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Nathaniel Dett Chorale Celebrates 10 Years of Music
The Hon. Aileen Carroll, Minister of Culture, Attends Event
Joining the friends and supporters of the Chorale, was the Hon. Aileen Carroll, Minister of Culture. The Minister spoke about
The Nathaniel Dett Chorale has worked hard to bring Afrocentric music to the people of this province.
The funds are helping to continue to build on the Chorales organizational capacity by expanding on outreach initiatives helping high school students and youth to learn about Afrocentric music. It will also allow the Chorale to engage more volunteers to help build on this program and to further expand website and technological capabilities.
We are very grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation for their ongoing support, says Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, the founder, Artistic Director and conductor of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale. With this assistance we will be able to continue to empower a new generation of singers to demonstrate leadership and mentorship in their home schools, and to seek unity through music and celebration.
The 10th Anniversary of the Nathaniel Dett Chorale is proving to be a memorable one. On January 20th, the Chorale performed at the invitation of the Canadian Embassy in
The Nathaniel Dett Chorale is Canada's first professional chamber choir dedicated to the creation and performance of Afrocentric music of all styles. Mr. Blyden-Taylor founded the chorale in response to a musical void in
The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario. For over 25 years, the Foundation has supported the growth and vitality of communities across the province. OTF continues to strengthen the capacity of the volunteer sector through investments in community-based initiatives. For more information, please visit www.trilliumfoundation.org.
THE KLEZMATICS
2006 Grammy-Award Winner returns to MontrealKlezKanada is proud to present The Klezmatics in concert on Saturday, November 29th at 8:30 pm at Oscar Peterson Concert Hall, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West in Montreal.
New York-based The Klezmatics are world-renowned klezmer superstars who have revitalized the genre for the new century. Their music is steeped in Eastern European Jewish tradition and spirituality while incorporating contemporary themes and eclectic musical influences such as gospel, punk, Arab, African and Balkan rhythms. They have collaborated with numerous luminaries including folk hero Arlo Guthrie, classical legend Itzhak Perlman, Israeli pop icons Chava Alberstein and Ehud Bonai, beat poet Allan Ginsberg and kosher gospel singer Joshua Nelson.
They have garnered numerous accolades during their 20-year career, including the 2006 Grammy Award for best Contemporary World Music Album ("Wonder Wheel: lyrics by Woody Guthrie") the New York Jewish Music Award (Best Klezmer Band 2006) and have topped the Billboard world music charts on numerous occasions.
KlezKanada is Canada's only annual summer festival of Yiddish/Jewish Culture and the Arts. It sponsors a Youth Scholarship Program, which supports 100 awardees from around the world and provides them with an opportunity to study and perfect their respective talents at KlezKanada, located in Lantier, Quebec. Proceeds from this concert will support this program.
General admission tickets are available for $36.00 ea. at the Oscar Peterson Box Office at 7141 Sherbrooke St. West (514.848.4848) or through Admission Network (www.admission.com or by phone at 514.790.1245). Limited number of student tickets at $18.00 ea. available only at Oscar Peterson Hall Box Office.
Patron, Benefactor, Sponsor and Contributor tickets are available by phone or fax, please call KlezKanada at 514.345.2610, ext. 3249, Fax 514.735.2175
LES KLEZMATICSRcipiendaires d'un Grammy Award en 2006, ils sont de retour MontralKlezKanada est fier de prsenter Les Klezmatics en concert le samedi 29 novembre 20 h 30 la salle Oscar Peterson, 7141, rue Sherbrooke Ouest Montral.
tablis New York, Les Klezmatics, sont des superstars renommes du klezmer qui ont revitalis le genre pour notre sicle. Fortement ancre dans la tradition et la spiritualit juives de l'Europe de l'Est, leur musique incorpore des thmes contemporains et des influences musicales varies comme le gospel, le punk et les rythmes arabes, africains et slaves. Le groupe a collabor avec le hros du folk Arlo Guthrie, la lgende du classique Itzhak Perlman, les icnes pop israliennes Chava Alberstein et Ehud Bonai, le pote du beat Allan Ginsberg et le chanteur de gospel cacher Joshua Nelson.Au cours de 20 ans de carrire, Les Klezmatics ont rcolt de nombreuses rcompenses, incluant le Best Contemporary World Music Album Grammy Award (Wonder Wheel: paroles de Woody Guthrie), le New York Jewish Music Award (Meilleur groupe klezmer de 2006) en plus d'tre en tte du Billboard catgorie musique du monde en de nombreuses occasions.Tickets Les billets sont en vente au cot de
36 $ pour l'admission gnral, la salle Oscar Peterson, au 7141, rue Sherbrooke Ouest (514 848-4848 ou sur le rseau Admission l'adresse www.admission.com ou par tlphone au 514 790-1245). Un nombre limit de billets pour tudiant sont aussi offerts au cot de 18 $.Des billets pour mcnes, commanditaires et contributeurs sont disponibles chez KlezKanada au numro de tlphone 514 345-2610, poste 3249 ou par tlcopieur au 514 735-2175.KlezKanada est le seul festival annuel d't de la culture et des arts juifs et yiddish du Canada. Il commandite un programme de bourses, visant aider 100 jeunes du monde entier tudier et se perfectionner au camp de KlezKanada, situ Lantier au Qubec. Les bnfices du prsent concert soutiendront ce programme.
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