Today on the podcast, flautist, composer, teacher, scholar, Adrianne Greenbaum. Adrianne has been at the forefront of bringing the rich tradition of klezmer flute playing into the present day. A stunning player, she leads successful lives as a symphony player (and a long time member of the New Haven Symphony), a teacher at Mount Holyoke College, and a specialist in Baroque music, among many other exploits.
She has released 2 albums of klezmer flute that explore great repertoire and set the standard for excellence and has a new record coming soon featuring longtime collaborators Veretski Pass. Stay tuned for it!!
We cover a lot of topics in this conversation and weave in and out of our personal histories, our theories and ideas about music, and a lot more. There’s a lot of fun stuff to chew on here for us and for you all!
Featured music:
Turkishe: One of the few historic recorded tunes, here played on one of Adriannes historic flutes that would have been similar to one played at beginning in first quarter of the 20th c.
Tish Nign Far Di klezmer Fleyt (forthcoming album, played on Adriannes “flute of hope”)
Kaddish (forthcoming album, played on Adriannes “flute of hope”)
Farewell to the Homeland: This popular Polonaise by Polish composer Oginski was found in a manuscript in the Frand folder. From Adrianne’s live concert CD “Farewell to the Homeland Poyln”
Rumanian Sirba
Photo credit: Lloyd Wolf
Radiant Others is produced by Dan Blacksberg and Beila Ungar. The podcast aims to be the internet’s central space for important conversations in Yiddish and Klezmer music. Please support our work on https://www.patreon.com/RadiantOthers
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