Photos credits
(from left to right):
\n Alice End\, Shendl
Copitman\, Rah Petherbridge\, Josef Persson\,
\n Michael Sticher\, Lisa Valder\, Gerrit de Heus
\, Masha Zolotukhina
\n Collage: Sayumi Yoshida
Her:Kol
\n Yiddish Women
’s Song Cultures
Bou ndless energy\, inspiring musicianship\, extraordi nary songs—this is a project\, and an evening\, to remember.
\n \nEight leading
artists from the world of Yiddish music come toget
her to give voice to the poetry of Yiddish-speakin
g women. Commissioned by Yiddish Summer Weimar\, t
his ambitious project sets these remarkable texts
to newly created\, 21st century Yiddish music that
embraces a rich spectrum of sounds\, textures\, a
nd styles—from lyrical song to techno\, from klezm
er-inspired traditions to contemporary pop.
\
n In this concert\, the words of Yiddish women poe
ts find powerful new expression through the creati
vity and artistry of a new generation of performer
s.
Don’t miss this vibran t transcontinental musical encounter\, featuring t he exceptional talents of Chaia ( YL-Yiddishland)\, Flora Curzon (U K)\, Ida Gillner (SE)\, S hura Lipovsky (NL)\, Anna Lowenst ein (UK)\, Sarah Myerson (US)\, Polina Shepherd (UK)\, an d Francesca Ter-Berg (UK).
\n \nTogether they create an evening that is at once deeply rooted in tradition and bo ldly contemporary—a celebration of Yiddish women’s voices for our time.
\n \n
Caravan Orchestra & Choir
\n
Vayter! Yiddish and Middle Eastern Music in D
ialogue
Since 2017\, around 45–50 young musicians from Israel and Germany hav e come together at Yiddish Summer Weimar for three weeks to create an exhilarating concert program f ar removed from political agendas and polarization \, and to present it to an ever-enthusiastic audie nce.
\n \nThe participants fro m Israel include both Arab and Jewish musicians\, while the German group is a colorful mix of young music students from many different conservatories and music universities. What they all share is a p assion for exciting music and a desire to make mus ic together and learn from one another: music\, la nguages\, songs\, dance\, rhythms\, scales\, s hteyger\, maqamat\, and more!
\n \nCaravan is led by four outstand ing musicians from around the world: Polin a Shepherd (UK)\, Veronika Varga< /strong> (HU)\, Josh “Socalled” Dolgin (CA)\, and Ozan Demir (TR). Together they represent the very top internationa l ranks of Yiddish\, Greek\, and Turkish music\, b ringing inspiration and a richly diverse repertoir e.
\n \nAudiences can look for ward to thrilling\, high-energy music performed by exceptional young musicians who never stand still \, but instead keep moving vayter (Yiddis h: “forward”)—toward one another.
\n \nExpect klezmer with Turkish-Arabic percus sion\, Yiddish songs with Ottoman variations\, and Greek and Turkish dance music infused with Arabic rhythms—definitely not to be missed!
\n \nPLEASE NOTE: In case of rain\, this concert will take place at mon ami where limited seating will be available. Priority will be given to people who cannot stand for very long.
DESCRIPTION:Photos credits (from left to right):\n \n Alice En d\, Shendl Copitman\, Rah Petherbridge\, Josef Per sson\,\n \n Michael Sticher\, Lisa Valder\, Gerrit de Heus\, Masha Zolotukhina\n \n Collage: Sayumi Yoshida\n \n \n \n Her:Kol\n \n Yiddish Women’s So ng Cultures\n \n \n \n Boundless energy\, inspirin g musicianship\, extraordinary songs—this is a pro ject\, and an evening\, to remember.\n \n \n \n Ei ght leading artists from the world of Yiddish musi c come together to give voice to the poetry of Yid dish-speaking women. Commissioned by Yiddish Summe r Weimar\, this ambitious project sets these remar kable texts to newly created\, 21st century Yiddis h music that embraces a rich spectrum of sounds\, textures\, and styles—from lyrical song to techno\ , from klezmer-inspired traditions to contemporary pop.\n \n In this concert\, the words of Yiddish women poets find powerful new expression through t he creativity and artistry of a new generation of performers.\n \n \n \n Don’t miss this vibrant tra nscontinental musical encounter\, featuring the ex ceptional talents of Chaia (YL-Yiddishland)\, Flor a Curzon (UK)\, Ida Gillner (SE)\, Shura Lipovsky (NL)\, Anna Lowenstein (UK)\, Sarah Myerson (US)\, Polina Shepherd (UK)\, and Francesca Ter-Berg (UK ).\n \n \n \n Together they create an evening that is at once deeply rooted in tradition and boldly contemporary—a celebration of Yiddish women’s voic es for our time.\n \n \n \n \n Caravan Orchestra & Choir\n \n Vayter! Yiddish and Middle Eastern Mus ic in Dialogue\n \n \n \n Since 2017\, around 45–5 0 young musicians from Israel and Germany have com e together at Yiddish Summer Weimar for three week s to create an exhilarating concert program far re moved from political agendas and polarization\, an d to present it to an ever-enthusiastic audience.\ n \n \n \n The participants from Israel include bo th Arab and Jewish musicians\, while the German gr oup is a colorful mix of young music students from many different conservatories and music universit ies. What they all share is a passion for exciting music and a desire to make music together and lea rn from one another: music\, languages\, songs\, d ance\, rhythms\, scales\, shteyger\, maqamat\, and more!\n \n \n \n Caravan is led by four outstandi ng musicians from around the world: Polina Shepher d (UK)\, Veronika Varga (HU)\, Josh “Socalled” Dol gin (CA)\, and Ozan Demir (TR). Together they repr esent the very top international ranks of Yiddish\ , Greek\, and Turkish music\, bringing inspiration and a richly diverse repertoire.\n \n \n \n Audie nces can look forward to thrilling\, high-energy m usic performed by exceptional young musicians who never stand still\, but instead keep moving vayter (Yiddish: “forward”)—toward one another.\n \n \n \n Expect klezmer with Turkish-Arabic percussion\, Yiddish songs with Ottoman variations\, and Greek and Turkish dance music infused with Arabic rhyth ms—definitely not to be missed!\n \n \n \n PLEASE NOTE: In case of rain\, this concert will take pla ce at mon ami where limited seating will be availa ble. Priority will be given to people who cannot s tand for very long.\n \n CATEGORIES:Concert CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260808T193000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260808T193000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260808T193000 LOCATION:Am Markt 1\n Marktplatz\n 99423 Weimar \n Germany\ n URL:https://civicrm.othermusicacademy.eu/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=371 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR