My long-ago friends/colleagues Oleg Timofeyev and Vadim Kolpakov will perform as “Zingaresca” on Tuesday April 14, which I hope to attend.

This performance is free and open to the public (non-Yale attendees should arrive 15 minutes early)

Passionate, virtuosic, and refined: ZINGARESCA is a rare crossover ensemble devoted to the legendary seven-string guitar — a distinctly Eastern European instrument whose voice has resonated for more than two centuries in salons, theaters, and candle-lit ballrooms. The music of Zingaresca unites the discipline of classical training with the smoldering intensity of Romani and Jewish musical traditions. The ensemble brings together commanding artists: • Vadim Kolpakov — a renowned Romani guitarist who comes from a long line of exceptional musicians, and whose unmatched virtuosity dazzled audiences around the globe. • Oleg Timofeyev — visionary scholar-performer and leading force in the revival of the historic seven-string guitar tradition. • Anton Belov — distinguished baritone whose voice has graced major opera houses and symphony stages. • Alina Nazarevich–a prominent singer/dancer from Kyiv, Ukraine, and the founder of the Roma ensemble. This upcoming program is bound to create an intimate, electrifying, and unforgettable musical experience!

I’m excited to have been invited to perform Romani-based repertoire and speak about my historic flutes at the Yale Romani Studies Symposium. This will be my first venture into academic presenting, and I have to say—it feels good to receive this kind of recognition for the flute’s importance in Holocaust studies and in klezmer music.

The Yale Romani Studies Symposium brings together researchers, activists, and artists to present on diverse topics in the field of Romani studies. This year’s event will be held on April 12 at Yale’s Luce Hall in New Haven, CT.

Free with registration (please confirm via event organizers).

Come and hear what three klezmorim can create with just 30 minutes of rehearsal—we’ll put together an amazing program!

COME!

Zisl and Ljova will be the second set, and then we’ll jam—first with Aaron, and then all together at the end of the program at 9:30 p.m.

Perfection, right?

Suggested Donation: $25 General, $20 Students/Seniors