I hope you can join us for this very special Klezmer workshop with Zilien Biret!

This workhsop will show you ways to "get off the page" and bring that special klezmer sound to your instrumental playing. All levels of players are welcome.

Zilien will focus on ornamentation, articulation, and tone, especially in the style of clarinetist Naftule Brandwein. We will work on the intricacies of Brandweins unique style through listening, old recordings and through learning entirely by ear.

The Zoom link for the event will be mailed out to registered participants the day before the event.

This is "pay what you can" event, with a suggested price of $20.

About Zilien:

Zilien Biret (clarinet, flute) has gained notoriety as a leading Yiddish dance musician, working with dance leaders such as Zev Feldman, Avia Moore, and Steve Weintraub. He has performed at a number of major festivals including KlezKanada, Ashkenaz Festival, Boston Jewish Music Festival, Montréal Jewish Festival, Yiddish New York and Yiddish Summer Weimar. Zilien has studied clarinet with Andy Statman (Brooklyn, NY), Jorge Garcia (Colombia), Christian Dawid (Germany), and Joel Rubin (USA). He also studied Mandinka music in West Africa, Maloya music in Reunion Island, and Afro-Colombian music in Colombia. He has performed in South America, North America, Canada, Europe, Réunion Island, and West Africa with his klezmer music band Ichka (Montreal), Daniel Kahn and the Painted Bird (Berlin), Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra (Montreal), Zazakel (Reunion), Mota Soa (Madagascar), and Cie de la Calebasse (Paris). He regularly performs as a trio with Zev Feldman (tsimbl) and Christina Crowder (accordion)