Work
Klez
for chamber septet
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About
Klezmer Jewish music absorbs many musical influences from Germany through to Greece and the Middle East. Once the Klezmer arrived in New York the music incorporated jazz. Jonathan arrived in New Zealand in 1974 from New York and composed Klez in 1984 for a jam session with two violinist friends.
Contents note
one movement
Performance history
Performed by the New Romantics – Paul Hewitt (drumkit), Jonathan Besser (piano), Miranda Adams (violin), Anne Rodda (cello), Bridget Miles (clarinet)