An ensemble dedicated to the playing, singing and mentshlekhkayt of Bukovinan fiddler Leon Schwartz, z”l (1901-1990). Leon’s legacy is a bridge to nearly a century of Jewish music and life, including the important but under-documented fidl-kapelye tradition of the Bukovina region. Michael worked closely with Leon throughout the 1980s, and he and Deborah have delved deeply into Leon’s interwoven violin and vocal repertoires. We will draw from Michael’s extensive collection of audio and video documentation as we immerse ourselves in the deep and beautiful spring of fiddling, song and Yidishkayt that Leon embodied. For all bowed strings and tsimbls.
Faculty: Michael Alpert and Deborah Strauss
