The Workshop will be held on Saturday, March 13th, from 7-9 pm, at my home in Corvallis, Oregon. Eva and Aurelia will teach a Balkan and a Georgian song, with guidance in vocal production, pronunciation, and musicality. Emphasis will be placed on the enjoyment of the music, both for its aesthetic beauty and as a form of cultural experience and personal expression. A relaxed, respectful, friendly, and encouraging environment will invite joyful participation from all in attendance, whatever their musical experience. Æ welcomes participants of all ages and vocal backgrounds~no prior singing (OR Balkan singing) experience is required.
Details: Balkan and Caucasus Georgian vocal workshop
Date: Saturday, March 13th
Time: 7-9 pm
Location: Corvallis, OR, at my home (3820 SW Country Club Dr)
Cost: $15-20, sliding scale
Advance registration and payment are required. Please contact me at the_chrome_nun@hotmail.com, or 541-760-8135 to register and/or for more information. Included below is a brief bio of Æ, and more can be found by visiting the following websites:
www.myspace.com/aesings
www.aesings.com
www.cdbaby.com/cd/aemusic
I heartily encourage you to consider attending this workshop. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Please forward this message to anyone you think might be interested!
Æ will also perform on Sunday, March 14 at 3 pm, in the warm and welcoming environs of the Yoga Center of Corvallis (111 NW 2nd St). Tickets will be sold in advance for $15 each, with a limited number available at the door. Children are encouraged to attend. To purchase tickets and/or obtain further information, please contact me at the_chrome_nun@hotmail.com, or 541-753-8135.
Thank you,
Hasina
Bio of Æ:
Aurelia Shrenker and Eva Salina Primack have been performing together as Æ ("ash") since 2007. Based in Brooklyn, NY, they perform internationally and have just released their debut CD, the self-titled Æ. Playing to hugely diverse audiences in sold-out shows at venues ranging from Joe's Pub in New York City to Ashkenaz in Berkeley, CA, these two young women bring together their deep understanding of different vocal traditions to create something new and daring with each song. They have chosen the name Æ because it represents something of a dual nature--not singular, not plural, but exactly two. Accordion and Georgian panduri often add a further dimension to the naked and honest beauty of two unaccompanied voices, creating a rich tapestry with varied texture and ambiance in their live performance. Their repertoire includes songs from Appalachian, Balkan, Caucasus Georgian, and Corsican traditions. In addition to their album, Æ is featured in the soundtrack of "The Great Soviet Eclipse", the newest film produced under the auspices of the Museum of Jurassic Technology (www.mjt.org). Æ's work is rooted in folk culture and never falls short of being visceral and provocative--in their music, youthful exuberance and reverence for ancient tradition seamlessly coincide.
A native of Santa Cruz, California, Eva Salina Primack has been studying, performing, and teaching Balkan music since she was a young child. She has traveled and performed internationally, worked with many well-known Balkan and American musicians, including Slavic Soul Party!, Which Way East, Kadife, Veveritse, Seido Salifoski's Romski Boji, Édessa, Tzvetanka Varimezova, Italian Balkan Jazz Project Opa Cupa and KITKA. Eva completed a B.A. in Ethnomusicology at UCLA. In addition to her work as a performer, Eva teaches singing in New York City and internationally at camps, workshops and festivals.
Aurelia Shrenker has been singing music from various world traditions from the time she was thirteen years old. While growing up in the Northeastern United States she traveled extensively, both on her own sojourns and with Vermont-based touring ensemble Northern Harmony. Aurelia has focused on Georgian music over the last decade and visited the country on numerous occasions as a musician, volunteer, and tour-guide. Aurelia received her BA from NYU's Gallatin School with a concentration in Pedagogy, Literacy and Orality. She performs both as a soloist and with Æ.
Æ performs traditional and innovative renditions of folk music from the Balkans, Caucasus Georgia, Corsica, and the American Appalachians. Both Eva and Aurelia have performed to great acclaim across the United States and internationally, and together they are known for expressive performances of a rare and compelling intimacy. In a recent review, NYC online music blog Lucid Culture described the Æ album as "plaintive, austere, otherworldly, and often hauntingly beautiful" (http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/gorgeous-balkan-and-appalachian-vocal-harmonies-from-%C3%A6/), sentiments I wholeheartedly repeat.
(re-posted from an email received by MM)
Aurelia Shrenker and Eva Salina Primack have been performing together as Æ ("ash") since 2007. Based in Brooklyn, NY, they perform internationally and have just released their debut CD, the self-titled Æ. Playing to hugely diverse audiences in sold-out shows at venues ranging from Joe's Pub in New York City to Ashkenaz in Berkeley, CA, these two young women bring together their deep understanding of different vocal traditions to create something new and daring with each song. They have chosen the name Æ because it represents something of a dual nature--not singular, not plural, but exactly two. Accordion and Georgian panduri often add a further dimension to the naked and honest beauty of two unaccompanied voices, creating a rich tapestry with varied texture and ambiance in their live performance. Their repertoire includes songs from Appalachian, Balkan, Caucasus Georgian, and Corsican traditions. In addition to their album, Æ is featured in the soundtrack of "The Great Soviet Eclipse", the newest film produced under the auspices of the Museum of Jurassic Technology (www.mjt.org). Æ's work is rooted in folk culture and never falls short of being visceral and provocative--in their music, youthful exuberance and reverence for ancient tradition seamlessly coincide.
A native of Santa Cruz, California, Eva Salina Primack has been studying, performing, and teaching Balkan music since she was a young child. She has traveled and performed internationally, worked with many well-known Balkan and American musicians, including Slavic Soul Party!, Which Way East, Kadife, Veveritse, Seido Salifoski's Romski Boji, Édessa, Tzvetanka Varimezova, Italian Balkan Jazz Project Opa Cupa and KITKA. Eva completed a B.A. in Ethnomusicology at UCLA. In addition to her work as a performer, Eva teaches singing in New York City and internationally at camps, workshops and festivals.
Aurelia Shrenker has been singing music from various world traditions from the time she was thirteen years old. While growing up in the Northeastern United States she traveled extensively, both on her own sojourns and with Vermont-based touring ensemble Northern Harmony. Aurelia has focused on Georgian music over the last decade and visited the country on numerous occasions as a musician, volunteer, and tour-guide. Aurelia received her BA from NYU's Gallatin School with a concentration in Pedagogy, Literacy and Orality. She performs both as a soloist and with Æ.
Æ performs traditional and innovative renditions of folk music from the Balkans, Caucasus Georgia, Corsica, and the American Appalachians. Both Eva and Aurelia have performed to great acclaim across the United States and internationally, and together they are known for expressive performances of a rare and compelling intimacy. In a recent review, NYC online music blog Lucid Culture described the Æ album as "plaintive, austere, otherworldly, and often hauntingly beautiful" (http://lucidculture.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/gorgeous-balkan-and-appalachian-vocal-harmonies-from-%C3%A6/), sentiments I wholeheartedly repeat.
(re-posted from an email received by MM)
