# Ensemble Basiani; Kitka at First Presbyterian Church, October 21, 2016

[Cal Performances](https://calperformances.org/performances/2016-17/choral-festival/ensemble-basiani.php) presents [Ensemble Basiani](http://www.basiani.ge/) and [Kitka](http://www.kitka.org/)  
2016-10-21  
[First Presbyterian Church](http://www.fpcberkeley.org/)  
[2407 Dana Street, Berkeley, CA 94704-2201 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2407+Dana+Street,+Berkeley,+CA+94704-2201+USA&hl=en)  
8:00 PM, Friday, October 21, 2016

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## One Set

[8:07 PM announcements from Rob Bailis, who introduces [Kitka](http://www.kitka.org/)]

01. [8:09 PM] _Bedhinera (Happiness)_ – Wedding Song, Samegrelo
02. [8:10 PM] _Heyamoli_ – Love Song, Lazona
03. [8:14 PM] _Marikela Jashis Kalo_ – Courtship Song, Guria  
   
\[8:16 PM; Introduction of [Ensemble Basiani](http://www.basiani.ge/)\]
01. [8:17 PM] _Mravalzhamier (Long Life)_ – Table Song, Kakheti
02. [8:20 PM] _Orira_ – Travelling Song, Guria
03. [8:24 PM] _Tu ase turpa ikavi (You Were So Pretty)_ – Lyric-Love Song
04. [8:28 PM] _Circle Dance_ – Svaneti
05. [8:32 PM] _Shavi shashvi (The Black Thrush)_ – Hunters’ Song, Guria  
[end section, pause]
06. [8:36 PM] _Tsmidao gmerto (O, Holy God)_
07. [8:40 PM] _Saidumlo utskho da didebuli (A Mystery, Strange and Most Glorious)_
08. [8:43 PM] _Tkveta ganmatavisuflebelo (As the Deliverer of the Captives)_
09. [8:47 PM] _Motsikuli kristesagan gamorcheuli (Apostle Distinguished by Christ)_
10. [8:51 PM] _Akebdit sakhelsa uplisasa (Praise Ye the Name of the Lord)_
11. [8:m PM] _Sashot mtiebisa (Out of the Womb)_  
[8:54 PM end section, pause -- one of the tunes above was omitted, and the performance order may be incorrect]
12. [8:55 PM] _Imeruli naduri_ – Work Song, Imereti
13. [9:00 PM] _Tsintsqaro_ – Lyric-Love Song, Kakheti
14. [9:04 PM] _Gandagan_ – Dancing Song, Adjara
15. [9:08 PM] _Khasanbegura_ – Historical Ballad, Guria
16. [9:13 PM] _Veengara_ – Lullaby, Samegrelo
17. [9:20 PM] _Chakrulo_ – Table Song, Kakheti
18. [9:m PM] _Chochkhatura_ – Work Song, Guria  
[set ends 9:25 PM -- one of the tunes above was omitted, and the performance order may be incorrect]  
   
**Encore**
19. [9:27 PM] (unidentified tune)  
[show ends 9:31 PM]


## Performers

* Giorgi Donadze: artistic director (absent tonight);
* George Gabunia: vox, Krimanchuli (yodeling);
* Elizbar Khachidze: vox, Krimanchuli (yodeling);
* Giorgi Khunashvili: soloist, middle vox;
* Batu Lominadze: soloist, bass vox;
* Tornike Merabishvili: soloist, top vox;
* Lasha Metreveli: bass vox;
* Zviad Michilashvili: soloist, middle vox;
* Irakli Tkvatsiria: top vox;
* Paata Tsetskhladze: soloist, middle vox;
* Zurab Tskrialashvili: director, vox;
* Sergo Urushadze: middle vox;
* Zaza Zuriashvili: vox.

### Kitka

* Kelly Atkins: vox;
* Kristine Barrett: vox;
* Natalie Bartlett: vox;
* Briget Boyle: vox;
* Shira Cion: vox, executive director;
* Erin Lashnits Herman: vox;
* Janet Kutulas: vox;
* Michele Simon: vox;
* Corinne Sykes: vox;  
- with special guest -
* Carl Linich: vox.

## Notes

Tonight's show was another first-rate effort: these folks can *really* sing! It's a shame that Ensemble Basiani's artistic director, Giorgi Donadze, was absent tonight -- hopefully all is well, and it's just a travel snafu of some sort. Unfortunately, the Ensemble seemed slightly thrown off by this circumstance, and it's entirely unclear to me how much they adhered to the printed program. Zurab clued us in from time to time about changes from the program, but his comments tended to be vague (such as "now we're going to sing some of the sacred songs"), so at this point, the list above is just a reasonable guess.

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