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Joel Engel’s “Jewish Folksongs” Volumes I & II
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 @ 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Join us for a performance of Joel Engel’s Jewish Folksongs (Volume I, 1909/ Volume II, 1912). These 20 arrangements, which frame the folksongs with classical piano accompaniments, proved to be very influential. They inspired the Society for Jewish Folk Music and the composers affiliated with it to create a vast oeuvre of similar work. Engel’s work also provided a source for a variety of other composers who used Yiddish folksongs in their music including, famously, Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes whose second theme is taken from the second song of this cycle. These 20 songs will be performed by singer Lucy Fitz Gibbon with pianist Ryan MacEvoy McCullough, with a special guest appearance by Yurie Mitsuhashi.
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.
Ticket Info: Free; register at https://www.yivo.org/Engel-Jewish-Folksongs for an email reminder