NY Folklore presents Nikolayev - Chassidic Jewish tunes from Ukraine

Laura Melnicoff is a cellist based in Albany, New York. Her performances have taken her to major stages and festivals in North America, Europe, and Israel, including Carnegie Hall, the Music Hall of Williamsburg, Kyiv Summer Music Evenings, Sababafest, KlezKanada, Yiddish New York, and the Aspen Music Festival. Her work has been profiled in The New York Times, the New York Jewish Week, and the Forward. Before her recent move to the Capital Region, Laura frequently worked with the National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, and was cello chair of the critically-acclaimed off-Broadway hit Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, directed by Joel Grey. Laura is the recipient of the 2024 Folk Arts Grant by the New York State Council for the Arts. In 2023, Laura was the recipient of a grant from the Arts Center of the Capital Region, which supported her debut album of solo works for classical cello, “Bars of Light.”

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Nikolayev is a performance of music composed by members of the Charitonow family, who lived in the Russian Empire town of Nikolayev at the end of the 19th century. Avraham and his two sons, Aharon and Sholom, were renowned musicians, as well as kosher butchers in their community in what is now known as Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Their compositions from the late 19th and early 20th centuries continue to be actively sung and performed today in the Hasidic world. From soulful melodies to raucous dance tunes, this concert will be a window into a living history, with a world-class klezmer band

New York Folklore is a membership organization, open to all, concerned with furthering cultural equity and strengthening the understanding of the role of folk and traditional arts in our lives. We support folk and traditional artists, community cultural experts, community-based cultural organizations, and academic and public sector folklorists. Learn more about them at www.nyfolklore.org

This programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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