All Blog News Tagged 'khomus' (4)

On April 23rd 2012 the 4th annual vargan and khomus concert took place at DOM in Moscow. Fortunately i was invited as a special guest to perform the jew´s harp playing technique and music of my country and to perform together with gifted jew´s harpists from the Russian vargan and from the Yakut khomus scene. The event…

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Olkhon gate duo is a collaboration of two jew’s harpers from different places who met together on Baikal lake. Vladimir Markov (Irkutsk, Russia) and Irina Bogatyreva (lybertsy, Russia) inspired by beauties and spirits of lake Baykal started their own project – jew’s harp Duo. They use very small instrument that can produce deep emotions, feelings and very existence of a person!



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7th International Jew’s Harp Congress, Yakutsk 2011

International Jew’s Harp Society Bulletin 2 – Compiled by Michael Wright



First, an apology. In Bulletin 1 we said that the virtuoso competition was for men over 25. We have since had information that indicates that this was a mis-translation. The Virtuoso Competition is, in fact, open to male and female players. The competition for women under 25 has been set up to encourage and support female players and the organizers have… Continue

Below is the first information package for the 7th International Jew's Harp Festival in Yakutsk, Siberia.



If you are a resident of the Americas (North, Central, or South) interested in attending the festival as a performer or a special guest, please reply to me no later than Thursday February 3 (see the competition categories and regional contacts below).

Visas are required to enter Russia and all performers must receive official letters of invitation from the festival… Continue