Remembering Adrienne Cooper - Yiddish sing-along, Berkeley, CA, 29 Apr, 2012
Sunday, April 29, 1:30 pm, A Meydl in di Yorn: Remembering Adrienne Cooper in Song, a Yiddish Sing-Along with Jillian Tallmer. At BJE Jewish Community Library, San Francisco. Renowned Yiddish singer, teacher, and music curator Adrienne Cooper, an Oakland native, passed away in New York last December. She was lauded worldwide for her interpretations of Yiddish song as well as her ability to transmit that knowledge to the next generation. Tallmer will share beloved songs from Cooper's classes, concerts, and recordings, including Zol Zayn, Arbeter-Froyen, A Nign, Di Krenetse, Vos Vet Zayn, Di Arbuzn, and Sholem Lid. Song sheets will be provided and everyone's voice is welcome! KlezCalifornia is a co-sponsor of the program. No charge. More info: 415.567.3327, bjesf.org/library.htm.
You may post remembrances of Adrienne Cooper at jwa.org/weremember/cooper, a project of the Jewish Women's Archive.