KlezKamp was a yearly
Klezmer
Klezmer ( yi, קלעזמער or ) is an instrumental musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Central and Eastern Europe. The essential elements of the tradition include dance tunes, ritual melodies, and virtuosic improvisations played for l ...
music and
Yiddish
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
culture festival in
New York State
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.
Produced by ethnomusicologist and award-winning record and radio producer
Henry Sapoznik
Henry "Hank" Sapoznik ( yi, העניק סאַפאַזשניק; born 1953, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American author, record and radio producer and performer of traditional Yiddish and American music.
Career
With MacArthur Fellow David Isay, ...
from 1985 - 2015, the program created an innovative and intensive environment where senior practitioners of the Yiddish folk arts—klezmer music, Yiddish song,
Yiddish language
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...
, literature and poetry, the culinary and visual arts passed on their life skills to newer generations.
First held every December at the
Hudson Valley Resort
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, a hotel in
New York
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's
Catskill region, and later at the Ashokan Center in
Olivebridge, NY
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(also in the Catskills), it attracted people from around the world to study with a veritable "Who's Who" of contemporary Yiddish life and culture.. A final year of the program was held in New York City.
Similar programs, such as
KlezKanada
KlezKanada () is a Canadian organization for the promotion of klezmer music and Yiddish culture. Its principal program is a week-long Jewish music festival founded in 1996 that takes place annually in August at Camp B'nai B'rith in Lantier, Quebe ...
, have emerged from it and have continued to grow.
References
External links
Living Traditions the KlezKamp website2009 Ear Band example of program
Music festivals in New York (state)
Klezmer
Jews and Judaism in New York (state)
Yiddish culture in New York (state)
Jewish music festivals
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