Orchestras

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=75 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>The Balalaika and Domra Association of America</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>    |    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Balalaika and Domra Association of A"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>Home</B></FONT></A><B>        </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>Contact Us</B></FONT></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BDAA Convention"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>BDAA Convention</B></FONT></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Membership "><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>Membership</B></FONT></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Orchestras"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>Orchestras</B></FONT></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id58.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Upcoming Events"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>Upcoming Events</B></FONT></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Instruments"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>Instruments</B></FONT></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Marketplace Items for sale or wante"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>Classifieds</B></FONT></A><B>   </B><A HREF="cd_sales.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CD Sales"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>CD/DVD Sales</B></FONT></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Links"><FONT COLOR="#000066"><B>Links</B></FONT></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=140 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>This listing of Russian folk orchestras and ensembles is by no means comlete, but represents the organizations known to us and related to the members and activities of the BDAA.</B></div> <div> <B>We are happy to add the names of new orchestras and ensembles -- we just need to know about them. </B></div> <div> <B>It's up to you folks to make sure that the information is correct -- send notices, updates, additions, deletions, corrections to</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:editor@bdaa.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:editor@bdaa.com"><FONT COLOR="#993366"><I><B>editor@bdaa.com</B></I></FONT></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=405 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Orchestras</I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="650" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 2103 ><NOBR><div> Russian Folk Instruments Orchestras </div> <bR> <div> Academic Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments of the</div> <div> State Russian Television and Radio Company, Moscow</div> <div> Nikolai Nekrasov, Director</div> <bR> <div>  Atlanta Balalaika Society</div> <div>  Irene McCullough, President</div> <div>  David Cooper, Musical Director</div> <div>  404-288-9512 </div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:dcoop80@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:dcoop80@hotmail.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>dcoop80@hotmail.com</I></FONT></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.atlantabalalaika.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.atlantabalalaika.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>www.atlantabalalaika.com</I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> Andreyev Balalaika Orchestra of St. Petersburg, Russia</div> <div> Dmitri Hochlov, Director</div> <div>   + 7 (812) 232 8962.</div> <bR> <div>  Andreyev Balalaika Orchestra of Philadelphia</div> <div>  Anastasia Karnow, Musical Director</div> <div>  (215) 947-3870</div> <bR> <div>  Arizona Balalaika Orchestra</div> <div>  Dan Nicolini, Executive Director</div> <div> (520) 327-7168</div> <div> <I>  </I><I> </I><A HREF="mailto:www.AzBalalaika.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:www.AzBalalaika.org"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I> </I></FONT></A><A HREF="mailto:www.AzBalalaika.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:www.AzBalalaika.org"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>www.AzBalalaika.org</I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> Helsinki Balalaika Orchestra - Helsinki, Finland</div> <div> Olli Knuth, Director</div> <div> +358-9-342 3938</div> <div> olli.knuth@siba.fi</div> <div> <A HREF="http://webusers.siba.fi/balalaika/hboinengl.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://webusers.siba.fi/balalaika/hboine"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>http://webusers.siba.fi/balalaika/hboinengl.html</I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> Houston Balalaika Society</div> <div> Sergey Vaschenko and John Helton, Conductors</div> <div> Rosita Kirkman, President</div> <div> (713) 937-4740</div> <bR> <div> Kovriga Balalaika Orchestra</div> <div> Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> Los Angeles-St.  Petersburg Russian Folk Orchestra</div> <div> Iryna Orlova, Musical Director</div> <div>    626-376-2934 and 626-458-7462</div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> Luther College Balalaika Ensemble  </div> <div> c/o Laurie Iudin-Nelson</div> <div> (319) 382-3499</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.execpc.com/~fdr5/balalaik.htm " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.execpc.com/~fdr5/balalaik.htm"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>www.execpc.com/~fdr5/balalaik.htm</I></FONT></A><A HREF="http://www.execpc.com/~fdr5/balalaik.htm " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.execpc.com/~fdr5/balalaik.htm"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"> </FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> Maine Balalaikas</div> <div> c/o Willis Johnson</div> <div> (207) 682-2220</div> <bR> <div> Ossipov Balalaika Orchestra of Moscow</div> <div> Vladimir Ponkin, Conductor</div> <div> +7-095-29-48-00</div> <bR> <div> Poltava Ensemble Orchestra</div> <div> Regina, Saskatchewan</div> <div> (306) 522 - 1188</div> <bR> <div>    Rybinsk Balalaika Orchestra </div> <div>    Adolf Pavlov </div> <div>    Ulitsa Svoboda 10/22 </div> <div>    152 903 RYBINSK, RUSSIA</div> <bR> <div> Sadko Balalaika Orchestra</div> <div> 79 Pascoe Street</div> <div> Burwood, Victoria 3125</div> <div> AUSTRALIA</div> <bR> <div> St. Nicholas Balalaika Orchestra</div> <div> Mary Jane Malackany, Musical Director</div> <div> Canton, Ohio</div> <div> (330) 478-0026</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stnicholas-balalaika.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stnicholas-balalaika.org/"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>http://www.stnicholas-balalaika.org/</I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> Shevchenko Musical Ensemble</div> <div> 626 Bathurst Street</div> <div> Toronto MSS 2RI CANADA</div> <bR> <div> Sierra Nevada Balalaika Orchestra</div> <div> Zeny Ocean, President</div> <div> (775) 746-1809</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sierrabalalaika.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sierrabalalaika.org/"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>http://www.sierrabalalaika.org/</I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> St-George Balalaika Orchestra -- Paris, France</div> <div> Pierre Jacquet-Pritkoff, Director</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.multimania.com/almp/russian-music/peter.html " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.multimania.com/almp/russian-m"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>www.multimania.com/almp/russian-music/peter.html </I></FONT></A></div> <bR> <div> Troika Balalalka Orchestra</div> <div>  Helen Fornazor, Musical Director</div> <div> (201) 262-3607</div> <bR> <div> The University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra</div> <div> Victor Gorodinsky, Director</div> <div> (608) 259-9440</div> <div> <I>   </I><I><U>www.russorch.wisc.edu</U></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  Vancouver Balalaika Orchestra</div> <div>  Natasha Lozovsky, Musical Director</div> <div>  (604) 266-7803</div> <bR> <div>  Victoria Balalaika Orchestra</div> <div>  Brian Tetlow, President</div> <div>  (250) 479-1947</div> <bR> <div>  Washington Balalaika Society</div> <div>  Svetlana Nikonova, Conductor and Artistic Director</div> <div>  Maxwell McCullough, Musical Director</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>wbsorchestra@aol.com</I></FONT></A></FONT></div> <div> <I> </I><A HREF="http://www.balalaika.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.balalaika.org/"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>www.balalaika.org</I></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="308"><div>                                Folk Ensembles</div> <bR> <div>    Balalaika Fantasie Ensemble </div> <div>    c/o David Cooper </div> <div>   <I><U>dcoop80@hotmail.com</U></I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT></div> <div>    404 288-9512</div> <div> .</div> <div> Balalaika Russe -- New York</div> <div>  c/o William Melick</div> <div> (516) 791-9246</div> <div> .</div> <div>   Barvinok Ukrainian Folk Ensemble</div> <div>    Nina Tritenichenko, Director</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I> </I></FONT><I>  </I><A HREF="http://www.barvinok-US.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.barvinok-US.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>www.barvinok-US.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> <I>  </I><A HREF="mailto: bayanina@barvinok-us.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: bayanina@barvinok-us.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I> bayanina@barvinok-us.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div>     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> Barynya Ensemble</div> <div> c/o Mikhail Smirnov</div> <div> <I>    </I><I>www.barynya.com</I></div> <div> <I>   msmirnov@yahoo.com</I></div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> Beltway Balalaikas -- Northern VA</div> <div> c/o Richard Hulan</div> <div> (703) 644-915</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:hulan@erols.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:hulan@erols.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>hulan@erols.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div>  Balka Balalaika Ensemble -- Los Gatos, CA</div> <div>  c/o Francis M. Kosheleff</div> <div> (408) 354-5291</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/Diversity/balka.html " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/Diversit"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>www.scu.edu/SCU/Programs/Diversity/balka.html </I></FONT></A></div> <div> ..</div> <div>  The Caravan -- Houston, TX</div> <div>  c/o Joan Riley</div> <div>  (713) 721-1177</div> <div> ..</div> <div>  Czar Balalaikas -- Atlanta, GA</div> <div>  c/o Eduard Svetlovsky</div> <div>  (404) 446-7091</div> <div> .</div> <div>  Firebird Russian Folk Ensemble -- Los Angeles, CA</div> <div>  lryna Orlova, Musical Director</div> <div>  (818) 799-2773</div> <div> .</div> <div> The Great American Gypsies </div> <div> Charley Rappaport and Joe Kovach</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:gag@greatamericangypsies.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:gag@greatamericangypsies.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>gag@greatamericangypsies.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.greatamericangypsies.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greatamericangypsies.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>www.greatamericangypsies.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> The Gypsies -- Houston, TX</div> <div> c/o Greg Harbar</div> <div>  (713) 524-2711</div> <div> .</div> <div> Icebreakers Balalaika Ensemble -- Washington, DC</div> <div> c/o David Chrapkiewicz-Rapkievian</div> <div> (301) 519-2021</div> <div> .</div> <div> Kalinka Folk Ensemble -- Vantaa, Finland</div> <div> Albina Parkkonen, Director</div> <div> +09-891208</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> .</div> <div> Kobzar Ensemble -- Detroit, MI</div> <div> c/o Sam Mills</div> <div> (313) 892-5855</div> <div> .</div> <div> Kodiak Russian Balalaika Players</div> <div> c/o Nancy Bors</div> <div> Box 154, Kodiak, Alaska 99615</div> <div> Information: Nancy Kotula, 907-486-3891</div> <div> .</div> <div> Komenka Ethnic Dance Ensemble - New Orleans</div> <div> John Rodi, Director</div> <div> P. O. Box 13031</div> <div> New Orleans, LA 70185</div> <div> (504) 529-4676</div> <div> .</div> <div> Kozlova -- Alexandria, PA</div> <div> c/o Galla Higinbotham</div> <div> (814) 6693 FAX 669-4475</div> <div> .</div> <div> Liberty Balalaika Ensemble -- Thorndike, ME</div> <div> c/o Chris Marshall</div> <div> (207) 589-4632</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.midcoast.com/~martucci/libal/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.midcoast.com/~martucci/libal/"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>http://www.midcoast.com/~martucci/libal/</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> Loca Rosa & Byelaroza Eastern European </div> <div>   Folk Dance & Music Ensemble -- Mesa, AZ</div> <div> Tish Dvorkin, Director</div> <div> (480) 986-6016</div> <div> .</div> <div> Massenkof Russian Folk Festival - San Francisco, CA</div> <div> Nikolai Massenkof, Director</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:russkanfok@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:russkanfok@aol.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>russianfok@aol.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> Moscow Nights Russian Folk Ensemble - </div> <div>              Cleveland, Ohio</div> <div> Vitaly Bezrodnov, Director</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.russianfolk.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.russianfolk.com/"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>http://www.russianfolk.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> <I>   </I><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The New Archangel Dancers</FONT></div> <div>    208 Smith Street</div> <div>    Sitka, AK 99835</div> <div> <I><B> </B></I><I>  </I><A HREF="http://www.newarchangeldancers.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.newarchangeldancers.com/"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>http://www.newarchangeldancers.com/</I></FONT></A></div> <div> <I>  </I><A HREF="mailto:newarchangel@gci.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:newarchangel@gci.net"><FONT COLOR="#000099"><I> </I></FONT></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:newarchangel@gci.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:newarchangel@gci.net"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>newarchangel@gci.net</I></FONT></A></FONT></div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFBF0" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div>    Red Square Balalaika and Domra Ensemble -  </div> <div>            Devon, UK.       </div> <div>    Catherine Warren, Director</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" > </FONT> <A HREF="mailto:cat_warren@yahoo.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:cat_warren@yahoo.co.uk"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>cat_warren@yahoo.co.uk</I></FONT></A> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >or telephone   </FONT></div> <div>         (+447811279395). </div> <div> .</div> <div> Russian Carnival Ensemble -- Brooklyn, NY</div> <div> Tamara Volskaya, Director</div> <div> (718) 743-8264</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.dreamwater.com/russcarnival/ " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.dreamwater.com/russcarnival/ "><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>www.dreamwater.com/russcarnival/ </I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> Russian Tornado -- London, England</div> <div> Bibs Ekkel, Director</div> <div> 01932-711906</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:74542.2734@compuserve.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:74542.2734@compuserve.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>74542.2734@compuserve.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> Russkiye Muzikanti -- Arlington, VA</div> <div> Steve Luchter, Director</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:sluchter@earthlink.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:sluchter@earthlink.net"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>sluchter@earthlink.net</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> Samovar -- Arlington, VA</div> <div> Michael Nazaretz, Director</div> <div> (703) 521-5873</div> <div> .</div> <div> San Francisco Balalaika Ensemble</div> <div>    POB 2557 Castro Valley, CA 94546</div> <div>    Tel. 415/474-4552 Fax: 510/276-6880</div> <div>    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.sfbalalaika.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sfbalalaika.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I>http://www.sfbalalaika.com</I></FONT></A></FONT></div> <div> .</div> <div> The St. Petersburg Trio -- McLean, VA</div> <div> Svetlana Nikonova, Director</div> <div> (703) 356-7838</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:n_zaxar@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:n_zaxar@hotmail.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>n_zaxar@hotmail.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> Troika Balalaikas -- Atlanta, GA</div> <div> c/o Lynn Carpenter McConnell</div> <div> (770) 939-4343</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lynnmcconnell.com/pages/troika.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lynnmcconnell.com/pages/troik"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>http://www.lynnmcconnell.com/pages/troika.html</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> Washington Balalaikas -- Washington, DC Area</div> <div> c/o Max McCullough</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:execdir@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:execdir@aol.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><I>execdir@aol.com</I></FONT></A></div> <div> .</div> <div> Zima Eastern European Folk Ensemble -- Philadelphia, PA</div> <div> c/o John Matulis</div> <div>  (610) 337-8121</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Last updated:  04/06/08</B></I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>