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Broadway in Central Asia a resounding success
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Highlights of the Broadway repertoire as represented by George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein and Rodgers and Hammerstein were heard in the concert halls of Ashgabad, Turkmenistan, Chisinau, Moldova and Astana, Kazakhstan in May.
These pioneering concerts were a joint effort between American Voices artists, Ira Spaulding and John Ferguson and students and young professionals from these cities' music academies and conservatories.
The Ashgabad concert was given in the recently built Magtymguly Music and Drama Theater. Although, the 800 seat theater was filled to capacity another estimated five hundred eager spectators had to be turned away due to lack of space. Fortunately, the concert was later re-broadcast throughout the country giving access to this highlight of Ashgabad’s 2005 concert season to all Turkmen citizens.
In Astana, the final concert was broadcast nationally and took place in Astana’s prestigious Presidential Cultural Center to an overflow crowd. Kazakh press commented:
“Kazakh students played and sang enthusiastically. Playful antics were followed by lyrical serenades… The performance was a success because every student has managed not only to do his or her best, but also express real emotion.” Kazakhskaya Pravda (Kazakh Truth), Astana, Kazakhstan
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