Jewish Music Series

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The third annual Jewish Music Series at Sonoma State University features artists hailing from New York City to the Bay Area, including folksinger-songwriter Sharon Goldman and the unique collaboration between Sonoma State Music Department Chair Brian S. Wilson and Jeremiah Lockwood of The Sway Machinery. All seven concerts are free, taking place on Thursday evenings in Schroeder Hall at the Green Music Center.The series is part of the course Survey of Jewish Musics led by Joshua Horowitz, director of the ensemble Budowitz. Horowitz, who plays chromatic button accordion, cimbalom and piano, is a founding member of Veretski Pass and has performed and recorded with Itzhak Perlman, the Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Theodore Bikel, Ben Goldberg, Rubin and Horowitz, Brave Old World, Adrienne Cooper and Ruth Yaakov. For the third consecutive year Veretski Pass, will perform.
Admission is free, performances begin at 6:30 p.m. in Schroeder Hall unless otherwise noted. Parking on campus is $5-$8. The series is jointly presented by the Department of Music and the Jewish Studies Program. For more information, call 664-2324 or visit Sonoma.edu/music.
August 31
Kugelplex
Kugelplex is a California klezmer and old-world party music band. Formed in 2001, the group plays wild, soulful dance music at weddings, concerts and festivals throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and beyond. The group has performed with Joan Baez, the Oakland Symphony, the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir and Frank London (founder of the Klezmatics), among many others.
September 14
Sharon Goldman
Goldman is a singer-songwriter who specializes in intense, insightful and vivid storytelling. Over several well-received albums, she has combined heartfelt portraits and memorable lyrics with unforgettable melodies and pure, precise, expressive vocals taking a folk/pop sensibility to new artistic heights. She performs regularly at house concerts, folk coffeehouses, festivals, arts and cultural venues and community centers.
September 28
Rebbe Soul
October 19
Cantor Roz Barak
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