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By Recorded Sound Archives, February 12, 2015 4:27 pm

February 28 – March 7, 2014

7th Annual Kultur Celebration

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                    Florida Atlantic University Libraries

Festival Highlights

	Klezmer Company Orchestra FAU – Carole & Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium, Boca Raton, FL Sun, Mar 1, 2015 03:00 PM Aaron Kula leads KCO in vintage Klezmer melodies re-mixed …more
	Great Jewish Composers of the 20th Century FAU – Wimberly Library, Boca Raton, FL Tue, Mar 3, 2015 02:00 PM Discover musical treasures featuring iconic Jewish composers …more
	Moroccan Soul with Aaron Bensoussan FAU – Wimberly Library, Boca Raton, FL Thu, Mar 5, 2015 07:30 PM Listen to a unique soulful mix of genres including Judao Moro …more
	Jewish Melodies in Jazztime – Brian Potts Vibraphone Quartet FAU – Wimberly Library, Boca Raton, FL Sat, Mar 7, 2015 07:30 PM Vibraphonist Brian Potts brings his accomplished jazz quartet …more

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By Recorded Sound Archives, February 10, 2014 10:46 am

 March 1 – 8, 2014

6th Annual Kultur Celebration

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                    Florida Atlantic University Libraries

Festival Highlights

Saturday, March 1, 2014 @ 7:00 p.m

Film: “Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness”

Chock full of  humor, this documentary film explores the rebellious life of Sholem Aleichem as he experiences the tug of war between nostalgia and a modern Jewish identity.

Sunday, March 2, 2014 @ 3:00 p.m.

Klezmer Company Orchestra — ¡Jubano Jazz!

Energetic arrangements of Klezmer melodies fused with Latin percussion, Argentinean Tango and Afro-Cuban dance beats and revitalized classic songs from the Yiddish theatre.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m.
Martin Bookspan Reminisces: My famous musical friends

Renowned PBS commentator of Live from Lincoln Center, Martin Bookspan is also a noted author,  and the well-known host for live radio broadcasts of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. He shares personal stories and photographs about his friendships with legends such as Serge Koussevitzky, Leonard Bernstein, Isaac Stern, Jan Pierce, Richard Tucker and Michael Tilson Thomas. Presented in conjunction with the Judaica Sound Archives.

Thursday, March 6, 2014 @ 2:00 p.m.

Leonard Lehrman, pianist and Helene Williams, soprano, return to Kultur Festival with guest cantors from New York City: soprano Faith Steinsnyder and tenor David Perper performing a unique concert of “Jewish Opera” in various languages. Highlights include excerpts of Halévy’s famous La Juive, Spektor’s Lady of the Castle, Mandelbaum’s The Village, Blitzstein/Lehrman’s Tales of Malamud, and arias by Goldfaden.