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Jan 27, 2011, 11:10 AM
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THE NEW EAST EUROPEAN CHOIR in London
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Winter season 2011 20 January – 24 March 2011 Weekly sessions on Thursdays 6.30 – 8.00 pm Music lovers of all backgrounds and singing levels are welcome, and no previous singing experience or knowledge of languages is necessary. Teaching by ear. Join any time RUSSIAN, BULGARIAN, YIDDISH, MACEDONIAN, UKRAINIAN AND OTHER SONGS TAUGHT BY EAST EUROPEAN CHOIR LEADERS Cost: £5 per session, first taster session can be paid separately, then the remaining sessions paid in advance on the second appearance. Place: Hebrew and Jewish Studies/Spanish Common Room 3rd floor, Foster Court at University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT Contact: h.beer@ucl.ac.uk or ashkenazim@mail.ru http://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/choirs/choirUCL/ http://www.myspace.com/easteuropeanchoir Choir leaders: Polina Shepherd (Skovoroda) is a highly experienced composer, singer, pianist and international choir and workshop leader. Born in Siberia, she learned music as a child around the family table. Her training at Kazan State Music College and Conservatory gave her an academic perspective. Polina has worked for Glyndebourne Education, the Jewish Music Institute, SOAS Summer Schools and performed all over the world. Her teaching covers many aspects of vocal music from large-scale choral experimentation, improvisation and self-expression to highly arranged choir pieces, to smaller chamber groups and solo. http://www.polinashepherd.co.uk London-based Bulgarian singer, songwriter and arranger Eugenia Georgieva is best known for her vocal and stylistic versatility with styles spanning from soul and pop to Bulgarian folk. Since 2005 Eugenia has been artistic director of PERUNIKA, a trio performing a cappella, incorporating Bulgarian, Macedonian and Russian traditional songs into a broader Slavic repertoire. Other ensembles include vocal fusion project YANTRA and world music heavyweights Transglobal Underground’s venture UNITE, A Gathering Of Strangers. Eugenia is a member of Natural Voice Practitioners' Network. http://www.myspace.com/eugenieg Polina Shepherd http://www.polinashepherd.co.uk/
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