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March 19-21, 2010

Master musicians from the Balkans and Eastern Europe will headline the 45th Anniversary Spring Festival at the International House, March 19-21, 2010. Artists will include clarinet master James Stoyanoff and Orchestra Chalgija, Chris Bajmakovich (vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who has played with Ferus Mustafov, Ilija Ampevski, et al), Angel Dobrev (gold medalist from Bulgaria on the gadulka/rebec), Ljupco Milenkoivski (three-time gold medalist from Macedonia on the kaval/shepherd’s flute and master of the gajda/bagpipe), Alija Dalipovic (Serbian Rrom vocalist and host of Radio Romski Dukat serving the Rrom community of greater Chicagoland), Orchestra Legenda, Veselica Slovak Folk Orchestra and Dancers, Siumni Polish Highlanders, Ensemble Balkanske Igre, Dukati and Svilen Konac, Miorita, and others.

This is the one of the largest and most significant festivals in the US showcasing the folk music, dance, and culture of the Balkans and Eastern Europe and annually attracts enthusiastic participants and audience from across the US and Canada. Details follow:
Music, Dance, and Culture of Eastern Europe and Mediterranean

MAIN EVENT:
SATURDAY, 6 pm - 1 am, $25/30/40
DINNER, CONCERT, & DANCE PARTY
featuring:
Alija Dalipovich, Angel Dobrev, Chris Bajmakovich & Muzika4U,
Ljupco Milenkovski, Orchestra Legenda, Dukati, Svilen Konac,
Ensemble Balkanske Igre, Kitka, Mioriita, Siumni Polish Highlanders,
Veselica Slovak Folk Ensemble, and others...
Other events Friday evening and all day Saturday and Sunday
FRIDAY, 8 pm - midnight, $10/$15/$20
Workshop & dance party with music by Jim Stoyanoff & Orchestra Chalgija
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 9 am - 5 pm, $8/10/12 per workshop
Bulgarian, Macedonian, Rrom, Slovak, and Turkish music and dance workshops with master instructors
Info/Reservations: 847/331-7842
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Balkanske Igre, PO Box 1157, Chicago, IL 60690
Cosponsored by the University of Chicago Center for Eastern European and Russian/Eurasian Studies (CEERES), International House, and Ensemble Balkanske Igre

Spring Festival dance party will immediate follow the concert on Saturday evening, March 20, 2010 and music fans coming in from coast to coast will be grooving  and hopping to the driving Balkan beats and exhilarating music by Alija Dalipovich, Angel Dobrev, Chris Bajmakovich and Muzika4U, Ljupco Milenkovski, Orchestra Legenda, and others.  This is Chicago’s answer to New York City’s annual January Golden Fest except that the music here at the Spring Festival is of a much higher caliber.
James Stoyanoff, clarinet master, and Orchestra Chalgija at the Spring Festival, March 19-21, 2010
Ljupco Milenkovski, three-time gold medalist on kaval/shepherd’s flute, will perform and teach at the Spring Festival, March 19-21, 2010, International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Angel Dobrev, gold-medalist on gadulka/rebec , and Orchestra Balkanski Ritmi, will perform at the Spring Festival concert, March, 20. 2010. International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL
Veselica Slovak Folk Orchestra will perform at the Spring Festival concert, March 20, 2010, International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Veselica Slovak Folk Ensemble will perform at the Spring Festival concert, March 20, 2010, International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Chris Bajmakovich, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, will perform and teach at the Spring Festival, March 19-21, 2010, International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Ahmet Luleci, renowned Turkish dance master performing the Harmandali Zeybek dance, will appear at the Spring Festival, March 19-21, 2010, International House, 1414 E 59th, Chicago, IL 60637
Ahmet Luleci , renowned Turkish dance master, will appear at the Spring Festival, International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Other artists and groups appearing at the Spring Festival, March 19-21, 2010, International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637:
Dukati
Ensemble Balkanske Igre
Miorita Romanian Folklore Group
Miorita Romanian Folklore Group
Veselica Slovak Folk Ensemble
Sani Rifati, Director of Voice of Roma, will appear at the Spring Festival, March 19-21, 2010, International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, IL 60637
Helena Pavlikova, Slovak folklore specialist, will appear at the Spring Festival, March 19-21,
International House, 1414 E 59th St, Chicago, I L 60637

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Contact:  John Kuo
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Tel: 847-331-7842