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Jewish Cabaret Tradition
The New Budapest Orpheum Society

  • Thursday 16 June 2016, 7.30PM to 9:30pm
  • Tickets: £15 (£10 over 60s; £8 under 18s, students and unwaged) 0113 3432584
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  • National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate, YO1 9TL (map)
  • Wheelchair accessible

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The Grammy-nominated New Budapest Orpheum Society, an Ensemble-in-Residence at the University of Chicago, draws upon a wide range of repertoires, many forgotten, others preserved in European archives, all poignantly bearing witness to the great tradition of Jewish cabaret.  They will perform works from their repertoire and works recently rediscovered by Performing the Jewish Archive researchers.

About the New Budapest Orpheum Society

Julia Bentley, mezzo soprano; Philip V. Bohlman, Artistic Director; Stewart Figa, baritone; Danny Howard, percussion; Iordanka Kissiova, violin; Ilya Levinson, Music Director and piano; Mark Sonksen, double bass; and Don Stille, accordion.

Performing the Jewish Archive

This event is part of Performing the Jewish Archive, a three year Arts and Humanities Research Council funded project working to explore hidden archives, uncover and perform lost works, and create a legacy for the future. For more information visit the Performing the Jewish Archive website

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