Another Realm w/Hankus Netsky, Newton, MA, 19 Oct 2008
The All Newton Music School, 321 Chestnut Street
West Newton, Massachusetts, is proud to present
Hankus Netsky & Another Realm
Sunday, October 19 at 4:00pm.
A reception will follow.
Perhaps best known for fronting the Klezmer Conservatory Band - the internationally renowned Yiddish music ensemble – Netsky showcases his musical diversity with his latest band Another Realm as part of our 2008-2009 Wolf Concert Series.
Tickets for this family event are $25.
Seniors and ANMS adult students $15.
Registered ANMS students 18 and under are admitted free with a paying adult.
Seating is limited so order your tickets now by calling 617.527.4553 x101.
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Another Realm consists of pianist and reed player Hankus Netsky, flutist/composer Linda Chase, bassist Kim Cass, and percussionist Tupac Mantilla. On this occasion, they will also be joined by vocalist Rebecca Rubin. Together, the group explores a repertoire that includes pieces from South American, Eastern European, Asian, and Jewish traditions, jazz standards, music of romantic and impressionist European composers, poetry-based improvisations, and original songs and compositions.
Hankus Netsky is chairman of the Contemporary Improvisation Department at the New England Conservatory in Boston, Vice President for Education at the National Yiddish Book Center, and founder and director of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, an internationally renowned Yiddish music ensemble.
Linda Chase teaches composition, arranging, world music, jazz and improvisation at Berklee College of Music. She is the recent winner of the Kaji Aso Studio's "Tanabata" Composition Prize, and the recipient of a Berklee faculty composition grant for her recent composition, "Reflections on Rumi."
Bassist Kim Cass attended New England Conservatory, where he worked with Ran Blake, Joe Maneri, Allan Chase, Ruth Lepson, and George Garzone. While there, he performed with and contributed compositions to Miwokido Kid, which was selected as the 2004-2005 Honors Jazz Quartet.
Tupac Mantilla is a native of Colombia, where he is well known for his percussion work in both traditional and contemporary music.
New York-based Vocalist Rebecca Rubin has recorded with Another Realm, and has received considerable acclaim as an acapella performer and arranger.