BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20150718T170000Z DTEND:20150718T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:TALK | Yiddish Music in the Former Soviet Union\, with Polina Shepherd DESCRIPTION:This event is part of YIDSTOCK 2015: Vocalist\, pianist\, composer\, and choirmaster Polina (Skovoroda) Shepherd is one of the most prominent Yiddish artists to emerge from the lands of the former Soviet Union. In a conversation with festival Artistic Director Seth Rogovoy\, Polina will talk about her journey from Siberia and the state of Tatarstan\, where she grew up\, to becoming a member of Russia's first Klezmer band after Perestroika and the principal Yiddish choir leader in the nation. She may also be persuaded to share a few of her gorgeous original songs\, and will take part in a Q&A. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This event is part of YIDSTOCK 2015: Vocalist\, pianist\, composer\, and choirmaster Polina (Skovoroda) Shepherd is one of the most prominent Yiddish artists to emerge from the lands of the former Soviet Union. In a conversation with festival Artistic Director Seth Rogovoy\, Polina will talk about her journey from Siberia and the state of Tatarstan\, where she grew up\, to becoming a member of Russia'\;s first Klezmer band after Perestroika and the principal Yiddish choir leader in the nation. She may also be persuaded to share a few of her gorgeous original songs\, and will take part in a Q&\;A. LOCATION:Yiddish Book Center 1021 West St. Amherst MA 01002 UID:e.1230.15200 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260416T061329Z URL:https://business.amherstarea.com/events/details/talk-yiddish-music-in-the-former-soviet-union-with-polina-shepherd-07-18-2015-15200 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR