Cal Performances presents Ensemble Basiani and Kitka
2016-10-21
First Presbyterian Church
2407 Dana Street, Berkeley, CA 94704-2201 USA
8:00 PM, Friday, October 21, 2016

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[8:07 PM announcements from Rob Bailis, who introduces Kitka]

1. [8:09 PM] Bedhinera (Happiness) – Wedding Song, Samegrelo
2. [8:10 PM] Heyamoli – Love Song, Lazona
3. [8:14 PM] Marikela Jashis Kalo – Courtship Song, Guria
    
   [8:16 PM; Introduction of Ensemble Basiani]
4. [8:17 PM] Mravalzhamier (Long Life) – Table Song, Kakheti
5. [8:20 PM] Orira – Travelling Song, Guria
6. [8:24 PM] Tu ase turpa ikavi (You Were So Pretty) – Lyric-Love Song
7. [8:28 PM] Circle Dance – Svaneti
8. [8:32 PM] Shavi shashvi (The Black Thrush) – Hunters’ Song, Guria
   [end section, pause]
9. [8:36 PM] Tsmidao gmerto (O, Holy God)
10. [8:40 PM] Saidumlo utskho da didebuli (A Mystery, Strange and Most Glorious)
11. [8:43 PM] Tkveta ganmatavisuflebelo (As the Deliverer of the Captives)
12. [8:47 PM] Motsikuli kristesagan gamorcheuli (Apostle Distinguished by Christ)
13. [8:51 PM] Akebdit sakhelsa uplisasa (Praise Ye the Name of the Lord)
14. [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]
15. [8:55 PM] Imeruli naduri – Work Song, Imereti
16. [9:00 PM] Tsintsqaro – Lyric-Love Song, Kakheti
17. [9:04 PM] Gandagan – Dancing Song, Adjara
18. [9:08 PM] Khasanbegura – Historical Ballad, Guria
19. [9:13 PM] Veengara – Lullaby, Samegrelo
20. [9:20 PM] Chakrulo – Table Song, Kakheti
21. [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
22. [9:27 PM] (unidentified tune)
    [show ends 9:31 PM]

• 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.

• 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.

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.

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2016 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2016 event list! ☸ On to the next event!