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A Night of Yiddish Song: Michael Alpert’s Crossing Borders

Sunday Dec 23, 2018 9:30pm
Michael Alpert by Tom Pich
Concert

Co-sponsored by Yiddish New York 


Admission: $10

A special concert featuring NEA National Heritage Fellow Michael Alpert and special guests. A pioneer of the Yiddish cultural revitalization, Michael Alpert is best known for his performances and recordings as a solo artist, with the ensembles Brave Old World and Kapelye, and celebrated collaborations with artists including Itzhak Perlman, Theodore Bikel, Daniel Kahn and Ukrainian-American singer/bandurist Julian Kytasty. Now based in Fife, Scotland, Alpert continues to perform, record and teach workshops internationally. A native Yiddish speaker, Alpert is a celebrated innovator in Yiddish song, whose original compositions have expanded the canon. Come a bit early for a reception!

This event is free for Yiddish New York 6-day registrants. Learn more: