Friday, July 17th, 2026, 6:00pm
Praised by critics both individually and collectively for their virtuosity and passion for Klezmer music, the five musicians of Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band return for the eighth season of Music on Meetinghouse Green. Their repertoire includes traditional instrumental renditions and original compositions of Klezmer-inspired music as well as songs in Yiddish and English. A favorite of local audiences, they have played at the Kennedy Center and Yidstock, and continue to build an international following with their performance at the Third Biennial International Jewish Music Festival in Amsterdam where they received the Audience Pick Award. The five performers feature Abigale Reisman on violin and vocals; Jonathan Cannon on violin; Kristen Lamb on double bass and vocals; Nat Seelen on clarinet, and Pete Fanelli on trombone. An accomplished violinist and composer, Abigale Reisman is the music director at Temple Ahavat Achim in Gloucester.
Palladium Tier
Scobie Ward, "Cousin Susie"
Platinum Tier
J.J. & Jackie Bell, John & Janis Bell, Cape Ann Savings Bank, Andrew Spindler, "Anonymous Lanesvillians"
Gold Tier
Peter Calkins & Susan Casey, Jonathan Golding & Sally Bradley Golding, JoeAnn Hart & Gordon Baird, Leslie Nicholson, Trish Roach & Rob Martin
Silver Tier
Ann Banks, Carl & Judith Gustin, Mary Hintlian, Dick Prouty, Jerrold Oppenheim & Theo Macgregor, Charles Nazarian, In Memory of Kenneth M. Parker, Patricia Poore, Sandy & John Ronan
Bronze Tier
Mark Adrian Shoes, Julee Allen and Laurence Kent Jones, Andy & Peggy Calkins, Diane Faissler, Beth Graham & Bill Schulz, Peter Hornbeck, Maggie & Joe Rosa, George & Lelly Smith, Sara Stotzer & Jay McLaughlan, Holly Tanguay, Nick Taormina, Peter Van Demark, June & Jim Wulff
Address: Gloucester Unitarian Universalist Church — 10 Church Street, Gloucester, MA 01930
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Gloucester Meetinghouse Foundation, Inc., is a nonprofit Massachusetts corporation qualified by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. With this designation, contributions to the GMF are tax-exempt to the extent of the law with no goods or services received in exchange.