Sergey Pashkevich - Piano

DOWNLOAD PIANO RECITALS Windows Media Player (WMA) Chopin Waltz Opus 64 No. 2 Rachmaninoff Etude Opus 23 No. 5 Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody. No. 6

Piano virtuoso Sergei Pashkevich (1966) is a St. Petersburg native who has won acclaim all over the world. Sergei studies piano at the St. Petersburg Conservatory under Pavel Egorov and Vladimir Shakin. He also studied under Jan Wijn at the Amsterdam Conservatory (1997-99). He is a recipient of several prestigious awards for his outstanding piano concerts. His first triumph came in Utrecht, Holland, where he won first prize and the press prize in the 3rd Franz Liszt Concourse in 1992. This was followed by additional success at the Liszt Concourse in Budapest, Hungary (1996), the Artlive Concourse in Sao Paulo, Brazil (2001), the Liszt Concourse in Wrozlaw, Poland (2001) and the Rachmaninov Concourse in Italy (2003). At this time Sergei Pashkevich lives and works in St. Petersburg. He tours in Russia, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, France, Hungary and Holland.

The Ballethnic Dance Company - Dance

The Ballethnic Dance Company was founded by Nena Gilreath and Waverly T. Lucas II in 1990. Both Gilreath and Lucas were former members of Dance Theatre of Harlem and Atlanta Ballet. They founded Ballethnic with the goal to inform, educate, and entertain worldwide audiences through the magic of dance.

The organization, a 501 (c) 3, is comprised of two components, Ballethnic Dance Company and Ballethnic Academy of Dance. The Company is a classically trained, culturally diverse performing company, while the Academy provides professional training for children and adults. Its mission is to involve the community, especially youth and those who are financially disadvantaged, in an appreciation of this unique art form. Through the programming an interest is instilled in children in the culture of dance and offers them new outlets for expression and enjoyment.