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This master class will provide singers with the opportunity to develop all elements of their performance in order to better serve the intention and impact of a song. Special attention will be paid to issues of diction, theatricality, arrangement, multi-lingual performance, translation, style- mixing, and getting at the meaning of a lyric. Participants are encouraged to bring at least one memorized Yiddish song. Self accompaniment and a cappella performance are fine. If you need accompaniment, please bring a score or lead sheet. For Intermediate to Advanced Participants.
Daniel Kahn (vocals) is a Detroit-born troubadour, translator, multi-instrumentalist, and theater artist, now harboring in Hamburg. His work crosses many borders, linguistic and otherwise.
Joanne Borts is a New York based Actor-Singer-Dancer-Musician and Labor Activist whose Broadway credits include the Tony Award Winning Best Musical Once, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella with Eartha Kitt, and Fiddler on the Roof with Topol. She appeared in the critically acclaimed... Read More →
Wednesday December 25, 2024 11:15am - 12:30pm EST
525 - Hebrew Union College1 West 4th Street, New York, NY 10012
