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The Bonita Lestina Old Town Hall Performance Series - Gerdan

November 18

Gerdan

Ukrainian Folk Music

Kaleidoscope of World Music is a professional music ensemble based in Washington DC metropolitan area.Theensembleis named after “Gerdan”, a multi-colored, intricately woven beaded necklace from Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine. Like this dazzling and exquisite necklace of different colors and shapes, musicians create original arrangements of traditional Eastern European folk melodies and rhythms that reflect their passion for blending the old with the new, in a style that is fresh, lively, and beautiful. Gerdan’s musicians have been acknowledged for their technique and exquisite musical presentations performing an exciting world music repertoire. They reveal their passion for traditional music in their artistic expression to buildcultural bridges in timeand distance. Gerdan’s past performance highlights include the Library of Congress, the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts,the Kennedy Center, and many world music festivals. For more information visitwww.Gerdan.info.


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