Roots of Chagall December 8, 2010

Yale Strom and his klezmer band HOT PSTROMI present a lively evening of music and dance in their performance Roots of Chagall: The Sights and Sounds of Vitebsk at Oceanside Museum of Art on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 pm. Inspired by the iconic modernist Marc Chagall, the concert will feature music, ethnomusicology and images of Vitebsk, Chagall’s birthplace, and the surrounding region, from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The program will include klezmer dance tunes and Yiddish folk songs. Many of these tunes and images will be from Yale Strom's sound and photo archives based upon his ethnographic research done in Eastern Europe over the last 25 years. Admission is $25, $20 for OMA members, and $10 for students; reservations are recommended and seating is open. Tickets are available at the museum, 760.435.3720. Light hors d’oeuvres and wine will be provided.

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