On Sunday, November 7th, 2021 at 2pm musicians and dancers of ensemble Barynya performed 90 min concert in Wickenburg, Arizona. Free public performance took place at the Wickenburg Community Center (exact address: 160 N. Valentine, Wickenburg, Arizona 85390). Dancers: Pavel Getman, Viktoriia Lazareva. Musicians: Elina Karokhina (balalaika), Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocals). The program of concert included Russian dances, music and songs.
1. Kamarinskaya - Russian traditional (Камаринская). Kamarinskaya arrangement was made by Russian balalaika player, teacher, conductor and composer Aleksandr Borisovisch Shalov (1927-2001). Alexander Shalov was teacher of Elina Karokhina at the St. Petersburg's State Conservstory.
2. Two Guitars - Russian-Gypsy traditional
(Две гитары)
3. "Sabre Dance" - a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet Gayane (1942), where ballet dancers display their skill with sabres. It is Aram Khachaturian's best known and most recognizable work.
4. Brunette - popular song from Soviet movie.
(Смуглянка)
5. "Felt Boots" - Composer of original concert piece for balalaika called "Felt Boots" (Валенки) Alexander Shalov who was an author of most influential and popular music ever written for balalaika. Musicians added a few own touches to Shalov's amazing work.
6. Russian Tongue -Twister song "I was walking by the field". Solo by Mikhail Smirnov
- Скороговорка
7. Niccolo Paganini Caprice
Balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina plays Niccolo Paganini's Caprice No 24 in A minor. It is the final caprice of Niccolo Paganini's 24 Caprices, and a famous work for solo violin. It is widely considered one of the most difficult pieces ever written for the solo violin. No 24 - (Паганини, 24-ый каприс)
10. Moscow Nights, Katyusha, Kalinka. Medley of 3 most popular Russian songs. Подмосковные вечера, Катюша, Калинка.
10. "Fiddler on the Roof Medley" from 1964 American musical written by composer Jerry Bock, arr. Lev Zabeginsky. (Скрипач на крыше)
11. Dark Eyes- Russian-Gypsy traditional (Очи черные)
12. World Music Balalaika Medley. Idea to create "World Music Balalaika Medley" belongs to Mikhail Smirnov, artistic director of Barynya Ensemble, however final version was made by all musicians of the company. (Поппури)
13. Barynya - Russian folk dance.
(Барыня)
Dancers Pavel Getman and
Viktoriia Lazareva
Second part
1. Waltz "Babochka" (The Butefly) by Vasily Vasilievich Andreyev, Father of Russian Balalaika, founder, conductor and artistic director of the first Balalaika Orchestra in Russia, and in the world.
(Вальс Бабочка, Андреев)
2. "Marusya" - marching song from Soviet movie "Ivan Vasilievich changes the occupation"
(Кап-кап-кап)
3. Scherzo by Johann Sebastian Bach. (Иоганн Себастьян Бах, Шутка (Скерцо))
4. "Fluffy Bumble Bee" - popular Russian song from Soviet made motion picture "A Cruel Romance" (1984), lyrics by Rudyard Kipling, music Andrei Petrov. (Мохнатый шмель)
5. "Barynya" by Yury Shishakov, solo on balalaika Elina Karokhina.
(Барыня, Шишаков)
6. Russian folk songs Medley. Solo Mikhail Smirnov.
(Венок народных песен)
7. "Husband Forced Me To Get The Sauna Ready" - Russian traditional (
Как заставил меня муж)
8. Dari-Dari - Russian-Gypsy traditional.
(Эх раз пошёл)
9. Doctor Zhivago's Lara's Waltz, Steppes All Around -
(Доктор Живаго, Степь).
10. First Waltz in E-flat Major, Opus 83, No.1 written by Auguste Durand (Marie-Auguste Massacrie-Durand), a French organist, publisher, and composer of classical music, July 18, 1830 – May 31, 1909. (Вальс Дюран)
11. Long Road - Russian Gypsy traditional (Дорогой длинной)
12. "Csardas" (or "Czardas") is a composition by Italian composer Vittorio Monti. A rhapsodical concert piece written in 1904, it is a well-known folkloric piece based on a Hungarian csardas.
(Чардаш)
13. Калинка - Russian folk dance. (Калинка).
Dancers Pavel Getman and
Viktoriia Lazareva
July 16, 2022. Niagara Falls, ONTARIO L2G 3K7, Canada, Russian Adoption Reunion 2022
On Saturday, July 16th, 2022 musicians and dancers of ensemble Barynya - Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Alisa Egorova, Valentina Kvasova, Alexandr Rudoy - performed 30 minutes show for adoptees ages 8-21, and their families during Russian Adoption Reunion 2022 event that took place at the Sheraton Fallsview Hotel, 5875 Falls Ave, Niagara Falls, ONTARIO L2G 3K7, Canada. There were adoptees from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan and China. Totasl guests count: 250. The program included "Korobushka", "Kalinka", "Valenkee" ("Woolen Boots"), "Mardzhandzha", "Hopak", "Dark Eyes", "The Moon Is Shining Brightly" and "Bottle Dance" based on the "Fiddler On The Roof".
