| Date & Time: | Sunday, June 1, 2008
- Thursday, July 31, 2008
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Dear Friends,
Last summer we held a throat singing camp in Tuva.
We had 14 students from around the world - 8 of them were from the US,
2 from Australia 2 from Denmark, 1 from France, 1 from England. After
arriving in Tuva, the students spent 1 week in Kyzyl, the capital city.
They were able to see many tourist attractions, see a Tuvan shaman, and
attend the Naadym - National Harvest Celebration.
The students then went on to spend 1 week in the deep taiga, with
members of the Tuvan throat singing group Chirgilchin, learning various
styles of throat singing, traditional Tuvan instruments, as well as the
Tuvan language.
This summer, we are trying to get 2 groups to go to Tuva again, in
either June or July. The $2500 fee includes accommodations- food,
lodging, lessons, and transportation inside of Tuva.
Each student will be responsible for his transportation before arriving
to Tuva. We will help with arranging visas and tickets. It would be
ideal for all of the students to depart on the same day. Arranging a
visa to Russia will cost around $100-$130. Air travel during the summer
from the U.S. to Moscow can be from $1000 to $1200 (Round trip). Upon
arrival at Moscow, be prepared to spend around $600 on transportation
from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk or Abakan (Round trip). From Krasnoyarsk or
Abakan, transportation to Kyzyl is around $50. The total cost of travel
is approximately $1800-2000.
Last summer, some of our students also made the decision to stay after the camp finished.
If any student wishes to stay in Tuva on their own time, we will provide assistance in finding lodging, etc.
This year will provide an especially good experience as the summer will feature three important festivals:
the inter-Tuvan throat singing competition, happening in the last weekend of June;
the International Throat Singing Competition, happening around July 25th;
Naadym, the harvest festival in August 14-16, which also features an instrumentalist competition.
Please contact me with questions.
Please check our photos made by Russell Roesner - our student.
www.flickr.com/photos/ber...2427847575/
www.purenaturemusic.com
www.chirgilchin.com
Photo courtesy of Russel Roesner
Last summer we held a throat singing camp in Tuva.
We had 14 students from around the world - 8 of them were from the US,
2 from Australia 2 from Denmark, 1 from France, 1 from England. After
arriving in Tuva, the students spent 1 week in Kyzyl, the capital city.
They were able to see many tourist attractions, see a Tuvan shaman, and
attend the Naadym - National Harvest Celebration.
The students then went on to spend 1 week in the deep taiga, with
members of the Tuvan throat singing group Chirgilchin, learning various
styles of throat singing, traditional Tuvan instruments, as well as the
Tuvan language.
This summer, we are trying to get 2 groups to go to Tuva again, in
either June or July. The $2500 fee includes accommodations- food,
lodging, lessons, and transportation inside of Tuva.
Each student will be responsible for his transportation before arriving
to Tuva. We will help with arranging visas and tickets. It would be
ideal for all of the students to depart on the same day. Arranging a
visa to Russia will cost around $100-$130. Air travel during the summer
from the U.S. to Moscow can be from $1000 to $1200 (Round trip). Upon
arrival at Moscow, be prepared to spend around $600 on transportation
from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk or Abakan (Round trip). From Krasnoyarsk or
Abakan, transportation to Kyzyl is around $50. The total cost of travel
is approximately $1800-2000.
Last summer, some of our students also made the decision to stay after the camp finished.
If any student wishes to stay in Tuva on their own time, we will provide assistance in finding lodging, etc.
This year will provide an especially good experience as the summer will feature three important festivals:
the inter-Tuvan throat singing competition, happening in the last weekend of June;
the International Throat Singing Competition, happening around July 25th;
Naadym, the harvest festival in August 14-16, which also features an instrumentalist competition.
Please contact me with questions.
Please check our photos made by Russell Roesner - our student.
www.flickr.com/photos/ber...2427847575/
www.purenaturemusic.com
www.chirgilchin.com
Photo courtesy of Russel Roesner
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