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3rd Berkshire Summer Celebration of Jewish Music, 30 May, 2012

3rd Berkshire Summer Celebration of Jewish Music

Wednesday, May 30, 7:30 p.m., Taft Recital Hall, Berkshire Music School, Pittsfield
Lecture: "The Relationship between Jewish and African American Music," with Charles Neville and Paul Green. Free.

On Wednesday, May 30, at 7:30 p.m. with a follow-up lecture/performance by Green and Neville at the Taft Recital Hall at the Berkshire Music School in Pittsfield. The event, „The Relationship between Jewish and African American Music,‰ traces the complex interaction between the two cultures, and how each has influenced the other. The program will include recordings and live performance. This event is free.

These events are co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, Hevreh of Southern Berkshire, Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Knesset Israel, Congregation Ahavath Sholom, Temple Anshe Amunim and The Berkshire Music School. Supported in part by grants from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation and the Pittsfield Cultural Council. The Summer Celebration of Music is also presented in cooperation with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Berkshire Education and Community Program.

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