Klezmer Concert

At Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor

Dec. 1, 2016

Star Staff

Temple Adas Israel in Sag Harbor will present a klezmer concert featuring the renowned composer, singer, and pianist Polina Skovoroda-Shepherd and Lorin Sklamberg, lead singer of the Grammy Award-winning Klezmatics, on Saturday at 7 p.m.

The concert will include Yiddish folk and Slavic melodies in Yiddish, Odessa songs, Russian lyrics put to klezmer tunes, collective farm songs from a century ago, and modern original material exploring the musical connections between the steppes and the shtetl.

Klezmer music draws on centuries-old Jewish traditions and incorporates various sounds from European and international traditions, including Roma music, Eastern European folk music, French cafe music, and early jazz.

Tickets are $25 at the door, free for children under 13.

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