UVa Klezmer Ensemble Spring Concert
featuring guests musicians Daniel Kahn and Jake Shulman-Ment from Painted Bird
Thursday, April 23rd
8:00 pm in Old Cabell Hall
The Painted Bird has released four albums to date, of which “Lost Causes” was awarded
the prestigious German Record Critics’ Prize. Kahn’s songs address political issues and
Jewish social movements such as the Bund while accompanied with klezmer, punk and
folk melodies.
"An absolute must for lovers of unusual, intelligent, challenging, exciting folk music and
a blast at every instant." -Klaus Halama, Sound & Image
The residency is a collaboration between the McIntire Department of Music, Center for
Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Jewish Studies Program, James Dunton
Gift, Center for German Studies, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures,
Department of Drama, and Creative Writing Program
Tickets are $10/ $5 for students/ free for UVa students who reserve in advance
For tickets: http://bit.ly/klezmer-4-23-15
For more information visit: http://music.virginia.edu/klezmerspring15