Broad gestures and rich textures are hallmarks of the “compelling” (The New York Times), “deliciously wistful” (San Francisco Classical Voice), music of composer Alex Weiser. Weiser’s debut album and all the days were purple, was named a 2020 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and cited as “a meditative and deeply spiritual work whose unexpected musical language is arresting and directly emotional.”
May 4th, 2024, 2PM & 5pm
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The Great Dictionary
A concert performance of "The Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language," a chamber opera with libretto by Ben Kaplan, as a part of the Long Play Festival with American Opera Project and The Neighborhood
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May 9th, 2024, 7PM
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Jewish Composers' Salon
An evening of performances from Jewish composers in The Neighborhood's Artist Working Group!
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Writings
June 20, 2023
A Song Still Vital: Preserving and Reviving Yiddish Folk Music
Learning Yiddish folksongs from archives and reimagining them for contemporary performances and compositions.
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July 1, 2022
They hailed from Belarus and Galicia — but New York was their muse
In the early 20th century, Yiddish poets from Europe made New York their home...
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June 24, 2022
Yiddish Folk Song in Classical Music
Jewish folk melodies have had a rich, unexpected influence on musical composition
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