“Gather 'round the table, we'll give you a treat…”

We have the perfect soundtrack for your first night of Hanukkah - a lively medley of Klezmer tunes from our 2023 American Holiday Festival. These pieces have been passed down through the ages, finding their roots in the instrumental music tradition of Ashkenazi Jews from Central and Eastern Europe. In Jewish tradition, wherever there is a group gathering in celebration - whether it is a wedding, a bar or bat mitzvah, or a Hanukkah party - there is likely to be Klezmer music playing.

So as you begin your celebration, let this performance invoke the pure, unbridled joy of celebrating Hanukkah with good food, good friends, great music, and a hint of nostalgia.

Selections:
-Lebedik un Freylekh (Lively and Happy), by Abe Schwartz, arr. MSG Gold and SSG Burner
-Chanukah O Chanukah, by Mordkhe Rivesman, arr. MSG Gold

Perfomers:
-SSG Jenna Taylor, piccolo
-MSG Martin Gold, clarinet
-SSG Erica Schwartz, violin
-SSG Wilson Childers, trumpet
-SSG Michael Burner, trombone
-SSG Jan Kutson, guitar
-MSG Eric Seay, bass
-SSG James Collins, piano
-SSG Eric Pers, drums
-SSG Caroline Nielson, mezzo-soprano

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