SUNDAY, MARCH 4

Yehudi Wyner, Music Director

Old South Meeting House

4:30 PM (Doors open at 4 PM)

The Western canon of art song—so identiied with Schubert, Schumann, and Brahms—has a legitimate secular Jewish counterpart in both Yiddish and Hebrew art songs of the 20th century. Lazar Weiner is justiiablyconsidered the supreme exemplar and advocate of this genre. Having composed over one hundred art songs, he elevated that medium to unprecedented artistic sophistication. With a group of singers assembled by his son, the Pulitzer Prize winning composer, Yehudi Wyner, this will be an important and unforgettable afternoon of eloquent and beautiful Yiddish music in a unique historic setting. Featured vocalists include Ilana Davidson, Lynn Torgove, Cantor Joshua Breitzer, and David Kravitz. The concert will also feature a cameo appearance of Cantor Robert Abelson. Abelson was for many years a close collaborator with Weiner in performance and interpretation of Weiner’s songs.

Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

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Find out more about Lazar Weiner click on the links below:

http://www.milkenarchive.org/people/view/all/551/Lazar+Weiner

http://savethemusic.com/bin/archives.cgi?q=songs&search=composer&id=Lazar+Weiner

For more about Yehudi Wyner:

http://www.yehudiwyner.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_Wyner

http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/06/21/yehudi_wyner_recalls_his_expansive_career/