The Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv continues the series of concerts of traditional Romanian music, illustrated by such former concerts as performed by the Iza group from Maramures, in 2007, or the Taraf de haidouks from Clejani, in 2008. We invite you to yet another artistic experience, of traditional Romanian music imbued with balcanic and klezmer influences, and a lot of authentic gypsy selections.
For the first time in Israel, the Shavale brass band will perform a series of concerts, as follows: • 28 November 2009, at 21:00, the Center for Performing Arts in Petach Tikva (5 Hamaccabbim St., Petach Tikva) – details and tickets booking at tel. 03-9125222, more details on: http://www.heichalpt.co.il/. Tickets: 40 NIS. • 3 December 2009, at 20:00, Matnas Hadar Beitenu in Haifa (29 Yerushalaim St., Haifa) – details and tickets booking at tel. 04-8624231. Tickets: 10 NIS. • 5 December 2009, starting 12:30, Wadi Nisnas neighbourhood in Haifa – open air concert in the opening of the „Hag Hahagim" (Holiday of the Holidays) festival; more details on the festival website: http://www.haifahag.co.il/. Free entrance.
The Shavale brass band will also give two special concerts (master classes), for the pupils of the Pichman school in the Ramat Remez neighbourhood in Haifa, on November 30, and for the students of the ORT Academic College in Kiriat Bialik, on December 1.
The Shavale brass band tour in Israel is organised by the Romanian Cultural Institute in Tel Aviv, with the support of the Petach Tikva Municipality, Heichal haTarbut in Petach Tikva, (H.O.R. - the Organization of Romanian Jews in Israel) - the Petach Tikva branch, president Mr. Moni Seinstein, for the Petach Tikva concert, and with the support of the Haifa Municipality, H.O.R. (the Organization of Romanian Jews in Israel) - the Haifa branch, Matnas Hadar Beitenu, other co-organizers of the Hag Hahagim festival, the Pichman school, the ORT Academic College in Kiriat Bialik, for the series of concerts in Haifa. The concerts in Haifa will take place under the auspices of the first edition of the Haifa International Contemporary Art Biennial, artistic director Mr. Belu Fainaru.
"A tiny Eastern Romanian village having less than two hundred Gypsy inhabitants, where any male can play at least one brass instrument and having probably the largest number of bands in Europe – this is the place where the Shavale brass band comes from. It would be difficult to follow back in time their vast musical heritage as they have been playing music ever since they can remember and the gift of music and the instruments are passed from one generation to the other.
The Shavale are playing something peculiar in this Romanian region: Gypsy music that combines the traditions of ancient Gypsy music at a breathtaking speed – up to 200 beats per minute – with those of the Balkan area, producing wonderfully rhythmic tunes played. These twelve musicians know extremely well the various music style and although, most of them are barely able to play music by notes, can play any tune after hearing it only once.
The Shavale had a large number of performance in Romania, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, France, Slovakia, Spain, they were invited to many music festivals, carnivals and various feasts." (www.fanfarashavale.ro)
