The Lowell Milken Center for Music of American Jewish Experience continues its 2023-24 exploration of the St. Petersburg Society for Jewish Folk Music (1908-1917), a little-known but seminal artistic movement that profoundly influenced the development of Jewish art music in the 20th century. Â In November 2023, Part I focused on piano solo and instrumental chamber works. Part II presents exquisite rarities for voice and piano by Society composers Joseph Achron, Mikhail Gnessin, Alexander Krein and Moshe Milner. Â Pianist, Milken Center artistic director and UCLA director of orchestral studies Neal Stulberg curates the series and introduces these rarely-performed works from the stage.
Part I also will be presented as Back to the Sources On The Road, Sunday, March 17, 2024, 3:00 PM at Temple Beth Torah in Ventura, CA. You can find more information here.