History of BDAA Conventions since 1979
1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
 1979 |
CONVENTION SITE: Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey
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DATES: July 4, 1979 to July 8, 1979
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CONCERT SITE: Performing Arts Center Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Steve Wolownik
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Paul Kauriga
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Great American Gypsy Band
Sasha Voshchenkov, accordion
Odessa Balalaikas
Emanuil “Misha” Sheynkman, balalaika
Troika Balalaikas
Sasha Polinoff, balalaika
Bright Moon Quartet
Verkhovina Slavic Choral Ensemble
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA SELECTIONS:
Village Polka (Sel'skaya polka)
Pod oknom cheremushka kolyshetsya
Pyat' russkikh pyes (Five Russian Pieces)
Lipa vekovaya (The Ancient Linden Tree)
Kamarinskaya
Svetit mesyats (Bright Shines the Moon)
The BDAA Hall of Fame was founded at this Convention.
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1980 |
CONVENTION SITE: Richard Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey
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DATES: June 23, 1980 to June 29, 1980
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CONCERT SITE: Performing Arts Center Stockton State College, Pomona, New Jersey
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Steve Wolownik
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Paul Kauriga
CONCERT COORDINATOR: Charley Rappaport
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Great American Gypsy Band
Paul Karnow
Russian Capella Male Chorus
The Janosik Dancers
Troika Balalaikas
Emanuil “Misha” Sheynkman, balalaika
Verkhovina Slavic Choral Ensemble
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Beryozka Medley
Russian Tunes
Village Polka
Vozle Rechki, Vozle Mosta
Under the Window a Cherry Tree Sways
Under the Apple Tree
The BDAA Scholarship Fund was initiated.
First convention banquet.
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1981  |
CONVENTION SITE: University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
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DATES: June 13, 1981 to June 19, 1981
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CONCERT SITES: Great Hall of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Smith Recital Hall
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Steve Wolownik, Bruce Wood
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: John Garvey
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Concert #1
The Great American Gypsy Band
O'Prihodye
The University of Illinois Russian Folk Orchestra
The American Heritage Dancers
Misha Sheynkman
BDAA Festival Orchestra
Concert #2
The American Balalaika Company
Roy Torley, bandura/Joan Gaustad, vocals
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit
Kamarinskaya Trio
Yugoslav Cultures Troupe
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
At the Blacksmith's (Vo kuznitse)
Bright Moon
I Sit On a Rock
In the Tower, In the High Tower
It Is Not the Wind That Bends the Branch
Memories Waltz (from "The Journey")
Moldavian Girl
Oh, That Evening
Peter the Great March
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1982 |
CONVENTION SITE: Glassboro State College, Glassboro, New Jersey
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DATE: July 10, 1982 to July 16, 1982
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CONCERT SITE: Wilson Concert Hall, Glassboro State College
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Steve Wolownik, Charley Rappaport
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: John Garvey
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Great American Gypsy Band
The Andreyev Balalaika Orchestra of Philadelphia, Anastasia Karnow, director
Kamarinskaya
Sasha Russian Dance Ensemble and Holy Ghost Church Dancers
The Andreyev Balalaika Ensemble of New York, Mark Selivan, Director
Alexander Voshchenkov, accordion
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Fantasia
Kalitka, Ancient Russian Romance
Mazurka #4
Moscow Nights March
Na luzhaike
On the Danube
Peter the Great March
Stoit oreshina kudryavaya
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1983  |
CONVENTION SITE: University of California Berkley, Berkeley, California
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DATE: July 10, 1983 to July 15, 1983
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CONCERT SITES: UC Berkeley - Cal Performances - 101 Zellerbach Hall
The Russian Center, San Francisco, CA
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Lynn Carpenter
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Linda Leary
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Great American Gypsy Band
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit
Neva Russian Dancers
Leonard Davis/Valerie Davis, balalaikas
Khadra International Folk Ballet
Alexander Voshchenkov, accordion
BDAA Chamber Orchestra
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Beryozka Medley
Charming Eyes
Fantasia
Hungarian Dance No. 1, performed by the BDAA Chamber Orchestra
March from "The Love of Three Oranges"
Moldavian Girl
Peter the Great March
Waltz from "Ivan Susanin", performed by the BDAA Chamber Orchestra
Waves of the Danube
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1984  |
CONVENTION SITE: Richard Stockton State College, Ponoma, New Jersey
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DATES: July 14, 1984 to July 21, 1984
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CONCERT SITE: Performing Arts Center - Stockton State College:
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Steve Wolownik
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Linda Leary Cherniavsky
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit
Bibs Ekkel, balalaika
Balalaika Russe
The American Balalaika Company
Alexander Voshchenkov, accorsion
The BDAA Russian Chorus, conducted by Fyodor Cherniavsky
BDAA Festival Orchestra
Gary Nova, vocalist
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Russian Sailors' Dance
At the Swamp
At Church
Kalitka, Ancient Russian Romance
Luchinushka
Along the Volga
Peter the Great March
Maya Marusichka (My Little Mary), Gary Nova, baritone soloist
TheDevil's Wheel, Gary Nova, baritone soloist
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First convention with a day off in the middle of the week.
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1985  |
CONVENTION SITE: Unicoi Park and Lodge, Helen, Georgia
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DATES: July 14, 1985 to July 21, 1985
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CONCERT SITES: Helen Pavilion, Helen Georgia
Alliance Theater, Woodruff Arts Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Steve Wolownik, Charley Rappaport
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: John Garvey
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Concert #1
The Great American Gypsy Band
Alexander Voshchenkov, accordion
BDAA Russian Festival Chorus, conducted by Janet Fuchila
Vladimir Illyashevich, balalaika / Yaroslav Kovalchuk, bayan
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Concert #2
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit
Bibs Ekkel, balalaika
BDAA Russian Festival Chorus
Atlanta Balalaika Society Orchestra
Vladimir Illyashevich / Yaroslav Kovalchuk
The Great American Gypsy Band
BDAA Festival Orchestra
Gary Nova, vocalist
FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
A Hut's Passageway (Akh vy, seni) (BDAA Chorus)
As I Was Coming From Debrecyn (BDAA Chorus)
At a Russian Inn
Broad Steppe, The (Step' da step' drugom)
Crimean Sketches
The Devil's Wheel, Gary Nova, baritone soloist
Legend (Conducted by Victor Gorodinsky)
On the Seas, On the Waves Victor Gorodinsky, guitar soloist
Pear Tree, The (BDAA Chorus)
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First time guest artists from the former Soviet Union were invited as master instructors and concert headliners, sponsored by the Ukraina Society of Kiev
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1986 |
CONVENTION SITE: University of British Columbia Conference Center, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada
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DATES: July 20, 1986 to July 27, 1986
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CONCERT SITES: Centennial Theater, North Vancouver
Russian Community Center, Vancouver, British Columbia
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Natasha Lozovsky
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: John Garvey
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Kirilo Borovsky - balalaika
Nina Protsenko - domra
Volodymyr Hdanskiy - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Great American Gypsy Band
Riabinushka Dance Ensemble
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit
Kirilo Borovsky, Volodymyr Hdanskiy, Nina Protsenko
Vancouver Balalaika Orchestra, Natasha Lozovsky, conductor
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Akatui Lullaby Frances Crawford, soprano soloist
Amur Waves
In the Forest, conducted by Victor Gorodinsky
Kalitka
Korobeiniki
Little Land, conducted by Victor Gorodinsky, Frances Crawford, soprano soloist
The Reindeer Runs Over the Snow Frances Crawford, soprano soloist
Tula Samovar
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1987  |
CONVENTION SITE: Rice University, Houston Texas
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DATES: June 20, 1987 to June 28, 1987
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CONCERT SITES: Grand 1894 Opera House, Galveston, Texas
Wortham Theater (Cullen Center), Houston, Texas
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Maxwell McCullough, Rosita Kirkman, Billie Bolton
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Linda Leary Cherniavsky
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Yevgeny Chornokondratenko - balalaika
Iryna Orlova - domra
Yaroslav Kovalchuk - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit
The Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Houston, Marika Macko, director
Nikolai Kedroff, balalaika
Emanuil Sheynkman, balalaika
The BDAA Domra Sextet
The BDAA Domra Choir, conducted by David Cooper
Houston Balalaika Society, conducted by Richard Pickar
Yevgeny Chornokondratenko, Yaroslav Kovalchuk, Iryna Orlova
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
At the Swamp
Crimean Sketches
Finale
Orlovskaya
Prelude, conducted by Victor Gorodinsky
Russian Dance
Valse Avagael, by Charley Rappaport, performed by the BDAA Domra Sextet
Shutochnaya
Play My Bagpipe
Moskva
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1988  |
CONVENTION SITE: William Patterson College, Wayne, New Jersey
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DATES: June 20, 1987 to June 28, 1987
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CONCERT SITES: John Harms Theater, Englewood, New Jersey
Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York, New York
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Valerie Davis, Leonard Davis, Helen Fornazor, Steve Wolownik
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Linda Leary Cherniavsky
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Yuri Aleksyk, balalaika
Tamara Semyonova, domra
Bohdan Parumba, bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Concert #1
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit, Bill Goldes Jr., Director
Troika Balalaika Orchestra, Helen Fornazor, Director
Yuri Aleksyk, balalaika / Bohdan Parumba, bayan / Tamara Semyonova, domra
The Balkan Serenaders, Tom Kelam, Director
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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Concert #2
Sadko Balalaika Orchestra, Austrailia
Balalaika and Domra Society of New York, Leonard Davis, director
Folk Instrument Trio (Master Artists)
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
American March
The Legend conducted by Victor Gorodinsky
Peter the Great March
Souvenir de Vienne
Suite of Russian WW 2 Themes
Terim
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BDAA Tenth Anniversary Celebration
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1989  |
CONVENTION SITE: Quality Inn University, Tucson, Arizona
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DATES: June 25, 1989 to July 2, 1989
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CONCERT SITE: Tucson Community Music Center Music Hall, Tucson, Arizona
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Mia Bulgarin Gay
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Linda Leary-Cherniavsky
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Evgeny Trostyansky - balalaika
Iryna Orlova - domra
Vladimir Zubitsky - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
University of Arizona Balalaika Orchestra
Nikolai Kedroff
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit
Roy Torley
Neva Russian Dance Ensemble
The Balkan Serenaders, Tom Kelam, director
Evgeny Trostyansky, Iryna Orlova, Vladimir Zubitsky
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
The Devil's Wheel (Gary Nova, baritone soloist)
Dayreams Waltz
Dumka
Hopak (Neva Russian Dance Ensemble)
Ivushka (Diane Telischak, soprano soloist)
Korobeiniki
Pod oknom
Sviatogorsky Monastery, conducted by Victor Gorodinsky
Tula Samovar, The, conducted by Victor Gorodinsky
World War II Suite
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1990  |
CONVENTION SITE: Georgetown University Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
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DATES: July 1, 1990 to July 8, 1990
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CONCERT SITE: Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University, Washington D.C.
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Joel Leonard, Max McCullough
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FESTIVALORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: John Garvey
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Pavel Necheporenko - balalaika
Kiril Borovsky - balalaika
Lyubov Matviychul - domra
Bohdan Parumba - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit
Alexander Voshchenkov
The BDAA Domra Choir
The Leningrad Lumberjacks, Konstantin Svirchevsky, director
Pavel Necheporenko
Volodymyr Baglai and Marina Popova (dancers from Ukraine)
Troyista Muzyka
The BDAA Chorus, conducted by Zhanna Ivanovskaya
The BDAA Chamber Orchestra, conducted by John Garvey
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Vo kuznitse -- At the Smithy's
The Cherry Tree (Lyubov Matviychuk, domra and Victor Gorodinsky, guitar)
Evening Bells
Ever Onward (from Treemonisha)
Morning in Champaign-Urbana
Gypsy Airs -- Mary Ann Harbar, violin solo -- BDAA Chamber Orchestra
The Night Is Light (Old Gypsy Waltz) -- Mary Ann Harbar, violin solo -- BDAA Chamber
Orchestra
No Sounds From the City
Red Sarafan, The
Sleigh Bells
Iskorki (Sparks), waltz
Why Is My Heart? (Phyllis Tilton Hurt, soprano)
Budashkin Domra Concerto (Lyubov Matviychuk, domra soloist)
Beyond the River Don
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Site of the first BDAA wedding -- David and Irene McCullough
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1991  |
CONVENTION SITE: University of British Columbia conference Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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DATE: July 7, 1991 to July 14, 1991
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CONCERT SITES: University of British Columbia Old Auditorium, Vancouver
Orpheum Theater, Vancouver, British Columbia
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Natasha Lozovsky
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Yablochko Dance Ensemble of the Russian Community Center, Vancouver
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit, William Goldes Jr., director
The Czar Balalika Duo
The BDAA Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Cooper, with Bibs Ekkel and
Nicholas Lozovsky
North of the Black Sea (Roy Torley/Joan Gaustad)
The BDAA Festival Chorus, Zhanna Ivanovskaya, conductor
The Russian Community Centre Orchestra, Natasha Lozovsky, conductor
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Concert Variations for Balalaika and Orchestra - Budashkin (Bibs Ekkel, balalaika soloist,
with the BDAA Chamber Orchestra)
Cossacks' Song
Czardas (V. Monti) (Nicholas Lozovsky, violin soloist, with the BDAA Chamber Orchestra)
Dr. Zhivago, Themes from
At Church
Kazbek
Oh Return To Me My Darling
Orlovskaya
Peter the Great March
Three Russian Songs
Volga Boatmen, Song of the
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1992  |
CONVENTION SITE: Sheraton University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DATE: July 4, 1992 to July 11, 1992
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CONCERT SITE: Keswick Theatre:
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Steve Wolownik:
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Alexander Marchakovsky - balalaika
Alexander Tsygankov - domra
Evgeny Ageev - bayan
Anatoly Kolbeshin - vocalist
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Balalaika Orchestra of Detroit, William Goldes Jr., director
Yablochko Russian Dance ensemble
BDAA Bayan/Accordion Ensemble
Sadko Balalaika Orchestra of Melbourne, Australia
The Strings of Russia
The BDAA Chamber Orchestra, John Garvey, conductor
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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The Don Cossacks, a stranded ensemble from Belaya Kalitva, Russia performed for us at Rova Farm. We invited them to perform for us at the convention. We also held a floor drive at the banquet to collect money to help them to return to Russia.
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Step, da step krugom (The Broad Steppe) Anatoly Kolbeshin, tenor soloist
Don't Rustle, Little Green Oak Grove
Dr. Zhivago, Themes from
Hussar Suite - Waltz, Polka
In The Forest
Kamarinskaya
Melody
Polonaise Brilliante
Zhivyot moya otrada (My Love Lives High Above) Anatoly Kolbeshin, tenor soloist
Tol'ko raz (Only Once) Anatoly Kolbeshin, tenor soloist
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1993 |
CONVENTION IN RUSSIA WITH "STRINGS OF RUSSIA" FESTIVAL
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CONVENTION SITE: Volga River, Russia on the river cruiser Alexander Raditschev
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DATES: July 20, 1993 to August 4, 1993
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CONCERT SITES:
Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow Russia
Glinka Concert Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia
Dobrynin Cultural Center, Yaroslavl, Russia
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Max McCullough
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: David Cooper
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Concert # 1
. Mikhail Rozkov, balalaika
Folk Orchestra from the Central House of Performing Arts of Izhevsk
Ensemble of the Music School for Children of Rybinsk
Tsygankov Family Ensemble
Yaroslavl Souvenir
BDAA Festival Orchestra
Folk Instruments Ensemble from City of Ufa
Iryna Orlova and Alexander Ivanov
Chamber Orchestra
Bibs Ekkel
Georgi Svistunov and Larissa Gotlieb
Valery Zazhigin and Larissa Gotlieb
Strings of Russia Festival Orchestra
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Concert #2
The Tokyo Orchestra
The Kazbek Orchestra of Sweden
Balalaika Quartet of France
Yaroslavl Souvenir
Bibs Ekkel
BDAA Festival Orchestra
Strings of Russia Festival Orchestra
Valery Zazhigin
Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments of the City of Yaroslavl
Andreyev Academic Folk Orchestra
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Concert #3
Yaroslavl Vocal Ensemble
Children's Orchestra of the City of Yaroslavl Palace of Culture
The Tokyo Balalaika Orchestra
Russkie Uzory
The Kazbek Balalaika Orchestra of Sweden
Philippe Cleirens, France
Georgi Svistunov, France
Balalaika Quartet of France
Bibs Ekkel
BDAA Festival Orchestra
Yaroslavl Souvenir
Tsygankov Family Ensemble
Folk Instruments Ensemble from City of Ufa
Strings of Russia Festival Orchestra and Chorus
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
In Moscow:
Pri dolinushke (In the Valley) Emanuil Sheynkman and William Goldes Jr., balalaika duo
Volga Boatmen, Song of the Lennart Bäkström, baritone soloist
In St. Petersburg:
Dr. Zhivago, Themes from
Orlovsky Souvenir
Over the Fields (Ural Field Song) Betty Jo Fite Hays, soprano soloist
Volga Boatmen, Song of the
In Yaroslavl:
In the Valley
Kazbek Lennart Bäkström, baritone soloist
My Michele
Orlovsky Souvenir
Polyanka, conducted by Evgeny Ageev
Slavsya, conducted by Evgeny Ageev
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RODINA CONVENTION - USA
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CONVENTION SITE: Chancellor Hotel & Convention Center, Champaign, Illinois
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DATES: July 11, 1993 to July 18, 1993
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CONCERT SITE: Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, Illinois
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Lisa Ochoa and Tamara Livingston
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The University of Illinois Russian Folk Orchestra
The Dueling Balalaikas
Maria Merkelo and Friends
Bibs Ekkel
Alexei Sinyavsky
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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1994  |
CONVENTION SITE: Holiday Inn Reno Downtown, Reno, Nevada
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DATES: July 16, 1994 to July 24, 1994
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CONCERT SITE: Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts, Reno Nevada
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Zeny Ocean
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Dimitri Hochlov
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Valeri Zazhigin - balalaika
Alexander Tsygankov - domra
Natalia Semyonova - domra
Vyatcheslav Semyonov - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra, conducted by Maxwell McCullough
The BDAA Chamber Orchestra, conducted by David Cooper
Peter Trofimenko/Evgenia Tochenaya
Russian Guest Artists
The Atlanta Balalaika Society
The BDAA Bayan Ensemble
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Lipa vekovaya (The Aged Linden Tree)
Kazbek (Wally Fullerton, baritone soloist)
Ne slyushnu shumu gorodskovo (No Sound Is Heard From the City) -- Betty Jo Fite Hays,
soprano soloist
Russian Sailors' Dance (Richard Holden and Natasha Lozovsky, dancers, accompanied
by the BDAA Chamber Orchestra)
Song of the Volga Boatmen
Suite based on Pushkin's "Snowstorm"
Vinyat menya v narodye (The People Blame Me) -- Valery Zazhigin, balalaika soloist
Travushka-Muravushka -- Alexander Tsygankov, domra soloist
Tula Samovar BDAA Chamber Orchestra
Under the Apple Tree BDAA Chamber Orchestra
Ural Mountain Dance BDAA Chamber Orchestra
Waltz of the Faun
Valenki (Woolen Boots) -- Valery Zazhigin, balalaika soloist.
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1995  |
CONVENTION SITE: Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, Georgia
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DATES: June 24, 1995 to July 2, 1995
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CONCERT SITES: Renaissance Atlanta Hotel Downtown, Atlanta, Georgia
Robert Ferst Theatre at Georgia Tech Center for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Jan Rygert
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Linda Cherniavsky
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Yuriy Mugerman - balalaika
Natalia Semyonova - domra
Vyatcheslav Semyonov - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Concert #1
The Atlanta Balalika Society
Peter Trofimenko/Evgenia Tochenaya
Troika Balalaikas
Iryna Orlova and Isabella Mugerman
The BDAA Domra Ensemble
The BDAA Festival Chorus
Vyacheslav Semyonov & Natalia Semyonova
The BDAA Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Antonina Nigrelli
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Concert #2
Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra, conducted by Maxwell McCullough
The Great American Gypsies
The BDAA Festival Chorus
Vyacheslav Semyonov & Natalia Semyonova
Yuriy and Izabella Mugerman
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
O yesli b mog vyrazit v zvuke (Oh, could I but express in song...) Wally Fullerton, baritons
soloist, with the BDAA Chamber Orchestra
Lipa vekovaya (The Age-Old Linden Tree)
The Black Raven -- Betty Jo Fite Hays, soprano soloist
Concerto for Domra and Orchestra, Natalia Semyonova, domra soloist
Cossack's Song
Etude On Jewish Themes
Hungarian Dance # 6 The BDAA Chamber Orchestra
Kalinka, Yuriy Mugerman, balalaika soloist
Kamarinskaya, Yuriy Mugerman, balalaika soloist
Russian Ballroom - Potpourri Selections
Soldiers' Song
Svetit mesyats Festival Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra
Ukrainian Potpourri The BDAA Chamber Orchestra
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1996  |
CONVENTION SITE: Fort William Henry Resort, Lake George, New York
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DATES: June 23, 1996 to June 30, 1996
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CONCERT SITE: Round Lake Auditorium, Round Lake, New York
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Max McCullough
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Antonina Nigrelli
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Yuriy Mugerman - balalaika
Iryna Orlova - domra
Anatoly Mamalyga - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra, conducted by Maxwell McCullough
Gennady and Tatyana Zut --- balalaika/piano
Iryna Orlova and Anatoly Mamalyga
Yuriy and Izabella Mugerman
Firebird Ensemble -- Los Angeles, California
Sasha Polinoff, balalaika
BDAA Festival Chorus, conducted by Linda O'Brien Rothe
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Crimean Sketches
Evening Bells
Farewell, My Gypsy Camp -- Anatoly Panchoshny, bass soloist
Podruzhkini Chastushki
Romance
Subbotea (The Saturday Night Date) -- Irina Zagornova, soprano soloist
Triumphal Polonaise
Tyorski Cossacks -- Irina Zagornova, soprano soloist
Song of the Volga Boatmen -- Anatoly Panchoshny, bass soloist
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1997 |
CONVENTION SITE: San Pedro Hilton Marina, San Pedro, California
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DATES: Jun 22, 1997 to June 29, 1997
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CONCERT SITES: Madeo Ballroom, San Pedro Hilton
Pasadena Civic Auditorium
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Peggy Propper and Peter Rothe
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Anatoly Mamalyga
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Evgeny Trostyansky - balalaika
Sergei Grinchenko - bayan
Nadezhda Krygina - vocal
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Concert #1
The Washington Balalaika Society, conducted by Maxwell McCullough
Zhena Folk Chorus
Leonid Nosif
Peter Trofimenko/Eugenia Tochenaya
Russian Wind Instruments Ensemble
Sergei Sinitsyn & Nadia Zakhvatkina (dancers)
Firebird Ensemble
Iryna Orlova & Anatoly Mamalyga
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Concert #2
Firebird Ensemble
Sergei Sinitsyn & Nadia Zakhvatkina (dancers)
Sergei Grinchenko
Russian Festival Choir, conducted by Linda O'Brien Rothe
Iryna Orlova and Anatoly Mamalyga
Sergei Sinitsyn & Nadia Zakhvatkina (dancers)
Nadezhda Krygina
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Across the Wide Volga Nadezhda Krygina, soprano soloist
Ancient Linden Tree, the
Step, da step krugom Nadezhda Krygina, soprano soloist
Evening Bells
Guards' March
Gypsy Guitar
Hava Nagila
Karelian-Finnish Polka Sergei Grinchenko, bayan soloist
Khorovod Sergei Sinitsyn & Nadia Zakhvatkina, dancers
Lara's Theme from Dr. Zhivago
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1998  |
CONVENTION SITE: Fort William Henry Resort, Lake George, New York
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DATES: July 12, 1998 to July 19, 1998
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CONCERT SITE: Palace Theatre, Albany, New York
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Max McCullough:
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: David Cooper
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Nikolai Kedroff - balalaika
Tamara Volskaya - domra
Anatoly Trofimov - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra, conducted by Maxwell McCullough
BDAA Founders Ensemble
Nikolai Kedroff and Igor Ponomarenko
The BDAA Chorus, conducted by Mark Bailey, director of The Yale Russian Chorus
The Atlanta Balalaika Society Ensemble
Russian Carnival Ensemble
Tamara Volskaya and Anatoly Trofimov
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Concerto for Domra and Orchestra -- Tamara Volskaya, domra soloist
Gryozi (Daydreams Waltz) -- Balalaika unison
Etude on Jewish Themes
Peaceful, Holy Lake Baikal -- Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
Raslilas Volga Shiroko -- Anya Titova, soprano soloist
Soldier's Song -- Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
Themes from Dr. Zhivago
Woolen Boots -- Nikolai Kedroff, balaliaka soloist
Raduysia -- The BDAA Chorus
Raduytesia Pravednii -- The BDAA Chorus
Svyatii Bozhe -- The BDAA Chorus
Svetit Svetel mesyats -- The BDAA Chorus
Evening Bells -- The BDAA Founders Ensemble
Longing For Home -- The BDAA Founders Ensemble
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1999 |
There was no official BDAA convention held in 1999. Instead, the BDAA sponsored a White NIghts Study Tour in Sweden and Russia and a few days later BDAA founder Steve Wolownik organized a gathering in Lakewood, New Jersey referred to as the Road Diner (Rodina).
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WHITE NIGHTS STUDY TOUR
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SITES: Foresta Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden,
Hotel Russia, St. Petersburg Russia
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DATES: June 22, 1999 to July 5, 1999
STUDY TOUR COORDINATORS: Göran and Jan Rygert, and Max McCullough
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CONCERT #1 SITE: Nybrokajen, Stockholm, Sweden
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Antonina Nigrelli
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Kazbek/BDAA Orchestras
Shaika Balalaika (Finland Ensemble)
Alexander Tsygankov, Inna Shevchenko, Valeri Zazhigin, Larissa Gottlieb
Södra Bergens Balalajkor
Svetit Mesyats - All participants
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CONCERT #2 & #3 SITES: Large Philharmonic Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia
Academic Chapel Kapella, St Petersburg Russia
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Bertil Runefelt
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Yaroslavl Orchestra of Russian Folk Instruments
BDAA and Kazbek Festival Orchestra
Tokyo Balalaika Ensemble
Finland Ensemble Kalinka
Mikhail Makarenko and Anne Perchat
Andreyev State Academic Russian Orchestra
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COMBINED BDAA/KAZBEK FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Beryoza
Butterfly, The
Pri Dolinushke
Wedding-March from Jämtland, Sweden, conducted by Göran Rygert
BDAA March, conducted by Göran Rygert
Korobushka -- Stephen Andrysyszyn and Kathleen Schwartzman, dancers
Pri Dolinushke -- John Bardash and Dan Nicolini, balalaika soloists
Selyskaya Kadril -- conducted by Bertil Runefelt
Ural Mountain Dance
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ROAD-DINER BALALAIKA & FOLK DANCE CAMP
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SITE: Georgian Court College, Lakewood, New Jersey
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DATES: July 7, 1999 to July 11, 1999
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CONCERT SITE: ROVA Russian Resort
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Steve Wolownik, Riccardo Heald
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Gypsy Balalaikas (Zemel, Sherman, Wolownik)
Charlie Rappaport, domra
Ukrainian "Troyista Muzyka" Ensemble
Paul Takahashi, accordion
The Liberty Balalaika Orchestra of Liberty, Maine
The Pushkin Pluckers
Bibs Ekkel, balalaika
Road-Diner Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
God Save the Tsar
Graduation Waltz
Longing For My Homeland
Lullaby
Ural Mountain Dance
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2000  |
CONVENTION SITE: Marriott City Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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DATES: July 6, 2000 to July 16, 2000
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CONCERT SITE: Byham Theater
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Ron Markvan
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Alexander Tsygankov
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Sergey Vashchenko - balalaika
Alexander Tsygankov - domra
Vladimir Kaliazine - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra, conducted by Maxwell McCullough
Sergey Vashchenko/Vladimir Kaliazine
Guenko Guchev, baritone
Balalaika South -- Atlanta
St. Nicholas Balalaika Orchestra -- Mogadore, Ohio
BDAA Domra Choir, conducted by Charely Rappaport
Alexander Tsygankov/Inna Shevchenko
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
BDAA March
Step', da step krugom (The Broad Steppe) -- Ilarion Shuga, tenor soloist
Chastushki with Garmoshka
Going Around Saratov City
Kumanyok, pobyvai u menya (Good Friends, Come and Visit With Me)
Kalinka -- Ilarion Shuga, tenor soloist
Mar dyandya -- Alexander Tsygankov, domra soloist -- conducted by Maxwell McCullough
Posidelki/Yarmarka
Romance (from "Snowstorm")
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First time a 3-day partial week registration was offered.
First time a web page on the Internet was used to promote a BDAA convention
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2001  |
CONVENTION SITE: Chadbourne Residence Hall, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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DATES: July 31, 2001 to August 5, 2001
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CONCERT SITE: Mills Hall, University of Madison School of Music
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Bibs Ekkel - balalaika
Charley Rappaport - domra
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Komenka Dance Ensemble of New Orleans
Winter Festival Balalaikas
Charley Rappaport/Lynn McConnell
Bibs Ekkel/Vanya Podzhopnikov
Natasha Ramer
BDAA Festival Choir
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
All That Has Been -- Lennart Bäkström, baritone soloist
Concert Variations. for Balalaika and Orchestra -- Bibs Ekkel, balalaika soloist
Kazbek -- Lennart Bäkström, baritone soloist
Luchinushka and Troika
Lullaby
Moldavian Ciobaneasca -- Charley Rappaport, domra soloist
Ride of the Cossacks
Ural Mountain Dance
White Acacia -- Annika and Lennart Bäkström, vocal duo
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2002  |
CONVENTION SITE: Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans, Louisiana
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DATES: July 7, 2002 to July 14, 2992
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CONCERT SITE: Louis Roussel Performance Hall, Loyola University
O'Flaherty's Irish Pub
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Natasha Ramer, John Rodi
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: David Cooper
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Sergey Vashchenko - balalaika
Tamara Volskaya - domra
Anatoly Trofimov - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Komenka Ethnic Dance Ensemble of New Orleans
BDAA Festival Chorus, conducted by Svetlana Lonadier
Sergey Vaschenko,and Vladimir Kaliazine
Tamara Volskaya and Anatoly Trofimov
BDAA Festival Artist Quartet
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Akh, kak po moryu -- Komenka Dance Ensemble
Gypsy Rhapsody -- Tamara Volskaya and Anatoly Trofimov, domra and bayan, soloists
Hava Nagila
I Am Blamed By the People -- Sergei Vachchenko, balalaika soloist -- conducted by
Maxwell McCullough
Karusel
March, from "The Snowstorm" -- Balalaika unison
Memories Waltz (from "The Journey")
No Sound Is Heard From the City
Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In
Dorogoi d'linnoyu (The Long Roads) -- Alexander Mazarsky, vocal soloist
Trick-Track Polka
In the Field Stands a Birch Tree
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2003  |
CONVENTION SITE: Quality Hotel Conference Center, Arlington Virginia
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DATES: July 5, 2003 to July 14, 2003
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CONCERT SITES:
Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre
Gunston Arts Center
Schlesinger Hall, Alexandria, Virginia
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Joel Leonard, Max McCullough:
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Nikolai Kalinin
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Anatoly Tikhonov - balalaika
Alexander Tsygankov - domra
Anatoly Trofimov - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
CONCERT #1
Spirit of St. Petersburg Trio
Anatoly Tikhonov
Alexander Tsygankov
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CONCERT #2
Flory Jagoda
Great American Gypsies
Harmonia -- Cleveland, Ohio
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CONCERT #3
Atlanta Balalaika Society
Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra
Russian Carnival Ensemble
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FESTIVAL CONCERT
Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra, conducted by Maxwell McCullough
Anatoly Tikhonov
Alexander Tysgankov
Great American Gypsies
Russian Carnival Ensemble
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
The Ancient Linden Tree
Military March (from "Snowstorm")
Bright Moon
Dark Eyes -- alexander Tsygankov, domra soloist
Dr. Zhivago, Themes from
Moscow Nights March
Romanian Song and Czardas -- Anatoly Tikhonov, balalaika soloist
Russian Waltz
Selskaya Polka
Song of the Volga Boatmen -- Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
Dorogoi d'linnoyu (The Long Roads) -- Anatoly Panchoshny, basso
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2004  |
CONVENTION SITE: Marriott University Park Hotel, Tucson, Arizona
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DATES: July 26, 2004 to August 1, 2004
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CONCERT SITE: Crowder Hall, University of Arizona School of Music
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Mia Hansen, Dan Nicolini
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Iryna Orlova
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Yuri Aleksyk - balalaika
Iryna Orlova - domra
Vadym Khavrun - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Arizona Balalaika Orchestra
The Great American Gypsies
BDAA Domra Choir
Vadym Khavrun and Yuri Aleksyk
Iryna Orlova and Anatoly Mamalyga
BDAA Festival Orchestra
Sons of Orpheus Male Chorus of Tucson, conducted by Grayson Hirst
The Kalinka Russian Dancers, directed by Mia Hansen
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Ach, kak po moryu -- BDAA Festival Dancers
At the Balalaika -- Grayson Hirst, vocal soloist
Karelian-Finnish Polka -- Vadym Khavrun, bayan soloist
Karusel -- BDAA Festival Dancers
Lullaby
Lyrical Mood
March from "Bridge over the River Kwai"
Russian March
Russian Souvenir
Vesyolaya kadril' -- BDAA Festival Dancers
Viydu l ya na rechenku -- Iryna Orlova, domra soloist
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2005   |
CONVENTION SITE: DoubleTree of Madison Hotel, Madison, Wisconsin
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DATE: July 17, 2005 to July 24, 2005
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CONCERT SITE: Mills Hall, University of Madison School of Music
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Svetlana Nikonova
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Igor Senin - balalaika
Nadezhda Burdykina - domra
Vladimir Zakharevich - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
Barynya Ensemble
Judy Sherman - vocal
Kavkaz Russian Dancers of Milwaukee
Duet BIS -- Senin/Burdykina
BDAA 2005 Sextet
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Dance of the Buffoons
Fantasy on the romance 'Din, Din, Din'
Russian Two-Step -- Nadezhda Burdykina, domra soloist
Ne odna vo polye dorozhen'ka
Vse shto bylo -- Maia Braden, soprano soloist
Oh, It Is Not Evening -- Maia Braden, soprano soloist
Fantasy on Two Russian Themes
Lullaby -- conducted by Victor Gorodinsky
Russian Tunes -- Igor Senin, balalaika soloist
The Great Gate of Kiev
Radetzky March
On, Wisconsin
First "Gypsy Night"
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2006  |
CONVENTION SITE: Sheraton Suites, Cayuga Falls (Akron), Ohio
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DATE: July 9, 2006 to July16, 2006
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CONCERT SITE: Kent State University Auditorium
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Jane Malackany/Jason Marzoula
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Andrei Salaviev - balalaika
Tamara Volskaya - domra
Anatoly Trofimov - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
St. Nicholas Balalaika Orchestra
The Great American Gypsies (Charley Rappaport & Joe Kovach)
Bibs Ekkel
Andrei Saveliev
Tamara Volskaya/Anatoly Trofimov
Washington Balalaika Society
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
The Patriotic Song
Scene from Swan Lake
Ride of the Cossacks
I Am Blamed by the People
Two Joyful Geese
Slavonic Melodies
Concerto for Domra and Folk Orchestra
Latvian Landscape
The Country Tune
Train to Odessa
Orlovskaya
First BDAA Original Competition Contest -- Winner - 'Slavonic Menodies' - Brian Tetlow
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2007 |
CONVENTION SITE: Luther College, Decorah, Iowa
DATE: July 8 -15, 2007
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CONCERT SITE: Center of Faith and Life Main Auditorium
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Larissa Iudin-Nelson
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Svetlana Nikonova
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Andrei Salaviev - balalaika
Iraida Erokhina - domra
Vladimir Zakharevich - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS:
The Luther College Balalaika Ensemble
Judy Sherman
Big Rock Balalaikas -- Morro Bay, CA
Iraida Erokhina
Andrei Saveliev
Ensemble of the Washington Balalaika Society
The BDAA Liturgical Choir, directed by Timothy and Sandra Peter
Barynya
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Faun Waltz
U zori-to, u zoren'ki (At the First Light of Dawn)
Carnival of Venice -- Iraida Erokhina, domra soloist
Flight of the Bumble Bee -- Vladimir Zakharevich, bayan soloist
Gypsy Dance
Russian Themes (Medley) -- Ami Hall, soprano soloist
Jewish Selections
The Cart of Life
Akh, Vy Seni, Moi Seni -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika soloist
Vo lesochke komarochkov mnogo urodilos' -- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika soloist
Sabre Dance, from "Gayane"-
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2008  |
CONVENTION SITE: Harrah's-Reno Hotel
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DATE: July 13 - 20 2008
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CONCERT SITE: Nightingale Auditorium, University of Nevada - Reno
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Zeny and Janis Ocean
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Alexander Tsygankov, with appearances by Victor
Gorodinsky, Maxwell McCullough, Svetlana Nikonova
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Valery Zazhigin - balalaika
Alexander Tsygankov - domra
Natalia Semynova - domra
Vyatcheslav Semyonov - bayan
Inna Shevchenko - gusli
Larisa Gottlieb - piano
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FEATURED ARTISTS IN CONCERT
The Sierra Nevada Balalaika Society -- Margarita Bryant, conductor
The BDAA Festival Dancers -- Natasha Lozovsky, Choreographer
Duo Semyonov
Moscow Quartet (Tsygankov, Zazhigin, Shevchenko, Gottlieb)
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
Baikal Tale
Don Rhapsody -- Vyatcheslav Semyonov,. bayan soloist
Russian Winter -- conducted by Svetlana Nikonova
The Joke -- conducted by Victor Gorodinsky
Dancing at Dawn
Russian Field -- R. Steve Murdock, vocal soloist
Grotesk and Contemplation -- Valery Zazhigin, balalaika soloist
Oy da ty, kalinushka -- conducted by Maxwell McCullough
Mar dyandya -- Alexander Tsygankov, domra soloist -- conducted by Maxwell
McCullough
Kumanyok, pobyvai u menya
Svetit mesyats
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Second BDAA Original Competition Contest --
Winner - 'Dancing at Dawn' - Göran Rygert
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2009  |
CONVENTION SITE: Westmark Hotel
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DATE: July 18 - 24, 2009
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CONCERT SITE: Sitka Performing Arts Center
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CONVENTION COORDINATOR: Jeanne Stolberg
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: Victor Gorodinsky
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Bibs Ekkel - balalaika
Alexander Tsygankov - domra
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FEATURED ARTISTS IN CONCERT
Alexander Tsygankov, domra and Inna Shevchenko, piano
Bibs Ekkel, balalaika with John Langdon, guitar and the Ekkel family
The New Archangel Dancers, accompanied by the SitNiks
BDAA Festival Orchestra
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
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Black Jackdaw
Charming Eyes
Tachanka (The Soldier's Cart)
Noctourne -- Bibs Ekkel, balalaika soloist
Akh, kak po moryu (On the Sea) -- BDAA Festival Dancers, Natasha Lozovsky-Burns,
choreographer
Tula Samovar
Candlelight, by Victor Gorodinsky (Premiere performance)
Mar dyandya (Strike the Strings) -- Alexander Tsygankov, domra soloist
Lipa vekovaia (The Aged Linden Tree)
Gypsy Medley -- Judy Sherman and Tamara Ancite, vocals
The Lakes
Ural Mountain Dance -- BDAA Festival Dancers
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| 2010 |
CONVENTION SITE: Sheraton - Bloomington
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DATE: July 11 - 18, 2010
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CONCERT SITE: Ted Mann Theatre, University of Minnesota
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CONVENTION COORDINATORS: Anne DelVecchio, Tom Korba
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ORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR: David Cooper
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MASTER ARTISTS:
Andrei Saveliev - balalaika
Angelina Galashenkova-Reed - domra
Nina Tritenichenko - bayan
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FEATURED ARTISTS IN CONCERT
St. Mary's Balalaika Orchestra
Karpathy Children's Dance Ensemble, Lara Ciganko, director
Charley Rappaport with Judy Sherman, Andy King, Gordon Neidinger
Nina Tritenichenko
Angelina Galashenkova-Reed with Anton Melnichenko, piano
Andrei Saveliev with Washington Balalaika Society Ensemble
BDAA Festival Chorus, Sara Ann Pogorely, director
BDAA Festival Orchestra, David Cooper, conductor
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FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA CONCERT SELECTIONS
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Balalaika Waltz
Moscow Nights March
Russkiye Napevi --- Andrei Saveliev, balalaika soloist
Ne slyshno shumu gorodskovo -- Irina Patryk, soprano soloist
Zaigrai, moya volynka -- Balalaika unison
Kalitka
Csardas (Monti) -- Nina Tritenichenko, bayan soloist
Gandzya -- Irina Petryk, soprano soloist
Ochi Chorniye -- Angelina Galashenkova-Reed, domra soloist
Mnogaya lyeta -- BDAA Festival Chorus, Sara Ann Pogorely, director
V put' -- BDAA Festival Chorus, Sara Ann Pogorely, director
Kazbek -- Wally Fullerton, baritone soloist
The Easy Winners -- Angelina Galashenkova-Reed and Charley Rappaport, domra duo
Kadril'naya Pol'ka
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| 2011 |
Bollnäs, Sweden
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| 2012 |
Madison, Wisconsin
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