Termin:
02.09.2009
18:00
The Preservation and Study of the Jewish Musical Tradition in Belarus
Dmitri Slepovitch presents the Slepovitch / Stepanskaya collection
In 2001-2007, Nina Stepanskaya and Dmitri Slepovitch carried out extensive research on the Jewish musical culture of Belarus. That research included interviews with dozens of elderly people identified as Litvaks, the Belarussian-Lithuanian Jews. The two scholars thus recorded interviews that include numerous facts about the Jewish musical tradition in the region in the 20th century and musical material consisting primarily of Jewish traditional songs, synagogue prayers, paraliturgical chants (niggunim), and, to a lesser extent, instrumental pieces. It is noteworthy that the majority of audio recordings are complemented by video footage, which adds significant value and broadens the spectrum of the prospective audiences that may be interested in working with the collection. The collection has not been submitted for publication yet and Slepovitch's interest is to place it into the spotlight of modern ethnomusicological and Jewish music studies. The presentation will be illustrated by a 45-minute video documentation.
Dr. Dmitri Slepovitch is an ethnomusicologist, clarinetist, pianist, composer, conductor, and Yiddish singer, a founding member of the Minsker Kapelye (Minsk) and Tamevate Kapelye (New York) ensembles. In his professional activities he combines performance, teaching, and research of Ashkenazi Jewish music and other Eastern and Central European musical traditions.
Einladung [PDF]
Kontakt:
Dr. Gerda Lechleitner
Phonogrammarchiv
Zentrum Sprachwissenschaften, Bild- und Tondokumentation
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