Yiddish Dreams & Futures

The concert, hosted by MIT Music & Theater Arts in Kresge Auditorium, will feature the full premiere of Derek’s Clarinet Quintet “Oh World, Goodnight” by Del Sol and Andrew Friedman, and the premiere of String Quartet No. 4 “Kaddish” with Verona Quartet. Vocal works will include a performance of Four Yiddish Folksongs featuring members of Nat Seelen and Abigale Reisman Ezekiel’s Wheels, pianist Renena Gutman, and soprano Megan Jones and choral works with A Besere Velt, the world’s largest Yiddish chorus.

PROGRAM
Opening Remarks in Yiddish (English supertitles)
Derek David

Four Yiddish Folksongs for soprano, clarinet, violin, and piano
Megan Jones, Abigale Reisman, Nathaniel Seelen, Renana Gutman

String Quartet No. 4 “Kaddish” *World Premiere
Verona Quartet

“Di arbuzn” (The Watermelons) for chorus
“Kum aroys tsu mir mayn libster” (Come to me, my beloved), a madrigal for chorus *World Premiere
“Yugnt Himn” (Youth hymn) for chorus
A Besere Velt Chorus of the Boston Workers’ Circle
Derek David, Music Director

Intermission

“Di Firedike Lib” for solo voice
Derek David, voice

Clarinet Quintet “Oh World, Goodnight” *World Premiere
Andrew Friedman, clarinets
Del Sol Quartet
(Co-Commissioned by the Rossini Club and the Del Sol Performing Arts Organization for the Del Sol Quartet and Nicholas Davies)