Aigine CRC has begun implementing the project “New Expressions and Shapes of Ancient Kyrgyz Songs.” This initiative will help creative young people hear and feel the strength of our ancestral song heritage anew. The project brings together two strands of work. The first is collaboration with the youth choir “Barchyn Capella.” Together with experts in traditional music and the choir’s director Gulbarchyn Zhakshylykova, we will develop a selection of traditional Kyrgyz songs and adapt them for choral performance. We hope that regular rehearsals, exploring the meanings and imagery of the…
