Venue: Torgersen Hall (Virginia Tech), Blacksburg
Organizations: Zolotoj Plyos
Date: Monday, April 2, 2018
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
Virginia Tech presents a Concert of Russian Folk Music with Zolotoj Plyos on Monday, April 2, 2018 at Room 2150 in Torgersen Hall at Virginia Tech.
Join us for a lively performance of authentic Russian folk music by the renowned trio Zolotoj Plyos.
The Russian folk ensemble “Zolotoj Plyos” was founded in 1994 in the city of Saratov, Russia. Its members are Alexander Solovov, Elena Sadina, and Sergei Grachev. All three members of the group graduated from the Saratov State Conservatory and are professional musicians.
Elena and Sergei also graduated from the The "Jef Denyn" Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium, the Antwerp Conservatory and the University of Leuven. They have won prizes at All-Russian and international folk instrument competitions and at the First All-Russian bell competition. While students in Russia the musicians collected old Russian folk songs and bell music in rural villages and towns.
The group’s repertoire includes folk songs and instrumental pieces from various parts of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, and other areas, and also features Gypsy music, Russian popular music, and Jewish music. The members of the ensemble play more than thirty Russian folk instruments, including the bayan, chromatic and diatonic accordions , the balalaika, domra, guitar, zhaleika, clarinet, saxophone, various percussion instruments , and Russian bells.
The ensemble has performed in countries such as Russia, Belgium, Holland, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Portugal, Switzerland, and the USA. “Zolotoj Plyos” has been frequently invited to perform on
Links:
• https://www.zolotoj-plyos.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Zolotoj-Plyos-1656840574566108/
Admission is free and all are welcome.
No knowledge of Russian is necessary.
For more information, visit: http://www.calendar.vt.edu/main.php?view=event&eventid=1521650751375 or email Kirsten Rutsala at krutsala@vt.edu.
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