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Klezmer Music Lecture and Demonstration
2024-08-02 13:00:00 2024-08-02 14:00:00 America/New_York Klezmer Music Lecture and Demonstration For this special lecture-demonstration, acclaimed violinist-educator-composer Steven Greenman will discuss and perform instrumental folk music known as “klezmer music.” Middleburg Heights Branch - Meeting Room A/B (120)

Friday, August 02
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-08-02 13:00:00 2024-08-02 14:00:00 America/New_York Klezmer Music Lecture and Demonstration For this special lecture-demonstration, acclaimed violinist-educator-composer Steven Greenman will discuss and perform instrumental folk music known as “klezmer music.” Middleburg Heights Branch - Meeting Room A/B (120)

Middleburg Heights Branch

Meeting Room A/B (120)

For this special lecture-demonstration, acclaimed violinist-educator-composer Steven Greenman will discuss and perform instrumental folk music known as “klezmer music.”

Steven Greenman will discuss the historical background of the traditional Jewish East European instrumental folk music known as “klezmer music” and its role in the traditional East European Jewish wedding. Steven will perform examples of the diverse klezmer music repertoire including the bountiful dance repertoire and the artistic listening music that was played to entertain and greet the wedding guests. Archival klezmer music recordings will also be presented. Registration requested. Sponsored by the Friends of the Middleburg Heights Library.

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Middleburg Heights Branch
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Phone: 440.234.3600
Fax: 440.234.0849
Branch manager
Ronald Block
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We're closed Sunday April 20 due to Library CLOSED in observance of Easter Sunday
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First opened in 1969, the Middleburg Heights Branch moved into a new building in 2018, which features public meeting rooms, a special sensory friendly children’s area, quiet study rooms and a full-service drive-up window.

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