The Future of Jewish Music in Poland
Polesye in Opening Night Jewish Music Festival Berkeley 2013
March 2, 2013, Berkeley Repertory Theatre Thrust Stage
Polesye
Direct from Poland and Israel
Polesye was the ancient cradle of the Slavic peoples and a center of Hasidism.
This unique project is inspired by the repertoire of Mariam Nirenberg, a pre-War Jewish
folksinger born in this multicultural region. It was first recorded in the 1970s by eminent folklorist
Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett. Vocalist Olga Mieleszczuk provides modern arrangements
to Nirenberg’s repertoire, accompanied by Israeli clarinetist and guitarist Ittai Binnun,
violinist Cookie Segelstein, accordionist Josh Horowitz and bassist Stu Brotman.
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