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Женя Шевченко легендарная исполнительница цыганских романсов

Фильм о Жене Шевченко "Zhenya! The Singing Legend" ("Женя! Поющая легенда") содержит интервью 2006 года в квартире певицы, интервью 2006 года в центральном парке в Манхеттене, а также видео с двух выступлений Жени Шевченко с нью-йоркским ансамблем Барыня (директор и основатель Михаил Смирнов).

Женя Шевченко благодарит всех, кто принимал участие в записи и создании этого проекта:

Музыканты: Лев Забежинский (балалайка), Шломо Лейдерман (фортепьяно), Геннадий Гуткин (баян), Алексей Синявский (балалайка, гитара), Михаил Смирнов (гармошка, гитара), Леонид Брук (балалайка контрабас), Сергей Рябцев (скрипка), Валерий Жмуд (скрипка), Руслан Хаин (контрабас); певцы: Сергей Побединский, Александр Меньшиков, Василий Янкович; танцоры ансамбля Барыня: Валентина Квасова, Ольга Шпитальная, Ганна Макарова, Виталий Вертерич, Михаил Нестеренко, Андрий Цыбик, Илья Панкратов, Наталья Ежова; камера: Александр Фейгин, костюмы: Светлана Гаврилова

Особая благодарность Алексею Синявскому ("As-Is Recording and Video Studios") и Михаилу Смирнову, продюссеру, основателю и руководителю ансамбля Барыня

order:
http://www.barynya.com/mp3/zhenia.htm

Daniel Cooper dance from "War and Peace" by Tolstoy

Somebody just sent me this question, if a dance that appears early in
the novel and movie "War and Peace" by Tolstoy is real, and if so,
what are its origins?

The dance is called the "Daniel Cooper". It certainly does not sound
Russian. Do you know anything about this, or do you have suggestions
about who could have information about this?

Thank you

Mikhail Smirnov
Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya
http://www.barynya.com

It was a dangerous time for music in 1948 when Shostakovich was
completing his First Violin Concerto-during Stalin's regime, a month
after the notorious Zhdanov Decrees had censured the composer for
"bourgeois, formalist deviations." When he and other composers were
summoned before Zhdanov 's conference, his works were deemed to appeal
to "foreign bandits and imperialists." Still, it would be seven years
before the dedicatee, David Oistrakh, courageously premiered the
Violin Concerto. Two months later, he joined the New York Philharmonic
for its U.S. premiere. From ominous Nocturne to spectacular Burlesque,
it has become not only a virtuoso vehicle for the soloist but a
masterpiece for all time. Lisa Batiashvili, violinist, born in
Tbilisi , Georgia , will perform this demanding piece.


Join host Peter Schickele in an entertaining and insightful commentary
and musical examples to help you enjoy Shostakovich's "First Violin
Concerto" even more. A complete performance by the New York
Philharmonic follows.
Sakari Oramo, Conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violinist
Peter Schickele, host


Shostakovich's "First Violin Concerto", Wednesday, April 11th at
6:45pm At Avery Fisher Hall
Tickets $24-$60
For information or tickets, visit
http://www.nyphil.org/insidethemusic3
or call 212-875-5656


Mikhail Smirnov
Ensemble Barynya
http://www.barynya.com

Slavic Spring Festival Washington, DC March 31, 2007

George Washington University will be hosting the first Slavic Spring Festival in Washington DC. This celebration of Slavic culture and history, a meeting of Slavic representatives and officials, is unprecedented in scope. All are cordially invited to partake in a day of traditional Slavic cuisine, dance, and folk music. The feature performance will be the 2004 winner of Eurovision Song Contest, Ruslana! The public will be addressed by foreign ministers and ambassadors.

Initially, the festival concept envisioned an informal gathering for Slavic students and their respective embassies. However, thanks to the diligence and enthusiasm of the national representatives, the size of the guest list and level of prestige far exceeded the original scope of the project.

The festival is aimed at reaching unity through diversity and is a large undertaking combining the direction and input of the embassies of Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. There will be ambassadors and prominent politicians from all corners of the Slavic world to reveal their unique national perspective and historical heritage. Members of Congress and various representatives of US government agencies will also be in attendance. Foreign and local mass media is welcome and encouraged to cover the event.

The festival will take place on the campus of the George Washington University, near the intersection of 21st Street and H Street NW from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM on March 31, 2007. The event will be open to the public and the admission will be free of charge.

Russian dance and music ensemble "Barynya" will be performing for one hour program with six dancers, three musicians and singer (full company).

If you would like more information about this event please visit www.scfcusa.org or to schedule an interview with The Slavic Cultural Festival Committee, please contact Andrew Mariyanich at 267-255-3631 or e-mail at andryxamar@gmail.com

Ensemble "Barynya" dancers and musiciains will be happy to see our friends at this free concert!!!

Thank you
Spasibo very much!

Mikhail Smirnov (Artistic director/Founder)
Russian dance and music Ensemble "Barynya"
www.barynya.com

It's Barynya Time!

RUSSIAN ROMA MUSIC: Russian Gypsy Guitar Album by "Kolpakov Trio"

Moscow (Russia) based Russian Gypsy ensemble The Kolpakov Trio is the first group of the kind to tour North America in the post-socialist period. The striking style of the The Kolpakov Trio reflects the training of its members at world known Gypsy Theatre Romen from Moscow, which arranges traditional music and dance for polished stage performance.

Aleksander Kolpakov, the group's director, was born in 1943 in the district of Orienburg in Eastern Russia. He was raised with music among the Servo group of Roma and began playing the seven-string guitar as a boy. In the 1960s he moved to Moscow and has since worked with a number of groups, including the Romen Theatre. He is a composer as well as a singer and instrumentalist.

His nephew Vadim Kolpakov mastered the seven-string guitar, the vocal style and dance tradition of Russian Roma Gypsy music at an early age and is from the Saratov region of Russia. In 1992 he moved to Moscow to train with his uncle. He has toured internationally and recorded with the Kolpakov Trio, and in addition sings, dances and plays the guitar in his own group Via Romen, which he founded in the United States.

Tamara Cherepovskaia is a well-known Roma singer, and has toured in France, Italy, Georgia, Latvia, and America. She is highly in demand in the contemporary Moscow gypsy scene as a solo singer and dancer, and has collaborated in several recordings.

read full story, get free MP3 downloads at http://www.barynya.

thank you

Mikhail Smirnov

Ensemble Barynya

New York

http://www.barynya. com

russian restaurant - Russian garmoshka music album

Garmoshka Russian traditional music album "Russian Restaurant" recorded by Mikhail Smirnov, performer, musician, folk singer, founder of New York based Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya in February 2007. Recording was made possible by singers-songwriters, Russian bard musicians Yuriy and Viktor Tenman from New York at their recording studio in Staten Island (Villa Nova Studio). If you ever attend a Russian party where people are singing, you will be able to recognize all the tunes from this album. The very first song that people will do together after a few drinks at the Russian wedding or Birthday party most likely will be "Moroz-Moroz" or "Gorochka". There is no singing on this album. Well, almost no singing... Album contains traditional Russian tunes: "Kalinka", "Moscow nights", "Korobushka" and other Russian favorite songs performed on Russian garmoshka.

Russian traditional Garmoshka music MP3 samples

Kogda b Imel Zlatye Gory ("What If I have had mountains of gold?")
Vinovata Li Ya ("Am I guilty if I am in love?")
Moroz, Moroz! ("Father Frost")
Subboteya ("Saturday Affair")

more at
http://www.barynya.com/mp3/garmoshka.htm

MASLENITSA at the Embassy of Russia in Washington, DC

Ensemble Barynya provided music and dancing for the MASLENITSA at the Embassy of Russia in Washington, DC. It was a long drive from Brooklyn for all Barynya members:
Valentina Kvasova (dancer) http://www.barynya.com/kvasova.htm
Victoria Pichurova (singer) http://www.barynya.com/pichurova.htm
Alex Siniavski (balalaika, Gypsy guitar) http://www.barynya.com/alex.htm
Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar) http://www.barynya.com/misha.htm
Vitaly Verterich (dancer) http://www.barynya.com/barynya/verterich.stm
Alexander Tseytlin (violin) http://www.barynya.com/learnrussian.htm
Ruslan Khain (contrabass) http://www.barynya.com/barynya/Ruslan_Khain.htm

Photo in new Russian Boyarsky costumes by Svetlana Gavrilova: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/barynya/photos/browse/f1bf

Mikhail Smirnov
http://www.cossack.us

Russian singer (bass-barytone) Boris Kletinich from Montreal, Canada

Russian singer (bass-barytone) Boris Kletinich from Montreal, Canada was born in Moldova near Black Sea (the former USSR ). He was graduated from the University of Theater Art and Film of Moscow (Russia). During his military service, he was soloist of the Air Force Orchestra and Chorus of the Red Army. From the age of 19 years, competing with singers of 21 countries, he won the Grand Prix in the International Competition of the military songs. Prisoner of the Iron curtain during several years, he saw himself granted the right to go out of Soviet Union to the epoch of the Glasnost and the Perestroika.

He makes a series of concerts then. It is an impressive and successful performance in the prestigious Concert-Halls of New York, in Jerusalem, in Toronto and in Montreal (for the Jewish and Russian community). Boris Kletinich recorded several discs under tab "Melodiya" in Russia.

more info, mp3, photo at http://www.barynya.com/RussianSinger/BORIS_KLETINICH.htm

slavic fest in Eugene, Oregon 2007 photos

Hello-Zdravstvuite-Privet-Hi!

January was completely crazy month for ensemble "BARYNYA". 25 shows performed in Oregon, Georgia, Canada, Pennsylvania and (of course) on Brighton Beach Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.

Some funny pictures and story from the Slavic Festival in January in Eugene, Oregon available athttp://www.barynya.com/photos/eugene2007/index.htm

Ensemble Barynya upcoming public performances:

Friday, February 9th, 2007 from 10:30pm to 2:30amRussian Children’s Welfare Society Ball "Petroushka" at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. 301 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022. Ball with dinner, dancing, vocal and balalaika performances; admission from $375. Morfe info: (212) 473-6263; www.rcws.org


Friday, February 16th, 2007 starting around 6pm "Maslenitsa Dinner" at the Embassy of the Russian Federation. www.russianembassy.org. 2650 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington DC, 20007. Tel: (202) 298-5700



Thursday, March 15th, 2007. Two 45 minute presentations: 9:30am, 10:30am. Folk dancer Andrij Cybyk, Alyosha Siniavski (balalaika, gypsy guitar), Misha Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocal). James E Allen Learning Center. 762 Deer Park Rd, Dixhills, NY 11746



March 26-30, 2007 1 performance and 20 workshops 2 dancers, one musicians 2nd grade school in Westchester county


April 14, 2007 in the evening. Four dancers with 20 min set at the International Festival in Monmouth University of West Long Branch, NJ


Friday night, April 20, 2007 at New Providence Memorial Library. 377 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974 phone: 908-665-0311. fax: 908-665-2319. email: library@newprov.org. web: www.newprovidencelibrary.org



Sunday afternoon, April 22, 2007. University of Rochester. Rochester, NY 14627. The First Unitarian Church in Rochester, NY



July 6th, 2007 1:45PMBarynya Russian Dance - Camp 2 dancers, one musicians 91 S Orange Ave @ Newark Academy Livingstone, NJ


Sunday, July 15th, 2007Russian BandNew Jersey1 hour concert


Wednesday, July 11th - Sunday, July 15th, 2007
Singer Alexander Menshikov and Mikhail Smirnov (Russian garmoshka) at The Balalaika and Domra Association of America 29th Annual Convention.Luther College, Decorah, Iowa

Petroushka Ball Waldorf-Astoria New York City February 9th, 2007

The Petroushka Ball, a traditional Russian ball held annually in New York City is the primary fundraising event for The Russian Children's Welfare Society http://www.rcws.org/index.html

Started in 1965 by a group of descendants of Russian families whose intent was to raise funds to help to Russian children. Since then, the Ball has become one of New York Society's most vibrant and anticipated annual events, attracting upwards of 800 dinner and dancing guests.

The RCWS's 41st Annual Petroushka Ball was held on February 10, 2006 at the Waldorf-Astoria Grand Ballroom with Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazon as our Guest Artists.

Russian Children's Welfare Society is pleased to report that the latest Petroushka Ball was a total artistic and financial success setting attendance and money raised records. We look forward to our 42nd Petroushka Ball scheduled for February 9, 2007.

Russian ensemble "Barynya" musicians and singers will be performing for the dancing pleasure of the Petroushka Ball attendees from 10pm till the end of the Ball http://www.barynya.com/index.htm

Barynya members and invited guests:
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singer - Alexander Menshikov
http://www.barynya.com/menshikov.htm

balalaika, gypsy guitar - Alex Siniavski
http://www.barynya.com/alex.htm

garmoshka, guitar, vocal - Mikhail Smirnov
http://www.barynya.com/misha.htm

c-bass, balalaika contrabass - Ruslan Khainhttp://www.barynya.com/barynya/Ruslan_Khain.htm

violin - Sergey Riabtsev (Gogol Bordello)
http://www.barynya.com/riabtsev.htm

domra - Svetlana Nikonova (Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra)
http://www.balalaika.org/svetlana.htm

bayan - Vladimir Zakharevich (Washington Balalaika Society Orchestra)
https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/vfgorodi/bdaa2005/zakharevich.html


gypsy 7-string guitar - Vadim Kolpakov (VIA ROMEN)http://www.barynya.com/romen/kolpakov.htm


Friday, February 9th, 2007
Russian Children’s Welfare Society Ball "Petroushka"
The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City.
301 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
Ball with dinner, dancing, vocal and balalaika performances; admission from $375.
More info: (212) 473-6263; www.rcws.org

Thank you

Mikhail Smirnov, Artistic Director/Founder
Russian dance and music ensemble "Barynya" from New York
web: http://www.barynya.com
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It's Barynya Time!

Brunswick, GA (Georgia Community College) January 19,20, 2007

Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya now in Georgia

Friday, January 19, 7:00 pm at the Brunswick Campus of Coastal Georgia Community College in the Southeast Georgia Conference Center. The address is 3700 Altama Ave, Brunswick, GA, 31520

Saturday, January 20, 2007, 7:00 pm at the Camden Center of Coastal Georgia Community College. We will be in the auditorium at this facility. The address is 8001 Lakes Boulevard, Kingsland, Ga 31548

Please stop by if you have time

Thank you
Mikhail Smirnov
www.barynya.com

Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya at blogger.com

Hello!

This is Mikhail Smirnov!

Welcome to ensemble Barynya blog

I will be posting here all news and updates regarding our public performances, album releases etc

Russian music, dance and song ensemble "Barynya"

PROGRAM: Russian, Gypsy, Cossack, Ukrainian and Klezmer traditional dances, folk and popular songs, virtuoso performances on musical instruments with explanation of the program in English.

INSTRUMENTS: balalaika, garmoshka, contrabass-balalaika, buben, Gypsy and classic guitars.

COSTUMES: Colorful Russian, Gypsy, Cossack, Ukrainian and Klezmer stage outfits: "sarafans", "rubashkas", "sapogis", and "kosovorotkas". Each dance number performed in appropriate and authentic costumes, all hand-made by Svetlana Gavrilova.

MEMBERS: Six dancers, three musicians and one singer of the ensemble Barynya use to perform with world reknown Moiseev Dance Company, Virsky Ukrainian National Dance Company, Don Cossacks of Rostov Don, Andreev State symphonic balalaika orchestra, Moscow State Folk Center "Russian Song", Ensemble of Black Sea Navy Dancers, Riverdance, Beryozka Dance (Moscow) and others. "Barynya" is available for hire as one powerful ensemble or in smaller groups to fit in any budget.

STORY: Russian folk dance and music trio "Barynya" was founded in November 1991 by Russian accordion player Mikhail Smirnov, dancer Sasha Anchutin, and Russian folk singer Natalia Demidova. The first show took place at the Russian restaurant "Fyodoroff" in Carle Place, New York. Program of the Barynya show always started with fast Russian traditional dance "BARYNYA" which later has become the name of the group. In 2002 balalaika virtuoso Alex Siniavski has joined Barynya as musical director, in 2003 Russian dancers Olga Chpitalnaia and Vitaly Verterich started to perform with ensemble Barynya.

REVIEWS: "...'Barynya', world-acclaimed musicians, singers and dancers...", said journalist KEITH J. O'CONNOR in his article "Russia's taste goes beyond the palate" in the Massachusetts' "Republican"

RECOMMENDATIONS: "...Beautiful performance helped make the Global Festival such a memorable evening... I could not be more impressed. I was up and out of my seat, dancing alone with them for just about every dance..." more recomendations
CLIENTS: Top cultural venues of the United States, US corporations, Russian Nobility, American educational organizations, best event and party planners, Russian tycoons and oligarchs choose Brooklyn based ensemble "Barynya", when they need top quality Russian enterteinment - dancers, virtuoso musicians, singers and performers in the United States...
Mikhail Smirnov - Artistic Director/Founder Alex Siniavski - Musical Director Vitaly Verterich - Choreographer Valentina Kvasova - Dance Captain Svetlana Gavrilova - Russian traditional costume designer all Barynya members - dancers, musicians and singers

BOOKING AND CONTACT INFORMATION:
Liddell Talent Management
P.O. Box 1533 Avalon, CA 90704-1533
Telephone: 310-510-8401
Fax: 310-510-8402
E-mail: chuck@liddelltalentmanagement.com


Private parties please contact Mikhail Smirnov directily.