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The 18th Russian Winter Fest: Mediterranean Journey – Slavic Connections

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Russian Speakers’ Society of Austin Presents: The 18th Russian Winter Fest: Mediterranean Journey - Slavic Connections Saturday, January 13th, 2018, 7 pm Unity Church of the Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Rd., Austin, TX 78750 BUY TICKETS ONLINE Musical Performance: Austin Troubadours (Medieval and Renaissance Music) Viktoria and Yakov Nizhnik Duet (Kantele (Gusli)) Sergey Vashchenko (Balalaika) The Russian Speakers’ Society will present a unique musical program for Austin audiences of all ages, Saturday, January 13th, 2018 at Unity Church of the Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Road in NW Austin. We will hear unique musical instruments rarely seen in Austin concert venues.…

The 17th Russian Winter Fest: Trio Voronezh and The Flying Balalaika Brothers

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Russian Speakers Society presents: The 17th Russian Winter Fest Trio Voronezh and The Flying Balalaika Brothers Saturday,January 21, 2017, at 7 PM Scottish Rite Theatre, 207 W 18th St, Austin, TX 78701 The Trio Voronezh from Eugene, Oregon performes arrangements across a variety of musical styles played on Russian folk instruments. The Trio's repertoire includes the works of Vivaldi, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, and Rachmaninov, as well as Russian folk songs, Argentine tangos, gypsy dance music, bluegrass and popular songs by Gershwin. The Flying Balalaika Brothers, ated by two Russian musicians, combines classical training with folk traditions. This group features…

The 16th Russian Spring Fest: Gypsy Passion

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February 13, 2016, Saturday, 7:00 pm The 16th Russian Spring Fest Gypsy Passion Via Romen and Flying Balalaika Brothers Unity Church of The Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Rd. Austin, TX 78750 The Russian Speakers Society presents a concert featuring two outstanding groups: Via Romen and the Flying Balalaika Brothers. BUY TICKETS ONLINE: https://www.showclix.com/event/gypsy-passion TEA TASTING IN RUSSIAN STYLE DURING INTERMISSION The Via Romen ensemble, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, presents music and dances which are rooted in the Russian-Romany (Gypsy) tradition. Their music and dance repertoire originates in Eastern and Western Europe and is enriched by jazz, Jewish, and Latino…

The 15th Russian Spring Fest: Via Romen and Flying Balalaika Brothers

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Sunday, March 8, 2015, 4pm The 15th Russian Spring Fest Via Romen and Flying Balalaika Brothers Unity Church of The Hills 9905 Anderson Mill Rd., Austin, TX 78750 The Russian Speakers Society presents a concert featuring two outstanding groups: Via Romen and the Flying Balalaika Brothers. The Via Romen ensemble, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, presents music and dances which are rooted in the Russian-Romany tradition. Their music and dance repertoire originates in Eastern and Western Europe and is enriched by jazz, Jewish, and Latino styles. Via Romen enchants audiences with intricate improvisations, catchy tunes, and flashy footwork. Despite being…

IVORY FANTASY

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May 31, 2014, 7:00 pm IVORY FANTASY Unity Church of the Hills 9905 Anderson Mill Rd. Austin, TX 78750 Nina McIntire – Ivory Fantasy and Flying Balalaika Brothers Nina McIntire from St. Petersburg, Russia completed her degree in Master of the Fine Arts at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. Nina has recently been very active on the international music scene as a pianist, presenting her latest project “Ivory Fantasy” - a fascinating combination of classical music and her own compositions arranged in a revolutionary modern style, integrating a variety of musical genres such as ragtime, jazz, pop, and blues. The…

14th Russian Spring Fest

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April 26, 2014, 7:30 pm 14th Russian Spring Fest Unity Church of the Hills 9905 Anderson Mill Rd. Austin, TX 78750 The first concert of Austin’s Russian Spring Festival will be held on April 26, 2014, featuring THE RUSSIAN DUO and Austin’s own FLYING BALALAIKA BROTHERS. In THE RUSSIAN DUO, Oleg Kruglyakov, balalaika virtuoso, joins Terry Boyarsky, master pianist, to create exuberant, passionate performances. Their collaboration combines the mysterious sounds of balalaika with the expressive range of the piano. THE FLYING BALALAIKA BROTHERS features a wide range of Russian music, from dances and gypsy melodies to classical favorites. This group…

RUSSIAN SPRING FESTIVAL: GYPSIES

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Russian Speakers Society of Austin presents RUSSIAN SPRING FESTIVAL GYPSIES Russian Speakers Society of Austin presents Houston-based group THE GYPSIES and Austin-based FLYING BALALAIKA BROTHERS Buy tickets ONLINE! WHEN: Saturday, April 6, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: Unity Church of The Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Rd, Austin, TX 78750 This concert would bring the famous “The Gypsies” from Houston to collaborate with the highly acclaimed Austin group, “Flying Balalaika Brothers”. The Russian Speakers Society has presented Russian Winter and Spring Fest concerts during the last 12 seasons. The society has presented various Russian musicians and artists to the Austin public,…

The Russian Spring Fest

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The Russian Spring Fest May 27, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. at Unity Church of The Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Rd, Austin, TX 78750 Buy tickets ONLINE! We are proud to announce the 12-th Russian Spring Fest Concert, May 27, Sunday 4 PM. The concert presented by Russian Speakers Society, will feature two outstanding Russian groups Limpopo and Flying Balalaika Brothers. They will perform Russian folk music on traditional folk instruments in colorful costumes, melding with American bluegrass and contemporary international acoustic styles. The concert will appeal to lovers of all styles of music and is for all ages. The artists…

Virtuosos from Russia

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Virtuosos from Russia at Friday, February 4, 2011, 7:30 pm at Unity Church of The Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Rd, Austin, TX 78750 The concert presented by the Russian Speakers Society will feature the outstanding Russian-born and internationally recognized talents of Tamara Volskaya (domra - Russian mandolin), and Anatoliy Trofimov (bayan - Russian accordion). Known as the “Russian Duo,” they are hailed as one of the most electrifying musical duos to be found anywhere in the world today. Tamara Volskaya; "the astonishing domra player, a wizard of the strings…” (London, Classical Guitar Magazine, 2000) is considered to be one of…

The Russian Spring Fest

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March 13, 2010, 7 pm - The Russian Spring Fest at Unity Church of The Hills, 9905 Anderson Mill Rd, Austin, TX 7875. The concert presented by Russian Speakers Society, will feature outstanding Russian group Flying Balalaika Brothers. They will perform Russian folk music on traditional folk instruments in colorful costumes, melding with American bluegrass and contemporary international acoustic styles. The concert will appeal to lovers of all styles of music and is for all ages. The artists are the best interpreters of that kind of music. The Flying Balalaika Brothers, a local Austin band, have been together for almost…