Brave Old World — Song of the Lodz Ghetto December 3, 2006

CONCERT

Brave Old World — Song of the Lodz Ghetto

With Alan Bern, Michael Alpert, Kurt Bjorling, and Stuart Brotman



“..nothing less than brilliant, a recreation that is not merely respectful but stunningly inventive.”

Jewish Week



The world-renowned music ensemble Brave Old World will perform Song of the Lodz Ghetto, a unique musical theatrical work featuring rare Jewish street and folk music created between 1940 and 1944 in the Nazi ghetto of Lodz, Poland. Combining the soulfulness of Yiddish tradition, the finesse of classical music and the vitality of jazz, the music of Brave Old World is unique and unforgettable.



Co-sponsored by the National Yiddish Book Center

$20 adults, $18 seniors, $15 students/members

Official Website: http://www.mjhnyc.org/safrahall/visit_safra_hall9.htm#dec3