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Article: CELEBRATING RUSSIAN FOLK MUSIC.(DAYBREAK)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2005
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Byline: Gayle Worland Wisconsin State Journal
Lisa Woodson used to wield a cello in the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra. Today the Madison native-turned-Russian historian nestles a three-stringed, melon-backed alto domra onto her lap and, with a pick in her right hand instead of a bow, begins a quick tremolo - releasing the music of another country, another time, half a world away.
"I think it's a beautiful sound. A very rich sound," says Woodson of the Russian folk instrument she took up just 2 years ago. "There's a sort of singing quality to the sound of a rapidly strummed instrument."
On Saturday evening, Woodson and 67 other musicians ...