Celebrating Kazakhstan & Central Asia Heritage at Harvard University & Boston University of Fine Arts

Celebrating Kazakhstan and Central Asian Culture Through Music, Tradition, and Performing Arts

HARVARD UNIVERSITY PROGRAM

12:30 PM - Opening remarks by the Honorable Rauan Tleulin, Consul General of Kazakhstan in New York
12:35 PM - Remarks by Mr. Zhanat Zhapparov, President of TurkicStan Center Inc.
12:40 PM - Program direction and remarks on music and culture by Dr. Vladimir Dyo, Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Global Music Partnership, and Kazakhstan Cultural-Business Association of North America
12:45 - 1:30 PM - Performance with remarks

REPERTOIRE

1. Karakemer for Violin and Strings by Kuat Shildebayev (b. 1957) - Boston Premiere
Performers:
Violin Solo - Vladimir Dyo
GMP National Honors String Ensemble
VIOLINS
Dr. Eun-Mi Lee (guest artist)
Eliana Song
Iris Joh
VIOLA
Justin Outlett (guest artist)
Isaac Joh
CELLO
JaeHee Ju (guest artist)
Elijah Song
Benjamin Li
Timothy Zorn

2. Yapurai, Kazakh Folk Song, arranged by Kuat Shildebayev (b. 1957)
Performers:
Violin Solo - Dr. Eun-Mi Lee
GMP Guest Artists String Quartet
Vladimir Dyo, violin 1
Iris Joh, violin, violin 2
Justin Outlett, viola
JaeHee Ju, cello

3. I. Allegro molto from the String Quartet No. 1 by Gaziza Zhubanova (1927 - 1993)
Performers:
GMP Guest Artists String Quartet
Vladimir Dyo, violin 1
Dr. Eun-Mi Lee, violin 2
Justin Outlett, viola
JaeHee Ju, cello

4. Romance for Cello and Piano by Akhmet Zhubanov (1906 - 1968)
Performers:
Elijah Song, cello
Dr. Yun Kang, piano

5. Finale from the Suite "Boz Aigyr" by Yevgeniy Brusilovsky (1905 - 1981)
Performers:
Vladimir Dyo, violin solo

6. Dudarai - Kazakh Folk Song arranged by Daulet Shakirov

7. Naz Konyr - Kazakh Folk Song arranged by Daulet Shakirov
Performers:
GMP National Honors String Ensemble
Dr. Vladimir Dyo, violin
Dr. Eun-Mi Lee, violin (guest artist)
Iris Joh, violin
Eliana Song, violin
Kyungryang Park, violin
Shirley Lee, violin
Justin Outlett, viola (guest artist)
Isaac Joh, viola
Benjamin Li, cello
Elijah Song, cello
Timothy Zorn. cello

8. Dawn of the Homeland for Violin NJ Ensemble and Piano by Serik Yerkimbekov (b. 1958)
Performers:
Dr. Vladimir Dyo
Dr. Eun-Mi Lee (guest artist)
Justin Outlett, (guest artist)
Eliana Song
Kyungryang Park
Iris Joh
Shirley Lee
Isaac Joh, piano

Boston Museum of Fine Arts Repertoire

Karakemer by Kuat Shildebayev
Dudarai arr. by Daulet Shakirov
Finale from the Suite Boz Aigyr by Yevgeniy Brusilovsky
Naz Konyr arr. by Daulet Shakirov
"Dawn of the Homeland" by Serik Yerkimbekov

ATTENTION!
Each person entering the building must fill out this form upon entry, or via this link: https://s-us.chkmkt.com/?e=202337&h=778015672CB0503&l=en
Save the screenshot of the permission to enter on your phone to show the guard.

For questions in the form What is the NAME of YOUR COMPANY ? - enterTurkicStan Center Inc.
What is the FULL NAME of the PERSON you are VISITING at the Museum of Fine Arts - enter Imani Vieira, Manager of Public Programs
Contact phone number: 617-922-3738

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We’re so excited to have you join us at the Museum of Fine Art, Boston Nowruz celebration! Below find arrival and schedule information, along with some questions I’ll need to know:

Nowruz – March 20th 2025, 5pm-9pm
5:15pm – Arrival at Staff Entrance/loading dock
5:45pm - 6pm / 6:15pm-6:30pm Setup & Soundcheck in Shapiro
5pm – Event Begins
6:30pm-6:50pm – Performance
Load out to follow

Load-in Info:

All group members must arrive at the staff entrance on Museum Road. It is to the left of the main entrance near the loading dock, across from the parking garage. Feel free to pull vehicles down to the dock doors for easy load in.
All equipment, including cameras and instruments, needs to be checked by museum security and logged in and out of the building. Please give us a list of all of your equipment in advance to speed this process.
All persons entering through the staff entrance must provide a valid government-issued photo ID to the security guard at the check-in desk. Each person entering the building must fill out this form upon entry. Save the screenshot of the permission to enter on your phone to show the guard.
A museum staff person must accompany you at all times during load-in and load-out as we will be using areas that are only accessible with a staff badge. We have plenty of people to escort you—just let us know if you’d like to leave the building.
Once you’ve loaded in, complimentary parking will be provided in the MFA’s lots.

Our showtime will be 6.30 pm - 6.50 pm