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Luminescent Orchestrii

Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 7:30 PM (ET)

Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

Luminescent Orchestrii

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
Adults Ended $15.00 $0.00
Seniors/Youth (12-18) Ended $10.00 $0.00

Event Details


Luminescent Orchestrii is: Romanian gypsy melodies, punk frenzy, salty tangos, hard-rocking klezmer, haunting Balkan harmony, hip-hop beats and Appalachian fiddle, all eaten and spit out by two violins, resophonic guitar, bullhorn harmonica and bass. The members of the Orchestrii come from different scenes in New York City, yet come together through their love of Balkan and Gypsy music. Sxip Shirey is an international circus composer, Sarah Alden is an old-time fiddle player, Rima Fand is an experimental theater composer, and Benjy Fox-Rosen is a free-jazz bassist. Since 2002, when the band was formed, the Luminescent Orchestrii has toured the East Coast, England, Scotland, and Germany, and have traveled to Romania, Macedonia, Turkey and Serbia for inspiration. They most recently returned from Serbia's Gucha Trumpet Festival, a 47-year-old festival that takes place in the small town of Gucha, where hordes of competing gypsy brass bands take to the streets and restaurants.

Tickets are: $15 for individuals, and $10 for seniors and youth aged 12-18. Kids under 12 are free.

When & Where



Common Ground Coffeehouse at the First Unitarian Society of Westchester
25 Old Jackson Avenue
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706

Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 7:30 PM (ET)


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