| FrilingFête: Spring into Klezmer! Despite the snow on the ground here in Montreal, it looks like spring is finally on it’s way. Celebrate the season with a new micro-festival of events hosted by KlezKanada (with a little help from our friends) all throughout the city during the week of April 7-10th. |
| Sunday, April 7th, 10am-3pm: Our monthly klezmer brunch returns! Join us for a morning feast and incredible music at the Fletchers Espace Culinaire in the Museum of Jewish Montreal (4040 St-Laurent, corner Duluth). Please call 514.840.9300 or email fletchers@imjm.ca for reservations. |
| Monday, April 8th at 8pm: Two of the most distinctive voices in today’s klezmer scene are coming together for an evening of evocative, bizarre, and soulful songs. When singer-songwriter-accordionist-novelist Geoff Berner (Vancouver) and the charismatic “avant-bard”Psoy Korolenko (Moscow/New York) share the stage you know you’ll want to hear what happens! Presented in partnership with Arts Against Humanity and CKUT Radio. La Vitrola (4602 St-Laurent) Tickets: $15 in advance; $20 at the door Go to www.geoffberner.com for full details. |
| Wednesday, April 10th, 7pm:Together with Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom, KlezKanada is proud to present Alicia Svigals, one of the world’s leading klezmer violonist, alongside composer and pianistDonald Sosin as they perform a live score to Das Alte Gesetz (1923), a masterpiece of German Jewish silent film. Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom 4100 Sherbrooke W Tickets: $15 Temple members; $20 non-members |