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Wednesday, December 25
 

9:30am EST

Warm-up Movement & Awareness
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
Speakers
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
CL1 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

9:30am EST

Shpilt Tsuzamen! Play Together! Plenary Session
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
Starting the day off right—all together for one big klezmer session! We'll learn together, play together, move together, and more! All instrumentalists are welcome.
Speakers
avatar for Deborah Strauss

Deborah Strauss

Instrumental Klezmer
Deborah Strauss** (violin) is an internationally acclaimed klezmer violinist and educator who has been active in the klezmer and Yiddish music scene for over 30 years. She is a member of the Strauss/Warschauer Duo, was a long-time member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, and has performed... Read More →
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
CL3 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

9:30am EST

TBA Instrumental Online
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
Speakers
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
Zoom

9:30am EST

Lider-shmideray / Songsmiths Workshop
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
The hands-on workshop for Yiddish song-writing welcomes songsmiths, newcomers and old hands, to take an inside look together at how new Yiddish songs are being created today. Bring your song-in-progress or your interest in songwriting to YNY’s Lider-shmideray/Songsmiths Workshop, led by veteran Yiddish songwriters Josh Waletzky and Daniel Kahn, joined by Adah Hetko. Get inspired by songwriting-in-action. We will all share our expertise and experience in exploring the how-to’s and the for-whom's of song-writing in the 2020s. We'll examine sources and resources for texts and music and discuss various modes of collaboration. If you are bringing a song-in-progress, please send us a recording and/or lead sheet by December 15. Please include your name and the title of the song as part of the file name. You can also reach us at lidershmideray@gmail.com. Participate in the room and on Zoom!
Speakers
avatar for Josh Waletzky

Josh Waletzky

Yiddish Song & Films
Josh Waletzky**(vocals, film) is a leading contemporary Yiddish songwriter and an award-winning documentary filmmaker.He co-produced the Grammy-nominated album of Jewish songs of resistance, Partisans of Vilna (1989), and his groundbreaking CD of original Yiddish songs, Crossing... Read More →
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
501 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

9:30am EST

Singing Yiddish: Owning the “nnn,” and the “rrr”
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
If your Yiddish isn't fluent and you find the sounds of Yiddish sometimes maddeningly different from those of your native language but you want to sing in Yiddish, or lead sing-alongs, or teach Yiddish songs — this is the workshop for you! Paula Teitelbaum and Judy Bressler have a wealth of knowledge and experience, as singers and teachers, to help you gain confidence in singing Yiddish. We'll focus on sounds not found, or used differently, in English, Italian, German, French, Russian... We'll explore how sounds are modified in the flow of a text. We'll work as a group on drills and work individually on songs, including songs participants bring to the workshop. Workshop will be conducted in the room and in the Zoom—participate either way!
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
527 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

9:30am EST

Beginning Yiddish
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
Throughout this Yiddish crash course for beginners, you will leave class every day able to have a new short conversation with your classmates entirely in Yiddish. Learn how to introduce yourself, talk about what you do each day of the week, count various items, and sing some simple Yiddish songs with Asya Vaisman Schulman of the Yiddish Book Center. Asya will be teaching a brand new curriculum from her newly-published textbook In eynem. This engaging and dynamic four-class workshop aims to make Yiddish accessible for students of all ages. No prior Yiddish knowledge necessary-- even complete beginners will be able to follow! The class will also introduce students to reading and writing in the alef-beys. Yiddish language classes will be hybrid with participants on-site and online. Online attendees should anticipate a slightly less participatory experience in full class situations and to participate fully in breakout rooms. YNY tech volunteers will help to navigate these shared spaces and facilitate breakout rooms. We appreciate your patience as we learn together!
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 10:45am EST
503 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

9:30am EST

Klezmer Jam
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 5:30pm EST
There's nothing Pete loves more than making music with you all! Meet Pete by the registration table at any point throughout the day for a jam session. He'll probably take a break for lunch...and the concerts...but, come right back afterwards for more tunes!
Speakers
Wednesday December 25, 2024 9:30am - 5:30pm EST
CL Lounge 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

11:15am EST

Advanced Style Dance Class
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
Dancing with style and grace is one thing, but dancing with Yiddishkeit is another! Learn from two generations of dance leaders about the details of dancing with a particularly Jewish style in a variety of dance genres.
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
CL1 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

11:15am EST

Naftule Under the Microscope
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
Let's go deep into the style of Naftule Brandwein! Together we will reproduce the unreproducible. We'll start to feel more comfortable with using alternate fingerings on our instruments, listen to different Naftule recordings, analyze his clarinet techniques, and study his choices of variations. Trusting yourself and having fun is the key!
Speakers
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
Zoom

11:15am EST

Composing in Yiddish
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
Speakers
avatar for Josh Waletzky

Josh Waletzky

Yiddish Song & Films
Josh Waletzky**(vocals, film) is a leading contemporary Yiddish songwriter and an award-winning documentary filmmaker.He co-produced the Grammy-nominated album of Jewish songs of resistance, Partisans of Vilna (1989), and his groundbreaking CD of original Yiddish songs, Crossing... Read More →
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
527 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

11:15am EST

Intermediate Yiddish
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
Intermediate Yiddish is taught by renowned Yiddish teacher Kolya Borodulin, of the Worker’s Circle, recipient of the 2019 Adrienne Cooper Dreaming in Yiddish Award! Unique multimedia materials will be shared during this course, which will be conducted almost entirely in Yiddish, but you’ll understand all!
Speakers
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
503 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

1:15pm EST

Lunchtime Concert: TBA
Wednesday December 25, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm EST
Wednesday December 25, 2024 1:15pm - 2:15pm EST
Chapel - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

2:30pm EST

Basic Repertoire Dance Class
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
Calling all dancers! With a rotating faculty, you’ll dive into dance genres of all sorts. Whether you’re an advanced dancer or brand new, this class is not to be missed!
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
CL1 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

2:30pm EST

Hasidic Ensemble
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
CL3 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

2:30pm EST

Kleztronica
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
Dive into the world of Kleztronica and join the Kleztronica Band! This workshop is a mixed instrument jam, both electronic and acoustic instruments welcome. We’ll work on borrowing both from electronic music and klezmer traditions, developing new improvisation-based arrangements of classic klezmer tunes! We’ll learn about all the different components that create an electronic music piece, and how we can use our klezmer skills to play for the rave! All levels and all instruments welcome. If you have sound modifying gizmos (samplers, computers, tape recorders, synths), feel free to bring them along!
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
CL7 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

2:30pm EST

The Nuances of Unaccompanied Yiddish Singing
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
One of the most beautiful streams of traditional Yiddish song is the repertoire of unaccompanied love songs. Often embellished by vocal scoops and slides, minute glottals, and cadences that trail off, the form is largely characterized by nuanced expressivity and a compelling intimacy rarely heard in other folk traditions. This class is taught by singer and cultural activist Ethel Raim, leader of the legendary Pennywhistlers ensemble, and for many years Artistic Director of the Balkan Arts Center and Center for Traditional Music and Dance and Yiddish singer Cantor Sarah Myerson of Kane Street Synagogue in Brooklyn. Raim and Myerson will teach songs from the repertoires of several noted traditional singers, including Lifshe Schaecter-Widman, Harry Ary, and Ita Taub (for examples, see the wonderful Yiddish Song of the Week blog edited by Itzik Gottesman). For this class, familiarity with Yiddish is encouraged, but not required.
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
501 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012

2:30pm EST

Advanced Yiddish
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
Speakers
Wednesday December 25, 2024 2:30pm - 3:45pm EST
503 - Hebrew Union College 1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
 
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