Svitanya at NJ Folk Festival April 28:
Saturday April 28th, Svitanya will lead a workshop and perform a set at the 2012 New Jersey Folk Festival. The location is on the grounds of Eagleton Institute, corner of George Street and Ryders Lane, on the Douglass campus of Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, NJ.
While the festival includes music from a variety of cultures, the spotlight this year is on Bulgaria. There will be a number of wonderful performers of both music and dance, including Cherven Traktor, Zlatne Uste, Bosilek, and more! It promises to be a wonderful day -- do come if you can!
SVITANYA (Svee-tah-nya) is a women's vocal
ensemble whose lively performance of Eastern European folk music has
captivated audiences across the northeast US. |
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Our mission is to bring
this beautiful music to a wide range of audiences – from those who are
familiar through their ancestral roots to those who are encountering it
for the first time.
Svitanya's repertoire is
drawn from the entire region of Eastern Europe. Some songs are modern
arrangements of traditional folktunes, some are original compositions
in the folk tradition, and others are sung as they have been for
generations. They range from strong and
strident field-working songs to traditional dance tunes to lush and
emotive arrangements, all evoking the timbres, rhythms, and harmonies
indigenous to the region.
Because Svitanya has been selected for inclusion in the Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour roster ever since 2005, funding may be available to support performance engagements with presenters in DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, OH, PA, VA, WV and the US Virgin Islands. Please contact us or visit PennPAT for more details. |
