Spring 2023 Newsletter
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Yiddish Dreams & Futures
March 18th, 7:00pm
Kresge Auditorium
Hi friends,
Please join me for a wonderful evening with some of the finest musicians in the country! Thank you to all my collaborators, supporters, and musicians. The concert is free and will be livestreamed, but I encourage you to support the Boston Festival for New Jewish Music by purchasing a ticket.
Yiddish Dreams & Futures
The Boston Festival for New Jewish Music presents Yiddish Dreams & Futures, a portrait concert of composer Derek David, featuring new vocal and chamber works that reflect upon Jewish identity and Yiddish culture in a contemporary landscape.
The concert, hosted by MIT Music & Theater Arts in Kresge Auditorium, will feature the full premiere of Derek’s Clarinet Quintet “Oh World, Goodnight” by Del Sol and Andrew Friedman, and the premiere of String Quartet No. 4 “Kaddish” with Verona Quartet.
Vocal works will include a performance of "Four Yiddish Folksongs" featuring Nat Seelen and Abigale Reisman of Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band, pianist Renena Gutman, and soprano Megan Jones, as well as choral works with A Besere Velt, the world’s largest Yiddish chorus.
This project is supported by a grant from the Combined Jewish Philanthropies Arts & Culture Community Impact Grant Fund. The Clarinet Quintet was co-commissioned by the Rossini Club and the Del Sol Performing Arts Organization.
Excited to have a score follower for my String Quartet No. 1!
Other News:
I will be working on an expansive Viola Suite for violist Jesse Morrison in the summer. This work will be featured on Jesse's album to be released near the end of the year.
Take a look at this wonderful interview with #BFNJM
I will be directing A Besere Velt with guest artist Daniel Kahn in the Spring.
Please stay in touch and I'm looking forward to seeing you at the concert in-person or virtually,
Derek David
www.derekdavid.com