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Membership
T H E M A K I N G O F A M E R I C A
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he history of America is indelibly linked to the movement Trace Your Ancestry
of people. Some were brought here not of their own free
will, and their perseverance and resilience transformed Where are you from? Enter our Trace Your
Ancestry contest and answer that question.
the nation. Others came here—or moved within the borders of
Our partners at the New York Genealogical
this country—because they sought a new life, free from poverty, and Biographical Society—New York’s oldest
discrimination, and persecution. The many contributions— and largest genealogical institution—will
cultural, social, economic, and political—of these migrations, and provide 20 hours of professional genealogical
the people who helped to build this country and what it means to research ($2,500 value) for one lucky winner.
be American, are honored in Carnegie Hall’s festival Migrations: Learn about your ancestors and their stories,
while also discovering something about yourself.
The Making of America.
For official rules and to enter, visit:
At Carnegie Hall, we examine the musical legacies of three carnegiehall.org/TraceYourAncestry
migrations: the crossings from Scotland and Ireland during the
18th and 19th centuries, the immigration of Jews from Russia
and Eastern Europe between 1881 and the National Origins Act of
1924, and the Great Migration—the exodus of African Americans
from the South to the industrialized cities of the Northeast,
Midwest, and West from 1917 into the 1970s.
Our music—and our history—is enriched by
the diversity of cultures, traditions, and people
Through programs in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute,
New Yorkers of all ages explore the music their families brought of this nation. Come hear what defines us all.
to America, crossing generations and borders, in a culminating
concert in May.
Photo courtesy of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
Lead support for Migrations: The Making of America is provided by the Ford Foundation,
The celebration extends beyond Carnegie Hall through public The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund, and Igor Tulchinsky.
programming, performances, exhibitions, and events at more
than 75 prestigious festival partner organizations in New York Additional support is provided by the Howard Gilman Foundation, Dr. Lynne Harrison, and Anonymous (2).
City and beyond to highlight other aspects of these and the many
other migrations, including those from Italy, Latin America,
the Caribbean, and Asia, as well as the internal migration of Public support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Native Americans—all of which have contributed to American
culture today.
Artists, programs, dates, and ticket prices subject to change. © 2019 CHC.
Saturday, March 9 at 11 AM Saturday, March 9 at 2 PM
Photos: Molly Picon in Rabbi’s Melody (1926) by Rappoport Studios, James by Sarah McColgan.
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Studio 57 Live 14–19 Highland Dance Workshop
Events presented by Carnegie Hall are in blue. with Ro James Kendra Monroe—a premier-level champion
Events presented by partner organizations are in purple. Young artists from across New York City dancer, member of the Shot of Scotch dancers,
are invited to make music at Carnegie Hall and certified teacher—leads attendees through
Carnegie Hall is accessible (including entrances and restrooms) for patrons with mobility disabilities. on Saturdays throughout the school year at the basic fundamentals and footwork involved in
Assistive listening devices are also available. Studio 57. As part of the Migrations festival, Highland dance, an enduring Scottish form that
singer-songwriter Ro James joins these young immigrants brought with them to America. All
musicians in performance and shares his own skill levels are welcome; please bring ghillies or
musical journey. ballet shoes (if you have them).
Many organizations offer discounted tickets for children, students, seniors, and members. Please contact Presented by the New York Caledonian Club.
Presented by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
each organization for more information about tickets and accessibility accommodations.
Resnick Education Wing at Carnegie Hall Ripley-Grier Studios
154 West 57th Street | Manhattan 520 Eighth Avenue, Room 16L | Manhattan
carnegiehall.org/Studio57 | 212-903-9829 nycaledonian.org/events | 212-662-1083
Thursday, February 28 at 6 PM Sunday, March 3 at 4 PM
Tickets: $30
African American Migration Happy Birthday, Molly!
Lead support for Future Music Project is provided by
Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari and The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family
Foundation.
This panel discussion features Dr. Florence Celebrating East and West and Major funding is provided by Ameriprise Financial and
Taylor, Dr. Deirdre Foreman, Dr. William Seraile, Other Migrating Identities MetLife Foundation.
and Ellen Ferebee in conversation about various Attend a live score and film screening of the
migrations and the impact of African Americans silent classic East and West (1923), featuring
in America. the composer of the original score for the 1991
Presented by the Association for the Study of African American remastered film, Pete Sokolow, and musician Public support is provided by the City of New York through the
Life and History.
Michael Winograd. This program celebrates the Administration for Children’s Services, the Department of Youth
Grace United Methodist Church and Community Development, and New York City Council Speaker
121st birthday of the star of East and West, Corey Johnson.
125 West 104th Street | Manhattan Molly Picon, highlighting her talented bridging
asalh.org/events | 212-368-6218 of multiple geographies and identities, prompting
Free us to consider today’s concepts of East versus
Carnegie Hall is a partner in The Door’s Youth Opportunity Hub,
West, immigration, diaspora, and identity. funded [in part] by the New York County District Attorney’s
Presented by the American Jewish Historical Society in Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII).
Saturday, March 2 at 1 PM partnership with YIVO and the Center for Jewish History.
Center for Jewish History
African American Women: 15 West 16th Street | Manhattan
Creating Their Path ajhs.org | 212-294-6160
Dr. Gloria Browne-Marshall, associate professor Tickets: $15 (advance); $18 (at the door) Free (RSVP and permission form required)
of Constitutional Law at John Jay College of
Criminal Justice, presents a talk on the migration
of African American women across the United
States at various points during our nation’s
history, including those who escaped slavery and
the waves of those who moved from oppression
in the South as part of the Great Migration. Ro James
Presented by the Association for the Study of African American Life
and History.
Hamilton Grange Library
503 West 145th Street | Manhattan Happy Birthday, Molly!
asalh.org/events | 212-368-6218
Free
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Saturday, March 9 at 5:45 PM Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30 PM Wednesday, March 13 at 6 PM
Live from Here Tracing Migrations to Divided Loyalty:
with Chris Thile New York: 1600–1820 Being Chinese in America
Chris Thile, Host, Mandolin, and Vocals Explore the pathways taken by thousands of What is it like to be Chinese in America these
Additional artists to be announced families as they populated the New World, days? Award-winning playwright David Henry
alongside avenues and techniques to trace the Hwang, author of M. Butterfly, and other
Opening Migrations: The Making of America
migrations of specific families and individuals prominent Chinese explore complex
at Carnegie Hall, Chris Thile leads an evening
who settled in New York throughout the questions of identity.
of traditional Scots, Irish, and American folk
Colonial, Revolutionary, and Federal periods. Presented by the China Institute.
music—including old-time and bluegrass—that
Digital and original record collections will be
explores the evolution of these traditions and China Institute
discussed, in addition to resources that provide
their continued impact on one another. 40 Rector Street, Second Floor | Manhattan
greater context for tracing migrations during this
Live from Here is distributed nationwide by chinainstitute.org | 212-744-8181
key period in history.
American Public Media, heard by 2.6 million Tickets: $15
Presented by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
listeners on nearly 600 public radio stations,
online, and overseas. New York Genealogical
Presented by Carnegie Hall. and Biographical Society
Chris Thile is the holder of the 2018–2019 Richard and 36 West 44th Street, Suite 711 | Manhattan
Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall. nygbs.org/events | 212-755-8532
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Tickets: $20 ($50 for series of three
at Carnegie Hall Tracing Migrations lectures)
57th Street and Seventh Avenue | Manhattan Chris Thile
carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800
Wednesday, March 13 at 11 AM
Tickets start at $36.
Pop-Up Memory Book:
Saturday, March 9 at 7 PM
An Art-Making Workshop
for Seniors
Global Mashup
Design and make a pop-up book inspired by
Bollywood Meets Sunday, March 10 at 2 PM your life’s events! Each Wednesday morning
Global Roots Blues for six weeks, seniors will learn new skills, the
Falu | Hazmat Modine From the Yiddish Rialto elements of visual arts, book making, puppetry
David Henry
Starting with dance lessons, a set by each band,
to the Silver Screen manipulation, and warm-up theater games.
Hwang
At the end of the six sessions, each participant
and then a jam session between them, two This concert aims to bring lost and forgotten
will have their own memory book as a tangible
cultures are mashed up on one stage with an Yiddish works to today’s audiences. Songs from
keepsake, a remembrance and a motivator for
open dance floor! The series opens with Falu, jazz-infused Yiddish musicals and hits made
them to continue telling their stories.
an internationally recognized Indian vocalist popular on radio and in film transport you back
Presented by Flushing Town Hall.
whose quartet combines traditional roots with to the heyday of the Yiddish musical cinema.
Photos: Thile by Devin Pedde, Hwang by Gregory Costanzo.
inventive rock, mashing with Hazmat Modine, Presented in Yiddish with English supertitles. Flushing Town Hall
distillers of American music melded with African, Presented by the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. 137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens
Central Asian, Caribbean, and Eastern European flushingtownhall.org | 718-463-7700
Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage
influences. 36 Battery Place | Manhattan Tickets: $10
Presented by Flushing Town Hall. nytf.org | 212-213-2120
Flushing Town Hall Tickets start at $25.
137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens
flushingtownhall.org | 718-463-7700
Tickets: $16
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Wednesday, March 13 at 7 PM Thursday, March 14 at 6 PM Friday, March 15 at 10 AM
Scottish Fiddle Workshop Roaratorio: Cage and Dutch, Walloon, and
with Athena Tergis Cunningham’s Irish Circus Huguenot: Exploring
Athena Tergis, an accomplished violinist of This evening of cross-cultural dialogue, archival Intersections in
Scottish and Irish traditional music, teaches display, dance, and music celebrates one of New York’s Past
participants the soulful and haunting melodies John Cage and Merce Cunningham’s most
Come hear about the early New Netherland /
that Scottish immigrants brought to America. personal and complex works, with its
New York history of the Dutch, Walloon, and
This workshop is for advanced beginners and up, extraordinary score and choreography based
Staten Island–Huguenot period from a historical
and tunes are taught traditionally by ear. on Irish jigs and step dancing, prompted
and genealogical perspective.
Presented by the New York Caledonian Club. by James Joyce’s Finnegans Wake.
Presented by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
Athena Tergis Ripley-Grier Studios Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
A portion of this program is sponsored by
520 Eighth Avenue, Room 10C | Manhattan The New York Public Library the NYG&B Huguenot Fund.
nycaledonian.org/events | 212-662-1083 for the Performing Arts New York Genealogical
Tickets: $45 Bruno Walter Auditorium and Biographical Society
40 Lincoln Center Plaza | Manhattan 36 West 44th Street, Suite 711 | Manhattan
nypl.org/lpa/events | 212-642-0142 nygbs.org/events | 212-755-8532
Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 PM and 9:30 PM Free (registration required) Tickets: $40
Lakecia Benjamin Quintet
A Woman’s Perspective: Thursday, March 14 at 7 PM
Jazz Takes Flight
Andy Statman Trio
This is the story of the creation and evolution
of America’s popular music from 1917 to 1971, Andy Statman, Clarinet and Mandolin
featuring the music of Duke Ellington, Charles Jim Whitney, Bass | Larry Eagle, Drums
Mingus, Muddy Waters, and Aretha Franklin, who Clarinetist and mandolinist Andy Statman has
provided the soundtrack to the Great Migration. been a major figure in both Jewish music and
Presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center. bluegrass for more than four decades. After
studying with the legendary Dave Tarras in
Photos: Tergis courtesy of the New York Caledonian Club, Benjamin by Elizabeth Leitzell, Statman by Larry Eagle.
Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street, Fifth Floor | Manhattan the 1970s, he became highly influential in the
jazz.org/dizzys | 212-258-9595 klezmer revival movement. Later, he broadened
his interest in Jewish music to include Hasidic
Tickets: $35 tunes, which he infuses with bluegrass, klezmer,
and jazz.
Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with
Robert Browning Associates LLC.
Support for the Russian and Eastern European Jewish Migration
series of the Migrations festival is provided by The Polonsky
Foundation.
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
57th Street and Seventh Avenue | Manhattan
Lakecia Benjamin carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800
Tickets start at $40.
Andy Statman
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Friday, March 15 at 2 PM Friday, March 15 at 8 PM Saturday, March 16 at 12 PM Saturday, March 16 at 9 PM
Gallery Talk: Points of Entry Seventh Annual Celtic Super Sábado: Voces Latinxs Nicholas Payton, Trumpet
Why do people move from one country to Appalachian Celebration Join El Museo del Barrio for a special free Afro-Caribbean Mixtape
another, and what do they bring with them Mick Moloney, Host | Eddie Bond, Fiddle Saturday program in celebration of Women’s Additional artists to be announced
or leave behind? Through a close look at and The Green Fields of America History Month. This family-friendly event honors
discussion about contemporary artworks— all the voces Latinxs through storytelling, art Trumpeter Nicholas Payton traces the path
New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters
such as Claire Fontaine’s Untitled (Tears) and making, and a special Carnegie Hall Citywide of African rhythms from their arrival in the
Jerron “Blindboy” Paxton, Banjo and Vocals
Arlene Shechet’s Travel Light—alongside 19th- concert with Puerto Rican sensation iLe. Caribbean through their journey to New
Little Nora Brown, Banjo
century Judaica, reflect on the personal and Orleans and on to Kansas City, St. Louis,
Stephanie Coleman, Fiddle Presented by El Museo del Barrio.
communal experience of immigration. Make Special guests to be announced Chicago, and New York. He explores how the
El Museo del Barrio music of New Orleans became, in a sense, the
connections between historical movements and
Irish Arts Center presents a rousing celebration 1230 Fifth Avenue | Manhattan world’s first popular music and how its greatest
contemporary issues in this tour led by Jenna
of traditional Irish, old-time, and American folk elmuseo.org/events | 212-831-7272 practitioner—Louis Armstrong—became one of
Weiss, The Jewish Museum’s manager of
music, exploring the shared lineage of Irish, West Free the first pop stars. You’ll hear how swing, bebop,
public programs.
African, and Appalachian traditions. Hosted by R&B, hip-hop, and more share a DNA that
Presented by The Jewish Museum.
renowned musician-folklorist Mick Moloney, the connects people around the world.
The Jewish Museum concert features The Green Fields of America, Saturday, March 16 at 2:30 PM This concert and the Joyce and George T. Wein Shape of Jazz series
1109 Fifth Avenue | Manhattan 2018 NEA award winner Eddie Bond, New are made possible by the Joyce and George Wein Foundation in
thejewishmuseum.org | 212-423-3337 Ballards Branch Bogtrotters, and special guests. Yeats + Tagore: India Meets memory of Joyce Wein.
Free (with museum admission; reservations Presented by Irish Arts Center. Ireland (in America) Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with
Absolutely Live Entertainment LLC.
recommended) Symphony Space This afternoon of theater and music illustrates
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
2537 Broadway at West 95th Street the friendship—forged in America—between
57th Street and Seventh Avenue | Manhattan
Manhattan Irish writer William Butler Yeats and Indian
carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800
irishartscenter.org | 212-864-5400 writer Rabindranath Tagore.
Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Tickets start at $44.
Tickets start at $32.
The New York Public Library
for the Performing Arts
Bruno Walter Auditorium
40 Lincoln Center Plaza | Manhattan
nypl.org/lpa/events | 212-642-0142
Free (first come, first served)
Photos: Seventh Annual Celtic Appalachian Celebration by Iain Toft, Payton by Gus Bennett Jr.
Seventh Annual Celtic Appalachian Celebration
Nicholas Payton
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Monday, March 18 at 6:30 PM Tuesday, March 19 at 6:30 PM Friday, March 22 at 7 PM
We Are Witnesses: Tracing Migrations to How Green Was My Valley
Becoming an American New York: 1820–1924 Ron Simon (The Paley Center for Media) and
The father of a Colombian family is suddenly Discover the impact of global events as we Dale Gregory (New-York Historical Society)
deported after living in New York City for discuss the motivations and records available to introduce the 1941 Academy Award winner
20 years. A former ICE officer describes a trace families who arrived in New York through for Best Picture that follows the story of
massive raid on a factory that employs 500 Castle Garden and Ellis Island. Techniques for the Morgans, a hardworking family living in
undocumented workers. A Russian-born lesbian locating relatives using spelling variations in a small Welsh village. As coal mining and
flees persecution and is finally sworn in as an surviving customs and passenger lists, online industrialization take hold of their once-idyllic
American citizen. These are just some of the databases, naturalization records, and other home, the grown children must confront the
stories told to the camera and presented in tools also will be explored. tough choice between adapting to the changes
We Are Witnesses: Becoming an American, a new or searching for fresh prospects and better lives
Presented by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society. Emanuele Arciuli
film by The Marshall Project that illustrates the elsewhere.
New York Genealogical
reality of the US immigration system today. Presented by the New-York Historical Society as part of the
and Biographical Society Bernard and Irene Schwartz Classic Film Series.
A panel discussion and audience Q&A follows
36 West 44th Street, Suite 711 | Manhattan New-York Historical Society
the screening.
nygbs.org/events | 212-755-8532 170 Central Park West | Manhattan
Presented by The New York Public Library and The Marshall Project.
Tickets: $20 ($50 for series of three nyhistory.org | 212-485-9268
The New York Public Library Tracing Migrations lectures) Thursday, March 21 at 6 PM
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Free (with museum admission)
476 Fifth Avenue | Manhattan Jerome Robbins’s Poppa Piece
nypl.org | 917-275-6975 Wednesday, March 20 at 7 PM Don’t miss this archival dive into Jerome
Saturday, March 23 at 1 PM
Robbins’s never-produced autobiographical
Free (registration required,
nypl.org/ThinkingOutLoud)
Emanuele Arciuli, Piano theater masterwork, where the famed dancer Scottish Cèilidh
Esteemed Italian pianist Emanuele Arciuli
focuses on Italian-US cultural cross-migration.
and choreographer confronts his own Jewish
immigrant heritage and history.
Dance Workshop
The solo recital features works by composers Mary Abdill (Royal Scottish Country Dance
Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
with deep ties to both Italy and the US, including Society) and Jenny Evans (Madra Confach
John Corigliano, Nino Rota, Chick Corea, Curt The New York Public Library Cèilidh Band) teach participants the most
Cacioppo, Missy Mazzoli, and Frederic Rzewski. for the Performing Arts popular traditional Scottish country reels
Bruno Walter Auditorium that are usually danced during cèilidhs
Presented by the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in
America at Columbia University. 40 Lincoln Center Plaza | Manhattan (Gaelic for “social gatherings”). No
nypl.org/lpa/events | 212-642-0142 experience or partner required!
Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in
America at Columbia University Free (registration required) Presented by the New York Caledonian Club.
1161 Amsterdam Avenue | Manhattan
Photos: We Are Witnesses: Becoming an American courtesy of The Marshall Project.
Ripley-Grier Studios
italianacademy.columbia.edu | 212-854-1623 520 Eighth Avenue, Room 16L | Manhattan
Free nycaledonian.org/events | 212-662-1083
Tickets: $25 ($35 for couples)
We Are Witnesses:
Becoming an American
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Saturday, March 23 at 1:30 PM Saturday, March 23 at 2 PM
The Brain Cloud
The Hospital Zone at Music in Color:
Ellis Island: A Walking Tour Gabriela Lena Frank
The Ellis Island Hospital was once the gold St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
standard of medical care in the United States. Kirya Traber, Narrator
As the country’s best means of containing and Music in Color turns its focus to the music
curing those entering with infectious diseases, and life of Gabriela Lena Frank, an American
it served the millions of immigrants who passed composer of Peruvian, Chinese, and Lithuanian
through its doors. Take a private hard-hat tour Jewish descent. The program includes selections
of the hospital zone with guides from Save from Frank’s own string quartets, as well as
Ellis Island. a piece by one of her inspirations, Chou
Presented by the New York Academy of Medicine and the Wen-chung, and a new work composed by
Museum of the City of New York in collaboration with Wellcome.
Anjna Swaminathan.
Castle Clinton Presented by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Battery Park | Manhattan
Gallery at Flushing Town Hall
nyam.org/events | 212-822-7301
137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens
Tickets: $45 oslmusic.org | 212-594-6100
Free
Photos: Nurses and Patients on Ellis Island from the Augustus Sherman Collection, Statue of Liberty National Monument; The Brain Cloud by Tom Farley.
Nurses and Patients on Ellis Island Saturday, March 23 at 7 PM Saturday, March 23 at 7:30 PM
Global Mashup WEPA! Movement, Culture, and Music
Western Swing Circa ’95 and
Meets Balkan Brass The Curtis Brothers
The Brain Cloud | Romashka Celebrate the courageous and resilient
Caribbean immigrants who arrived in El Barrio,
Starting with dance lessons, a set by each
also known as “Spanish Harlem.” Puerto
band, and then a jam session between them,
Rican and Dominican by way of the Bronx and
two cultures are mashed up on one stage
Washington Heights, Circa ’95—comprising
with an open dance floor! The Brain Cloud—
Patty Dukes and Reph—rhyme seamlessly in
whose sextet brings Western swing’s ragtime,
English and Spanish. They showcase music and
bluegrass, Delta blues, and cowboy ditties—
stories inspired by their families’ migrations to
mashes with Romashka’s Russian, Balkan,
New York City during the golden era of hip-hop,
Romanian, and Gypsy vibes.
while the African American and Puerto Rican
Presented by Flushing Town Hall.
Curtis Brothers explore West Africa’s influence
Flushing Town Hall on American music from Latin America by
137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens mapping rhythms of the African slave trade,
flushingtownhall.org | 718-463-7700 from samba, hip-hop, R&B, gospel, and jazz to
Tickets: $16 blues and rock music.
Presented by Harlem Stage.
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
150 Convent Avenue | Manhattan
harlemstage.org | 212-281-9240
Tickets: $25
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Saturday, March 23 at 9 PM Monday, March 25 at 7 PM
Karine Polwart Gregorio Uribe Big Band
Kaia Kater The New York–based Gregorio Uribe Big Band
is a 16-piece orchestra that blends cumbia and
Rosanne Cash, Creative Partner other Colombian rhythms with a powerful
This special double bill looks back to Scottish big-band sound. Highlighting the contributions
and Canadian roots while creating a progressive of Latin American immigrant musicians and
and thrilling new brand of music. Karine Polwart composers in the US, the band is joined by
is a multi-award–winning Scottish songwriter, special guests in Uribe’s own compositions,
spoken-word performer, and essayist. She as well as new arrangements of works by
Karine Polwart
performs traditional music, as well as her own Latin American immigrant composers.
strikingly original, deeply personal and socially Presented by the Americas Society.
penetrating songs. Kaia Kater was born of Kaia Kater Saint Peter’s Church
African-Caribbean descent in Quebec. Her
619 Lexington Avenue | Manhattan
marvelously original music is influenced by the
musicoftheamericas.org | 212-277-8379
Canadian folk music of her parents and the years
she studied and performed Appalachian music Suggested Donation: $20
in West Virginia.
Presented by Carnegie Hall as part of American Byways.
Tuesday March 26 at 10:30 AM Gregorio Uribe
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
57th Street and Seventh Avenue | Manhattan Distant Ireland—
carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800 Migrations to the New World
Tickets start at $50. The story of Ireland and America are intimately
entwined. The hopes and dreams of the
Irish were lived out in America—not all were Tuesday, March 26 at 6:30 PM
Sunday, March 24 at 2 PM Monday, March 25 at 10 AM successful, but many were, and they left an
Tracing Migrations to
Music in Color: Ancestors, Ireland, and indelible Irish mark on the character of the
New York: 1924 to the Present
country. Learn how to trace those elusive Irish
Gabriela Lena Frank Emigration: Irish and and Scots-Irish ancestors with staff from the Uncover the methods and resources for
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble Scots-Irish Genealogy Ulster Historical Foundation, experts in Irish documenting the story of migration to New
Kirya Traber, Narrator Nearly 10% of Americans identify as having Irish family history research. York from World War II to the present day.
ancestry, and the story of the Irish and Scots- Presented by the American Irish Historical Society and This session focuses on a wide variety of
Music in Color turns its focus to the music Ulster Historical Foundation. backgrounds, providing online and offline tools
Irish in North America goes back some 300
and life of Gabriela Lena Frank, an American to allow attendees to document the stories of
Photos: Polwart by Sandy Butler, Kater by Raez Argulla, Uribe by OneRPM Studios.
years. As a result, there are millions of stories of American Irish Historical Society
composer of Peruvian, Chinese, and Lithuanian New York’s more recent immigrants.
lives changed through migration waiting to be 991 Fifth Avenue | Manhattan
Jewish descent. The program includes selections
told. Gillian Hunt and Fintan Mullan of the Ulster aihs.org/events | 212-288-2263 Presented by the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
from Frank’s own string quartets, as well as a
Historical Foundation can help you to discover Tickets: $25 New York Genealogical
piece by one of her inspirations, Chou
your story through this one-day introduction to and Biographical Society
Wen-chung, and a new work composed by
Irish and Scots-Irish genealogy. 36 West 44th Street, Suite 711 | Manhattan
Matthew Evan Taylor.
Presented by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Presented by the Ulster Historical Foundation. nygbs.org/events | 212-755-8532
New York Genealogical Tickets: $20 ($50 for series of three
The Billie Holiday Theatre at RestorationART
and Biographical Society Tracing Migrations lectures)
1368 Fulton Street | Brooklyn
36 West 44th Street, Suite 711 | Manhattan
oslmusic.org | 212-594-6100
ancestryireland.com/lecture-tour-2019
Free 212-755-8532
Tickets: $50
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Tuesday, March 26 at 7 PM
Louis Armstrong Sound Salon
Discover the sounds of the Great Migration and
the mastery of Louis Armstrong. This casual
program includes expert conversation and
communal listening of rarely heard archival jazz
recordings.
Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
Café at The New York Public Library
for the Performing Arts
40 Lincoln Center Plaza | Manhattan
nypl.org/lpa/events | 212-642-0142
Free (registration required)
Wednesday, March 27 at 7:30 PM
The Mission Girls
Standard Time with
Michael Feinstein
Louis Armstrong The Great American Jewish Songbook:
Kern, Berlin, Arlen, Rodgers, and More
Thursday, March 28 at 7 PM Thursday, March 28 at 7 PM
Michael Feinstein, Artistic Director
Photos: Armstrong courtesy of The New York Public Library, The Mission Girls courtesy of St. Peter—Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Parish .
Presented by Carnegie Hall. The Mission Girls Land of Song:
Produced for Carnegie Hall by Michael A. Kerker / ASCAP. Between 1883 and 1908, nearly 310,000 young Voicing Immigration
Support for the Russian and Eastern European Jewish Migration Irish immigrant women passed through the Violinist Samantha Gillogly guides audience
series of the Migrations festival is provided by The Polonsky
Foundation. Port of New York. The Mission of Our Lady of members through the musical styles of several
the Rosary for the Protection of Irish Immigrant migrations, including Métis, Scots-Irish, and
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Girls took care of almost 100,000 of them. In French Creole. The evening also features the
57th Street and Seventh Avenue | Manhattan
a talk about this remarkable migration, Hofstra premiere of a new immigration-inspired work by
carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800
University’s Maureen Murphy describes the Dr. Lawrence Kramer, as performed by Danielle
Tickets start at $93. founding of the Mission inspired by Charlotte and Elliot Roman.
Grace O’Brien, the early workers at the Mission, Presented by the Institute of Irish Studies at Fordham University.
the support given by Irish organizations and the
Catholic Church, and the young Irish women Fordham University, Lincoln Center Campus
themselves as they arrived and joined the Irish Lowenstein Building, 12th Floor Lounge
American community. 113 West 60th Street | Manhattan
Presented by Glucksman Ireland House / The Center for Irish Studies
fordham.edu | 718-817-4005
at New York University. Free (registration required)
Glucksman Ireland House
1 Washington Mews | Manhattan
as.nyu.edu/irelandhouse | 212-998-3950
Suggested Donation: $10 (registration required)
Michael Feinstein
16 | carnegiehall.org/migrations EVENTS | 17Thursday, March 28 at 7 PM Friday, March 29 at 7 PM Saturday, March 30 at 8 PM
Music in Color: Joe Kye: Migrants Two Wings: The Music
Gabriela Lena Frank Award-winning musician Joe Kye brings his of Black America in Migration
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble unique blend of violin looping, electronics, Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran,
singing, and storytelling to a program with Producers
Kirya Traber, Narrator
special guest Jason Chu, a Chinese American
Jason Moran, Piano
Music in Color turns its focus to the music hip-hop artist. Migrants tells the story of Kye’s
and life of Gabriela Lena Frank, an American Alicia Hall Moran, Mezzo-Soprano
life as an immigrant Asian American, weaving
composer of Peruvian, Chinese, and Lithuanian together original music, humorous stories, Lawrence Brownlee, Tenor
Jewish descent. The program includes selections and cutting-edge technology. At a pre-show Pastor Smokie Norful, Piano and Vocals
from Frank’s own string quartets, as well as a workshop on expressing cultural identity Crystal Dickinson, Actor
piece by one of her inspirations, Chou through sound, participants will consider how Brandon J. Dirden, Actor
Wen-chung, and a new work composed by loop-building and songwriting can allow the Harriet Tubman: The Band Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran
Marco-Adrían Ramos. performers to express themselves. (Melvin Gibbs, JT Lewis,
Presented by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Presented by Flushing Town Hall. and Brandon Ross)
Art Gallery at Hostos Center Flushing Town Hall Hilda Harris, Mezzo-Soprano
for the Arts and Culture 137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens Toshi Reagon, Guitar and Vocals
450 Grand Concourse | Bronx flushingtownhall.org | 718-463-7700 featuring Isabel Wilkerson, Author
oslmusic.org | 212-594-6100
Tickets: $16 with
Free Imani Winds
The Harlem Chamber Players
Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 PM Joseph Joubert, Music Director
Jason Moran and Alicia Hall Moran draw
Sarah Aroeste upon their own family lore and the historical
Anthony Mordechai record of the Great Migration to compose
Tzvi Russell tableaux that explore a continuum of music
from rhythm and blues to gospel, classical
Diaspora Songs: Yiddish Meets Ladino
to Broadway, work songs to rock ‘n’ roll.
American-born Ladino vocalist Sarah Aroeste Experience the ingenuity of these artists as they
and Yiddish vocalist Anthony Mordechai Tzvi take a journey from the American South after
Russell join forces to explore common themes
Photos: Kye by Jason Sinn, Moran and Hall Moran by Dawoud Bey, Brownlee by Shervin Lainez.
emancipation to all points North, West, and
and approaches in Ladino and Yiddish music. beyond—shining a light on the epic event that
Accompanied by pianist-accordionist Dmitri changed the sound of America forever.
Gaskin and guitarist Rob Sanzone, Aroeste
and Russell musically reconcile these long-lost
Presented by Carnegie Hall. Lawrence Brownlee
Sponsored by United Airlines®, Official Airline of Carnegie Hall
cousins of the Jewish musical diaspora.
Presented by the Yiddish Book Center.
The Trustees of Carnegie Hall gratefully acknowledge the generosity
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan of Mr. and Mrs. Earle S. Altman in support of the 2018–2019 season.
334 Amsterdam Avenue | Manhattan
jccmanhattan.org/meyerson | 646-505-4444 Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Joe Kye at Carnegie Hall
Tickets: $25 57th Street and Seventh Avenue | Manhattan
carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800
Tickets start at $26.
18 | carnegiehall.org/migrations EVENTS | 19Monday, April 1 at 6:30 PM
Photos: Immigration Matters courtesy of the American Jewish Historical Society, Ngai by Jennifer Goldman.
Migrations:
Rewriting America
American culture is constantly being remade
by immigrants. In this panel, Suketu Mehta
(author of the forthcoming book This Land Is
Our Land: An Immigrant’s Manifesto) and Gary
Shteyngart (author of Lake Success) discuss with
sociologists Nancy Foner and Philip Kasinitz
how immigrants transform—and are themselves
transformed by—American culture.
Presented by The Graduate Center, CUNY.
Elebash Recital Hall at
Mae Ngai
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue | Manhattan
gc.cuny.edu/PublicPrograms | 212-817-8215
Immigration Matters: Jews,
Other Immigrants, and America Free (registration required)
Tuesday, April 2 at 6 PM Tuesday, April 2 at 6:30 PM
Global Scotland Migration: The Making
Sunday, March 31 at 11 AM Monday, April 1 at 6:30 PM
The Impact of the Scots of Modern America
Immigration Matters: A Brivele der Mamen on Early America For centuries, people from all around the world
Jews, Other Immigrants, A Brivele der Mamen was one of the last Yiddish Scots and those of Scottish descent were have made their way to the United States in
and America films made in Poland before the Nazi invasion. pivotal in the development of modern America. search of a better life for themselves and their
families. How has migration in turn shaped
Made by a joint American and Polish Jewish In turn, Americans play a key role in the
The move towards restriction and the aftermath American life and culture? Historian Mae
film team, it tells the heart-wrenching story of economic and cultural development of
of the 1920s legislation left long shadows across Ngai, in conversation with Judge Denny Chin,
a mother who tries to keep her family together Scotland today. The Scottish Government hosts
the history of both the US and the Jews of the discusses how immigration has transformed the
despite the disruptions caused by immigration a panel of academic experts to discuss the
world. This day-long symposium examines the country and why it has become one of the most
and the traumatic events of World War I. history of Scottish migration to America and
efforts exerted by American Jews to prevent, divisive issues in American politics.
The film highlights the move to America, how the ongoing importance of migration today.
roll back, and resist immigration restriction.
it divided the family, as well as the work of the Panelists include Marjory Harper, Presented by the New-York Historical Society as part of the
Speakers include Maddalena Mariani, Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series.
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. Colin Calloway, and Graeme Morton.
Joel Perlman, Randy Storch, Libby Garland,
A discussion led by Anita Norich follows the Presented by the Scottish Government. New-York Historical Society
Geraldine Gudefin, Heather Lee, Hasia Diner,
screening. 170 Central Park West | Manhattan
and Carl Bon Tempo. Resnick Education Wing at Carnegie Hall
Presented by the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish nyhistory.org | 212-485-9268
Presented by the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History at New York University. 154 West 57th Street | Manhattan
History at New York University, in conjunction with the Center for carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800 Tickets start at $24.
Jewish History and the American Jewish Historical Society. Venue to be announced
as.nyu.edu/hebrewjudaic | 212-998-8980 Free (registration required,
Center for Jewish History scotland.rsvp@fco.gov.uk)
15 West 16th Street | Manhattan Free
cjh.org | 212-294-8301
Free (registration required, info@ajhs.org)
20 | carnegiehall.org/migrations EVENTS | 21Wednesday, April 3 at 1 PM Wednesday, April 3 at 6 PM Thursday, April 4 at 3:30 PM Thursday, April 4 at 6 PM
Scottish Cèilidh To Where From Here: Undocumented, Unafraid: The Biggest Jewish City
Dance Workshop Migration Legacies The Power of Creative in the World
Mary Abdill (Royal Scottish Country Dance Novelist Ayana Mathis, art historian Kellie Jones, Expression Two historical 16mm documentaries from the
Society) and Jenny Evans (Madra Confach and cultural critic Farah Jasmine Griffin explore A Conversation with Reserve Film and Video Collection of The New
Cèilidh Band) teach participants the most the past, present, and future impact of the Great York Public Library—A Storm of Strangers: Jewish
Dan-el Padilla Peralta
popular traditional Scottish country reels that are Migration on forms of African American artistic American (1969) and The Biggest Jewish City in the
usually danced during cèilidhs (Gaelic for “social expression. Dan-el Padilla Peralta is the author of World (1975)—will be screened and discussed.
gatherings”). No experience or partner required! Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from
Presented by the Institute for Research in African-American Studies Presented by The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
at Columbia University. a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League. A strong
Presented by the New York Caledonian Club.
believer in public scholarship, he holds a public The New York Public Library
Ripley-Grier Studios The Forum at Columbia University for the Performing Arts
dialogue with guests regarding his experience
520 Eighth Avenue, Room 16L | Manhattan Broadway at 125th Street | Manhattan Bruno Walter Auditorium
and the rewards of his writing process.
nycaledonian.org/events | 212-662-1083 iraas.columbia.edu | 212-854-7080 40 Lincoln Center Plaza | Manhattan
Presented by Latin American & Caribbean Studies,
Tickets: $25 ($35 for couples) Free Center for Arts and Culture, and the DREAMers Club at nypl.org/lpa/events | 212-642-0142
Hostos Community College, CUNY.
Free (registration required)
Hostos Community College
Wednesday, April 3 at 6 PM Longwood Art Gallery
450 Grand Concourse | Bronx Thursday, April 4 at 6 PM
The Scots Who hostos.cuny.edu/CultureArts | 718-518-4455
Built New York Free
Music in Color:
Andrew Carnegie’s Contributions Gabriela Lena Frank
to Architecture and the Promotion St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble
of Ideas, 1855–1919 Thursday, April 4 at 5 PM Kirya Traber, Narrator
Architect and architectural historian John Yosimar Reyes’s and Music in Color turns its focus to the music and life
Kinnear leads a multimedia talk, exploring the Other UndocuArts of Gabriela Lena Frank, an American composer of
huge contribution of Scottish-Americans—and Peruvian, Chinese, and Lithuanian Jewish descent.
This evening of poetry features UndocuPoet
in particular, Andrew Carnegie—to the building The program includes selections from Frank’s own
Yosimar Reyes, and emerging poets and student
of New York. string quartets, as well as a piece by one of her
film animators, playwrights, and illustrators.
Presented by the American-Scottish Foundation in association with inspirations, Chou Wen-chung, and a new work
the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Born in Mexico and raised in California, Reyes
composed by Iman Habibi.
is a nationally acclaimed poet (For Colored Boys
Location to be confirmed upon registration Who Speak Softly), educator, performance artist, Presented by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
americanscottishfoundation.org and public speaker. Gallery Space at Harlem School of the Arts
212-605-0338
Photos: Carnegie courtesy of the Carnegie Hall Archives, Frank by Mariah Tauger.
Presented by Latin American & Caribbean Studies, 645 St. Nicholas Avenue | Manhattan
Free (registration required) Center for Arts and Culture, and the DREAMers Club at oslmusic.org | 212-594-6100
Hostos Community College, CUNY.
Free
Hostos Community College
Black Box Theater (Room C151)
450 Grand Concourse | Bronx
Andrew Carnegie
hostos.cuny.edu/CultureArts | 718-518-4455
Free
Gabriela
Lena Frank
22 | carnegiehall.org/migrationsFriday, April 5 at 12:30 PM Friday, April 5 at 6 PM
Saturday, April 6 at 11:15 AM
Sunday, April 7 at 12:30 PM
Pre–Tartan Day Parade
Cèilidh
Pipes and Drums A cèilidh (pronounced “kay-lee”) is a traditional
on the Fountain Terrace Scottish social gathering. Enjoy a fun-filled
Bryant Park Lunchtime Concert Series evening with Whisky Kiss—a famous cèilidh
band from Scotland—and Shot of Scotch Martha Redbone
For the past seven years, the American-Scottish
Highland dancers, complete with food and
Foundation has presented Pipes and Drums on the Flor De Toloache
refreshments.
Fountain Terrace, bringing a series of lunchtime
Presented by the New York Caledonian Club.
concerts to Bryant Park during NYC Tartan
Week. As part of the Migrations festival, this Venue to be announced Friday, April 5 at 7 PM Saturday, April 6 at 11 AM
year’s Pipes and Drums concerts feature young nycaledonian.org/events | 212-662-1083 AGES
musicians who reflect a shared Scottish and Flor De Toloache Studio 57 Live with 14–19
Tickets: $65
American musical heritage. The Latin Grammy Award–winning, all-female Martha Redbone
Presented by the American-Scottish Foundation. mariachi group Flor De Toloache is pushing Young artists from across New York City are
Photos: Pipes and Drums on the Fountain Terrace courtesy of the American-Scottish Foundation, Flor De Toloache by Andy Averbuch, Redbone by Will Maupin / Blackfeet Productions LLC.
genre boundaries and getting concertgoers invited to make music at Carnegie Hall on
Bryant Park | Manhattan
dancing with its fresh, versatile take on Saturdays throughout the school year at
americanscottishfoundation.org
traditional Mexican music. Studio 57. As part of the Migrations festival,
212-605-0338
Presented by Flushing Town Hall. charismatic songstress Martha Redbone—who
Free
Flushing Town Hall is of Cherokee, Choctaw, European, and
137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens African American descent—joins these young
flushingtownhall.org | 718-463-7700 musicians in performance and shares her own
musical journey.
Tickets: $16
Presented by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.
Pipes and Drums on the Fountain Terrace
Resnick Education Wing at Carnegie Hall
Saturday, April 6 at 10 AM 154 West 57th Street | Manhattan
carnegiehall.org/Studio57 | 212-903-9829
Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan Service Lead support for Future Music Project is provided by
and Pre-Parade Brunch Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari and The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family
Foundation.
The Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan service is a pan-
Major funding is provided by Ameriprise Financial and
denominational Christian blessing of the tartans MetLife Foundation.
of the clans, celebrating Scotland and Scots
in America. A pre–Tartan Day Parade brunch
immediately follows.
Presented by Saint Andrew’s Society of the State of New York.
Public support is provided by the City of New York through the
Administration for Children’s Services, the Department of Youth
Kirkin’ o’ the Tartan Service and Community Development, and New York City Council Speaker
The Brick Presbyterian Church Corey Johnson.
1140 Park Avenue at 91st Street | Manhattan
standrewsny.org/events | 212-223-4248
Free
Carnegie Hall is a partner in The Door’s Youth Opportunity Hub,
funded [in part] by the New York County District Attorney’s
Pre–Tartan Day Parade Brunch Criminal Justice Investment Initiative (CJII).
Tickets: $40 (reservations required)
Free (RSVP and permission form required)
24 | carnegiehall.org/migrations EVENTS | 25Photos: NYC Tartan Day Parade courtesy of NYC Tartan Week, The Gloaming by Rich Gilligan.
The Gloaming
NYC Tartan Day Parade
Saturday, April 6 at 2 PM Saturday, April 6 at 7 PM Saturday, April 6 at 7:30 PM Saturday, April 6 at 8:30 PM
NYC Tartan Day Parade Global Mashup Giai Dieu Que Huong: The Gloaming
Celebrate Scottish heritage and pride in America Klezmer Meets Music of the Vietnamese Martin Hayes, Fiddle
as thousands of pipers and drummers, dancers, Latin Boogaloo Diaspora Caoimhin Ó Raghallaigh, Hardanger d’amore
clans, societies, and Scottish dogs march up Iarla Ó Lionáird, Vocals
Spanglish Fly | Mini-Klezmer All-Stars The Vietnam Heritage Center shares the various
Sixth Avenue. Thomas Bartlett, Piano
Starting with dance lessons, a set by each band, manners in which traditional and modern
Presented by NYC Tartan Week.
elements are blended together, evoking the Dennis Cahill, Guitar
and then a jam session between them, two
Sixth Avenue from 44th to 55th streets lived experience of Vietnamese immigrants in
cultures are mashed up on one stage with an The Gloaming embodies the soul and history of
Manhattan the United States. The migration of Vietnamese
open dance floor! Spanglish Fly returns with that Irish/Celtic music. Incorporating elements of
nyctartanweek.org | 212-980-0844 people brings with it a rich tapestry of music and
Latin Boogaloo, soul, and R&B mix you can only jazz and contemporary music while remaining
Free find in NYC, mashed with plaintive and joyous dance that is celebrated in the home and within true to a lasting tradition, the group brings a
Eastern European Jewish melodies by the the community. freshness and vitality to traditional Irish music
Mini-Klezmer All-Stars, led by The Klezmatics’ Presented by the Vietnam Heritage Center. that defies labeling.
Saturday, April 6 at 4:30 PM Frank London. The Loreto Theater at the Sheen Center Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with
NYC Tartan Day Parade:
Robert Browning Associates LLC.
Presented by Flushing Town Hall. 18 Bleecker Street | Manhattan
vietnamheritagecenter.org Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall
Post-Parade Party Flushing Town Hall
707-418-VIET (8438) 57th Street and Seventh Avenue | Manhattan
137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens
Enjoy four, fun-packed hours of live music from carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800
flushingtownhall.org | 718-463-7700 Tickets: $25
three Scottish bands and all-you-can-drink
Tickets: $16 Tickets start at $40.
Belhaven beer.
Presented by NYC Tartan Week.
Sony Hall
235 West 46th Street | Manhattan
nyctartanweek.org | 212-980-0844
Tickets start at $50.
26 | carnegiehall.org/migrations EVENTS | 27Sunday, April 7 at 12 PM Sunday, April 7 at 2 PM Tuesday, April 9 at 7 PM
Spring Family Day AGES Music in Color: The Book Smugglers
Journey to the 3–10 Gabriela Lena Frank Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save
Harlem Renaissance St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble Jewish Treasures from the Nazis with
Learn how Harlem became the hub for African Kirya Traber, Narrator David E. Fishman
American artistic expression. Carnegie Hall The Book Smugglers
Music in Color turns its focus to the music and life
invites families to make music together by
of Gabriela Lena Frank, an American composer of is the true story of THE
offering a wide range of activities in its Resnick
Partisans, Poets, and the Race to Save
ghetto residents in
Education Wing that are free, interactive, and
Peruvian, Chinese, and Lithuanian Jewish descent.
Vilna, Lithuania, who BOOK
The program includes selections from Frank’s J e w i s h Tr e a s u r e s f r o m t h e N a z i s
fun! Families can enjoy live performances, build rescued thousands
their own instruments, sing and dance with
own string quartets, as well as a piece by one of SMUGGLER S
her inspirations, Chou Wen-chung, and a new of Jewish books and DAVID E. FISHMAN
professional musicians, and more. This event manuscripts—first from
work composed by Christine Delphine Hedden.
runs from 12 PM to 4 PM. Join us for an enriching the Nazis and then from
Presented by the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
afternoon of musical fun for the whole family. the Soviets—by hiding
Presented by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute. Snug Harbor Cultural Center them on their bodies,
Thanks to the New York City Department of Homeless Services for
CrossCurrent VI and Botanical Garden burying them in bunkers,
supporting families during Family Days. 1000 Richmond Terrace | Staten Island and smuggling them
Family Days are generously supported, in part, by an endowment oslmusic.org | 212-594-6100 across borders. Many of
gift from Linda and Earle S. Altman.
Free these treasures of Eastern European Jewry found
Resnick Education Wing at Carnegie Hall their way to New York and to the archives of
154 West 57th Street | Manhattan the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Author
carnegiehall.org | 212-247-7800 Monday, April 8 at 7 PM David E. Fishman recounts this remarkable story
Free (first come, first served) and discusses the impact of Yiddish culture on
Magnifico in New York American society.
Sunday, April 7 at 2 PM
Corrado Cagli, Migrating Artists, Presented by the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies at
Sunday, April 7 at 2 PM An Afternoon with and the Mirage of Italy Columbia University.
Winterface: Àdhamh Ó Broin
Photos: CrossCurrent VI by Steven Vandervelden, Magnifico in New York courtesy of the Archivio Corrado Cagli, Rome, Italy.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Art historian Raffaele Bedarida hosts a Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies
at Columbia University
CrossCurrent VI and Noel Graham celebration of Italian artist and cultural organizer
617 Kent Hall
Corrado Cagli. Forced to leave Italy because of
CrossCurrent is a contemporary collaborative Àdhamh Ó Broin is best known as the highly racial persecution, Cagli redefined his role as a 1140 Amsterdam Avenue | Manhattan
dance project presented annually to showcase respected Gaelic tutor on the hit TV series public artist and his understanding of identity iijs.columbia.edu | 212-854-2581
the dance works being developed by New York Outlander. He teams up with Noel Graham through the experience of exile. With live music Free (registration required)
City–based Asian American artists. Curated to form the troubadour band Winterface, and archival display, follow Cagli’s remarkable
by Nai-Ni Chen, this presentation features a performing Gaelic, traditional Scots, and life as he became a US military artist who
full-length concert of contemporary dance original music. immortalized the horrors of Buchenwald and
integrated with live music and visual art. Presented by the New York Caledonian Club. collaborated with George Balanchine on his
Presented by Flushing Town Hall. The Tailor Public House & Kitchen carnivalesque New York City Ballet production,
Flushing Town Hall 505 Eighth Avenue | Manhattan Il Magnifico. Cantori New York and Artistic
137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens nycaledonian.org/events | 212-662-1083 Director Mark Shapiro perform music by
flushingtownhall.org | 718-463-7700 Vittorio Rieti.
Ticket: $25
Presented by the Centro Primo Levi, the Italian Cultural Institute,
Tickets: $16 and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
The New York Public Library
for the Performing Arts
Bruno Walter Auditorium Magnifico in New York
40 Lincoln Center Plaza | Manhattan
primolevicenter.org | 212-642-0142
Free (registration required)
28 | carnegiehall.org/migrations EVENTS | 29Thursday, April 11 at 8 PM Friday, April 12 at 6:30 PM
Urban NDNS: A Celebration Diasporic Sound: Migration,
of Native American Music, Resilience, and Remix
Arts, and Culture Activist and DJ Ushka (Thanushka Yakupitiyage)
New York City is home to the largest curates a conversation on the impact that
populations of inter-tribal Native American, migrations from South Asia, Africa, South
First Nations, and Indigenous individuals out America, and the Caribbean have on the creation
of any urban city across Turtle Island (North of diasporic, border-traversing sounds. Panelists
America). Join in on a musical celebration as discuss the role of globalization and digital
part of the NYC American Indian Community culture in expanding the reach of diasporic music
House 50th Anniversary! when many nation states tighten their borders
Presented by the American Indian Community House.
and restrict the flow of migrants. No Borders—an
after-party and fundraiser, hosted by Ushka—
The New York Society for Ethical Culture immediately follows.
2 West 64th Street | Manhattan Presented by the Asian/Pacific/American Institute at
aich.org | 646-575-3638 New York University.
Tickets: $20 Panel Discussion at 6:30 PM
The Musical Legacy of Eastern European Jews New York University Silver Center
for Arts and Science
Friday, April 12 at 1 PM Jurow Lecture Hall and Silverstein Lounge
Saturday, April 13 at 10 AM 31 Washington Place, First Floor | Manhattan
Photos: Molly Picon and other performers in a chorus line in Khoristkes (1930s), courtesy of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research; Ushka by Fabián Gómez.
apa.nyu.edu/events | 212-992-9653
Wednesday, April 10 at 6 PM Wednesday, April 10 at 7 PM From Migration to Music: Free (registration required)
The Great Migration: The Musical Legacy of The Scotch-Irish
No Borders After-Party at 11 PM
Searching for Security, Eastern European Jews Contributions to America C’mon Everybody
Finding Injustice Mark Slobin, acclaimed scholar of East European
The Scotch-Irish were part of the colonization
of America before the country gained its
325 Franklin Avenue | Brooklyn
and American Jewish music, discusses the bit.ly/noborders412
This public conversation examines the independence from Britain. Migrating from the
music of From Shtetl to Stage: A Celebration of Tickets: $8 (advance); $10 (at the door)
experiences of African Americans moving docks to the frontier, their music became a core
north during the Great Migration, only to find Yiddish Music and Culture, presented at Carnegie All proceeds benefit the Immigrant Defense Project, Families for
national sound, influenced by the input of others Freedom, and New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC.
employment discrimination and segregated Hall on April 15. In his presentation, he uses
in the New World. Michael Scoggins leads this
housing areas that were subjected to a heavy images and recordings that cover a range of
two-day symposium that explores Scotch-Irish
police presence and overcriminalization. Yiddish theater songs, novelty numbers, concert
music in America.
The expert panel reflects on this history music, and songs of social movements.
Presented by the Scotch-Irish Society of the
and examines what it means today for racial Presented by the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. United States of America.
justice, and the challenges of mass incarceration YIVO at the Center for Jewish History Glucksman Ireland House
and voter suppression. 15 West 16th Street | Manhattan 1 Washington Mews
Presented by the Brennan Center for Justice at yivo.org/migrations-festival | 212-246-6080 Manhattan
New York University School of Law.
Tickets: $15 scotch-irishsocietyusa.org
New York University School of Law 803-818-6768
Lipton Hall at D’Agostino Hall
108 West 3rd Street | Manhattan Free (registration required)
brennancenter.org/events | 646-925-8704
Free (registration required) Ushka
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