Horowitz, Joshua
Joshua Horowitz is an internationally renowned klezmer performer with Veretski Pass, Budowitz, and other groups.>
Individual Presentations: Josh offers presentations on:
- The Red Herrings of Jewish Music
- Klezmer Music and the “Co-opting” of a Science
- The Hasidic World of Music
- The Magic Chronicles Lecture and Presentation
- The Jewish Tsimbl
- Klez for Kids. What is Klezmer?
- The Lost Jewish Art of Badkhones
and other subjects.
- Listing ID: 658
- Background: Founder and director of Budowitz, and co-founder of Veretski Pass. Has performed and recorded with Theodore Bikel, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Rubin and Horowitz, Brave Old World, Adrienne Cooper, Frank London. Lecturer at University of Graz and Vienna. Regular teacher at KlezKamp and KlezKanada. Musicological work featured in four books, including The Sephardic Songbook and The Ultimate Klezmer.
- Programs: Many varied programs. Lecture/demos, dance parties, traditional Jewish music from the Carpathian Bow, jazz, modern composition.