CYC: Anonymous at Andrea Clearfield’s S/Zalon

February 23rd SZALON!

1.    From the Szalon in Philadelphia, the Anonymous chamber choir, directed by Sheridan Seyfried, performs repertoire including Ola Gjeilo’s Sacred Heart and Moses Hogan’s arrangement of My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord

2.    Alex Meixner performs original compositions and adaptations of folk and classical melodies on a Slovenian Diatonic Helikon Button Accordion from his home studio in New Braunfels, Texas

3.    Nashirah: The Jewish Chorale of Greater Philadelphia performs October Rain (choral arr. Natasha J. Hirschhorn), Tzadik Katamar by Emanuel Kirschner and Total Praise by Richard Smallwood, Julia Zavadsky, conductor, Soyeon Bin, pianist, from the Szalon

4.    Trio Sefardi (Susan Gaeta, Tina Chancey, Howard Bass) performs traditional Sephardic songs sung in Ladino, with bowed-string, plucked string, and percussion accompaniment, from the Szalon

5.    Pianist Dynasty Battles performs Brahms’ Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 2, Hindemith’s Ludus Tonalis: XI. Interludium and an improvisation loosely based on those works, from the Szalon

6.    The Fairmount String Quartet (Rachel Segal and Leah Kyoungwoon Kim-Tomilson, violins; Beth Dzwil, viola; Mimi Morris Kim, cello) performs Soo Yeon Lyuh’s “Yessori”, from the Szalon

7.    Gina Kaz performs 2 original songs on piano and 1 original song on guitar, from the Szalon

8.    Classically Infused Dark Pop Duo Dina & Artem (Dina Layzis and Artem Tenkeli) perform 2 of their original pieces, from the Szalon

9.    Live from the Szalon, Gorgeous Porch (Chris Wood and Vivian Lehrer) performs three original indie-folk songs: My Life in the Trees, Half Moon Sleepers, and Sleep Doggy

10. Sharon Katz and Wendy Quick of The Peace Train perform South African music and original songs from Sharon’s studio in Todos Santos, Mexico