AUBURN — Rabbi Sruli Dresdner will present Klezmer Music: A Unique Sound at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, in the Androscoggin Community Room at the Auburn Public Library.

Klezmer is a musical tradition of the Ashkenazi Jews of Eastern Europe. Played by professional musicians called klezmorim, the genre originally consisted largely of dance tunes and instrumental display pieces for weddings and other celebrations. Klezmer music is intended to replicate the human voice, including sounds of crying, wailing and laughing. It is generally the violin’s job to do this imitation. Often, a klezmer band will include a fiddle, a bass or cello, a clarinet and a drum. Secondary instruments include hammered dulcimers and the accordion.

The program is free and open to the public.