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CAMERATA VOCAL GROUP // Artist profile
Camerata Vocal Group was founded in 1986 in Minsk (Belarus) as a chamber choir consisting of 18 singers. The repertoire included Russian classical music, orthodox music and renaissance, jazz and avant-garde.
The group successfully performed in many jazz and avant-garde festivals in Russia and Baltic countries.
Since 1991 Camerata Vocal Group has become the ensemble consisting of 7 singers.
Since 1995 musicians decided to promote their own original music, combining ethnic to Slavonic intonations with modern harmonica and rhythm. And this music has become the main ingredient in the art of the ensemble. Their experiments with new forms and sounds make them totally different from other groups. When speaking about Camerata it is not enough to say that they have got a soprano, alto, tenor and bass. Each of the above is quite unexpectedly presented in their original compositions, combined with sound imitation, making them absolutely unique.
Now the group comprises eight professional musicians, seven singers and a sound engineer:
Volha Varabyova (soprano),
Tatsiana Drobysheva (soprano),
Yulia Karatkevich (alto),
Galina Gordynets (soprano),
Alexandre Dovnar (tenor),
Igor Melnikov (bariton),
Alexei Bourdeliov (bass),
Alexei Bogachenko (sound designer).
Volha Varabyova (soprano),
Tatsiana Drobysheva (soprano),
Yulia Karatkevich (alto),
Galina Gordynets (soprano),
Alexandre Dovnar (tenor),
Igor Melnikov (bariton),
Alexei Bourdeliov (bass),
Alexei Bogachenko (sound designer).
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Saturday, March 23, 2013
TRANSFORMER GROUP // Artist profile
Mastership, power and refinement are main features of the Group. The musicians combine traditional classical style with new trends in contemporary piano music and in jazz.
Based on experience of musicians of genius, namely Glen Goulda, Jack Loussier and Claude Bolling, the Transformer Group have chosen the term ‘Crossover’ to describe the essence of their ideas of music and style.
"When you wear an elegant classically cut suit, don’t be afraid to drive a modern sport car. Both may be two mutually supplementing things if you enjoy comfort. A musician derives comfort from received higher musical education, international competitions and festivals and profound concert experience" - this is how Elena Vashkevich, a pianist and the Group leader, described her endeavors in musical activity.
Elena has been awarded diplomas at international competitions, she teaches at the Academy of Music and she has received excellent academic education (she made her debut in a concert at the age of 8 by playing the clavichord in Grand Hall at Belarus State Philharmonic).Yet, classical piano school promotes realization of totally different music projects, including jazz. Like a genuine wizard of sound, together with her permanent companions (Kirill Shevando, drums, and Andrei Baranov, double-bass) Elena brings listeners to different epochs of music. By this she proves that improvisation in everything is the biggest achievement.
It includes improvisation in the Group membership which explains its name the Transformer, i.e. a jazz-trio with a classical soloist, a jazz-trio with a string quartet, duets and a soloist. It also includes improvising concert programs – since the year 2000 the Transformer Group has staged quite a number of concerts, music projects and performances. The most significant of those include ‘Nuevo Tango (A. Piazzolla)’, ‘Music on Opera Themes’ (classical compositions and arrangements), ‘Crossover Music of Claude Bolling’, ‘Classic & Jazz in Contemporary Music’ (it was presented in 2007 at ‘Jazz Moskovia’ jazz festival in Russia, also attended by well-known jazz performers namely Igor Brill, Anatoly Kroll, Enver Ismailov), etc.
"The Transformer Group includes creative and developing musicians who have performed for a long time, who are convincing, always different and exhibit novelty. They invite interesting musicians and dancers as soloists to their projects. I joined this group with my solo programs in a surprising genre of Crossover music in ‘January evenings’ at international festival of classical music in Brest, Belarus, that was attended by Svyatoslav Rikhter, Zurab Sotkilava and many other renowned musicians" – says Igor Olovnikov, People’s Artist of Belarus, pianist, professor, Honored Art Worker.
Transformer Group cooperated with Tanel Ruben, Estonian best jazz drummer, with Pille Lill, a soprano at opera theater in Tallinn, Estonia, with Dmitry Tsypkin, a young talented cellist (Paris, France), with ‘Grieg Percussion’, a remarkable percussions ensemble, Minsk, Belarus, etc.
"When you wear an elegant classically cut suit, don’t be afraid to drive a modern sport car. Both may be two mutually supplementing things if you enjoy comfort. A musician derives comfort from received higher musical education, international competitions and festivals and profound concert experience" - this is how Elena Vashkevich, a pianist and the Group leader, described her endeavors in musical activity.
Elena has been awarded diplomas at international competitions, she teaches at the Academy of Music and she has received excellent academic education (she made her debut in a concert at the age of 8 by playing the clavichord in Grand Hall at Belarus State Philharmonic).Yet, classical piano school promotes realization of totally different music projects, including jazz. Like a genuine wizard of sound, together with her permanent companions (Kirill Shevando, drums, and Andrei Baranov, double-bass) Elena brings listeners to different epochs of music. By this she proves that improvisation in everything is the biggest achievement.
It includes improvisation in the Group membership which explains its name the Transformer, i.e. a jazz-trio with a classical soloist, a jazz-trio with a string quartet, duets and a soloist. It also includes improvising concert programs – since the year 2000 the Transformer Group has staged quite a number of concerts, music projects and performances. The most significant of those include ‘Nuevo Tango (A. Piazzolla)’, ‘Music on Opera Themes’ (classical compositions and arrangements), ‘Crossover Music of Claude Bolling’, ‘Classic & Jazz in Contemporary Music’ (it was presented in 2007 at ‘Jazz Moskovia’ jazz festival in Russia, also attended by well-known jazz performers namely Igor Brill, Anatoly Kroll, Enver Ismailov), etc.
"The Transformer Group includes creative and developing musicians who have performed for a long time, who are convincing, always different and exhibit novelty. They invite interesting musicians and dancers as soloists to their projects. I joined this group with my solo programs in a surprising genre of Crossover music in ‘January evenings’ at international festival of classical music in Brest, Belarus, that was attended by Svyatoslav Rikhter, Zurab Sotkilava and many other renowned musicians" – says Igor Olovnikov, People’s Artist of Belarus, pianist, professor, Honored Art Worker.
Transformer Group cooperated with Tanel Ruben, Estonian best jazz drummer, with Pille Lill, a soprano at opera theater in Tallinn, Estonia, with Dmitry Tsypkin, a young talented cellist (Paris, France), with ‘Grieg Percussion’, a remarkable percussions ensemble, Minsk, Belarus, etc.
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NEW IMAGE ORKESTRA // Artist profile
New name on the music map of Belarus, where for many years folklore traditions have been initiating both traditional folk performers and original acts that fuse eras and styles.
The sentient disposition of all participants of the act to influx deep-rooted traditions of Belarusian music into the modern context - with the goal to facilitate preservation of the old and its transfer to the new generations of listeners - became a reason to establish this new project in 2011.
Each member of the act possesses extensive musical experience. Alexey Vorsoba (accordion, samples) is an author and leader of "Port Mone" - instrumental project; with his colleagues he collaborated with Ukrainian band "Dakha-Brakha". Irena Kotvickaya (vocals) teaches and studies folklore, she is an author and leader of "Ethno-NHS" and "Akana-NHS" projects; she participates in Belarusian-Swiss "Kazalpin" band and collaborates with "Apple Tea" and "Knyaz Myshkin" (Belarus) and "Diagilew Projeсt" (Germany) acts. Andrey Zhukov (sound producer) works with many leading Belarusian (and Europe-famous) bands like "Syabry", "Lyapis Trubeckoj", "Apple Tea", "Drum Ecstasy", "Troitsa", "Camerata Vocal Group".
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