Chicago Klezmer Ensemble Concert
Sun, Aug 24
|Morton Grove Public Library
The Chicago Klezmer Ensemble presents an elegant and knowledgeable approach to klezmer music that retains the earthy, human, and expressive qualities that give traditional klezmer music a direct contact with the listener.
Time & Location
Aug 24, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Morton Grove Public Library, 6140 Lincoln Ave, Morton Grove, IL 60053, USA
About the Event
REGISTRATION IS OPEN THROUGH THE LIBRARY: https://www.mgpl.org/event/chicago-yivo-society-program-tbd-55636
The Ensemble develops modern klezmer music that draws directly from historical East European Jewish music and creates original interpretations and compositions which build upon that tradition. The result is a repertoire that is equally at home on a concert stage or at a celebration. Earthy, emotional music that elevates the spirit and warms the soul.
The Chicago Klezmer Ensemble is led by clarinetist Kurt Bjorling. Further instruments include fidl (violin) and tsimbl (Jewish style hammered dulcimer), also double-bass, accordion and harp.
Kurt Bjorling, clarinet and tsimbl,
clarinet, the ensemble's director, is a noted performer, teacher, and researcher of klezmer music, having taught at numerous workshops and festivals worldwide since 1986. He teaches privately in a studio in Evanston.