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MEDIA CONTACT: Terri Berns
561-297-1164, tberns@fau.edu
The Klezmer Company Breaks New Ground with Orchestral Klezmer Production "Jewish Broadway with Orchestra and Chorus" at FAU
Cutting-edge Program Celebrates Diverse Musical Connections and Features Music of Great Jewish Composers: Bernstein, Mahler, Ellstein, Rumshinsky, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loew, Jerry Herman, Sondheim and Styne
BOCA RATON, FL (February 21, 2005) - Florida's innovative, critically acclaimed Klezmer ensemble and Florida Atlantic University Libraries' professional ensemble-in-residence, The Klezmer Company, directed by Aaron Kula, continues to break new musical ground by way of "Jewish Broadway with Orchestra and Chorus."
The production is on the cutting edge of musical programming as it presents diverse sources of creative inspiration to celebrate the musical connections of Klezmer, orchestra, Broadway, Yiddish theater and choral traditions. The single performance will be on Sunday, March 6 at 3 p.m. in FAU's Performing Arts Auditorium on the Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. Early ticket purchases are recommended.
The afternoon will feature a range of crossover orchestral and Klezmer music that is not exclusively part of any single genre. This collaborative event will consist of over 70 Klezmer, orchestral and choral musicians and will feature the debut of the 50-voice FAU Libraries Judaica Choral Society with a string orchestra made up of principle players from major local ensembles. These include former members of the Florida Philharmonic, as well as members of the Renaissance Chamber Orchestra, Palm Beach Opera and Florida Grand Opera, under the direction of Maestro Kula.
The event is the eighth annual concert to benefit the FAU Libraries' Molly S. Fraiberg Judaica Collections. The majority of the music selected for the performance comes from the collections' Jewish music archives. Special Guest of Honor, Ms. Bess Myerson, will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from FAU Libraries in recognition of her commitment and contributions to the international Jewish community. Popular FAU professor and intellectual humorist, Dr. Henry Abramson, will serve as host.
Tickets for the concert range from $19-$31 with $36 premiere seating, which includes a special 2 p.m. pre-concert lecture. Group discounts are available. For tickets, call the FAU Performing Arts Auditorium Box office at 561-297-3737. Tickets are also available at Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 561-966-3306. Visit www.fau.edu/student/univctr/arts.html for more information.
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