… a brief general history of folk song ethnography in Eastern Europe, and of the cultural life of Jews in Latvia, with … According to Karnes, folk songs were collected in Eastern Europe since the 1850s, decades after this practice …

… repertoire’ couple dances of Western and Central European origin such as lances, pa de span, padekater, … the waltz words were sung which went with the rhythms... Eastern European Jews were accustomed to invite each guest to an …

… a few months earlier in 1946. He shared the stage with two Eastern-European born American luminaries of the Yiddish theater, … musicians such as Léibele Schwartz, most of them from Eastern Europe and trained as musicians there, have remained …

… an old Yiddish melody that was reclaimed by Hebrewists in Europe or Palestine. Further exploration has proven that … such a Yiddish song. The modality is reminiscent of Middle-Eastern songs, such as the baladi songs of Syrian and … incorporate elements of Yemenite songs in combination with Eastern European motives – making this a paramount example …

… a chilling reference to the old Jewish communities of Eastern Europe that vanished in the Holocaust. It can also be …

… is sometimes performed in 3/4 and at times in 2/4. Jewish Eastern Europe was not fixated on one particular style of dance. At …

… during which time he toured extensively throughout Europe, North America and Asia as a guest conductor.  In …

… turned into a signature mark in his developing approach to Eastern European Jewish music. ____________________________________ …

… and creating deep cultural ties between the US, Europe, and Israel. For full biography see:  Francesco …