With Poetry and Justice for All: Three Anniversaries in Song

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Tickets $50 Buy Tickets $40 tickets are available for groups of 10 or more. Call the box office at 212 501 3330. THE YIDDISH PHILHARMONIC CHORUS Binyumen Schaechter, Music Director Seth Weinstein, Pianist We’re celebrating three anniversaries! It’s 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. You’ll hear tributes to America you likely haven’t heard before – at least not in Yiddish! – including Woody Guthrie’s “ This Land Is Your Land,” and “America” by Neil Diamond – with both songs in Yiddish and in four-part harmony! It’s also 150 years since the birth of the beloved Yiddish poet Avrom Reisen, known for many songs including the tender “ Afn nil ” (On the Nile) and “ Borekh ate ” (Blessed Are You), the moving “ May ko mashme lon ” (What Does It Teach Us), the powerful “ Di Kirkhnglokn ” (Church Bells), and the adorable “ Yorn dray, shprakhn fir ” (Three Years, Four Languages). And it’s 125 years since the birth of the equally beloved (but radically different) Yiddish poet Itzik Manger, best known for the heartrending “ Afn veg shteyt a boym ” (On the Road Stands a Tree) and “ Di Goldene pave ” (The Golden Peacock) and the delightful “ Yidl mitn fidl ” (Yiddle with His Fiddle) – made famous by Molly Picon – and “ Di Megile lider,” a modern retelling of the story of the Purim Megillah. And befitting the occasion: A first-ever “ Happy Birthday ” in Yiddish! Schaechter’s novel musical arrangements include eight world premieres this season. No need to know any Yiddish – our spoken song intros, English supertitles, and comprehensive printed program will keep you in the loop. THE YIDDISH PHILHARMONIC CHORUS Binyumen Schaechter, Music Director Seth Weinstein, Pianist A freylekhn geboyrn-tog (“Happy Birthday”) – P. HILL M.J. HILL A vinterlid – A. REISEN Folk melody Afn nil – A. REISEN M. GELBART Afn veg shteyt a boym – I. MANGER Folk melody Amerikaner natsyonaler himen ("The Star-Spangled Banner") – F.S. KEY J.S SMITH B. LAPIN Amerike – Z. WEINPER A. MANN Amerike di prekhtike (“America the Beautiful”) – K.L. BATES S. WARD B. LAPIN Borekh ate – A. REISEN S. GOLUB Di kirkhnglokn – A. REISEN Folk melody Dos land iz dayn land (“This Land Is Your Land”) – W. GUTHRIE L. GRITZ D. KAHN M. ALPERT J. WALETZKY Dos lid fun der goldener pave – I. MANGER D. SELTZER May ko mashme lon – A. REISEN Folk melody Ovntlid – I. MANGER E. HACKEN Tsu dayn geboyrn-tog – A. GOLDFADEN Unter di khurves – I. MANGER S. BEREZOVSKY Yidl mitn fidl (“Yiddle with His Fiddle”) – I. MANGER A. ELLSTEIN Yorn dray, shprakhn fir – A. REISEN Folk melody Ze dos kleydl, tateshi – I. MANGER H. KON Zey kumen kin Amerike ("America" from The Jazz Singer) – N. DIAMOND B. SCHAECHTER Zimer ba nakht of di dekher - J.C. FARRELL P. ROONEY L. GILROD S. SHAPIRO

Who

• Binyumen SchaechterPerformer
• Seth WeinsteinPerformer

Venue

Merkin Hall

New York, NY

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