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Yiddish Song 
We have challenging and expansive offerings for everyone
from singing-in-the-shower beginners to accomplished
professionals. Repertoire classes are open to non-singers
who just want to listen.
KlezKamp Community
Chorus/PM1 Eleanor
Epstein
Join the dynamic Eleanor Epstein, founder and director of Zemer Chai: The Jewish
Community Chorus of Washington DC, to sing Yiddish choral music both by ear and
from musical notation. Open to all, with or without prior choral experience.
Yiddish
for Singers/AM1 Paula
Teitelbaum
This workshop examines the key pitfalls of Yiddish pronunciation and how to
avoid them. Participants will also hear recordings illustrating the "do's
and don'ts." Students should bring songs they are learning for review and
practice in class.
Vocal Master Class: Your Inner
Yiddish Voice/PM1 – Adrienne
Cooper with Marilyn
Lerner
Coaching for advanced students in polishing your performance of Yiddish song,
working with varied accompaniments, finding an inner voice of beauty and authority.
Yiddish Songs
of War and Women's Lives/AM2 - Adrienne
Cooper with Marilyn
Lerner
The development of Yiddish folk and composed songs coincided with periods of unprecedented
historical upheaval and violence. Women’s particular experience of war in
Yiddish song produced a repertoire of terror and beauty, grief and hope –
a music of heroism. A repertoire class for all.
Women's
Voices - Our Lives are in Our Songs/PM2 Susan
Leviton
Build your repertoire as we mine a treasure-trove of songs packed with cultural
and historic insights into Jewish values and experiences, including songs of the
cradle, love and courtship, immigration, labor struggles and social justice, and
the Holocaust, as well as contemporary songs that reflect 21st century realities
and sensibilities.
Performing
Yiddish Song (for Advanced Singers)/PM2 Joanne
Borts and Joyce
Rosenzweig
An intensive master class for experienced singers seeking a deeper understanding
of the songs they perform and how to communicate that to their audience. Students
learn to interpret lyrics and music and explore the emotional elements from a
theatrical perspective. Participants should come with several memorized Yiddish
songs. Fluency in Yiddish pronunciation (or prior attendance in Yiddish for Singers)
is essential
Yiddish Art
Song/AM2 Joyce
Rosenzweig
A master class for classically trained singers and pianists who are interested
in exploring and performing the magnificent repertoire of Yiddish art songs. The
class will cover works by such noted composers as Lazar Weiner, Joel Engel, Moses
Milner, Maurice Rauch, Helen Greenberg, etc., and will emphasize pronunciation,
interpretation, and ideas for programming.
It's Better with a Band!: Singing with
a Band/Playing for a Singer/AM1 Joanne Borts and Adrian
Banner
Intensive workshop for advanced vocalists and ensemble
instrumentalists, focusing on "how to play well
with others." Singers should bring lead sheets/charts
for at least 5 pieces; Musicians should read and be
familiar with standard repertoire. An indispensable
"How To" for adding a vocalist to your ensemble,
speaking the same musical 'language' and keeping it
real. For advanced singers, players and potential bandleaders.
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