What’s On Calendar
September 3–9, 2012
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Masterclass: The Fellowship of the Strings
Monday, September 3, 2012
10:00am
–12:00pm
Aiming to recreate the sound of these classic European klezmer ensembles, the Festival Strings Masterclass is a unique group of professional and amateur musicians assembled for the 2012 Ashkenaz Festival. Participants will learn the function of melodies and their accompaniments, ornamentation and variation, culminating in a multi-level suite.
Monday, September 3, 2012
1:00pm
– 2:00pm
The Toronto Jewish Folk Choir is the oldest continuing Jewish performing group in Canada. Conducted by Alexander Veprinsky.
Pete Sokolow - The Last of the Old Guys
Monday, September 3, 2012
1:00pm
– 2:00pm
Legendary klezmer/jazz pianist Pete Sokolow presents a musically-illustrated discussion of his six-decade career in NY's Jewish music scene.
Monday, September 3, 2012
1:30pm
– 3:00pm
A unique programme of little-known Renaissance-era Italian-Jewish music performed on period instruments in Hebrew, Italian and Ladino.
Monday, September 3, 2012
1:30pm
– 2:30pm
Some of Montreal's top young folk/world musicians, Fanfare Severni captures the raucous energy of Balkan brass and east European village music.
Monday, September 3, 2012
2:30pm
– 3:30pm
One of Canada's longest-running and most-acclaimed Klezmer/Balkan fusion ensembles returns to Ashkenaz for the first time since 2008.
Fern Lindzon Quartet - Buster Keaton's Sherlock Jr.
Monday, September 3, 2012
2:30pm
– 3:30pm
This live musical score by Fern Lindzon weaves klezmer themes into a delightful new accompaniment to a Buster Keaton silent film classic.
Monday, September 3, 2012
3:00pm
– 4:00pm
Mexico City's Klezmerson reflects the diverse urban sounds of its hometown by injecting Latin American musical influences into its music.
Jewish Jug Band Featuring Joshua Skye Engel
Monday, September 3, 2012
3:00pm
– 3:45pm
Families and kids of all ages join in with Joshua Skye Engel in the return of one of the festival's most popular family programmes.
Monday, September 3, 2012
5:00pm
– 6:00pm
With a mix of good-natured shenanigans and striking musical skill, Sagapool is known for their high-intensity, spirited live shows.
Jerry Gray - From the Jewish Folk Choir to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Monday, September 3, 2012
5:00pm
– 6:00pm
Co-founder of The Travellers, Jerry has travelled across around the world singing for labourers, picketers, protesters, politicians, children and royalty.
Sholem Aleichem: The Ger Mandolin Orchestra
Monday, September 3, 2012
5:00pm
– 6:00pm
Inspired by a dusty photograph, the Ger Mandolin Orchestra is recreated by 11 of the world’s finest mandolinists. Exclusive sneak preview.
Monday, September 3, 2012
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
African-American by birth and Jewish by choice, Anthony Russell's heartfelt programme of Yiddish art song simultaneously evokes Sidor Belarsky and Paul Robeson.
Leo Spellman’s Rhapsody 1939-1945
Monday, September 3, 2012
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
The Canadian premiere performance of 99-year-old Toronto composer’s tour de force, originally written in 1947 in a German DP camp.
Masterclass: The Fellowship of the Strings
Monday, September 3, 2012
6:00pm
– 7:00pm
Aiming to recreate the sound of these classic European klezmer ensembles, the Festival Strings Masterclass is a unique group of professional and amateur musicians assembled for the 2012 Ashkenaz Festival. Participants will learn the function of melodies and their accompaniments, ornamentation and variation, culminating in a multi-level suite.
Monday, September 3, 2012
7:00pm
– 9:30pm
The festival comes to a rousing close with a series of performances by some of this year's headline artists, culminating in a massive jam session.
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
11:00am
Learn about the Toronto Music Garden's unique design and history on a guided, one-hour tour, led by a volunteer Toronto Botanical Garden guide.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
5:30pm
Learn about the Toronto Music Garden's unique design and history on a guided, one-hour tour, led by a volunteer Toronto Botanical Garden guide.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
7:00pm
Baroque cellist Kate Haynes performs J.S. Bach's beautiful, dark-hued Suite No. 2 in D Minor for unaccompanied cello. Note: Short concert (ca. 30 minutes) due to early sunset. Thanks to Q Media Solutions.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
4:00pm
The Ton Beau String Quartet performs music with cross-cultural threads by Haydn, Dvorak and Kevin Lau. Thanks to Judy & Wil Matthews.
