Ensemble Barynya
Tuesday, October 20 at 6:00 p.m.
Mills Godwin Life Sciences Building, Room 102
The Russian music, dance and song ensemble Barynya - established in the year 1991 in New York City - is a world renowned group that enjoys exalting stature as the premier Russian folk ensemble outside of Russia. Barynya presents Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Jewish and Gypsy Roma traditional dancing, music, songs, and virtuoso performances on instruments including the balalaika, garmoshka (Russian folk button accordion) and balalaika contrabass. Barynya has been invited to perform at some of the most prestigious cultural venues in the United States, including Carnegie Hall in New York, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the Smithsonian Institute of America in Washington D.C., the United Nations in New York, Russian Embassy in Washington D.C., and many other venues.