Estero, Florida, South County Regional Library. Russian dancers, musicians, singers, balalaika, garmoshka, costumed characters
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Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocals) and Elina Karokhina (balalaika) performed one hour concert of traditional music, songs and dances for kids and adults in Estero, Florida on Monday, June 13, 2016.
The performance started at 6:15pm at the meeting room area on the first floor at the South County Regional Library.
Exact address: 21100 Three Oaks Parkway, Estero, FL 33928.
Program of performance:
01. Siberian Nanai Tribe Sumo Wrestling Dance (Борьба Нанайских мальчиков)
02. "Saturday Affair", Russian folk song.
03. "The Snowstorm" (Russian: Метелица - Metelitsa), Russian folk song and dance
04. "Kamarinskaiya" (Камаринская), introduction of Russian folk instrument balalaika
05. "Skorogovorkee" (Скороговорки), Medley of Russian tongue-twisters
06. "Dark Eyes" (Очи Чёрные), Russian Gypsy Roma song and dance
07. Waltz "The Buttefly ("Babochka") written by V.V. Andreev. Balalaika solo.
08. "The Peddlers", Russian folk song
09. Jewish wedding dance with Candle ("Evreiskiy Tanets", Еврейский танец со свечкой)
10. "Russian Alphabet", short lesson of Russian language.
11. "You Tricked Me" (Пидманула), Ukrainian folk song and dance
12. "Barynya", Russian folk dance lesson and workshop for all students (Урок русского народного танца).
13. "Chardash", balalaika solo (instrumental)
14. "The Moon is Shining Brightly", dance of Russian Bear
Russian ethnomusicologist, singer, musician, Artistic Director and Founder of Barynya ensemble Mikhail Smirnov led the performance by giving a short explanation of every number of the program in English. He talked briefly about costumes, folk instruments, Russian traditions, explained the difference between Russian and English alphabet, and performed Russian tongue-twisters. Musical director of the group Elina Karokhina performed a few solos on Russian folk instrument balalaika and several dance numbers.
Elina Karokhina was born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Russia. She began her formal training at the Mussorgsky Music College of St. Petersburg and continued her training at N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, earning a degree as an Orchestra Soloist. She continued her training at the Conservatory, which included a brief residency in Germany. After, she returned to her native St. Petersburg and completed her education, earning a Doctor of Musical Art degree in the Balalaika. Following her graduation, she began working as a musician, both as a teacher and as a performer, teaching balalaika. Elina Karokhina served in the Russian Army in the Military Ensemble in the Northwest Order of Red Stars. As a balalaika soloist Elina has toured all over the world. When she moved to the United States in 2009 she was hired as a musicial director and soloist with the biggest professional Russian music, song and dance ensemble Barynya (New York). In January 2015 Elina Karokhina was selected to perform the balalaika part with Mariinsky Theatre directed by world-famous conductor Valery Gergiev in Rodion Shchedrin's opera "The Enchanted Wanderer" at the Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York. In May 2016 she was hired to play six concerts at the Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Both Elina Karokhina and Mikhail Smirnov are members of Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya (established in 1991). The Barynya group is available for hire for performing art centers, school assemblies, festivals, colleges, libraries, concert halls, restaurants, private and corporate events as one powerful ensemble or in smaller groups.
CONTACT INFORMATION: EMAIL msmirnov@yahoo.com / PHONE (201) 981-2497
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Russian Balalaika music and dance Duo, Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Estero, Florida, South County Regional Library
Russian Balalaika music and dance Duo, Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Estero, Florida, South County Regional Library
Estero, Florida, South County Regional Library
Estero, Florida, South County Regional Library
Russian Balalaika Duo:
Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocals) and Elina Karokhina (balalaika)
Elina Karokhina, Mikhail Smirnov
VIDEO
video of the full show
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Green Cove Springs Branch Clay County Library, Green Cove Springs, Florida, December 12, 2019
On Thursday, December 12th, 2019 two members of Russian song, dance, and music ensemble Barynya provided one hour performance at the Green Cove Springs Branch of Clay County Library system. Exact address: 403 Ferris St, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. Program started at 6:30pm. Artistic director, singer, garmoshka, and guitar player Mikhail Smirnov announced every number of the show in English. The performance was titled "From Russia With Love - Songs, Music, and Dances Of Old Russia" and included Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Russian Jewish, and Russian Roma Gypsy songs, music, and dances. All instrumental numbers were performed on the traditional Russian instruments balalaika and garmoshka. Music selections included Russian folk song and dance "The Snowstorm" (Вдоль по улице метелица метёт), "Kalinka" (Калинка-малинка моя), "Long Road" (Дорогой длинною), "Two Guitars", "Meadowlands", Andreev's Waltz "Daydreams", Russian folk song and dance "Kamarinskaya" (Камаринская), "Somewhere My Love" from "Dr. Zhivago" movie (Тема Лары из фильма Доктор Живаго), "The Moon Is Shining Brightly" (Светит месяц), "The Peddlers" (Коробейники), "Ural Mountains Dance", "Angry Husband", Russian Jewish Wedding Dance (Еврейский свадебный танец со свечкой), "Dark Eyes" (Очи чёрные), "Gypsy Roma Medley", Shostakovich's Waltz #2, "Valenki" (Felt Boots), Ukrainian folk song and dance "You Tricked Me" (Пiдманула), Russian Tongue Twister song «Шёл я яром, шёл я низом», "Sabre Dance" from "Gayane" by Aram Khachaturian (Танец с саблями Хачатуряна), "Csardas" by Vittorio Monti (Чардаш Монти), ВАЛЬС ДЮРАН (solo by balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina), Russian folk dance Barynya (Барыня), Russian table song "Maroz" (Ой, мороз, мороз), and other selections. After the show Mikhail and Elina took some photos with kids and adults who attended the program.
All photos from the Green Cove Springs Branch in Green Cove Springs, FL
Balalaika Duo performance at the public library in Punta Gorda, Florida
Two members of Barynya ensemble performed one hour show at the Punta Gorda Library, 401 Shreve Street, Punta Gorda, FL 33950. Performers: Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, vocals, guitar), Elina Karokhina (balalaika, dancer, vocals). The program took place on Saturday, December 14th, 2019 at 1pm.
All photos from concert at the Punta Gorda Library
CONTACT INFORMATION: EMAIL msmirnov@yahoo.com / PHONE (201) 981-2497
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CONTACT INFORMATION: EMAIL msmirnov@yahoo.com / PHONE (201) 981-2497
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