Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival

2009 Season - "The Jews in America"

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The 2009 Festival, "The Jews in America”, explored the American Jewish experience through contemporary composers' takes on Eastern European and spiritual sources, as well as the Andy Statman Trio's fusion of klezmer, bluegrass, and jazz. This season also marked the 50th anniversary of Ernest Bloch's death in a special tribute of works from the American composer's 'Jewish Cycle'.

Live Audio Samples (excerpts):

Ofer Ben-Amots: Klezmer Concerto, mvt. 3

David Krakauer, clarinet
Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival Orchestra
Lucas Richman, conductor

Traditional: Der Heyser Bulgar (arr. Krakauer)

David Krakauer, clarinet
Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival Orchestra
Lucas Richman, conductor

Ernest Bloch: Rapsodie from Suite Hebraique arr. for strings by Adam Crane

Nurit Pacht, violin
Pittsburgh Jewish Music Festival Orchestra
Lucas Richman, conductor

David Schiff: Divertimento from Gimpel the Fool, mvt. 4

Ron Samuels, clarinet
Dennis O'Boyle, violin
Aron Zelkowicz, cello
Natasha Snitkovsky, piano

Osvaldo Golijov: Tenebrae

Emily Albrink, soprano
Nurit Pacht, violin
Dennis O'Boyle, violin
Marylene Gingras-Roy, viola
Aron Zelkowicz, cello
Ron Samuels, clarinet