Pete Rushefsky and Jake Shulman-Ment: Suite of Romanian Songs

Join WQXR for a celebration of the Festival of Lights, featuring three outstanding groups performing a wide variety of music for the Chanukah season. Pete Rushefsky, a leading revivalist of the tsimbl (a hammered dulcimer) will perform klezmer music with violinist Jake Shulman-Ment, internationally known musician and modern interpreter of Eastern European acoustic music; a cappella ensemble Pella will perform traditional Jewish songs; and returning favorite East of the River will play Mediterranean and Middle Eastern melodies. Hosted by WQXR's Naomi Lewin.