The Orchestra was founded in 1997 by Victor Gorodinsky.
In 1996, with the generous help from CREECA, Victor was able to purchase a number of authentic Russian folk instruments, and rehearsals began in the fall of 1997.
* In 2017 the Orchestra celebrated its 20th Anniversary!
* In 2023 (one year late due to the Covid-19 pandemic) the Orchestra celebrated its 25th Anniversary!
Our current members:
* denotes an original member
| BAYAN (button accordion) | Open |
|---|---|
| ACCORDIONS | Lou Berryman, Katrina Harms, Amy Wencel |
| PRIMA BALALAIKAS | Sue Carnell, Maggie Cornelius, Peter Eggleson, Emma Everitt, Anna Ogden-Nussbaum, David Pook, Olga Trubetskoy, Brady Wegner |
| SEKUNDA BALALAIKAS | Jennifer Lattis, Sam Thompson |
| ALTO BALALAIKAS | Lily Campbell, Christina Olson, Laura Schmidt |
| BASS BALALAIKA | Eli Schulte |
| CONTRABASS BALALAIKAS | Matt Appleby*, Thomas Harb, Yuriy Kolosovskiy |
| PRIMA DOMRAS | Eva Bellinger, Stacy Clark, Dan Cobb*, Elizabeth Everitt, Amalasuentha McGwin, Sam McGwin, Krista Ritger, Karen Tusack |
| ALTO DOMRAS | Matt Friemoth, Audra Koscik, Nicholas North, Kate Paape, Maya Reinfeldt, Vladimir Trubetskoy, Frank Zhang |
| BASS DOMRAS | Alex Bajereanu, Max Cortright, David Grindrod* |
| FLUTE | Anne Gath |
| OBOE | Sarah Filer |