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August, 2010 Divi Zheni, Orfeia and Zornitsa Concert Tour Koprivshitsa Folk Festival and other venues Koprivshtitsa, Sozopol and Plovdiv Bulgaria In August 2010, our artistic director, Tatiana Sarbinska, will lead her three vocal ensembles on a two-week concert tour of Bulgaria! We want to thank our funders, and the many fans and friends who attended our benefit concerts this year, making this tour possible. We will return musically edified and ready to share what we've learned with you! Details below!
Friday, August 6, 2010 Village Center Koprivshtitsa Bulgaria This National Folklore Festival takes place once every five years, in the beautiful mountain hamlet of Koprivshtitsa. Every village, town and city in Bulgaria sends it's best folk musicians and dancers to perform traditional works for three music-drenched days. Beautiful, ancient harmonies resound from peak to peak, and elevate the listeners' soul! Visitors come from around the world to experience and participate. We'll be singing village-style folk songs in the town square! Aahh!!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Town Center Sozopol Bulgaria At the invitation of the town's Mayor, we'll be performing in this beautiful, ancient fishing and farming village on the Black Sea, which now draws international beach-going tourists. We'll meet the town's Mayor, and tour the ruins and relics which, anthropologists have recently discovered, prove that some of mankind's first ever stone and metal tools, and exquisite painted pottery, originated in this region.
Thursday, August 12, 2010 Plovdiv Bulgaria We'll perform in the city of Plovdiv, and then stay with families in the nearby village of Kalojanovo, who'll be cooking us a big feast of a dinner. There's bound to be singing and dancing late into the night, with many toasts and swigs of rakiya (Bulgarian brandy). Ajde!
____________________________________________ Recent performances
Private Concert for the Annual Celebration of English at Large Thursday, May 6, 2010 Medford, MA 02135
Friday, April 9, 2010 Watertown, CT The Taft School is the alma mater of one of our long-time chorusters, Kate Jellinghaus. The school's Walker Hall Concert Series offers music performance ranging from classical, to jazz, to Christmas caroling, and now folkloric Balkan!
Divi Zheni - an Evening of Bulgarian Music Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Brighton, MA This event was a fundraiser for the church's Community Supper Kitchen, which feeds over 100 people every week -- thanks to our audience for their support!
Saturday, March 13th, 2010 An astounding & delightful evening of Balkan music and dance by local, national and international performers. Friends of the Performing Arts Concert Hall Concord, MA Our chorus member Mari Young is quoted in this Boston Globe article about Balkan Music Night!
Divi Zheni's 10th Anniversary Celebration! Saturday, February 20, 2010 Belmont, MA A big party with current and former Divi Zheni members, and featuring much music-making by Divi Zheni, Zornitsa, Pajdashi, and Zdravets! Thanks to all who came out to celebrate! The Sunday Boston Globe picked our party as one of it's Best of the 'Burbs music events!
Sedenka - Traditional Work Party! Allston, MA A a benefit for Divi Zheni and for the church's free weekly soup kitchen, which feeds 70-90 people a week. Thanks for your support, and for the knitting!
Divi Zheni & Mladost - A Benefit Concert of Bulgarian Song & Dance Saturday, November 14, 2009 Presented by Bulgarian-American Center Madara Woburn, MA This event was a benefit concert to raise funds for Divi Zheni & Mladost's musical and dance tour in Bulgaria, summer 2010, to the renowned Koprivshtitsa folk festival and other performance locales. Many thanks to our supporters, at this event and others!
Private Concert at Newbury Court Thursday, November 12, 2009 Concord, MA
Partners in Perinatal Health - 20th Anniversary Celebration Private Concert Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 Marlborough, MA
Divi Zheni in an Evening of Bulgarian Music & Dance Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Acton, MA
Divi Zheni in an Evening of Bulgarian Music & Culture Brighton Allston Congregational Church Wednesday, April 1, 2009 A fundraiser for the church's Community Supper Kitchen
Saturday, March 21st, 2009 Including Divi Zheni in the Kefana upstairs!
Balkan Singing Workshop with Tatiana Sarbinska Friday March 20, 2009 Hosted by Springstep & BAC Madara Medford, MA
A Bulgarian Holiday Celebration Saturday, January 10th, 2009 Medford, MA
Sedenka - Traditional Work Party! Friday, December 12th, 2008 Allston, MA
Sunday, November 16th, 2008 MIT Stratton Center Cambridge, MA MIT's weekly International Folk Dancing gathering. A great, low-key (& low cost!) way to learn some simple folk dances. We sang and played live accompaniment for the dancers.
Mysterious Rhythms of Bulgaria Saturday, June 7th, 2008 Boston, MA A soulful celebration of Bulgarian music and dance, featuring: Dance ensembles Ludo Mlado and Mladost, led by Petur Petrov, and songs & music by Divi Zheni and Zornitsa, conducted by Tatiana Sarbinska.
Grachanitsa Annual Benefit Concert & Party Saturday, May 17th, 2008 St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church Cambridge, MA This evening full of Balkan song and dance (& dinner!) was to support wonderful, local Serbian dance troupe Grachanitsa.
Saturday, March 8th, 2008
Divi Zheni in an Evening of Bulgarian Music, Dance, & Culture, featuring Tatiana Sarbinska and Kolyo Kolev Saturday November 10th, 2007
Tatiana Sarbinska's Bridge Beyond Borders Concert Series
Mothers' Day Benefit Concert for
New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
Tatiana Sarbinska with Ludo Mlado, Zornitsa, and Divi Zheni
Balkan Music Night
Balkan Singing Workshop with Tatiana Sarbinska
MIT International Folk Dance
New England Conservatory Summer Intercultural Institute
A Concert by Summer Intercultural Institute teacher Tatiana Sarbinska with Koliu Kolev (accordion) and Divi Zheni New England Folk Festival (NEFFA)
Balkan Music Night
The Old Ship Coffeehouse off the Square
Folk Arts Center of New England International Folk Dance
National Academy of Arts and Music at Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The State Opera House of Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Koprivshtitsa, Bulgaria
Bulgarian Orthodox Church Convention
Earth Day at Garden in the Woods
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