Monday, May 9, 2011
Tunes from Russia and Beyond this Week!
Russia and Beyond:
Music from Former Soviet Republics
The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York invites you to the first concert in our new series, Russia and Beyond: Music from Former Soviet Republics. We're excited to share with you our musical exploration of the republics of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Tuva, and Russia.
The Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are known around the world for their highly developed choral cultures. RCCNY will join this tradition, singing choral gems by the master composers Tormis, Dambis, and Bajoras, frequently performed in their native countries and in Europe. Our program offers quiet contemplation, human drama, and joyful celebration, flavored with a Tuvan folk song featuring the khomus and throat singing.
Wednesday, May 11, 8:00 pm at St. Joseph's Church in the Village:
Sunday, May 15, 3:00 p.m. at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church: Tickets available at the door only
"Splendid...radiant and sonorous" -- The New York Times
Lithuania
"The Great Mystery" by Feliksas Bajoras (b. 1934). Inspired by a poem by Lithuanian priest Jonas Zukauskas, this piece has a haunting, powerful sense of spiritual contemplation.
Latvia
"Songs of the Sea" by Pauls Dambis (b. 1936). This three-part choral cycle paints a tragic history through tolling bells and whispering waves.
Estonia
"Livonian Heritage," a cycle from "Forgotten Peoples" by Veljo Tormis (b. 1930). This is Tormis's effort to rescue six Baltic cultures from extinction -- and it's more than an academic exercise, it's brimming with nature and life.
Tuva
"Handagaity," arranged by Alexei Chyrgal-Ool (1924-1989). This folk song is accompanied by the khomus, a traditional Tuvan instrument, and with the throat style of overtone singing.
Russia
"Concerto for Cello and Chamber Choir" by Alexander Kholminov (b. 1925). It's rare for a composer to write a cello concerto accompanied by a chorus instead of an orchestra. Our soloist is the gifted young cellist, Adrian Daurov.
Ticket price reductions are available for students and seniors age 65+. For further details and the full concert program, please visit our Concert Schedule.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Russia and Beyond: Music from Former Soviet Republics is made possible in part with public funds from the Fund for Creative Communities, supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
The Russian Chamber Chorus of New York is a proud 2011 member of Sing New York!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
If you cannot make it to "A Global Piano and Literary Salon: From Russia with Love" (tonight) or our event "An Evening of Russian Prose, Poetry, and Food" (Thursday night), then try to go to the following event, which will feature Igor Belov, Viktor Ivaniv, Ksenia Shcherbino and Fedor Svarovskiy! You have three opportunities to hear these prominent poets recite their work!
New Russian Poetry: A Bilingual Reading
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 6:30pm
The National Arts Club, Sculpture Court
15 Gramercy Park South
Free. Seating is limited. RSVP at http://www.cecartslink.org/wordpress/2011/03/31/new-russian-poetry/
Note: business casual attire is requested by the National Arts Club.
Join us for a beautiful spring evening of poetry with four of Russia’s rising literary talents, participants of the 2011 PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature. Igor Belov, Viktor Ivaniv, Ksenia Shcherbino and Fedor Svarovskiy will read selections from their work, with New York poets John Coletti and Laura Sims reading the English translations. Followed by a Q&A and light reception.
Presented by CEC ArtsLink as part of the Open World Cultural Leaders Program.
Reminder: PEN World Voices, Russian Events
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
HIGHLIGHTS FEATURING AUTHORS FROM RUSSIA
*A Global Piano and Literary Salon: From Russia with Love
When: Tuesday, April 26
Where: The Jerome L. Greene Space at WNYC, 44 Charlton St., New York City
What time: 7 p.m.
Igor Belov and Ksenia Shcherbino, two of Russia’s young, rising literary talents read from their latest works. Sip a glass of wine, and enjoy musical renderings by pianist Svetlana Smolina. A conversation about the global impact of Russian culture will follow. Hosted by Ina Parker. For more info
Tickets: ***$5 OFF: use code RUSSIA***
$25; includes a complimentary glass of wine. Call (866) 811-4111 or visit wnyc.org
Co-sponsored by HSBC, WNYC Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, and Fritt Ord. AOC Fine Wines is the exclusive artisanal wine provider of The Greene Space.
*In Conversation: Vladimir Sorokin and Keith Gessen
When: Saturday, April 30
Where: The Cooper Union, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Sq., New York City
What time: 4:30–6 p.m.
Great Russian Vladimir Sorokin, considered by many to be the next Roberto Bolaño, discusses his work with young literary star Keith Gessen, editor-in-chief of the celebrated journal n+1. English translations of his masterpieces, Ice Trilogy and Day of the Oprichnik: A Novel, arrive in bookstores this year. Not to be missed! For more info
Tickets: $15/$10 PEN Members, students with valid ID. Call (866) 811-4111 or visit ovationtix.com
Co-sponsored by The Cooper Union
*Vladimir Sorokin: Ice Trilogy (Play Reading)
When: Saturday, April 30
Where: St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral Gymnasium, 268 Mulberry St., New York City
What time: 7 p.m.
See a live performance of Sorokin’s American debut, Ice Trilogy, a riveting suspense novel about the 20th century Soviet Union to modern-day Russia. Directed by the Hungarian film and theater director Kornél Mundruczó. For more info
Tickets: $10. Call (866) 811-4111 or visit ovationtix.com
Co-sponsored by Trust for Mutual Understanding and Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, CUNY Graduate School
*Russia in Two Acts
When: Sunday, May 1
Where: The Morgan Library & Museum, Lehrman Hall, 225 Madison Ave., New York City
What time: 1 p.m.
With Jamey Gambrell, Garry Kasparov, Vladmir Sorokin, and Fedor Svarovskiy; moderated by Christian Caryl.
Watch a World Champion chess player, now journalist, unravel the complexities of Russia’s cultural and geopolitical landscape. With Jamey Gambrell, Garry Kasparov, Vladmir Sorokin, and Fedor Svarovskiy; moderated by Christian Caryl. For more info
Tickets: $25/$20 for PEN/Morgan Members and students with valid ID. Call (866) 811-4111 or visit ovationtix.com
Co-sponsored by The Morgan Library & Museum, New York Review of Books, and Fritt Ord
For a complete schedule of events, visit: http://www.pen.org/festival
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Kazakh Artist, Almagul Menlibayeva's Exhibit in Chelsea, Showing Until May 14th
March 24 - May 14, 2011
Gallery hours: Tuesday through Saturday 11:00 to 6:00 PM or by appointment.
PRISKA C. JUSCHKA FINE ART
P R E S E N T S
Almagul Menlibayeva
Transoxiana Dreams
Priska C. Juschka Fine Art is pleased to present Transoxiana Dreams, Kazakh artist Almagul Menlibayeva’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Menlibayeva films mythological narratives placed and staged in the vast landscape of her native Kazakhstan ravaged by 60 years of Soviet occupation. She leads her audience to the brutally changed region of the Aral Sea where its indigenous people live in the Aralkum, the desert of a once thriving region now entirely devoid of water due to radical Soviet irrigation politics...
In Transoxiana Dreams, Menlibayeva, a pictorial sorceress herself, breeds an eccentric storyline and fantastical imagery extracted deeply from her own atavistic repertoire, and leading visionally through an existing, yet unimaginable landscape in a distant and hypnagogic world.
For more information and a biography of the artist, click here.
A Birch Event!
Please join us THIS THURSDAY for an evening of Russian poetry, prose, and food. Help us welcome Fedor Svarovskiy, Viktor Ivaniv, and Igor Belov (see previous post), who will be participating in the PEN World Voices Festival. Visit us in Hamilton to hear a series of readings in both the original Russian and English. Professor Nepomnyashchy will moderate this event. Russian food and drinks will be provided.
THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH
702 HAMILTON
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
This event is co-sponsored by the Slavic Department, the Harriman Institute, the Arts Initiative at Columbia University, CEC Arts Link.
Guests will get a sneak peek of our SPRING 2011 ISSUE!
Poetry, Music, and Wine! This Tuesday!
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE: A Global Piano and Literary Salon, 7 pm (Tuesday)
The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space
44 Charlton Street (At Varick)
Join us as Igor Belov and Ksenia Shcherbino — two of Russia’s rising young literary talents — read from their latest works and piano virtuoso Svetlana Smolina performs. Hosted by Ina Parker.
Presented in partnership with PEN World Voices Festival and PianoCulture.com.
Sponsored by HSBC.
Tickets: $25 at thegreenespace.org
includes complimentary glass of wine and a Russian-inspired snack
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