Shirim Klezmer Orchestra, Maudslay Arts Center Summer Concert Series, Newburyport, Saturday, August 28th
August 23, 2010
When: Saturday, August 28th 2010, 7:00 pm. Doors open at 6:00 pmWhere: Maudslay Arts Center 95 Curzon Mill Rd., Maudslay State Park, Newburyport, MA
Ticket Prices: Patio seating at tables $20; lawn seating $18.
The summer season at Newburyport’s premiere outdoor venue, the Maudslay Arts Center, continues on Saturday, August 28th with a performance by the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra.
“Klezmer” is the contraction of two Hebrew words meaning “instrument of song.” It stands for both the music and the musician. A little bit Polish, a little Russian, and a little Near Eastern, the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra plays the music of the Eastern European Jews. It shimmers with all of the chutzpha, glorious joy, and soulful crying of the itinerant Yiddish troubadors who performed throughout Europe for 400 years.
These wandering musicians traveled, often on foot, between the shtetls of Eastern Europe, playing at wedding and concerts, bringing the latest news and gossip from the surrounding towns.
The Klezmer sound washed ashore America during the great immigration period between 1890 and 1910, where it first collided with the syncopation of American city life, the excitement of jazz, blues and ragtime and the exuberance of the big bands. Instrumental accompaniments were written for traditional Yiddish folk songs, previously sung acapella in Europe. New songs were created for the Yiddish Theater, describing Jewish life, poverty and romance in both the old and new worlds. Soon these sounds became standard Klezmer fare, producing a mix dubbed “Yiddish Jazz.”
Showtime: 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:00pm.
Ticket Prices: Patio seating at tables $20; lawn seating $18. (Lawn seating free for children 12 and under). Children 12 and under are free.
How To Purchase Tickets: Tickets may be purchased by check, MasterCard or VISA at the door, or by calling 978-499-0050.
You can also purchase tickets online from the Maudslay Arts Center website.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Tickets purchased online will be held at the door. Please present your sales receipt to claim your tickets.
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