Community Corner
Journeys in Ladino and Yiddish
A benefit concert celebrating the 15th Anniversary of A Besere Velt (A Better World) Yiddish Community Chorus of the Workmen's Circle - with special guests The Guy Mendilow Ensemble.
World music at its best: giving life to cultural traditions through sophisticated and contemporary interpretations.
A BESERE VELT, acclaimed for its recent landmark shows about the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the Bread and Roses
Strike, weaves the heartache and irrepressible idealism of Yiddish folk music into a vision of justice and humanity for a 21st century world. From haunting melodies to workers' anthems, the songs come alive in their multi-layered harmonies.
THE GUY MENDILOW ENSEMBLE unites internationally recognized musicians from Argentina, Israel, Palestine, Japan, the USA and the UK to reimagine songs from the old Sephardi communities of Sarajevo, Salonika and Jerusalem. Get ready for an emotionally powerful, artistic voyage awash with warm harmonies, intricate textures and spellbinding rhythm