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27-May-2011
Dee Langley, Orkestar Bez Ime (OBI) group Wins McKnight Artist Fellowship - USAby Rob Howard |
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 Accordionist Dee Langley, part of Orkestar Bez Ime (OBI) group were awarded a McKnight Artist Fellowships for Performing Musicians. Dee Langley writes: “This is the 'Holy Grail' for people in the arts here in Minnesota. “WOW, WOW, WOW!!! We did it! I'm really excited!”.For the 15th year, MacPhail administered the competition, a component of the McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowship program, which is intended to provide recognition and financial support to Minnesota musicians, to enrich Minnesota’s cultural community. Over 116 soloists and ensembles applied submitting recordings, artist statements and resumes from which nine solo/ensemble finalists were chosen, by a panel of national and regional judges, to a live audition on May 6th. They judges awarded four McKnight Artists Fellowships to Minnesota musicians., each award being a $25,000 fellowship. One recipient was the band Orkestar Bez Ime (OBI), whose members are Colleen Bertsch – (violin, vocals), Dee Langley (accordion, vocals), Katrina Mundinger (clarinet, percussion/ vocals), and Natalie Nowytski (vocals, percussion). Orkestar Bez Ime, meaning “orchestra without a name’ in Bulgarian, was formed in 2002 to bring Balkan dance music to the Upper Midwest. Since then OBI has performed at many local Twin Cities venues and has toured in North Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Alabama, and Pennsylvania to critical acclaim. For further information email: squeezermn@yahoo.com |