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Folk Music Connections Noontime Concert - Postponed until 2021

  • Oshman Family JCC Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life 3921 Fabian Street Palo Alto, CA, 94303 United States (map)

This concert has been postponed until May of 2021.

Hear Gloria’s composition inspired by music of Kazakhstan in this midday concert in Palo Alto!

San Francisco Symphony musicians explore their connections to folk music past and present, featuring compositions based on folk melodies from Kazakhstan and Eastern Europe. Violinist Raushan Akhmedyarova talks about her father's legacy as a dombra player and composer, and two compositions inspired by his legacy will be presented: "Sketches from Kazakhstan" for string quartet by Sam Post and “Dombra Songs and Dances for Solo Violin” by Gloria Justen. More info here: https://www.paloaltojcc.org/Events/folk-music-connections