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All New Center programs speak to Jewish audiences and to the broader community. Attracting large and diverse groups of people, our past programs have explored wide-ranging themes and ideas, including: the Exodus story told from multiple cultural perspectives; the blending of Klezmer and swing music; and the influence of a Jewish up-bringing on the lives and careers of acclaimed writers, artists, musicians, actors, political figures and humorists.

We invite everyone to come and experience the insight, passion, humanity, and humor that lie at the heart of our programs.

THE PASSION OF OSVALDO GOLIJOV

Date:

Monday March 8, 2010
7:30 PM

Venue:

Temple Israel
477 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02215

 THE PASSION OF OSVALDO GOLIJOV

Osvaldo Golijov is that rare composer of contemporary classical music, someone whose work is original and challenging, but also passionate, swinging, and fun. Born in La Plata, Argentina, to an Eastern European Jewish family, Golijov grew up in a musical home surrounded by the colliding sounds of classical music, Klezmer, and salsa. Combining and adding to this unusual mix of styles, he has created an impressive body of chamber, orchestral, operatic, and choral works that has profoundly shifted the geography of the classical music world. Winner of two Grammy Awards and a “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation, Golijov was honored by Lincoln Center in 2006 with a month-long festival devoted to his works.

In conversation with Jeremy Eichler, the classical music critic for the Boston Globe. His reviews, features and essays have also appeared in The Washington Post, The Los Angeles TImes, The New Republic, The Nation, Slate and Vanity Fair.

Featuring a special performance by the Borromeo String Quartet

In association with the Boston Jewish Music Festival