Sirba Octet

In Yiddish, tantz of course means dance: hora and sirba carry us away in a dizzying whirlwind. But if this swirling dimension is indeed present, it is also the depths of the soul that, under the impulse of its founder Richard Schmoucler, the ensemble will explore.

Born in Eastern European regions, melodies seemingly surging from collective memory plunge us in turn into unbridled joy and overwhelming emotions.

Even in the most cheerful pages hangs an underlying melancholy linked to the history of a people who never stopped moving from one country to another. And there is this poetic humour, sometimes grating, that simply reflects life!

Programme: Traditional klezmer and gypsy music from Romania, Moldavia, Russia, and Hungary. Performers: Sirba Octet (various instruments) under Richard Schmoucler (direction).