A Musical Hanukkah First Light
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| Dates: | Sun from 12/6/15 - 12/6/15 |
| Hours: | 4:00 PM |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Music & Concerts |
DI BOSTONER KLEZMER
Dena Ressler, clarinet
Cory Pesaturo, accordion
Mark Hamilton, trombone
Join the Temple Beth Israel community and Di Bostoner Klezmer for a holiday celebration with great music, high spirits, and lighting of the first candle of Hanukkah!
Refreshments served
Made possible with the help of a generous contribution from Gordon’s Fine Wines and Liquors, 894 Main St, Waltham.
Dobe (Dena) Ressler is the bandleader, cofounder & clarinetist.
She has taught at KlezKamp, at New England Conservatory’s summer Klezmer Institute, and has presented a seminar on klezmer history.
She’s played with world class klezmorim and occasionally reviews Yiddish music in both English and Yiddish.
Corey Pesaturo is the holder of the Digital Accordion Champion of the World!
He has been playing professionally since childhood, is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and plays a multitude of styles.
He has recorded two jazz CDs with George Garzone and performed on 5 continents.
Other honors include being the youngest person to win the National Accordion Championship (age 15) and to play a State White House Dinner (age 12).
His music can also be heard at Formula 1 Race broadcasts!
Mark has been playing the trombone since the fourth grade, the same year he won a dixie cup for performing I Love You Truly the best in his class.
Since those early beginnings, Mark has performed all over the world and recorded many albums.
He has performed with Joe Williams, Itzhak Perlman, Victor Borge, Robin Williams, and Joel Grey among others.
A talented educator, Mark is on the jazz faculty at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan and is the former Instrumental Music Director at Applewild School in central Massachusetts where his bands consistently won top honors at the International Association of Jazz Educator's festivals.
Both an arranger and composer, he specializes in klezmer and jazz music for concert bands and other ensembles.
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$12 (children $5) pay at the door
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25 Harvard Street, Waltham, MA, 02454 map
Phone: 781-894-5146
Across from Hannaford Supermarket
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