Big Galut(e)

This is an Archive of a Past Event

Hailed as “a real treat for open minds” and an “alleged klezmer band,” Big Galut(e) brings its mix of folk, klezmer, classics, and more to Stanford. This East Coast quintet performs music ranging from Argentine Yiddish tangos and Renaissance Jewish sonatas, to Mahler compositions with a klezmer sensibility, to jazzy French takes on old Yiddish tunes, and fiddle music from imaginary coal-mining regions of Rumania – Big Galut(e) does it all, with a quirky grin and unflagging musicianship. The quintet sprang from summer stints at renowned opera festival Glimmerglass. These mostly-classically-trained artists approach the Western canon with absurdist glee, and Jewish traditions with borscht-belt wit.