Public Concerts
Classic Klezmer
March 14, 2020
Classic Klezmer Presented by Brown County Civic Music Association
Ralph Holter Auditorium Historic West High School
966 Shawano Avenue, Green Bay, WI
Performance begins at 7:30 PM
All tickets are General Seating
Auditorium doors open at 7:00 PM
A classic tradition! Embodying the colorful spirit of immigrant America, this Midwest-based group spotlights the widely influential classical music of Jewish tradition. They’ve played at Carnegie Hall and toured Europe, collaborated with The Lyric Opera and Chicago Sinfonietta, and brought irresistible musicality and cultural outreach to audiences across the nation.
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Maxwell Street Klezmer Band Concert
March 15, 2020
Polish Center of Wisconsin
6941 South 68th Street, Franklin, WI
Performance begins at 1:30 PM
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, featuring Cantor Pavel Roytman and Etel Melamed
March 22, 2020
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band infuses Yiddish favorites like "Rumania" and "Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn"with zest and humor, delighting audiences of all ages. The Junior Klezmer Orchestra will open the show with youthful energy.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
111 W Campbell St.,
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
3:00 PM
Tickets: $30. Reservations recommended.
For box office, call (847) 577-2121.
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The Junior Klezmer Orchestra
April 26, 2020
The Junior Klezmer Orchestra’s accomplished Middle and High School musicians have devoted themselves to mastering the art of Klezmer.
Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave., Skokie
2:00-3:00 PM
Klezmer and Yiddish music are joyous expressions of Jewish heritage from Eastern Europe in the days of the shtetl. The Fiddler on the Roof--he was a klezmer! They perform for music festivals, libraries, museums and senior residences in the Chicagoland area, and were featured guest artist on WFMT’s “Introductions” in 2010. With selections like Bei Mir Bistu Sheyn and other classics, the Junior Klezmer Orchestra presents a program of upbeat and soulful music with skill, talent and infectious enthusiasm.
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band, The Junior Klezmer Orchestra, and The All-City Congregational Klezmer Band
June 07, 2020
Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
St. Paul Woods, Cook County Forest Preserve
Morton Grove, IL
Enter the Festival grounds through free parking at Oakton Street (west of Lehigh)
11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
$5 Per Person Suggested Donation, Cash Only
Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
July 04, 2020
Independence Day Parade
City of Highland Park
10:00 AM
The parade route starts at the same location at the intersection of Laurel Avenue and St. Johns Avenue, proceeding on St. Johns to Elm Place, west on Elm Place, immediate south on First Street, west along Central Avenue, ending at Sunset Woods Park.
