Baymele at Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)

Name: Baymele at Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA)
Start: 2026-02-17T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-17T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Muhlenberg College

Schedule

Tue Feb 17 2026 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Muhlenberg College | Allentown, PA

Celebrate the release of Baymele's debut album Sapling!
Muhlenberg College
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
6:30pm doors, 7pm show
Ticket info coming soon
Baymele ("little tree" in Yiddish) is a klezmer band rooted in the Bay Area, featuring Matthew Stein on fiddle, Dmitri Gaskin on accordion, and Misha Khalikulov on cello.
Baymele's debut album Sapling celebrates the idea of new growth from old roots. A celebration of diasporic Jewish folk music, the album also features Baymele’s deep study of Polish folk music and their attempts to blend the two styles.
Drawing from rich historical sources — including the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine and Oskar Kolberg's collections in Poland — Sapling reimagines beautiful melodies that have traveled centuries and continents, often leading to more questions than answers. While many of these sources are light on biographical detail, they offer a glimpse into what life was like for the people who played and heard this music.
Sponsored by Muhlenberg Hillel, Temple Beth El, WDIY, Martin Guitar Foundation, Fox Optical & Gallery, Art & Frame Shop, Mobility Doc, and MOSAIC