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Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 PM<\/strong>
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research<\/strong>
15 W 16th St, New York, NY 10011
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Join us for an intimate evening celebrating the\u00a0American premiere<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0Tfiles<\/em>, a clarinet concerto by composer\u00a0Alex Weiser<\/strong>, to be performed at\u00a0Carnegie Hall<\/strong>\u00a0on October 27th by clarinetist\u00a0Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0American Composers Orchestra\u00a0<\/strong>led by conductor\u00a0Kedrick Armstrong<\/strong>. The evening will feature a conversation between Weiser and Ciepli\u0144ski \u2014 moderated by distinguished scholar\u00a0Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 exploring the work\u2019s origins in Kadya Molodowsky\u2019s poetic reflections on the idea of Jewish prayer, the partnership behind its realization, and the music\u2019s journey from its world premiere at\u00a0POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews<\/strong>\u00a0in Warsaw to the stage of Carnegie Hall. The evening will also include a brief solo performance by Ciepli\u0144ski, followed by a reception with food and the opportunity to meet the artists.\u00a0Tfiles<\/em>\u00a0(Yiddish for \u201cprayers\u201d) recasts the clarinet concerto as a set of musical prayers. Praised after its Warsaw premiere as \u201cfull of noble simplicity and warmth\u201d (Polityka<\/em>), the concerto follows Molodowsky\u2019s lead in reimagining the traditional collective Jewish ritual search for the divine as a personal, individual quest beyond the boundaries of traditional observance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski<\/strong>, Clarinet<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski is a Polish clarinetist acclaimed for his original interpretations and exceptional musical sensitivity. As a soloist, he has performed with leading orchestras including Sinfonieorchester Basel, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, the M. Kar\u0142owicz Philharmonic in Szczecin, and the Polish Radio Orchestra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An active chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as Julian Rachlin, Claudio Boh\u00f3rquez, Janusz Wawrowski, S\u00e0o Soulez Larivi\u00e8re, Tymoteusz Bies, Szymon Nehring, and Anastasia Kobekina. Continuing the legacy of his grandfather, the legendary Polish trombonist Juliusz Pietrachowicz, Ciepli\u0144ski is committed to expanding the clarinet repertoire through collaborations with composers and new arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2024, he performed the world premiere of Alex Weiser\u2019s clarinet concerto \u201cTfiles,\u201d written for him and presented at the POLIN Music Festival. His debut album, \u201cIrrberge\u201d (DUX, 2022), featuring his own transcription of Debussy\u2019s Sonata for Violin and Piano, was nominated for a 2023 Fryderyk Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A recipient of a Ko\u015bciuszko Foundation scholarship, Ciepli\u0144ski completed a residency at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York, where he developed \u201cDisturb the Silence,\u201d a concert project exploring the history of Jewish musicians from Galicia, with mentorship from David Krakauer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He graduated with honors from the Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik in Basel in the class of Fran\u00e7ois Benda and studied with Arkadiusz Adamski at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, where he was awarded the title Primus Inter Pares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more: Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alex Weiser<\/strong>, Composer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Weiser is a New York\u2013based composer praised for his \u201cknack for crafting music that is at once historically rooted and of its moment\u201d by The New Yorker. His work often reflects on cultural inheritance, Jewish history, Yiddish literature, sanctity, and the transience of life, combining expansive musical gestures with deeply expressive lyricism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiser\u2019s debut album, \u201cand all the days were purple,\u201d sets Yiddish and English poetry to music and was named a 2020 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Music. Released by Cantaloupe Music, the album has been praised for its meditative, spiritual, and emotionally direct musical language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His second album, \u201cin a dark blue night,\u201d released in 2024, features two song cycles performed by mezzo-soprano Annie Rosen with instrumental ensemble. The works evoke New York City at night and the Jewish immigrant world of Coney Island in the 1930s and 1940s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Active as an opera composer, Weiser recently premiered \u201cThe Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language,\u201d written with librettist Ben Kaplan. Set in post-war New York, the chamber opera follows Yiddish linguist Yudel Mark as he works to create the world\u2019s first comprehensive Yiddish dictionary \u2014 an act of preservation, memory, and renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weiser is currently developing \u201cTevye\u2019s Daughters\u201d with librettist Stephanie Fleischmann, a commission from American Lyric Theater based on Sholem Aleichem\u2019s iconic stories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more: Alex Weiser<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Presented by American Composers Orchestra, American Friends of POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Association of the Jewish Historical Institute, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Polish Cultural Institute New York, YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, and American Society for Jewish Music<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The evening will feature a conversation between Weiser and Ciepli\u0144ski \u2014 moderated by distinguished scholar\u00a0Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett\u00a0\u2014 exploring the work\u2019s origins in Kadya Molodowsky\u2019s poetic reflections on the idea of Jewish prayer, the partnership behind its realization, and the music\u2019s journey from its world premiere at\u00a0POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews\u00a0in Warsaw to the stage of Carnegie Hall. The evening will also include a brief solo performance by Ciepli\u0144ski, followed by a reception with food and the opportunity to meet the artists.\u00a0Tfiles\u00a0(Yiddish for \u201cprayers\u201d) recasts the clarinet concerto as a set of musical prayers. Praised after its Warsaw premiere as \u201cfull of noble simplicity and warmth\u201d (Polityka), the concerto follows Molodowsky\u2019s lead in reimagining the traditional collective Jewish ritual search for the divine as a personal, individual quest beyond the boundaries of traditional observance.\nAndrzej Ciepli\u0144ski, Clarinet\nAndrzej Ciepli\u0144ski is a Polish clarinetist acclaimed for his original interpretations and exceptional musical sensitivity. As a soloist, he has performed with leading orchestras including Sinfonieorchester Basel, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Cracovia, the M. Kar\u0142owicz Philharmonic in Szczecin, and the Polish Radio Orchestra.\nAn active chamber musician, he has collaborated with artists such as Julian Rachlin, Claudio Boh\u00f3rquez, Janusz Wawrowski, S\u00e0o Soulez Larivi\u00e8re, Tymoteusz Bies, Szymon Nehring, and Anastasia Kobekina. Continuing the legacy of his grandfather, the legendary Polish trombonist Juliusz Pietrachowicz, Ciepli\u0144ski is committed to expanding the clarinet repertoire through collaborations with composers and new arrangements.\nIn 2024, he performed the world premiere of Alex Weiser\u2019s clarinet concerto \u201cTfiles,\u201d written for him and presented at the POLIN Music Festival. His debut album, \u201cIrrberge\u201d (DUX, 2022), featuring his own transcription of Debussy\u2019s Sonata for Violin and Piano, was nominated for a 2023 Fryderyk Award.\nA recipient of a Ko\u015bciuszko Foundation scholarship, Ciepli\u0144ski completed a residency at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York, where he developed \u201cDisturb the Silence,\u201d a concert project exploring the history of Jewish musicians from Galicia, with mentorship from David Krakauer.\nHe graduated with honors from the Hochschule f\u00fcr Musik in Basel in the class of Fran\u00e7ois Benda and studied with Arkadiusz Adamski at the Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, where he was awarded the title Primus Inter Pares. \nLearn more: Andrzej Ciepli\u0144ski\nAlex Weiser, Composer\nAlex Weiser is a New York\u2013based composer praised for his \u201cknack for crafting music that is at once historically rooted and of its moment\u201d by The New Yorker. His work often reflects on cultural inheritance, Jewish history, Yiddish literature, sanctity, and the transience of life, combining expansive musical gestures with deeply expressive lyricism.\nWeiser\u2019s debut album, \u201cand all the days were purple,\u201d sets Yiddish and English poetry to music and was named a 2020 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Music. Released by Cantaloupe Music, the album has been praised for its meditative, spiritual, and emotionally direct musical language.\nHis second album, \u201cin a dark blue night,\u201d released in 2024, features two song cycles performed by mezzo-soprano Annie Rosen with instrumental ensemble. The works evoke New York City at night and the Jewish immigrant world of Coney Island in the 1930s and 1940s.\nActive as an opera composer, Weiser recently premiered \u201cThe Great Dictionary of the Yiddish Language,\u201d written with librettist Ben Kaplan. 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