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Updated 4/1/2025

A Glezele Tey (Klezmer Trio)

  • Massachusetts

    MA

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

A Glezele Tey (Yiddish for “a little glass of tea”) invites you into their living room for a little glass of tea from the samovar, bringing audiences into an intimate and enthralling world of klezmer, Yiddish folk song, and tkhines (traditional Ashkenazi prayers centering the experiences of women, trans, and gender non-conforming people, set to new melodies). Drawing from old recordings and contemporary culture rooted in the Eastern European Jewish diaspora, A Glezele Tey’s music is an act of deep care—rooted in community gathering, lineage, and ritual, we raise our collective voices to move through grief, inspire action, and build a frayer velt (a freer world). ​

A Glezele Tey is comprised of acclaimed klezmer musicians and composers Ariel Shapiro, Rachel Leader, and Richie Barshay. 

More info: www.aglezeletey.com

Find Me

Ariel Shapiro
Job Title: Musician
Phone: (518)961-8896
Address:
Northampton, MA 01060

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2022

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2022

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Ethnic / World

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts for Social Change / Creative Activism
  • Cultural Preservation
  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Cultural Education
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 30

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • General Public
  • Families
  • Elders
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Rural Populations
  • School Groups

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • County
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Media Gallery

Ira Beare
Rachel Leader, Ariel Shapiro, and Richie Barshay hold their instruments in front of a wood pile on a sunny day
Rachel Leader, Ariel Shapiro, and Richie Barshay hold their instruments in front of a wood pile on a sunny day
Rachel Leader, Ariel Shapiro, and Richie Barshay perform at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity. The stage is lit up with colorful lights.
Rachel Leader, Ariel Shapiro, and Richie Barshay perform at Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity. The stage is lit up with colorful lights.

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Harold Grinspoon Foundation Grant
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant

Awards

Awards:

  • Harold Grinspoon Foundation Grant
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • High School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • Elementary School-age

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Fee range:

$500 - $5000

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors
  • High School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • Elementary School-age

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Fee range:

$500 - $5000

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • We can bring our own sound system, or plug into an existing sound system!

Fee Range:

$800 - $5000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

2

Maximum Number of Performers:

5