Evening of Lively Klezmer Music with Heavy Shtetl, Nov. 19
Get ready for an evening of lively music with Heavy Shtetl as part of UMW’s Jewish Cultural Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Digital Auditorium of the Hurley Convergence Center.
Heavy Shtetl performs klezmer, an upbeat, joyful style of music that originated in Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. The group’s performances feature energetic instrumentals and vocals sung in Yiddish, English, Hebrew and Ladino, a language historically spoken by Sephardic Jewish communities.
Formed in 2016 as a smaller ensemble of the longtime klezmer group Klezm’Or’Ami’m, Heavy Shtetl has performed more than 60 shows throughout Central Virginia. The group features Malik Riley, Peter Sims, Steve Shapiro, Bruce Gould and Jessica Sims, with guest appearances by members of Klezm’Or’Ami’m.
Come enjoy an evening of music, culture and celebration — and get ready to dance the Hora!
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