"Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong Today" Festival Program Book

The program book for YIVO's 2022 festival, Continuing Evolution: Yiddish Folksong Today, is available for purchase.

The festival included premieres of contemporary classical works reimagining Yiddish folksongs; classic compositions engaged with Yiddish folksongs; little-known settings of Yiddish folksongs from YIVO’s archival collections; discussions of archival work related to the study and preservation of Yiddish folksong; and performances by contemporary artists engaged with Yiddish folksong.

The 301-page program book features essays from Mark Slobin, Neil Levin, Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, Pete Rushefsky, and Alex Weiser, program song texts with transliterations and translations, program notes, composer and performer biographies, and a resource guide for further exploration.

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CO-SPONSORS:
American Society for Jewish Music, The Center for Traditional Music and Dance’s An-sky Institute for Yiddish Culture, Congress for Jewish Culture, Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience, Milken Archive, The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life, and Yiddish New York

The Sidney Krum Young Artists Concert Series is made possible by a generous gift from the Estate of Sidney Krum.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council.