There’s a new Yiddish trio in town! Their name is The Mamales, and they just premiered a new and incredibly delightful video for a catchy cover of the Yiddish classic “Abi Gezunt.” The video was filmed entirely in New York City, and sees the three professional singers go from frumpy clown-like frolicking (and rollerblading!) in […]
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Choral arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018) Funded by a grant from the Marinus and Minna B. Koster Foundation Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר (formerly Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC) Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט Filmed live in performance October 14, 2018, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC at the encore concert of “To […]
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Lyrics: Hirsh Glik (1922-1944) Melody: Dmitry Pokrass (1899-1978) Musical arrangement: Binyumen Schaechter (2018) Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus דער ייִדישער פֿילהאַרמאָנישער כאָר (formerly Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus / JPPC) Binyumen Schaechter, Conductor בנימין שעכטער, דיריגענט Seth Weinstein, pianist Filmed live in performance October 14, 2018 • Merkin Concert Hall, NYC at the encore concert of “To Everything […]
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This is a Partisan’s song – a partizaner lid – composed by H.Glik and performed in circa mid-60’s by Israeli singer Hannah/Chana Roth. SHTIL DI NAKHT in yiddish means “The night is still”. From her album “Ani’im zmirot – Yiddish Folk Songs”. Edited in Israel,2000.
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Shpielberg performs Arum Dem Fayer featuring Svetlana Kundish and Mendy Cahan Shpielberg is Daniel Hoffman – violin, Tal Kuhn – contrabass, Eli Preminger – Trumpet, Yair Salzman – drums, and Ira Shiran – accordion.
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In 1916, Solomon Smulevitz, a Yiddish musician and entertainer who immigrated to America from Belarus, wrote “Mentshn-Fresser.” The song’s title means “man eater,” or “devourer of mankind.” Written by Solomon Small (Smulewitz), 1916, Hebrew Publishing Co. DI MENTSHN-FRESSERS: Sveta Kundish: Vocals Daniel Kahn: Vocals, drum Patrick Farrell: Accordion, toy piano, sfx Christian Dawid: Tuba, trombone, […]
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Maybe the most beautiful hymn to life ever written with no need of further introductions or explanations. It is a song telling everything in itself, and going directly inside the core of everyone of us. It was written 1965 by Violeta Parra, who dedicated it to the object of her love disillusion, Gilbert Favre, just […]
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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 […]
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