Today's date:

Learn specialized techniques to open your voice, and experience the joy of creating the lush harmonies, striking dissonances, angular rhythms, intricate ornaments, and resonant sounds that make Kitka's repertoire so unique. These workshops will be led by a variety of Kitka vocalists who offer fascinating, diverse, and fun perspectives on Balkan, Slavic, and Caucasian folk singing.

Level I: East European Singing Workshops

Led by Briget Boyle

Mondays
May 5-June 2
7:30-9:30 pm
(Open to all)

Level II: East European Singing Workshops

Led by
Shira Cion &
Janet Kutulas

Tuesdays
May 6-June 3
7:30-9:30 pm
(For those with a bit more singing experience)

[ Register online ]

Workshops take place at:

The offices of KITKA/Children's Advocates
1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (at 12th St.)
5-class series:$90
Individual class drop-in rate: $20
Space is limited and advance registration is encouraged

For more information call (510) 444-0323

Bulgarian Folk Singing Workshop

with Tzvetanka Varimezova
Saturday, May 31, 2008
11 - 1 PM

At the offices of KITKA/Children's Advocates
1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (at 12th St.)
$25 ($5 discount for those attending Kitka's spring workshop series) Space is limited and advance registration is encouraged!

[ Register online ]

Earned income from Kitka performances, workshops, and CD and songbook sales covers less than half of our annual operating expenses. We rely on the generosity of our community to keep Kitka operational and flourishing each season. Your support enables Kitka to continue our cultural and educational work, allows us to keep reaching deeper towards the Eastern European ethnic roots of our inspiration, and enables us to expand the boundaries of this music as an expressive art form. Our community of supporters inspires us to explore the relevance of the human voice and cultural uniqueness in an increasingly fast-moving, homogenized, and depersonalized world. If our songs have moved you and made your life a bit more beautiful, please consider a special gift. Donations large and small are all deeply appreciated and make a real difference.

Mail your contributions to Kitka, 1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Oakland, CA 94612 or Donate online now!

We are seeking nominations (feel free to nominate yourself!) for individuals who are deeply devoted to Kitka’s work and who have experience, skills and/or connections that can help us to manifest our long range artistic and organizational goals. We are particularly seeking individuals with backgrounds in financial management, strategic planning, non-profit governance, the music industry, arts education, marketing and PR, event planning, and fund-raising. Our Board of Directors meets quarterly. To learn more about Board service, please contact Executive Director Shira Cion at or 510.444.0323.

Listen to samples from the Sanctuary CD by clicking here.

Order your copy of Sanctuary today, and consider Kitka’s other CDs, Cassettes, and Songbooks as gifts for the music-lovers in your life.

Sanctuary

The Rusalka Cycle

Wintersongs

The Vine	Nectar	Voices on the Eastern Wind

Kitka & Davka: In Concert

Wintersongs Songbook

Click here to place your order online
or Charge by Phone at 510.444.0323

Visit these online photo galleries of recent Kitka events:

The Rusalka Cycle: Songs Between the Worlds
January 2008 at the Friend Center for the Arts in San Francisco, California.
Rehearsal and Production Shots by Raymond Van Tassel

Kitka in Concert with Mariana Sadovska:
Songs and Stories from Ukraine
October 28, 2007 at the Oakland Metro Opera Theater.
Photos by Raymond Van Tassel

Songs of Albania:
Kitka in Concert
with Merita Halili, Raif Hyseni, and Polly Tapia Ferber
Photographed by Raymond Van Tassel in June 2007

Musical Fortunes: New Music inspired by Jewish and Romani Routes
with Dan Cantrell, Rumen Sali Shopov, Michael Alpert, Elizabeth Strong, Rachel Brice, and Friends
Photographed by Raymond Van Tassel in March 2007

The Rusalka Cycle:
Songs Between The Worlds November 2005
World Premiere Run
Photographed by
Listen for Life

 Office and Concert Production Volunteers
 Flat-screen Mac/USB color monitors
 Mac Airport Wireless hardware
 iPods
 Independent Financial Audit
 Frequent flyer vouchers
 Printing services
 VIP rental car club membership
 3 pro-quality choral microphones
 9 pro-quality solo vocal microphones
 Portable stereo system
 Free/low cost rehearsal space
 Comfortable East Bay Lodging for Guest Artists
 Pro photo shoot

Professional assistance in:
 Accounting and financial management
 Booking management
 Costuming
 Data entry
 Entertainment law
 Record distribution
 Public relations
 Fundraising
 Special event planning
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Contact Kitka at 510.444.0323 if you are interested in donating any of the above items or services.

For more information, call or write:
KITKA
1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland, CA 94612 USA
Tel: 510.444.0323   *   Fax: 510.444.1013
Email:
http://www.kitka.org