Last week a seminar dedicated to klezmer music took place at the cultural centre which was held by teachers and musicians Polina Shepherd (England) and Ilja Saytanov (Moscow). Experienced teachers were presenting a musical tradition of Eastern European Jews to the youth of Lviv.
Music of Eastern European Jews originates from national music of ancient Israel. Klezmers were Jewish musicians in Eastern Europe. This word comes from “kli-zemer” that means “musical instrument” in Hebrew, in Yiddish this word means just “musician”.
Any Jewish national celebration and there are many of them, were always accompanied by cheerful music. You cannot imagine wedding, bar-mizva, Hanuka or even funeral without musicians. Also Jewish musicians were often invited to Slavic national celebrations as a part of joined bands. The main and favourite instruments of klezmer music became violin, cymbals, clarinet, trumpet and drums.
The result of 3-days seminar was a concert-improvisation for musicians from Lviv region. Besides, an exhibition “Jewish craft” (“Creative workshop” Nechama) has been opened in the Honorary Consulate. The exhibition consists of works made by various techniques – from ancient (such as Jewish rejzele or embroidery which is the art of creating lacy patterns on paper) to contemporary.
The works of participants of creative workshop “Nehama” are made in technique of stained glass painting, cold and hot batik, ceramics painting and also in very popular technique of felting - wool felting.
The works of Jewish masters, musicians and painters are filled with emotions. For centuries of harassment Jews learned to appreciate life. If a Jewish is sad, he expresses his grief passionately in a sorrow melody. Also joy of Jewish nation is impetuous, it captivates you even through a rainy day.
We propose you to visit Jewish cultural centre in Lviv to see the works of the artists personally.
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