71 Osborne Road
BN1 6LR Brighton
United Kingdom

http://www.polinashepherd.co.uk

POLINA SHEPHERD is a composer, singer, pianist and the foremost Yiddish choir leader of the Former Soviet Union. Has performed and taught...

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• Artist
  • Band/Soloist
  • Composer/Songwriter

visited events

• WOMEX 2006

company description

POLINA SHEPHERD is a composer, singer, pianist and the foremost Yiddish choir leader of the Former Soviet Union. Has performed and taught internationally. Her specially developed choral teaching methods are based on instrumental ornamentation and Jewish modes.

"THE POLINA SHEPHERD VOCAL EXPERIENCE" (PSVE) covers many aspects of vocal music from large scale choral experimentation, improvisation and self-expression within a choir structure, to highly arranged and conducted choir pieces, to smaller chamber groups, vocal duo, solo voice…All with or without instrumental accompaniment.



Current projects of The PSVE: The Vocal Quartet Ashkenazim (Russia/UK), Personal Development with Voice and Movement: Joint project of Rosaria Gracia (UK).The Brighton & Hove Yiddish Choir, Healing Niggunim.

As a pianist works with the Sound & Light Cinematic Duo (UK), who play live accompaniment to rare black and white films. Also she is a member of the Merlin Shepherd Kapelye featuring the Former Soviet Union Klezmer Allstars.