On YouTube: JPPC sings 4 Yiddish Chanukah songs in 4-part harmony
The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus (JPPC) conducted by Binyumen Schaechter ♫♫ 4 YIDDISH CHANUKAH SONGS ♫♫ IN 4-PART HARMONY! Borekh ate (Blessed Are You) Fayer, fayer (Fire, Fire) Ikh bin a kleyner dreydl (I Am a Little Dreidel) Oy, Khanike, oy, Khanike (O, Chanukah, Oh, Chanukah) To support the JPPC, please write to: Information@TheJPPC.org
Read More“Baby It’s Cold Outside” in Yiddish! – קעצעלע, ס’ברענט דער פֿראָסט
Music and original English lyrics: Frank Loesser (1910-1969) Yiddish lyrics: Binyumen Schaechter (2015) Performed by Cantor Joshua Breitzer and Donna Breitzer Piano accompaniment by Seth Weinstein Filmed live in performance June 5, 2016 • Symphony Space, NYC as part of the choral concert “To Life, To Laugh, L’Chaim!” Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC דער […]
Read MoreFour Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July
Four Yiddish songs to honor The Fourth of July — English translations provided — Performed by the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor “The Star-Spangled Banner” in Yiddish! “America the Beautiful” in Yiddish! “America” (Yiddish song about Mount Rushmore) “Fourth of July” (a.k.a. Zman matn kheyruseynu) Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thejppc Subscribe on YouTube http://bit.ly/1qVtVpe TheJPPC.org
Read More“Zog Nit Keynmol,” performed by The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus
Zog Nit Keynmol Az du Gueist Dem Letztn Veg… Never say that you are walking on your last road… With these words starts the song written by Hirsh Glick in the Vilna Forest for the Partisans. With time, the song spread through all the forests, not just of Eastern Europe but actually from all over the world […]
Read MoreNew Year’s Song in Yiddish
“Di tsaytn fun a mol” (original: “Auld Lang Syne”) Scottish folk song; original lyric transcription: Robert Burns (1788) Yiddish lyrics and choral arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (Sept.-Oct. 2017) Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער פֿאָלקסכאָר Binyumen Schaechter, conductor בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט Seth Weinstein, pianist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejppc Website: http://www.TheJPPC.org Contact: information@TheJPPC.org Filmed live in […]
Read MoreBeethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in Yiddish!
On YouTube in honor of today’s December 16th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven here’s the Yiddish adaptation and the new choral adaptation of his “Ode to Joy” from his Ninth Symphony “Brider” (“Brothers”) Performed by the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor. For more information about the JPPC including our upcoming concerts […]
Read MoreBeethoven’s “Ale Brider” oif Yiddish
Yiddish poem: I. L. Peretz (1852-1915) Original music: Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Choral adaptation: Binyumen Schaechter Filmed live in performance November 1, 2015 • Merkin Concert Hall, NYC Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus Binyumen Schaechter, conductor Shinae Kim, pianist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thejppc Website: http://www.TheJPPC.org Contact: information@TheJPPC.org
Read More“Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah”, performed by the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC
A new contemporary choral arrangement of the classic song “Oy, Khanike, Oy, Khanike” (“Chanukah, Oh, Chanukah”) in the original Yiddish. Performed by the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor
Read MoreChiribim dem Dreidl (María Isabel) para Januke
Words: Ben Aaron (pseudonym of Mikhl Gelbart) Melody: Mikhl Gelbart Choral arrangement: Mark Zuckerman
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