International Mandolin Supergroup!
An eclectic and exciting array of Yiddish, Klezmer, Classical, East European folk and World music
The Ger Mandolin Orchestra is the brainchild of Israeli-American Avner Yonai, whose search for his family roots in Poland led him to a tattered photograph of his grandfather and two other relatives playing in a pre-WWII Jewish mandolin orchestra in the Polish town of Gora Kalwaria (Ger in Yiddish). The photograph inspired Yonai to create a contemporary version of this musical group, as a memorial project for his own family and the orchestra members, most of whom perished in the Holocaust. The new Ger Mandolin Orchestra resurrects a quintessential Jewish musical form that was at one time ubiquitous in the shtetlakh (villages) of Jewish Eastern Europe and in North American immigrant communities. With authentic instrumentation and repertoire that includes Klezmer, Yiddish, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Italian, Czech and classical music, the GMO’s all-star lineup of international musicians achieves a rare synergy between history and virtuosic musical performance.
Part of KulturfestNYC 2015
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY JUNE 18th @ 8 PM
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Ger Mandolin Orchestra
First Preview: May 12, 2015
Opening Date: Jun 18, 2015
Closing Date: Jun 19, 2015
Running Time: 01:30
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Playing @
NYU Skirball
566 LaGuardia Place, New York, NY 10012
Show Notes: No Intermission
Age Guidance: 13
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
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Full-price tickets:
$36.00 - $36.00
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Box Office
Shagan Box Office in the lobby of NYU Skirball, 566 La Guardia Place (just south of Washington Square South).
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Seating
860 seats. -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator. -
Assisted Listening System
Infrared listening devices available for most performances. Please make a request to the house staff upon arrival. -
Wheelchair Info
Wheelchair seating available on all levels.
