With this 2000 release, KCB returns to the roots of Yiddish music... while at the same time bringing their shimmering arrangements to unusual repertoire. One of the most striking examples of what their touch can bring is their arrangement of Leonard Cohen's Dance Me To the End of Love, a song which seems to fit perfectly into the European art song tradition. Judy Bressler and Jeff Warschauer's interpretations of Cohen's poetic lyrics are surrounded by the band's klezmer melodies and ornamentation. Judy's singing covers great expanses of emotional territory, while Ilene Stahl leads with her clarinet, swirling her way through a variety of Yiddish tunes.

Klezmer Conservatory Band