Rebecca Mac

• Klezmer

Rebecca Mac (violin) is a founding member of Mamaliga, a contemporary Klezmer ensemble. Mamaliga enjoyed international acclaim for their debut album of original klezmer music “Dos Gildn Bletl”, winning first and third place in the 2021 Bubbe Awards category for “Best Original Klezmer Composition”. Mac has been a faculty member and featured performer at renowned Yiddish cultural festivals including KlezKanada, Yiddish Summer Weimar, and Yiddish New York. Mac is a 2022-24 grant recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program, through which she is exploring the connections between Greek, Turkish and Jewish music with Beth Bahia Cohen. In addition to performing regularly in the Jewish music scene, Mac runs a regular, and inclusive Klezmer jam in downtown Boston. Mac has a degree in violin performance from Berklee College of Music.