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2009-2010 SEASON'S PERFORMANCES

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES For This Season
December 10, 2009, Thurday 6:30-9:00 PM- Chanukah Party  for Pelican Marsh Social Club. Light the candles, singing Latkes, dessert and entertainment by the Naples Klezmer Revival band.
December 14, 2009, Monday, 5:45 to 7:00 PM  -The Public is invited to the Community Chanukah Celebration, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Collier County at  "The Mercado" ( Vanderbilt Road and Route 41) . Chanukah candlelighting, welcome speech by Mayor, singing of Chanukah songs AND....bring chairs to enjoy the mini-concert by the Naples Klezmer Revival band. 
January 10, 2010, Sunday,  - Naples Klezmer Revival Band will entertain at the celebration dinner of the NAORR -- National Association of Retired Reform Rabbis, in Fort Myers. (tentative)
January 20, 2010, Sunday, 6:00-7:30 PM - Naples Klezmer Revival Band in concert at the  Collier County Headquarters Library at  Orangeblossom and Airport Road. Concert sponsored by The Friends of the Library through a grant from the Jewish Federation of Collier County. Come early and/or bring chairs. This concert is open to the public and has been "Standing Room Only" for six consecutive years.
We are proud to announce our featured guest artist! -

Adrianne Greenbaum, FlutistAdrianne Greenbaum - www.klezmerflute.com
is a nationally acclaimed klezmer and classical flutist. As a klezmer she is the founder and leader of "FleytMuzik," an ensemble with flute, violin, cimbalom and bass, and of "The Klezical Tradition" klezmer band where she performs on both flute and keyboard and leads Yiddish dance. She has been on the faculties of Living Traditions’ KlezKamp, KlezKanada, and Boxwood, was a premier participant with FleytMuzik at the KlezMore Festival in Vienna, and presents master classes in the art of klezmer performance to classical flutists. She has also performed with "Kapelye", with Adrienne Cooper in performances at the International Jewish Festival in Amsterdam and NYC‘s Jewish Museum and as accompanying artist with numerous cantors in concert as both pianist and flutist. As a clinician interested in sharing klezmer music with young people of all ages and backgrounds she also presents school workshops and directs three student klezmer ensembles in Connecticut and Massachusetts. "The Klezical Tradition" has won many awards for its recording Family Portrait, including Top 10 CD’s from both Moment Magazine and the NY Jewish Week. The band was also chosen to be included as a feature in the ABC-TV documentary A Sacred Noise: The New Jewish Music.

After receiving over 10,000 albums from 85 countries, FleytMuzik is was 1 of 8 albums nominated by Just Plain Folks indy awards for 2004 in the klezmer catagory for Best Album! 
March 7, 2010, Sunday - Israel Fest , sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties. (TBD)

COMPLETED PERFORMANCES For This Season

Septermber 13, 2009, Sunday, 6:00 to 8:30 PM - " Klezmer and Knishes"- Open to Public! Call for Reservations - 239-481-4449. The Naples Klezmer Revival Band is very happy to have been chosen by the Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties to entertain at their "Klezmer with Knishes" party at the Luna Rossa Restaurant located at Miromar Outlets. All kind of Jewish delicacies catered by All Star Kosher Catering will be sold a la carte...but the entertainment is FREE! Here's to an evening of food and fun!
October 3, 2009, Saturday, 12:00 to 2:00 PM - Temple Beth Sholom, Bni' Mitzvah and 90th Birthday Celebration.
October 9, 2009, Friday, 8:00 PM - Simchas Torah celebration at Temple Shalom.


PREVIOUS YEARS' PERFORMANCES


2008-2009 SEASON'S PERFORMANCES
March 22, 2009, Sunday - Naples Chabad Benefit Dinner. Naples Beach Hotel and Club. 
March 28, 2009, Saturday -  Naples Klezmer Revival Trio wil play at the  "Flower Show" at the Naples Botanical Gardens from 11:00am to 1:30pm.  Admission charge.
October 20, 2008, 7:00 PM, Simcha Torah Celebration, Temple Sholom, Naples
December 22, 2008, Monday  5:45 PM, Chanukah Celebration -  free concert Sugden Theater Plaza on 5th Avenue, Naples - bring chairs
December 23, 2008, Tuesday, Naples Jewish Center, Jewish Congregation "Chanukah Celebration" - 6:00pm at Vanderbilt Country Club (located 1/2 mile east of 951..north side of Vanderbilt Beach Road).
(Complete dinner menu:  includes Chopped Liver; and Potato Latke appetizers; Choice of entree; Grilled Salmon or Braised Brisket with Israeli Couscous and steamed asparagus and Mixed Berry Trifle dessert, coffee, tea and soft drinks; $40 for non-members; $32 for members. call Carolyn Ferder for reservations 596-8225)
January 18, 2009 Cincinnati Chabad Benefit Dinner
January 29, 2009, Thursday, 6:00 PM,  Naples Klezmer Revival Band in Concert, Free admission at Collier County Headquarters Library, Orange Blossom Drive, Naples
Michele Gingras, Guest Clarinetist
Michelle Gingras, Clarinetist   
        Michele Gingras is Professor of Clarinet at Miami University in Ohio, where she was named Curry Distinguished Educator and Distinguished Scholar of the Graduate Faculty. Her book Clarinet Secrets—52 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Clarinetist was published by Scarecrow Press in 2004. As a classical musician, she performed on four continents and released a CD of duets with Emmy-Award winner Richard Stoltzman in 2008.
        One day, around 15 years ago, a Jewish flute student stopped her in the halls of Miami U. and offered to loan her a recording of Giora Feidman, prominent Klezmer clarinetist. At that point, she knew nothing about Klezmer..She says " 15 minutes later  my life was changed forever". She fell in love with Klezmer music and proceeded to study with some of the top Klezmer musicians in the world including Hankus Netsky, New England Conservatory of Music, David Krakauer of the Klezmatics, Eileen Stahl, clarinetist for the Klezmer Conservatory Band and Josh Moss, founder of the Cincinnati Klezmer Project.
         Michele then began to perform Klezmer and has released several CDs since 1996. She performed as a klezmer clarinetist at several International Clarinet Association Conferences (including Europe), and at venues such as Indiana University, University of Denver, University of Oklahoma, Arizona State University, Cornell University, World JamFest in Cincinnati, the Berklee Performance Center, and many others. She has published many articles on Klezmer, edited klezmer music and included three sections on the subject in her book Clarinet Secrets. Her CD, "Klezmer's Greatest Hits" is available by emailing her at: gingram@muohio.edu.
        Michele says her most amazing experience in playing Klezmer music occurred in her very first performance. It was seeing the smiles on peoples' faces. She was making them happy as she played and they clapped and danced!
           Now, at Miami U, Michele is passing on the Klezmer tradition by teaching the genre to her pupils. Among them are Kinneret Sagee, who has gone on to play with the Toronto-based swing sextet " The Sisters of Sheynville" and teaches on the faculty of Klezkanada and Will Cicola, who has founded several bands and piblished articles about Klezmer in Interenational Clarinaet publications. They are "rising stars who will be heard from in the future".
February 3, 2009, 5:30 to 8:00 PM,  the "SUNRISE"Awards Banquest for "People with Developmental Disabilities", Temple Shalom, Naples
February 15, 2009, Sunday,  Private Wedding Ceremony and Reception, Fort Myers, FL
March 1, 2009, Sunday, Temple Shalom, Naples - "Dairy Potluck" peformance from 5:00pm - 6:00 pm followed by a "Potluck" dinner - bring a dairy dish for 4-6 people. Free!
March 9, 2009, Monday - Erev Purim at Temple Shalom, Naples. Purim will be celebrated with sounds of Klezmer in the sanctuary before the 7:00 pm services.  Purim is a great celebration. Lots of fun!! Free!
March 10, 2009, Tuesday - Erev Purim at  Naples Chabad. Reservations required.
2007-2008 SEASON'S PERFORMANCES

October 5, 2007, 7:30 PM, Simcha Torah Celebration, Temple Sholom, Naples, Dinner Preceding at  6 PM 

October 30, 2007,  8:00 PM, Participating in Naples Doctor Talent  Fundraiser Show, Sugden Theater, Naples

November 17, 2007, 6:00 PM, Bosshardt / Wallsten Wedding, Naples Beach Hotel

December 6, 2007, 5:45 PM, Chanukah Celebration -  free concert Sugden Plaza, in  front of Sugden Theater - bring chairs

December 13, 2007, 5:45 PM, Naples Jewish Social Club Chanukah Dinner- Naples Country Club

 December 15, 2007, 6:00 to 9:00 PM, Selby Gardens, Sarasota. Admission to Gardens required. Performance iis Free.

January 15, 2008, 5:30 to 8:00 PM,  the "SUNRISE"Awards Banquest for "People with Developmental Disabilities", Temple Shalom, Naples

January 31, 2008, 6:00 PM,  Naples Klezmer Revival Band in Concert, Collier County Headquarters Library, Orange Blossom Drive, Naples

Guest clarinetist - Sarah Burk

Sarah is founding member of the Cincinnati Klezmer Project and has been playing Klezmer music for 15 years, during which she has appeared with the Cincinnati Symphony, the West Virginia Symphony, on PBS, and numerous Klezmer concerts, wedding, bar/bat mitzvas in the greater Cincinnati area. She earned a doctorate degree in clarinet performance and musicology and a master's degree in music from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree from the University of Cincinnati College - Conservatory of Music. She presently teaches clarinet and music history at Indiana State University, and performs with the ISU Faculty Woodwind Quintet.