Yonkers, New York. Pearls Hawthorne School. Russian balalaika dance, song and music trio school concert

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Russian music, dance and song balalaika trio (Alisa Egorova, Elina Karokhina, Mikhail Smirnov) performed a concert at the Pearls Hawthorne School, 350 Hawthorne Ave, Yonkers, NY 10705 on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016.  45 min school assembly performance started at 8:20AM.  The Balalaika Trio performed Siberian Nanai Wrestling Dance "Нанаец", Russian folk button accordion "Гармошка" introduction with traditional Russian song "Kalinka", The Snowstorm, Russian folk dance ("Метелица"), Kamarinskaiya, Russian folk instrument balalaika introduction ("Камаринская"), Russian Tongue Twisters Medley ("Скороговорки"), Jewish wedding dance "Свечки", Russian Percussian Orchestra interactive game with students ("Трещётки"), Russian Romani Roma Gypsy song and dance ("Цыганский"), Russian folk dance lesson ("Урок танца"), Ukrainian folk song and dance Pidmanoola ("Украинский"), instrumental solo "Чардаш", Russian Bear dance "Медведь", and other selections.

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ABOUT PERFORMERS: Elina Karokhina
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.  Elina 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.  She is a winner of International Music Competition in Cherepovets and a Holder of the First Place in Troyanovsky's Competition for musicians performing of traditional instruments in St. Petersburg, Russia.   As a balalaika soloist Elina has toured all over the world.

Elina Karokhina, Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA
Elina Karokhina on the stage of the Carnegie Hall in New York City

She was a soloist of State Concert Russian Orchestra of Saint Petersburg under direction of Honored Performer of Russia Vladimir Popov (Russian: Государственный Русский концертный оркестр Санкт-Петербурга, Художественный руководитель и главный дирижер – Заслуженный деятель искусств России ВЛАДИМИР ПОПОВ.)  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 several concerts at the Carnegie Hall in New York City with symphony orchestra, choir, and opera soloists as a soloist of "The Orchestra Rocks" production.
 
About Mikhail Smirnov:
Mikhail Smirnov was born in Moscow, Russia in 1966.  He has been in the business of Russian folk dance and music for more than 25 years.  Mikhail is an artistic director and founder of ensemble Barynya based in New York City, author of many articles about traditional Russian dance, music and instruments in English and Russian.  Mikhail received his Master's degree from the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. As a child, he was a member of the famous "Moscow Boys Chorus" - one of the most prestigious all-male choirs in Russia.

Mikhail Smirnov performing folk song Korobushka

Before coming to the United States in 1991, Mikhail was a soloist in a several Russian folk dance and music groups including the Moscow State Center for Russian song, "Russkaya Pesnya", under the direction of Nadezhda Babkina.  In January 2009 Mikhail Smirnov and dancers of ensemble Barynya were featured on national TV, NBC's "SUPERSTARS OF DANCE" - breathtaking international dance competition led by executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Simon Fuller (American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance).  This prestigious dance competition hosted by Michael Flatley ("Lord of the Dance") and Susie Castillo, a former Miss USA. Mikhail Smirnov was one of eight judges to decide which country will win.  The show premiered on NBC network.

PHOTOS

Pearls Hawthorne School, Yonkers, New York
Pearls Hawthorne School, Yonkers, New York

Pearls Hawthorne School, Yonkers, New York
Pearls Hawthorne School, Yonkers, New York

Pearls Hawthorne School, Yonkers, New York
Pearls Hawthorne School, Yonkers, New York

Russian dancers, musicians, singers, New York. Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, NY. Saturday, August 22nd, 2020

First public performance of Russian dance, song and music ensemble Barynya after the beginning of the pandemic of COVID-19 took place on Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 at the Untermyer Park in Yonkers, New York. Exact address: Untermyer Park and Gardens, 945 N Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701. Cast of ensemble Barynya included Mikhail Smirnov (artistic director, founder, garmoshka, guitar, vocals), Elina Karokhina (balalaika virtuoso), Leonid Bruk (balalaika contrabass), Konstantin Tulinov (dancer), Vladimir Nikitin (dancer), Valentina Kvasova (dancer, vocals), Russian-Gypsy singer Natasha Stolichnaya, Frida Anuarbek (keyboard, vocals), Maryia Zhukovich (dancer), Katsiaryna Mileuskaya, Veronika Hunko

PROGRAM OF PERFORMANCE

01. "Barynya", Russian folk dance - Барыня
02. "Kamarinskaia" (instrumental) - Камаринская. Balalaika solo Elina Karokhina.
03. "Coachman, Do Not Rush Horses" - Ямщик не гони лошадей. Singer Natasha Stolichnaya
04. "The Snowstorm" (Russian dance) - Танец "Метелица"
05. "Sabre Dance" (instrumental) - Танец с саблями. Balalaika solo Elina Karokhina.
06. "Dark Eyes" - "Очи чёрные". Vocals Mikhail Smirnov
07. Jog, Moldavian dance - Молдавский танец
08. "The Moon Is Shining Brightly" - Светит месяц
09. "Boat Ride" - "Мы на лодочке катались". Исполнительница цыганских романсов Наташа Столичная из Нью-Йорка
10. Russian Nobility dance "Danila Cooper" - Танец "Данила Купер"
11. "Somewhere My Love" from Doctor Zhivago (instrumental) - Доктор Живаго. Balalaika solo Elina Karokhina.
12. Russian folk song solo Valentina Kvasova - Русские народные песни в исполнении Валентины Квасовой
13. "Hopak", Ukrainian dance - Танец Нопак
14. "The Day Is Over" - "Уходит день". Singer Natasha Stolichnaya
15. "Chardash" (instrumental) - Чардаш. Balalaika solo Elina Karokhina.
16. Tatar dance - Татарский танец
17. The Peddlers - "Коробейники". Vocals Mikhail Smirnov
18. "Tum Balalaika" - Тум Балалайка
19. Bottle Dance - Еврейский танец с бутылкой
20. Balalaika Medley - Поппурри
21. Russian Gypsy song "Там бубна звон". Singer Natasha Stolichnaya
22. Gypsy dance - Цыганский танец
23. "Long Road" - "Дорогой длинною". Singer Natasha Stolichnaya
24. "Woolen Boots" - Валенки
25. "Kalinka" - Russian folk dance - Танец "Калинка"
 
Первый публичный концерт ансамбля Барыня после начала эпидемии КОВИД-19 состоялся в субботу, 22-ого августа 2020 года в Унтермаер парке города Янкерс (штат Нью-Йорк). Untermyer Park and Gardens - это исторический городской общественный парк площадью 43 акра, расположенный в Йонкерсе, штат Нью-Йорк, в округе Вестчестер, к северу от Нью-Йорка. Парк - остатки поместья Сэмюэля Дж. Унтермайера "Грейстон" площадью 150 акров. На концерте было примерно пятьдесят человек зрителей (строго по пригласительным билетам). Вся публика была в масках. Люди сидели друг от друга на расстоянии в шесть футов (примерно два метра). Прямая трансляция выступления шла для остальных подписчиков этой концертной серии через Фейсбук и YouTube. Басист ансамбля Леонид Брук (Leonid Bruk) записал видео. Благодаря уважаемому Леониду Кимовичу концерт можно посмотреть полность от начала до конца. Видео есть на этой страничке.

PHOTOS - ФОТОГРАФИИ

Ensemble Barynya, artistic director Mikhail Smirnov, суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, парк Унтермаер, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Mikhail Smirnov, Leonid Bruk, Elena Notkina, Natasha Stolichnaya, Frida Anuarbek, Maryia Zhukovich, Vladimir Nikitin, Elina Karokhina, Konstantin Tulinov, Katsiaryna Mileuskaya, Valentina Kvasova, Veronika Hunko
Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Mikhail Smirnov, Leonid Bruk, Elena Notkina, Natasha Stolichnaya, Frida Anuarbek, Maryia Zhukovich, Vladimir Nikitin, Elina Karokhina, Konstantin Tulinov, Katsiaryna Mileuskaya, Valentina Kvasova, Veronika Hunko

Ensemble Barynya, artistic director Mikhail Smirnov, суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, парк Унтермаер, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Leonid Bruk, Vladimir Nikitin, Elena Notkina, Veronika Hunko, Maryia Zhukovich, Natasha Stolichnaya, Valentina Kvasova, Konstantin Tulinov, Frida Anuarbek
Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Leonid Bruk, Vladimir Nikitin, Elena Notkina, Veronika Hunko, Maryia Zhukovich, Natasha Stolichnaya, Valentina Kvasova, Konstantin Tulinov, Frida Anuarbek

Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Elina Karokhina
Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Elina Karokhina

Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Konstantin Tulinov, Vladimir Nikitin
Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Konstantin Tulinov, Vladimir Nikitin

Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Veronika Hunko
Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Veronika Hunko

Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Veronika Hunko, Valentina Kvasova
Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Veronika Hunko, Valentina Kvasova

Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Valentina Kvasova
Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Valentina Kvasova

Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Valentina Kvasova
Суббота, 22-ое августа 2020 года, Антермайер Парк энд Гарденс, город Янкерс, штат Нью-Йорк, Saturday, August 22nd, 2020, Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, New York, Valentina Kvasova

VIDEO - ВИДЕО


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12-20-2012. Montessori Elementary School, Yonkers, New York

On Thursday, December 20, 2012 (9:30am) Barynya Trio performed at the Montessori Elementary School 27 in Yonkers, New York. Cast: Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Erik Davletbaev.

Ensemble Barynya, Barynya Trio, Multicultural School Assembly, Russian dancers, Russian musicians, Russian singers, Balalaika, Garmoshka, Russian music, Russian dance, Russian songs, Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, Erik Davletbaev, 12-20-2012, Montessori Elementary School, Thursday December 20 2012 9:30am, Yonkers, New York, Montessori Elementary School 27 132 Valentine Ln Yonkers NY 10705
12-20-2012. Montessori Elementary School, Yonkers, New York

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