Great Performances
Season 34
2005 • 12 Episodes
Episodes
1. From Shtetl to Swing
October 5, 2005
A collective journey from synagogue choirs to Harlem hot spots, from Yiddish theater to musical extravaganza, from klezmer to ragtime, from symphonic jazz to swing. All the way from the Bowery to Tin Pan Alley to Broadway to Hollywood - FROM SHTETL TO SWING recounts the ebullient story of a musical metamorphosis born in darkest Russia.
2. Episode 2
February 26, 2003
No overview available.
3. Episode 3
March 1, 2003
No overview available.
4. Episode 4
March 11, 2003
No overview available.
5. Episode 5
May 7, 2003
No overview available.
6. Episode 6
June 14, 2003
No overview available.
7. Episode 7
July 28, 2003
No overview available.
8. Episode 8
August 1, 2003
No overview available.
9. Episode 9
August 10, 2003
No overview available.
10. Episode 10
August 27, 2003
No overview available.
11. Episode 11
October 29, 2003
No overview available.
15. Garrison Keillor’s Independence Day Special: A Prairie Home Companion at Tanglewood
July 2, 2006
A concert version of the popular radio program.