The Washington Balalaika Society

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=180 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="834" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 152 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="2aeab800.jpg" border=0 width="171" height="128" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <A HREF="cds_6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CD Sales"><I><B>Buy Andrei's CD</B></I></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="302"><div> <I><B>Musicians -- Is playing with the Washington Balalaika Society in your future?</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Join us for our orchestra Open House this Wednesday, May 7 at 7 pm.  Mini-concert, refreshments, meet the conductor and </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>other musicians.  </B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="wbs_rehearsals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rehearsals"><I><B>Here's where --</B></I></A></div> <div> <I><B>For information, call 703-549-0760</B></I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="svetlana.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Svetlana Nikonova"><B><IMG SRC="2e68e880.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="136" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="171"><bR> <div> <I><B>Just released ...</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Our fourth CD -- </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>the best yet!</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="cds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CD Sales"><I><B>Check out this one and others </B></I></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> </div> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=5 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=300 style=" border-top: 1px solid #000000;" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>The Washington Balalaika Society</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>~</B></I></FONT><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B><U>Russian folk music at its best ... since 1988</U></B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>                <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Edwardian Script ITC" ><B>   </B></FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="852" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1040 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="118" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 WIDTH="106"><div> <B>WEBSITE DIRECTORY</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 17 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Entry"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Entry Page</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Who We"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>About the WBS</B></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="guild.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Balalaika Guild"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Make a Donation to</B></FONT></A><B> </B><A HREF="guild.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Balalaika Guild"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>WBS</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="balalaika___upcoming_converts_and_events.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Balalaika Upcoming Concerts and Events"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Upcoming Concerts</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="opportunities_with_the_washington_balalaika_society.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opportunities with The Washington Balala"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Opportunities with WBS</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="wbs_rehearsals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rehearsals"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Rehearsals</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 36 WIDTH="106"><div> <B> </B><A HREF="_instruments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Instru"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Instruments</B></FONT></A></div> <div> <A HREF="_instruments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Instru"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>We Play</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of the Russian Folk Orchestra"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B> History</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="cds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CD Sales"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>CD Sales</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="join.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Join the WBS"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Join the WBS</B></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 17 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="_instruments23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The BDAA"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>The BDAA</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 WIDTH="106"><div> <A HREF="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Contact Us</B></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>A Message from </B></div> <div> <B>WBS President Jan Bohm</B></div> <div> <B>..</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="22888af0.jpg" border=0 width="136" height="175" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="165" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 67 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>Get involved!</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Enjoyable things </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>to do with WBS</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 124 WIDTH="153"><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003366" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>Join in the fun  as a </B></I></FONT><A HREF="opportunities_with_the_washington_balalaika_society___join_the_wbs_as_a_musician_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opportunities with The Washington Balala"><FONT COLOR="#000099"><I><B>musician</B></I></FONT></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003366" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>or </B></I></FONT><A HREF="opportunities_with_the_washington_balalaika_society_participate_with_the_wbs_as_a_volunteer.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opportunities with The Washington Balala"><FONT COLOR="#000099"><I><B>volunteer.</B></I></FONT></A></div> <div> <I><B>.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Support the WBS as a </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>donor-member of </B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="guild.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Balalaika Guild"><FONT COLOR="#000099"><I><B>The Balalaika Guild.</B></I></FONT></A></div> <div> <I><B>.</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="mailform.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WBS Mailing List"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I><B>Receive notices</B></I></FONT></A><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#003366" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B>of upcoming performances.</B></I></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="153"><div> <I><B>Learn to play the balalaika, domra or bayan.  We offer lessons from beginner through advanced.   </B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="lessonform.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music Lessons Balalaika, Domra, Bayan"><FONT COLOR="#0000BF"><I><B>Find out about lessons</B></I></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 81 WIDTH="153"><div> <I><B>Our ensembles and soloists are available for bookings ~~  from two musicians to a </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>50-member orchestra!</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000BF"><I><B>Learn more</B></I></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 136 WIDTH="153"><div> <I><B>WBS is accepting bookings for 2008</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <I><B>..</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Orchestra has a limited number of openings for concerts in the 2008 season. To discuss possible engagements, contact the</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial Narrow" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><I><B>WBS Music Director.</B></I></FONT></A></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="166" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>Special Friends</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>Russian Chamber Art</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Society</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.thercas.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.thercas.com/"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><I><B><IMG SRC="23b90240.gif" border=0 width="144" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 61 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.russiandc.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.russiandc.com"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><IMG SRC="23a6e370.gif" border=0 width="110" height="55" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="268"><div> <B>  W</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>elcome to the Web home of the Washington Balalaika Society.  Here you will find information about the WBS Orchestra, our Ensembles, our performance schedule and lots more.  If you're a musician yourself and live in the Washington area you may be interested in when and where we rehearse, how to join the Society or instruction on the domra, balalaika, bayan or guitar.  If you're  a lover of fine music, you'll want to know where we'll be appearing this season, who will be performing with us and how you can get tickets to our concerts.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>    </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>W</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>ithin these pages you'll also find interesting  background on the origins and history of the Russian folk orchestra, descriptions of all of  the instruments we play, how to be a member of our Balalaika Guild, how to buy our CDs and a great deal more.</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> T</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>he WBS is a community-based orchestra of more than 50 musicians with a mixture of amateur and professional training.   We work hard to earn and maintain our reputation as one of the finest of our genre. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>W</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>e are also a community of  friends. Members thoroughly enjoy the warmth and hospitality of the group and we encourage others of all ages to </B></FONT><B>j</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>oin in the fun -- after all, as the saying goes, "We don't stop playing because we grow old - we grow old because we stop playing."</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>W</B></FONT><B>e are especially pleased to celebrate our fourth concert season with our conductor and artistic director, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#00FFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="svetlana.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Svetlana Nikonova"><FONT COLOR="#00FFFF"><B>Svetlana Nikonova</B></FONT></A></FONT><B>. Ms. Nikonova is a graduate of the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St. Petersburg, Russia, and previously worked with the world-renowned Andreyev Balalaika Orchestra there.  She is a talented arranger and domra professional as well as an experienced conductor, and we look forward to another outstanding  concert season under her leadership.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>   </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>W</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>hatever your reason for visiting, we're glad you did and hope to have the opportunity to meet you in person. We're always happy to hear from you, and we encourage you to stop by otfen. </B></FONT></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="-1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1040" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="-1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="240" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#808080" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 670 WIDTH="228"><div> <I><B><IMG SRC="34a3b400.jpg" border=0 width="59" height="64" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#990033" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Upcoming Performances</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="224" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 575 WIDTH="212"><div> <I><B>Celebrate with us!</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Washington Balalaika Society will commemorate its 20th Anniversary with our </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Fall 2008- Spring 2009 concert season! </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Stop by here after May 15 for news about our November concert weekend and other Anniversary activities.</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>... and in the meantime ...</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Join us for FREE concerts in Virginia's parks this Summer </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>June 8 at 7:30 - Mason District </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>   Park, Annandale (Sunday)</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>June 28 at 8 pm - Lubber Run </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>   Park, Arlington (Saturday)</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>August 13 at 7:30 - Lee District </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>  Park, Alexandria (Wednesday)</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>August 16 - Summer Sounds, </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>         Manassas Museum</B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Bring the family and a picnic!</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> x</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>All Contents Copyright Washington Balalaika Society 2006, 2007. All Rights Reserved.</B>  </div> <div> 'The Balalaika Guild' is a service mark of the Washington Balalaika Society.</div> <div> The Washington Balalaika Society is a community-based 501.c.3 cultural and educational corporation.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Our Website host is:</B></div> <div> <B>     </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arrus BT" ><B><IMG SRC="2259b460.jpg" border=0 width="155" height="70" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="70" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> Updated:  01/03/08</B><B> </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>