Symphony Space Peter Jay Sharp Theatre
2537 Broadway at 95th St.
Sunday, June 13, $25, 4:30
212-864-5400
www.symphonyspace.org
www.thejppc.org
The Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus will play a special performance at Symphony Space on June 13, consisting of such classic Yiddish songs as “Avremele melamed” and “Lomir ale zingen a zemerl” in addition to classical pieces by Handel, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich, and Tchaikovsky — in Yiddish. Originally known as Freiheit Gezang Farein upon its formation in 1922, the JPPC features more than forty members, between the ages of fifteen and eighty-five, and is conducted by Binyumen Schaechter. The two-hour concert, which will highlight soloists Joshua Breitzer, Matthew Klein, Shinae Kim, and Temma Leeba Schaechter, will also include works by Ben Yomen, Bialik, Goldman, Lapin, Posner, Rauch, Reisin, Ronch, and Teitelbaum, with English translations of all the lyrics.