MENDELE Yiddish Language and Literature Personal Notices and Announcements March 30, 2009
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A pioneering scholar and performer, Henry Sapoznik is credited with the late 20th century revival of klezmer. KlezKamp Road Show, scheduled for Saturday April 18 through Monday April 20, will take place on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and in the community at Madison's Beth Israel Center and Temple Beth El. Hosted by the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies and the UW-Madison Arts Institute, KlezKamp features two concerts with locally and nationally recognized artists, including Grammy-nominated pianist and producer Ben Sidran and best-selling author of "Born to Kvetch," Michael Wex; a Yiddish dance party accompanied by the acclaimed KlezKamp Roadshow Orkester; a screening of the silent film "His People" (1925) with live piano score by celebrated pianist Marilyn Lerner; and workshops and presentations on klezmer and Yiddish folk arts. The action-packed event begins Saturday at 7:00pm in Morphy Hall (Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street), with "ROOTS," a concert celebrating the local and international continuity of old time Yiddish folk and popular culture. The performance features author and comedian Michael Wex and the KlezKamp Roadshow Orkester, a "Who's Who" of the world's great klezmer players: Aaron Alexander (drum), Daniel Blacksberg (trombone), Josh Horowitz (accordion), Susan Leviton (vocals), Sherry Mayrent (clarinet), Mark Rubin (tuba/string bass), Henry Sapoznik (tenor guitar, vocals), Cookie Segelstein (fiddle), Michael Winograd (clarinet). Local artists Yid Vicious and the Madison Yiddish Choir open the show. Sunday and Monday provide intensive workshops and presentations dedicated to traditional Yiddish folk arts including music, crafts, visual arts, Yiddish language, folksongs, a listener's guide to the Klezmer ensemble, old time dances and much more. Guest presenters include singer and artist Susan Leviton, internationally recognized Yiddish dance teacher Steve Weintraub, author Michael Wex, and visiting scholar and KlezKamp founder Henry Sapoznik. (Full schedule at www.arts.wisc.edu/artsinstitute/IAR/sapoznik/events.html#workshops. Space is limited; participants must register at www.conneyproject.wisc.edu/klezkamp-registration/ or by calling or (608) 265-4763). Sunday's events continue at 6:00pm with a screening of silent film "His People" (directed by D. Eddie Sloman, 1925) at 4070 Vilas Hall (821 University Avenue). A new piano score by celebrated pianist Marilyn Lerner further enhances this illuminating and moving feature film of early 19th century Jewish life on New York's Lower East Side. The evening tops off at 8:00pm with the KlezKamp Roadshow Dance Party, featuring Steve Weintraub and the KlezKamp Roadshow Orkester, at Beth Israel Center (1406 Mound Street). KlezKamp concludes at 7:00pm on Monday with a closing concert entitled "BRANCHES" at Morphy Hall (Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street) with performances by pianists Ben Sidran and Marilyn Lerner. Henry Sapoznik is sponsored by the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies and its Conney Project on Jewish Arts, and co-sponsored by the School of Music, the Folklore Program, and the Department of Theatre and Drama. See detailed event schedule and guest artist biographies attached. For more information on the Sapoznik residency please see www.arts.wisc.edu/artsinstitute/IAR/sapoznik/. KlezKamp Road Show Event Information All events are free and open to the public. Schedule subject to change. Saturday, April 18 Opening Concert: ROOTS 7pm | Morphy Hall, Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street Celebrating the local and international continuity of old time Yiddish folk and popular culture, featuring the KlezKamp Road Show Orkester, bestselling author of "Born to Kvetch" Michael Wex, and local artists Yid Vicious and the Madison Yiddish Choir. Sunday, April 19 Silent Film Showing "His People" (1925) dir. D. Eddie Sloman 6pm | 4070 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue | presented by Cinematheque A silent feature film portraying Jewish life on New York's Lower East Side, accompanied by a live piano score by Marilyn Lerner. Introduction by Henry Sapoznik. KlezKamp Roadshow Dance Party 8pm | Beth Israel Center, 1406 Mound Street Internationally acclaimed instructor Steve Weintraub leads traditional Yiddish dances, with live music accompaniment by the KlezKamp Roadshow Orkester. Monday, April 20th Closing Concert: BRANCHES 7pm | Morphy Hall, Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street Pianists Ben Sidran and Marilyn Lerner exemplify the post-War generations who approached Jewish music filtered through their earlier explorations of jazz. KlezKamp Road Show Guest Artist Biographies Henry Sapoznik is an award winning author, record and radio producer, and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music. A pioneering scholar and performer of klezmer music, Sapoznik is often credited with the late 20th century revival of klezmer. He founded both the Max and Frieda Weinstein Archives of Recorded Sound at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research (1982) and KlezKamp: The Yiddish Folk Arts Program (1985). He is the recipient of the Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism (2002) for the 10 part series "The Yiddish Radio project" and the 2000 ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for Excellence in Music Scholarship for his book "Klezmer! Jewish Music from Old World to Our World". His CD anthologies "You Ain't Talkin' To Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music" (2005), "People Take Warning! Murder Ballads and Disaster Songs 1913-1938" (2008), and "Ernest Stoneman: The Unsung Father of Country Music" (2009) were nominated for multiple Grammy awards. Although best known in some circles for writing Steve Miller's hit song "Space Cowboy", Ben Sidran is more widely recognized as the host of National Public Radio's landmark jazz series "Jazz Alive", which received a Peabody Award, and as the host of VH-1 television's "New Visions" series, which received the Ace Award for best music series. A pianist, producer, singer, and composer, he has recorded twenty five solo albums, including the Grammy nominated "Concert for Garcia Lorca," and has produced recordings for such noted artists as Van Morrison, Diana Ross, Mose Allison, and Jon Hendricks. He composed the soundtrack for the acclaimed film "Hoop Dreams", and scored the documentary "Vietnam: Long Time Coming", which won both the Aspen Film Festival audience award and an Emmy. He is the author of two books on the subject of jazz, "Black Talk," a cultural history of the music, and "Talking Jazz," a series of conversations with well known musicians. Author of Born to Kvetch and Just Say Nu and an overnight sensation at 52, Michael Wex has been teaching at KlezKamp longer than anyone cares to remember. Novelist, playwright, lecturer, performer and authority on language and literature, Wex has been called "a Yiddish National Treasure" and "the finest translator around." Jazz pianist/improviser Marilyn Lerner performs internationally, from her native Montreal to Havana, from Jerusalem to Amsterdam and the Ukraine. Lerner's work spans the worlds of jazz, creative improvisation, klezmer, and 20th century classical music. She composes for film, theatre, radio, and television. Marilyn has just released her 10th recording, "Romanian Fantasy," a solo CD of improvisations on traditional Eastern European Jewish music. ________________________________________________ Please do not use the "reply" key when writing to Mendele. Instead, direct your mail as follows: Material for Mendele Personal Notices & Announcements, i.e. announcements of events, commercial publications, etc., always in plain text (no HTML or the like) to: victor.bers at yale.edu (in the subject line write Mendele Personal) Material for postings to Mendele Yiddish literature and language, i.e. inquiries and comments of a non-commercial or publicity nature: mendele at mailman.yale.edu IMPORTANT: Please include your full name as you would like it to appear in your posting. No posting will appear without its author's name. Submissions to regular Mendele should not include personal email addresses, as responses will be posted for all to read. 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