 "Glenville
State College hosted an evening of Russian performances on Saturday,
March 22. College faculty, staff and students, as well as community
members, attended the program, which was held in the Fine Arts
Auditorium. Four performers from the Moscow State Conservatory,
including two Russian folk dancers and two piano players, entertained
the audience for close to an hour and a half.
Dancers Alexandra Babenko and Pavel Antonov provided endless
enjoyment to the attendees with their impressive dance steps and jumps.
They performed several Russian folk dances, including the Siberian
Polka, Russian Dance and Lojkari (Dance with Spoons). Babenko and
Antonov are from Moscow and attend the college named Pyatnitsky. They
have toured and performed in Germany, Turkey, Ukraine, the Czech
Republic, Bulgaria and Greece. They are winners of both Moscow and
Vladimir Competitions.
Evgenia Golubeva and Alexander Klichanovsky performed beautiful duet
and solo piano works. Klichanovsky, who is studying to be a composer,
performed three of his own compositions of his own. Golubeva and
Klichanowsky are also from Moscow. They attend the college named after
Tchaikovsky. They a re winners of several competitions, including the
Piano Festival of Duets, Moscow and Kazan St. Petersburg Festival for
Young Piano Players and the Moscow International Music Festival.
 Immediately
following the performance, a reception was held in the lobby of the Fine
Arts Building. Attendees had an opportunity to speak with the performers
while enjoying refreshments.
“We were very happy to host this event,” stated Dr. Debra Simon, Dean
of Teacher Education and coordinator of the event. “This was an exciting
evening that brought the beauty of Russian performances to the wonderful
hospitality of Glenville.” "
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