- MUSIC OF THE ANDES
Led by Paula Srur Carcar
2. THE MUSIC OF VENEZEULA
Led by Maria Victoria Gonzalez
Repertoire:
Flor de Mayo - Otilio Galíndez (Tonada)
Cantos de trabajo de Molienda - Venezuelan Folklore
(Grinding Work Songs)
Pajarillo, Golpe de Joropo Llanero - Venezuelan Folklore (Traditional music from the Venezuelan plains)
Harp, Venezuelan cuatro, voice and maracas performed by: Maria Victoria Gonzalez, San Juan de los Morros, Guárico, Venezuela.
3. THE MUSIC OF APPALACHIA
Led by Ruth Shumway
Bonaparte the Squirrel Fisher (medley)
Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine (traditional fiddle tune)
Squirrel Hunters (traditional fiddle tune)
Fisher’s Hornpipe (traditional fiddle tune)
Performers: Catfish in the Sky
Sho Humphries Ukulele, Austin-Texas
Owen Miller Cajon, Hamilton-Massachusetts
Ruth Shumway Fiddle, Charlotte-North Carolina
Sammy Wetstein Cello, Simsbury-Connecticut
4. Hellenic
THE MUSIC OF CYPRUS
Led by Olga Prepis
To Margoudi (Traditional Folk)
Performers:
Olga Prepis Voice, Nicosia-Cyprus
Christos Metaxas Voice, Limassol-Cyprus
Violeta Lopez-Ibanez Voice, Athens-Greece
Marianthi-Olympia Krouskou Voice, Athens-Greece
Maria Delaporta Voice, Athens-Greece
Rania Toli Voice, Arta-Greece
Stefanos Athinaios Percussion, Athens-Greece
Dancers:
Konstantinos Kaplanis Dance, Los Angeles-California
Stella Erikson Dance, St. Louis-Missouri
Daphne Athanasopoulos Dance, Roslindale-Massachusetts
Chloe Athanasopoulos Dance, Roslindale-Massachusetts
Gregory Kokkalis Dance, Manchester-New Hampshire
Georgios Kyriazidis Dance, Thessaloniki-Greece
Music of Greece
Led by Stefanos Athinaios & Maria Delaporta
Patrounino (Traditional, Arranged by Stefanos Athinaios)
Performers:
Stefanos Athinaios Frilingos Percussion – Athens, Greece
Maria Delaporta Qanun – Athens, Greece
Jakob Kobal Accordion - Sentjost nad Horjulom, Slovenia
Ziv Kartaginer Trumpet – Jerusalem, Israel
Amir Mankovski Tenor Saxophone – Rishpon, Israel
Mehrpouya Daneshvar Clarinet – Zanjan, Iran
Khalid Razick Trombone - Palestine
Diego Payan Acoustic Bass – Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dancers:
Konstantinos Kaplanis - Los Angeles, CA
Stella Erickson - St. Louis, MO
Daphne Athanasopoulos - Roslindale, MA
Chloe Athanasopoulos - Roslindale, MA
Gregory Kokkalis - Manchester, NH
Georgios Kyriazidis - Thessaloniki, Greece
5. Caucasus
MUSIC OF MUGHAN - IRAN
Azeri folk lullaby
Apardi Sellar (Azeri folk tune)
Performers:
Mahya Hamedi voice/frame drum, Tehran-Iran
Mehrpouya Daneshvar clarinet, Zajnaj-Iran
Jakob Kobal accordion, Šentjošt nad Horjulo-Slovenia
THE MUSIC OF ARMENIA
Led by Armen Hovhannisyan (Rmén)
“Dle Yaman”, Traditional folk song, Arranger- Komitas
Performers:
Rmén Voice, Armenia, Yerevan
Grigori Balasanyan Piano, Armenia, Yerevan
Samuel Sjostedt Duduk, Worcester, Massachusetts
- Europe
THE MUSIC OF FRANCE
Led by Lucie Cholley
Chanson pour l’Auvergnat (Georges Brassens)
Performers:
Lucie Cholley Voice, Paris-France
Enzo Charles Piano, Troyes-France
THE MUSIC OF PORTUGAL
Presented by Iara Magalhães
Pêra verde - Canto Alentejano by Celina Margarida Baião da Piedade, Pascale Rubens and Toon Van Mierlo
Performers:
Iara Magalhães Voice, Porto-Portugal
Sofia Almeida Voice, Madeira-Portugal
Gonçalo Quintas Voice, Lisboa, Portugal
Zé Manel Cavaco Voice, Lisboa Portugal
Laia Gelabert Voice, Catalunya-Spain
Oier Aguirre Voice, Basque Country - Spain
Lauren Benner Voice, Dallas- Texas
Isabelle Costanzo Voice, Sonoma-California
Emma Vali Voice, Oakville-Canada
Pablo Arias Voice, Spain
Betty Wang Voice, South Korea
Oscar Rojas Voice, Mexico
Maria Delaporta Voice, Greece
Smriti Sankar Voice, India
Shabnam Nourishirazi Voice, Iran
- Balkan
MUSIC OF BULGARIA
Pletenitsa Choir directed by Christiane Karam
Svatba Hristo Todorov
Kaval Sviri - by Tanya Parvanova/Petar Lyondev
Erghen Dedo – Petar Lyondev
Viktoria Stachova Nitra Slovakia Soprano
Clara Stein Salzburg Austria Soprano
Shravana Kaethikeyan, Singapore Soprano
Simona Rihter Mission Viejo California, USA Soprano
Shreya Pujari Pleasanton California, USA Soprano
Shabnam Nourishirazi, Tehran Iran Mezzo
Dyuti Iyer Tokyo Japan Mezzo
Sanjana Chandrasekar Thousand Oaks California, USA Mezzo
Ella Young Gloucester Massachusetts, USA Mezzo
Iris Gould Worthington Ohio, USA Alto
Kristina Rossi Miami Florida, USA Alto
Clara Rose Vancouver Canada Alto
Gabrielle Dodaro Oceanside California, USA Tenor
Naman Kasana Delhi India Tenor
Anmol Talwar New Delhi India Bass
Vessela Stoyanova Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria tupan
THE MUSIC OF MACEDONIA
Led by Kayden Behan
Cheshma Sharena (Traditional Folk/Kayden Behan)
Nazad, Nazad, Mome Kalino (Traditional Folk/Kayden Behan)
Performers:
Kayden Behan Tambura, Blagoevgrad-Bulgaria
Simona Rihter Vocal, Mission Viejo-California
Jakob Kobal Accordion, Šentjost nad Horjulom-Slovenia
Anika Thomas Violin, Seattle-Washington
Stefanos Athinaios Tapan, Athens-Greece
Croatia
THE MUSIC OF CROATIA
Led by Elena Naperotić
Što Te Nema (Originally written by Aleksa Šantić, Performed by Jadranka Stojaković)
Performers:
Elena Naperotić Voice, Poreč-Croatia
Ian Coury Mandolin, Brasília-Brazil
- South Asia
THE MUSIC OF PUNJAB
Led by Devanshee
Song title (composer/arranger)
Kala Shah Kala (Traditional Folk)
Performers:
Devanshee Bansal Voice, Vadodara, India
Rushabh Parasnis Tabla, Maharashtra , India
Raghav Kathuria Harmonium, Varanasi, India
Akash Nandakumar Manjira, St. Louis, Missouri,
Soumya Nair BGV, Mumbai India
Aasmi Gambhir BGV, India
The Music of Bangladesh
Led by Amiya Gahan Chowdhury
Song: “Rimjhim Rimjhim Jhim” (composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam)
Performers:
Amiya Gahan Chowdhury Voice
Upashak Mukherjee Tabla
THE MUSIC OF NORTH INDIA
Led by Upasak Mukherjee
Song title (composer/arranger)
Baaton Baaton mein beet gayi raat- Thumri-Ustad Rashid Khan’s rendition
Performers:
Nandini Samanta Vocals, Delhi, India
Upasak Mukherjee Tabla, Kolkata, India
Guest Artists:
Pranav Swaroop Violin, Bangalore, India
The Music of Nepal
Led by Sanyamita Shrestha
Song Title (composer/arranger)
Rato Rani Fulejhai Saajhama (Traditional Folk)
Composer - Sambhujit Baskota
Arranged by - Gaspard Gabriel
Performers:
Sanyamita Shrestha Voice, Kathmandu, Nepal
Upasak Mukharjee Maadal, Kolkata, India
Pranav Swaroop Dholak, Bangalore, India
Arman Wali Piano, South Portland, Maine
Jakob Kobal Sentjost nad Horjulom, Slovenia
Kai Livermore Acoustic Guitar, Yaotsu, Japan
Louis Thelot Violin, Lyon,France
- THE MUSIC OF MEXICO
Led by Isabela Elizondo Collado
Yo no necesito de mucho (Laura Itandehui)
Mi Tierra Veracruzana (Natalia LaFourcade)
El Balaju/ Serenata Husteca (Traditional Son Jarocho/ Andrés Huesca, José Alfredo Jimenez, Sin Autor)
Arranger/Musical Co-Director: Alan Montaño (San Francisco)
Band members:
Isabela Elizondo Collado Voice/ Texas
Lucas Falla Guitar/Panama
Nico Mauries Guitar/Mexico
Fernando Corral Collado Guitar/Mexico
Louis Thelot Violin/France
Anny Andrade Violin/Colombia
Yibran Aponte Trumpet/Puerto Rico
Carlos Ramos Trumpet/New York
Cefe Vergara-Tucker Cajon/ San Francisco
David Wauters Upright Bass/ Arizona
Guest Artists:
Veronica Robles dance coordinator, choreographer/ Mexico
Veronica Robles Cultural Center Folkloric Dancers
Ik’Balam Moyrón Castillo Son Jarocho Expert/ Mexico
y Isabela Elizondo Collado
