Klezmer Workshop with Guest Artist: Zoë Aqua

Interested in playing sekund (klezmer accompaniment), but you’re not sure how? Zoë will teach a step-by-step method for playing sekund by ear. This deep dive into accompaniment will give you the skills and confidence to jump into any jam session, whether you know the tune or not. All instruments and playing levels welcome.

Zoë Aqua is a violinist, composer and educator.

She was awarded a Fulbright research grant for the 2021-’22 and 2022-’23 academic years to study Transylvanian folk music pedagogy in Cluj, Romania. In September 2022, she released a full-length album of original compositions recorded with Eastern European musicians entitled “In Vald Arayn” (Into the Forest). “In Vald Arayn” mixes influences from klezmer, Transylvanian music, Hasidic music, lautarească and more to meditate on the ways that Jewish and non-Jewish music from Eastern Europe are in conversation with each other. Zoë is a co-founder of klezmer bands Tsibele and Farnakht and served as the full-time understudy for the Klezmatics’ Lisa Gutkin in the Broadway production of “Indecent”. She has presented concerts in Germany, Austria, Hungary and Romania, as well as the US and Canada. Long passionate about teaching, Zoë holds two degrees in music education.

NOTE: Though this is a free event, welcome to fund latkes, L' Chaims with slivovitz & other drinks, and to thank the Musicians!

The Boston Synagogue is handicapped accessible and an easy walk from the Red Line, Orange Line, Green Line, and BlueBike stations.

If you need to drive, there are handicapped parking spots at the front door and no stairs from parking to seating or restrooms. It also has non-fixed seating, which means we can accommodate wheelchairs in any row and allow folks in wheelchairs to sit with their friends, families, or PCAs.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Boston Synagogue, 55 Martha Road, Boston, United States