Golden Thread Ensemble

Klezmer meets chamber music in

Craig Judelman’s celebration of

transformative Yiddish songs

Featuring:

The Klezmatics' Lorin Sklamberg,

Latvian chanteuse Sasha Lurje,

Renowned violinist/composer Craig Judelman

Four distinguished klezmer string players

Presenting their Program:

Golden Thread Septet presents Yiddish Songs of Social Change, a program that explores the nature and dynamics of social change in the 20th century, featuring new arrangements composed by Craig Judelman.

Covering a wide array of topics including shifting opportunities for women, the struggle for workers’ rights, tensions between religious and secular movements, assimilation and more, this program gives context and voice to the myriad changes and social struggles faced by Ashkenazi communities over the last 150 years, highlighting the power of music to generate empathy and build solidarity.

Upcoming Performances

November 13-23 North American Tour

Join us in:

• Chicago

• Champaign

• Los Angeles

• Seattle

• Vancouver BC

Golden Thread is heading out on a tour of the US, starting in the midwest, then going back to where our program started, with a commission from UCLA in 2019, before heading up to the hometown of our bandleader Craig Judelman, Seattle Washington, and finishing at the fantastic Chutzpah! Festival in Vancouver BC. Click below for more details!

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