Josh “Socalled” Dolgin is one of the country’s most interesting and versatile artists, known for his genre-bending collaborations and a special passion for Yiddish music. This highlight concert puts a spotlight on a rarely heard repertoire, a program of Yiddish art songs, lullabies, theatre music and folk songs newly arranged for string quartet, as featured on his 2018 recording Di Frosh (“The Frog”). Heart-wrenching and joyous Eastern European melodies combined with Socalled’s uncanny talent for telling a good story, this concert will surely move you to tears… with a smile on your face!
Ticket sales for this event provided exclusively by The Regent Theatre
Performers
Josh “Socalled” Dolgin, singer
VENUTI STRING QUARTET
Rebekah Wolkstein, violin
Drew Jurecka, violin
Shannon Knights, viola
Amahl Arulanandam, cello
Programme
Socalled, “the mad wizard of Yiddish Hip-Hop”, goes back to his roots on his ground-breaking, heartbreaking program, presenting songs the Yiddish Theatre, Hassidic melodies, Klezmer, folksong, songs from the Holocaust, from Israel, and even some original new songs.
Concert duration: 2 hours with intermission
Location
2gallery
256 Main Street West
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www.2gallery.ca