The further East one travels musically from Europe, the greater the Hebrew and Sumarian influence that can be heard. What emanates from these Russian melodies is an ancient character, calligraphic and ...

A Soulful Sound focuses on the traditional music of the Germans from Russia. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, thousands of German-speaking peoples established major German settlements in Russia.

Saturday, May 18, the University of Wisconsin Russian Folk Orchestra will present its 26th annual spring concert, ‘The Snowstorm’. The concert will feature several soloists as they perform ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Background on elements of traditional Russian music, with a focus on the balalaika and accordion. Students perform their own adaptations of ...

Seeing that Russia is in a permanent state of cultural upheaval, it’s somewhat difficult to get a grip on exactly what “Russian music” is at any one point in time. Yet, much like every other country ...

Balalaika virtuoso Oleg Kruglyakov and Boyarsky make up Russian Duo. Cleveland balalaika virtuoso Oleg Kruglyakov and his music partner Terry Boyarsky make up ‘Russian Duo’, a group born out of love ...

Every singer clapped in unison, as harmonies of deep bellows and lofty chants filled the church with high emotional energy. Some people in the audience cheered along, others hoisted their cellphones ...