April 12, 2015 – Turks, Tailors and Uncle Moses
The NYC-based Metropolitan Klezmer sextet approaches tradition with irreverence and respect. The soulful, fun-loving powerhouse all-women’s klezmer has toured from Vienna to Vancouver since 1998. Band repertoire ranges from rambunctious to entrancing: neo-traditional folk dance, mystical melodies,Yiddish swing & retro tango, late Soviet-era Jewish drinking songs, re-grooved standards, and genre-defying originals. Isle of Klezbos concert footage has been broadcast internationally on CBS & CNN. Klezbos bandmates were profiled by NPR’s Hey Ladies project. The band also made studio recordings of Klezbos arrangements for double platinum, Grammy-nominated Scissor Sisters, and performed at the special request of artist Kiki Smith for the dedication of her new stained glass window at the Eldridge Street Synagogue.
Program
Houdini Hora – Goldene Khasene (Golden Wedding Dance)
Taxim – Tailor’s Sher
Revery in Hijaz
Lomir Zikh Iberbetn
Unter Beymer
Szol a Kakas Mar
Medyatsiner Waltz
Taxim – Araber Tants
Miracle Melody – Cartagena Chosidl
Mayn Rue Plats
Muzikalisher Tango
Taxim – Terk in Amerike
Uncle Moses Wedding Dance