied Premiere – uitgesteld @ Waalsekerk
mei 4 @ 21:00

Yenta’s Lied comprises 6 Yiddish poems set to music, complemented by incidental instrumental pieces, all composed by Allan Segall. The poems, which will be recited in Yiddish and English before being sung, come from Jewish authors from Poland and the Ukraine writing between the two world wars. Segall’s unique compositional language, taking its inspiration from Klezmer and Classical music, draws us into this vanished world. Photos of early 20th century European Jewish life accompany the performance.

Yenta’s Lied is a vibrant and poignant reflection of a way of life that is gone forever. The poems speak of life in the shtetl (a small largely Jewish settlement in Central and Eastern Europe), of poverty, death, love and wonder.They come from a specific cultural context, yet their message resonates universally and has the power to speak to audiences today.

Persephone Abbott, who has in the last few years immersed herself in Yiddish language and culture, functions as singer/narrator. She is joined by fellow members of Trio Dice – Annemarie van Prooijen, violin and Petr Karlicek, piano – with special guest Michel Marang on clarinet.

mei
21
do
Yenta’s Lied – uitgesteld @ Uilenberger Synagoog
mei 21 hele dag

Yenta’s Lied comprises 6 Yiddish poems set to music, complemented by incidental instrumental pieces, all composed by Allan Segall. The poems, which will be recited in Yiddish and English before being sung, come from Jewish authors from Poland and the Ukraine writing between the two world wars. Segall’s unique compositional language, taking its inspiration from Klezmer and Classical music, draws us into this vanished world. Photos of early 20th century European Jewish life accompany the performance.

Yenta’s Lied is a vibrant and poignant reflection of a way of life that is gone forever. The poems speak of life in the shtetl (a small largely Jewish settlement in Central and Eastern Europe), of poverty, death, love and wonder.They come from a specific cultural context, yet their message resonates universally and has the power to speak to audiences today.

Persephone Abbott, who has in the last few years immersed herself in Yiddish language and culture, functions as singer/narrator. She is joined by fellow members of Trio Dice – Annemarie van Prooijen, violin and Petr Karlicek, piano – with special guest Michel Marang on clarinet.

sep
12
za
Yenta’s Lied – Budapest Tour
sep 12 – sep 13 hele dag

Yenta’s Lied comprises 6 Yiddish poems set to music, complemented by incidental instrumental pieces, all composed by Allan Segall. The poems, which will be recited in Yiddish and English before being sung, come from Jewish authors from Poland and the Ukraine writing between the two world wars. Segall’s unique compositional language, taking its inspiration from Klezmer and Classical music, draws us into this vanished world. Photos of early 20th century European Jewish life accompany the performance.

Yenta’s Lied is a vibrant and poignant reflection of a way of life that is gone forever. The poems speak of life in the shtetl (a small largely Jewish settlement in Central and Eastern Europe), of poverty, death, love and wonder.They come from a specific cultural context, yet their message resonates universally and has the power to speak to audiences today.

Persephone Abbott, who has in the last few years immersed herself in Yiddish language and culture, functions as singer/narrator. She is joined by fellow members of Trio Dice – Annemarie van Prooijen, violin and Petr Karlicek, piano – with special guest Michel Marang on clarinet.