Klezical Tradition Band

Connecticut Classical Musicians for Lesbian & Gay Weddings

Klezmer, Jazz, Classical, Irish, Baroque

Solo strolling to large ensemble

Whether at your celebration or a concert, THE KLEZICAL TRADITION's Eastern European klezmer music evokes an era of victrolas and pickle barrels with high spirits and historical authenticity that distinguish this vibrant ensemble's performances in concert halls, at college campuses, world music festivals, synagogues, and schools.

For your wedding we will evoke a feeling of our past while you celebrate your future, bringing together our histories with entertaining song and dance. Adrianne will lead everyone in old-time dances that all can enjoy, children and adults together!

Our concerts and workshops will take you to an old-time wedding, you'll dance in the aisles, you'll weep, you'll laugh. A memorable experience of a lifetime!

We are classical and klezmer musicians who are superb in every way.
We are made up of conservatory-trained symphony musicians, professors of colleges, and full-time folk artists, who specialize in performing music in the concert hall, and equally enjoyable at celebrations.
We are strolling table to table or stationary.
Small to large ensemble, our customers enjoy our interaction with guests, via dancing and (for kids) our games.
We enjoy what we do. Yes, it's "work" to do it right, but we do love this work.

Adrianne Greenbaum - Vintage Flutes, Piano & Klezmer Dance Leader

Adrianne Greenbaum, vintage flutes, piano, and klezmer dance leader is an internationally acclaimed klezmer and classical flutist. As a klezmer she is the founder and leader of "FleytMuzik," and of this band, "The Klezical Tradition". She is on the faculties of Living Traditions KlezKamp, KlezKanada, Klezmerquerque.

Other festivals and guest appearances include Boxwood Festival in Nova Scotia, and the first annual KlezMore Festival in Vienna, Austria as well as the Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam and the Jewish Museum in NYC. She has presented numerous master classes and hands-on workshops throughout the US to classical flutists, offering an insight into this old style and how klezmer can enhance the performance of classical repertoire.

Her album "Fleytmuzik" received numerous accolades for her artistry, innovation, and for bringing a much-needed heightened awareness of historic flute performance in the klezmer scene at large.

Greenbaum's own arrangement of solo klezmer flute with full orchestra made its unusual and successful debut in 2005. She received her Bachelors in Music from the Oberlin College Conservatory and her Masters degree from the Yale School of Music, studying with Robert Willoughby and Thomas Nyfenger respectively.

She has performed as soloist and orchestral musician in all of New York's major concert halls and in many major cities of the U.S. She has appeared with such orchestras as:

New York's Mostly Mozart Festival (as soloist)
The Berlin Ballet at the Met (as principal flutist)
The Period Orchestra of the Fairfield Academy
For many years performed with the New York City Ballet Orchestra

Currently she is Solo Flutist with the New Haven Symphony, the Wall Street Chamber Players, and Orchestra New England. She has held faculty positions at Wesleyan and Yale Universities, at Smith College, and is currently Associate Professor of flute at Mount Holyoke College. She can be heard in recording on various classical labels including Koch International and EMI, as well as on her own indy album "Sounds of America".