The Greek Chamber Music Project presents a powerful program celebrating the Sephardic Jews of Greece and the broader Mediterranean. The Sephardim have a long history in Greece, with musical traditions that are woven deep into the fabric of the region. GCMP is pleased to collaborate Sarah Aroeste who sings in Ladino, the Judeo-Spanish language of the Sephardim. She keeps the language alive with unique interpretations of traditional Sephardic songs and her original compositions sung in Ladino.
She is joined by her longtime pianist and producer Shai Bachar, as well as Ellie Falaris Ganelin on flute. Together, they offer a program of old and new songs in a multimedia performance combining sound clips, videos, and live music. This concert-length production features stories and video footage from Aroeste’s own family. Through stories and song, Remembering the Jews of Greece is meant to educate, entertain and inspire.
Run time: 1 hour. Contact Ellie Falaris Ganelin for booking inquiries.
Past Performances
Yale University • New Haven, CT
Nov 4, 2019
Sponsored by the Hellenic Studies Program and co-sponsored by the Judaic Studies Program, the Joseph Slifka Center for Jewish Life, the European Studies Council, and the Council on Middle East Studies
Peabody Institute at the Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD
Nov 5, 2019
Sponsored by the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute and co-sponsored by the Stulman Program in Jewish Studies, the Anthropology Department, International Studies Program, and Peabody Conservatory
Workshop with the The Jüdische Kulturbund Project: Exploring Responses to Oppression through Music, Art & Literature
Johns Hopkins University • Baltimore, MD
Nov 6, 2019
Co-sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life and the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute
University of Maryland • College Park, MD
Nov 7, 2019
Sponsored by the Department of Classics and co-sponsored by the Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies, the History Department and the Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Library of Congress • Washington, DC
Nov 8, 2019
Presented by General and International Collections Directorate and the Asian and Middle Eastern Division at the Library of Congress, and in cooperation with the The Jüdische Kulturbund Project.
The United Church • Washington, DC
Nov 9, 2019
Presented by The Jüdische Kulturbund Project, The United Church, and in cooperation with the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University and Hellenic Society Prometheas
Shaare Shamayim • Philadelphia, PA
Nov 10, 2019
Presented by the Multicultural Arts Exchange