Yale Women's Slavic Chorus-Free Concert at Temple B'nai Or!

Temple B’nai Or welcomes Yale Women’s Slavic Chorus for a free concert on March 20th at 2:30 pm at 60 Overlook Rd.

The Yale Slavic Chorus is a performing group of women from a variety of cultural and academic backgrounds who share a common interest in Slavic music. The Chorus was founded in 1969, the first year of undergraduate co-education at Yale, and was the first all-women’s group on Campus. They are an entirely student-run, student-directed ensemble. They transcribe and arrange much of their music, but are always looking for new songs to sing. The Chorus also learns much of the music via an oral tradition and by listening to original source recordings. Most of their music comes from Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Russia and Ukraine. During the performances, they strive to maintain the original mode of presentation, which often includes dissonant harmonies, unusual rhythms, and distinctive vocal qualities which make Slavic and Eastern European music unique and exciting.