Washington Balalaika Society

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=223 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="897" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#990000 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 177 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Who We"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B><IMG SRC="46e71a80.jpg" border=0 width="881" height="168" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT></A></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>  </B></FONT><A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Who We"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>About WBS</B></FONT></A><B> </B><B> |  </B><A HREF="balalaika___upcoming_performances.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Balalaika Upcoming Concerts and Events"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Performances</B></FONT></A><B>  |</B><A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of the Russian Folk Orchestra"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B> </B></FONT></A><A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Ensemb"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B> Ensembles</B></FONT></A><A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Ensemb"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B> </B></FONT></A><A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Ensemb"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B> </B></FONT></A><B>|  </B><A HREF="guild.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Balalaika Guild"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Donate to WBS</B></FONT></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="cds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CD Sales"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>CDs/DVDs </B></FONT></A><B> |  </B><A HREF="opportunities_with_the_washington_balalaika_society.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opportunities with The Washington Balala"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Get Involved</B></FONT></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="wbs_rehearsals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rehearsals"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Rehearsals</B></FONT></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="history.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History of the Russian Folk Orchestra"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>History</B></FONT></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="_instruments.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Instru"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Instruments</B></FONT></A><B> |  </B><A HREF="join.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Join the WBS"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Join WBS</B></FONT></A><B>  |  </B><A HREF="email.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><FONT COLOR="#FFFFCC"><B>Contact Us</B></FONT></A><B>  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <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=257 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B><U> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="895" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#990000 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>NEW!  The Children's Music Academy ~  Professional Instruction for Children from 7 to 14 ~ Rental Instruments Available.</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="children_s_academy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Balalaika Childrens Music Academy"><FONT COLOR="#00FFFF"><I><B>Learn more about this unique progam</B></I></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1151 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="6" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="887" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#990000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#990000 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 940 WIDTH="593"><div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><I><IMG SRC="46d40b30.jpg" border=0 width="576" height="179" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></FONT></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>W</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >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.</FONT></div> <bR> <div>     <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >W</FONT>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.</div> <bR> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" > T</FONT>he WBS is a community-based orchestra of more than 60 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. </div> <bR> <div>    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >W</FONT>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 join 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."</div> <bR> <div>    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >W</FONT>e are especially pleased to celebrate our sixth concert season with our conductor and artistic director, <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><B>.</B></FONT> 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.</div> <bR> <div>    <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Times New Roman" >W</FONT>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 often.</div> <bR> <div>           Jan Bohm, President </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="547" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 256 ><NOBR><div> There are <U>many</U> ways to become involved with WBS</div> <div> .</div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Attend one of our upcoming </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="balalaika___upcoming_performances.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Balalaika Upcoming Concerts and Events"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>concerts</B></FONT></A></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Get on our </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailform.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WBS Mailing List"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>mailing list</B></FONT></A></FONT><B> for upcoming events</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Join the WBS as a </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><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="#0000CC"><B>musician</B></FONT></A></FONT><B> -- stringed, wind or percussion</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Join the WBS as a </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><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="#0000CC"><B>volunteer</B></FONT></A></FONT><B> to help with concerts, publicity, fundraising or </B></div> <div> <B>           any of another dozen or so things we need to continue to excel at what we do</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Take </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="lessonform.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music Lessons Balalaika, Domra, Bayan"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>lessons</B></FONT></A></FONT><B> on the balalaika, domra or bayan from one of our professional</B></div> <div> <B>           instructors</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Enroll your child in the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="children_s_academy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Balalaika Childrens Music Academy"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>WBS Children's Music Academy</B></FONT></A></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#990033" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Provide needed financial support through a donation to </B></FONT><A HREF="opportunities_with_the_washington_balalaika_society_the_balalaika_guild.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Opportunities with The Washington Balala"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>The Balalaika Guild</B></FONT></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Arial" >®</FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Book one of our </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="about_the_washington_balalaika_society75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Washington Balalaika Society Ensemb"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>ensembles</B></FONT></A></FONT><B> for a party, reception, wedding or other event for that   </B></div> <div> <B>           special Russian touch</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Attend one of our</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B><A HREF="wbs_rehearsals.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Rehearsals"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>rehearsals</B></FONT></A></FONT><B> to see what we're about</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Buy a </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="cds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CD Sales"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>CD or DVD</B></FONT></A></FONT><B> and enjoy our music at home or on the road</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c833009900.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Just </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000CC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:wbsorchestra@aol.com"><FONT COLOR="#0000CC"><B>get in touch</B></FONT></A></FONT><B> to let us know you're interested in what we're doing.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> .</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="260" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 522 WIDTH="248"><div> <I><B>.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Upcoming </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Performances</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><U>Summer Park Concerts</U></B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>- Saturday, June 26 at 6:30 pm</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Harris Pavilion, Manassas VA</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>- Sunday, August 15 at 7 pm</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Mason District Park, Annandale VA</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Return Engagements</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>- Saturday, October 9 at 8 pm</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Theatre at Washington VA</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>- Saturday, October 16 at 7 pm</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Annual Russian Festival</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Holy Trinity Orthodox Church</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Baltimore, MD</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>... AND ...</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Please plan to join us for our Fall Concert Weekend, November 20 - 21, 2010</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>We'll post specific plans when available.</B></I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> .</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="260" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="248"><div> <I><B>Special Friends</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 117 WIDTH="248"><div> <A HREF="http://www.culturecapital.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.culturecapital.com/"><FONT COLOR="#003333"><I><B><IMG SRC="3ab724b0.gif" border=0 width="114" height="75" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT></A></div> <div> <I><B>Your guide to theatre, dance, music, museums and more!</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="248"><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="#003333"><I><B><IMG SRC="23b90240.gif" border=0 width="144" height="36" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></FONT></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 115 WIDTH="248"><div> <A HREF="http://www.russiandc.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.russiandc.com"><FONT COLOR="#003333"><IMG SRC="23a6e370.gif" border=0 width="110" height="55" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></A></div> <div> <I><B>RussianDC.com --</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>The Russian portal for greater Washington</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="11" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="876" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFBF0 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 161 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>The Washington Balalaika Society is deeply grateful for the generous support of the following grantors</B></I><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="635" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 116 ><NOBR><div> <I><B><IMG SRC="46956680.jpg" border=0 width="86" height="104" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="4677e300.gif" border=0 width="126" height="48" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="46a74370.gif" border=0 width="116" height="55" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="46b50690.gif" border=0 width="80" height="105" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="125"><div> <IMG SRC="4652f6e0.gif" border=0 width="47" height="110" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></U></B></I></div> <div> <B>All Contents Copyright Washington Balalaika Society 2008, 2009, 2010.  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. </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>     </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="163" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#990000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 86 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://www.servintfree.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.servintfree.net/"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><IMG SRC="3f296500.png" border=0 width="150" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Updated:  06/08/10 </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>