The Klezmer Conservatory Band
Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia.
Part of Inaugural Festival presented by Lincoln Financial Group.
Reviewed by Larry Litt Dec. 22, 2001
There’s been no better way to spend the holidays than going to a concert with the whole family. Music highlights the sharing nature of the religious experience in a nonverbal, sensual way that rituals and sermons can’t.
Even though I’m a long time fan of classical music, which annually includes weeks of Christmas religious oratorios and masses, I’ve always felt a little displaced. So this year, when the opportunity arose, I decided to go to a klezmer concert to balance out the festivities of the holiday season. It was as joyous and celebratory in its special way as any group of singers and musicians on stage or off this year.