Afn Nil (Beautiful Yiddish Passover Song – Impressionistic Choral Setting)
Source: The Yiddish Philharmonic Chorus
“Afn nil” (“On the Nile”)
Lyrics: Abraham (Avrom) Reisin; Melody: Michl Gelbart
Choral 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 There Is a Season: The Year in Yiddish Song”
(World Premiere: June 10, 2018, Merkin Concert Hall, NYC)
Videography: Asaf Blasberg http://asafblasberg.com
Post-Production: Avi Eisen, Leyzer Gillig, Libi Miransky, Binyumen Schaechter, and Samantha Zerin
Website: http://www.YiddishChorus.org
Contact: info@YiddishChorus.org
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