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Washington Balalaika Society presents "Flight of the Bumblebee" at Rockville's F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre
May 31, 2015 at 3:00pm

All honey and no sting, Flight of the Bumblebee is the latest concert from the Washington Balalaika Society, the largest Russian folk orchestra in North America. Featuring a program of Russian, Ukrainian and Gypsy music, Flight is a celebration of โwings, strings and musical things.โ Two marquee talents will be accompanying the orchestra: Andrei Saveliev, a virtuoso of the balalaika, the triangular guitar-like instrument famed throughout Russia, and Tamara Volskaya, the โwizard of the stringsโ and master of the domra, a Russian lute. WBS artistic director Svetlana Nikonova will conduct.
Tickets available online or by calling 240-314-3690