BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Fort Lee resident\, soprano Olga Shyp\, soprano Roza Tulyagan ova\, mezzo-soprano Yuki Otsuka and pianist Vica Schwartzman \;will present to the listeners their beloved program "Russian Medley". Songs o f Rimsky-Korsakov\, Tchaikovsky\, Rachmaninoff and Glinka will be follow ed by folk songs and some popular 20th-century works. What makes the pro gram more unique is that many of those songs were actually custom arrang ed by Piques Dames from the original scores. It was even compared to "a Fabergé\; egg\, a rare jewel that kept unfolding more and more unt il it ended" (The Berkshire Review for the Arts\, Carnegie Hall\, Octobe r 2008) and praised for "the sensitivity and force" of the performance ( Fort Lee Suburbanite\, Carnegie Hall\, October 2008.) Women\, their love \, emotions\, doubts and other feelings are the centerpiece of the progr am.  \; \;\nPiques Dames is a group of passionate\, classically trained musicians who share the excitement of heart-warming vocal music with their audiences. It is a winner of several chamber music competitio ns and has performed at such venues as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Ha ll\, Steinway Hall\, Trinity Church's "Concerts at One" Series and other s.\nThey were invited to participate at the music festival and the 5th a nnual vocal ensemble competition in Fukushima\, Japan on March 24-25\, 2 012 and a charity concert for evacuees with Osaka Symphony Orchestra on March 29. During the concert at the Fort Lee Public Library\, they will ask the audience to write message cards of encouragement to Fukushima re sidents which they will hand-deliver to the Mayor of Fukushima City and/ or the governor. \;\nOlga and Roza will also present at the concert their debut CD &ndash\; "Shyps and Roses" URL:http://fortlee.patch.com/events/vocal-ensemble-piques-dames-concert-o f-russian-music SUMMARY:Vocal ensemble Piques Dames - concert of Russian Music LOCATION:Fort Lee Public Library: 320 Main St\, Fort Lee\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR