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Pianist Elizaveta Ukrainskaya to Perform at Eckerd College

Pianist Elizaveta Ukrainskaya to Perform at Eckerd College on February 26 and at St. Petersburg College on February 27

Russian Heritage presents two concert by Elizaveta Ukrainskaya, an outstanding student of the Special Music School at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Wednesday evening, February 26 at 7:00 pm in Roberts 104 in the Music Center at Eckerd College (4200 54th Ave. S.). For directions to the Music Center, inquire at the front entrance gate where you will be given a map.

Thursday, February 27 at 12:30 pm in Room HS-117 on SPC Gibbs Campus (6605 5th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, 33710). The Humanities Building is in the center of the campus, and can be reached with a short walk from any of the parking lots. It might be good to try the lots on the north side of 5th Avenue north or on the west side of the campus. Plan to come early.

Admission is free and open to the public at both locations.

Elizaveta was born in 1996 and began her musical education at age 5. In 2011 she entered one of the best musical schools in Russia where she began studying with Liubov Rudova, a Distinguished Artist of the Russian Federation (who is accompanying Elizaveta on this tour). She has frequently performed in St. Petersburg, Russia, Switzerland, Germany, and the Czech Republic. She is a prize-winner at many international competitions, including the first prize for interpretation of Schumann and Chopin at the Third International Chopin Youth Competition. In 2008 and 2009 she was awarded a “Talented Youth” prize in St. Petersburg. In 2012 she won third prize at the Sixth International Competition for Pianists in Serbia. In 2008 she produced a CD to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Chopin.

Hymn Festival

9 Seasonal Voluntaries

If you all haven’t already had your fill of Christmas music, here’s my 9 Seasonal Voluntaries (Concordia) recorded on the Tampa Bayshore Baptist organ when I was the organist there, a couple lifetimes ago.

Direct link:
http://soundcloud.com/hilton-kean-jones/sets/nine-seasonal-voluntaries.

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Musicians from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia to perform at Lakewood UCC

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Svetlana Nikonova and Vladimir Zakharevitch — both from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia, and now living in Washington, D. C. — will play at Lakewood UCC during the 10:30 a.m. service, December 8th, 2013.

Svetlana plays the domra and Vladimir plays the bayan. They are world class musicians, not to be missed.

Gabriel Preisser to sing at Lakewood service September 29th

gabriel-preisser-resized Gabriel Preisser, who is singing the part of Mercutio in The St. Petersburg Opera Company‘s production of Charles Gounod’s Romeo & Juliet, Friday, October 4, 2013, 7:30pm, Sunday, October 6, 2:00pm Matinee, and Tuesday, October 8, 7:30pm, will be singing at the Lakewood UCC 10:30am service, Sunday, September 29th.

The following is from the St. Petersburg Opera website:

“Praised for his ‘matinee idol charm and charisma,’ ‘a beautiful, luscious baritone,’ and ‘a compelling, commanding stage presence’ by Opera News, the Star Tribune, the Houston Chronicle, the Pioneer Press, and others, he recently once again received rave reviews for his performance of Lt. Gordon in the world premiere of Kevin Putz’s Pulitzer Prize winning Silent Night with Minnesota Opera.

“Mr. Preisser has been seen in several new works including the title role in Aldridge’s Elmer Gantry, Tom Joad in Gordon’s The Grapes of Wrath, and Riolobo in Catan’s Florencia en el Amazonas, all at the Moores Opera Center, Antonio in Hagen’s New York Stories at Kentucky Opera, John Brooke in Adamo’s Little Women, and the Shoe Salesman/Puppet role in Argento’s Postcard from Morroco, both at Pensacola Opera.

“His wide range of performed repertoire has included Figaro in Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Danilo in The Merry Widow, the title role in Don Giovanni, Albert in Werther, Schaunard in La Bohème, Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, Prince Ottokar in Der Freischütz, Marullo in Rigoletto, Yamadori in Madame Butterfly, Falke in Die Fledermaus, Larry Foreman in The Cradle will Rock, and Bob Baker in Wonderful Town with such companies as Minnesota Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Utah Festival Opera, Pensacola Opera, Kentucky Opera, Skylark Opera, and others

“He was a resident artist at Minnesota Opera, Kentucky Opera, and Pensacola Opera and an apprentice artist at Des Moines Metro Opera. In the competition circuit, he has been honored as a district winner in the Met National Councils and won the American finals of the International Lirico Concorso Competition this past summer. Mr. Preisser graduated summa cum laude from Florida State University with a double major in Vocal Performance and Commercial Music and completed a Masters in Voice at the University of Houston. This will be Gabriel’s first appearance performing on the stage of St. Petersburg Opera Company.”

The role which Mr. Preisser will be performing is Mercutio, who, according to the SPO site, is a “friend of Romeo, and relative of the Prince, who relies on satire and serves as comic relief to the melancholy mood of Romeo. He is responsible for making the young lovers aware of the practical aspects of love.”

For more information on Mr. Preisser and the SPO’s production of Romeo & Juliet and to purchase tickets online go HERE. Group rates are available.