Butchart Gardens Summer Festival presents: The Klez

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Sunday, July 19th, 2015
8:00 PM

The Butchart Gardens' summer festival presents The Klez, playing a blend of Klezmer, Middle-east & Greek music.

This open air concert takes place on the Concert Lawn stage. Come sit on a bench, or bring a blanket and sit on the lawn.

The summer entertainment program is part of your general admission ticket.

The Klez is made up of Martina Peladeau on flute and recorders, Kate Rhodes on violin, Barbara Pedrick Blied on bass, Alex Olson on mandolin, and Lucila Nerenberg on guitar. Their primary genre is Klezmer, the celebratory music of Jews from Eastern Europe. Born in a crossroads of many civilizations, Klezmer music combines the haunting qualities of Jewish, Balkan, Turkish, Eastern European, Greek, and Gypsy music. Alluring rhythms and exotic modes can change several times in a single song. The melodies often combine happy and sad themes, reflecting the nature of life.

The Klez also plays Sephardic songs. These are the lovely ballads of the Jews who were driven out of Spain in 1492. Some of the songs are old indeed and evocative of medieval Spain, where Jews, Christians, and Muslims shared a fruitful era of relative peace.