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Friday, October 21st was brimming with cultural vibrancy as the Carmel Institute of Russian History and Culture celebrated its fifth anniversary. The evening consisted of a lively jazz concert featuring two Giants of Jazz, Russian saxophonist Igor Butman and American trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who were accompanied by the Moscow Jazz Orchestra. The performances combined the iconic American music style with the stylistic features of New Russian Jazz to celebrate the joint cultural relationship between the U.S. and Russia.
Since its inception in 2011, The Carmel Institute has hosted many events to promote cultural understanding between Russia and the United States. The Institute’s events are often open to the public but have a focus on the younger generation, specifically high school and college students. Dr. Anton Fedyashin, Director of the Carmel Institute, champions the need for young people to understand the cultural languages of the U.S. and Russia.
“Culture is the concentrated identity of any nation,” remarks Dr. Fedyashin. “We’re hoping our encouragement of students to think in terms of culture and history will be the foundation upon which future political dialogue will be built.”
Founder of the Carmel Institute and Chair of the Advisory Board, Susan E. Carmel, introduced the significance of the concert. “The greatest tool for understanding people through their hearts and minds is through shared cultural experience,” Carmel professed to over 1,200 people in the Lincoln Theater’s packed audience.
Carmel’s interest in enhancing cultural relations between the U.S. and Russia began seven years ago when she first met Russian Ambassador Kislyak as Chair of the Russian Ball they would be hosting at the Russian Embassy. This collaboration opened doors to other projects that would smash post-Cold War stereotypes and further cultural understanding. Carmel and Kislyak eventually brought their mission the American University where their institute was officially established as the first named institute on the college campus. Carmel hopes to capitalize on the Institute’s prime location by exposing Russian culture and history to college students in the Washington Metropolitan area. Since the Institute’s founding, students have been participating in the exchange programs, scholarship opportunities, and symposiums, engaging in the crucial message of cultural dialogue.
“Younger generations are going to have to find a better way for mutual cooperation in the future, getting along in the future, to be our best hope in the future. Our future leaders are hopefully in this group of young people. Many of them go on to government, go on to positions of leadership for diplomacy in the Washington, DC area. They are the next generation of Washington,” explains Carmel.
One of the evening’s stars, Igor Butman, enthusiastically supports the Carmel Institute’s efforts and
the privilege to further the worthwhile mission. During interviews with the press, Igor announced, “I am so happy to be part of this Russian-American relationship program.” Butman believes that people today, fill in their ideas of other cultures with stereotypes that do not originate from truthful sources. That evening Butman did his part in bridging the gap between Russian and American cultures by composing music that combined elements from both nations’ ideas of jazz. Butman maintains that this blend of jazz music is the highest quality of jazz in existence, symbolizing the impact such peaceful collaboration could be for U.S.-Russian relations.
Since its inception in 2011, The Carmel Institute has hosted many events to promote cultural understanding between Russia and the United States. The Institute’s events are often open to the public but have a focus on the younger generation, specifically high school and college students. Dr. Anton Fedyashin, Director of the Carmel Institute, champions the need for young people to understand the cultural languages of the U.S. and Russia.
“Culture is the concentrated identity of any nation,” remarks Dr. Fedyashin. “We’re hoping our encouragement of students to think in terms of culture and history will be the foundation upon which future political dialogue will be built.”
Founder of the Carmel Institute and Chair of the Advisory Board, Susan E. Carmel, introduced the significance of the concert. “The greatest tool for understanding people through their hearts and minds is through shared cultural experience,” Carmel professed to over 1,200 people in the Lincoln Theater’s packed audience.
Carmel’s interest in enhancing cultural relations between the U.S. and Russia began seven years ago when she first met Russian Ambassador Kislyak as Chair of the Russian Ball they would be hosting at the Russian Embassy. This collaboration opened doors to other projects that would smash post-Cold War stereotypes and further cultural understanding. Carmel and Kislyak eventually brought their mission the American University where their institute was officially established as the first named institute on the college campus. Carmel hopes to capitalize on the Institute’s prime location by exposing Russian culture and history to college students in the Washington Metropolitan area. Since the Institute’s founding, students have been participating in the exchange programs, scholarship opportunities, and symposiums, engaging in the crucial message of cultural dialogue.
“Younger generations are going to have to find a better way for mutual cooperation in the future, getting along in the future, to be our best hope in the future. Our future leaders are hopefully in this group of young people. Many of them go on to government, go on to positions of leadership for diplomacy in the Washington, DC area. They are the next generation of Washington,” explains Carmel.
One of the evening’s stars, Igor Butman, enthusiastically supports the Carmel Institute’s efforts and
the privilege to further the worthwhile mission. During interviews with the press, Igor announced, “I am so happy to be part of this Russian-American relationship program.” Butman believes that people today, fill in their ideas of other cultures with stereotypes that do not originate from truthful sources. That evening Butman did his part in bridging the gap between Russian and American cultures by composing music that combined elements from both nations’ ideas of jazz. Butman maintains that this blend of jazz music is the highest quality of jazz in existence, symbolizing the impact such peaceful collaboration could be for U.S.-Russian relations.The views presented in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of any other organization.
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Cultural Dialogue and the Giants of Jazz: The Carmel Institute Celebrates 5th Anniversary
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November 5, 2016
Friday, October 21st was brimming with cultural vibrancy as the Carmel Institute of Russian History and Culture celebrated its fifth anniversary. The evening consisted of a lively jazz concert featuring two Giants of Jazz, Russian saxophonist Igor Butman and American trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who were accompanied by the Moscow Jazz Orchestra. The performances combined the iconic American music style with the stylistic features of New Russian Jazz to celebrate the joint cultural relationship between the U.S. and Russia.
Since its inception in 2011, The Carmel Institute has hosted many events to promote cultural understanding between Russia and the United States. The Institute’s events are often open to the public but have a focus on the younger generation, specifically high school and college students. Dr. Anton Fedyashin, Director of the Carmel Institute, champions the need for young people to understand the cultural languages of the U.S. and Russia.
“Culture is the concentrated identity of any nation,” remarks Dr. Fedyashin. “We’re hoping our encouragement of students to think in terms of culture and history will be the foundation upon which future political dialogue will be built.”
Founder of the Carmel Institute and Chair of the Advisory Board, Susan E. Carmel, introduced the significance of the concert. “The greatest tool for understanding people through their hearts and minds is through shared cultural experience,” Carmel professed to over 1,200 people in the Lincoln Theater’s packed audience.
Carmel’s interest in enhancing cultural relations between the U.S. and Russia began seven years ago when she first met Russian Ambassador Kislyak as Chair of the Russian Ball they would be hosting at the Russian Embassy. This collaboration opened doors to other projects that would smash post-Cold War stereotypes and further cultural understanding. Carmel and Kislyak eventually brought their mission the American University where their institute was officially established as the first named institute on the college campus. Carmel hopes to capitalize on the Institute’s prime location by exposing Russian culture and history to college students in the Washington Metropolitan area. Since the Institute’s founding, students have been participating in the exchange programs, scholarship opportunities, and symposiums, engaging in the crucial message of cultural dialogue.
“Younger generations are going to have to find a better way for mutual cooperation in the future, getting along in the future, to be our best hope in the future. Our future leaders are hopefully in this group of young people. Many of them go on to government, go on to positions of leadership for diplomacy in the Washington, DC area. They are the next generation of Washington,” explains Carmel.
One of the evening’s stars, Igor Butman, enthusiastically supports the Carmel Institute’s efforts and the privilege to further the worthwhile mission. During interviews with the press, Igor announced, “I am so happy to be part of this Russian-American relationship program.” Butman believes that people today, fill in their ideas of other cultures with stereotypes that do not originate from truthful sources. That evening Butman did his part in bridging the gap between Russian and American cultures by composing music that combined elements from both nations’ ideas of jazz. Butman maintains that this blend of jazz music is the highest quality of jazz in existence, symbolizing the impact such peaceful collaboration could be for U.S.-Russian relations.
Since its inception in 2011, The Carmel Institute has hosted many events to promote cultural understanding between Russia and the United States. The Institute’s events are often open to the public but have a focus on the younger generation, specifically high school and college students. Dr. Anton Fedyashin, Director of the Carmel Institute, champions the need for young people to understand the cultural languages of the U.S. and Russia.
“Culture is the concentrated identity of any nation,” remarks Dr. Fedyashin. “We’re hoping our encouragement of students to think in terms of culture and history will be the foundation upon which future political dialogue will be built.”
Founder of the Carmel Institute and Chair of the Advisory Board, Susan E. Carmel, introduced the significance of the concert. “The greatest tool for understanding people through their hearts and minds is through shared cultural experience,” Carmel professed to over 1,200 people in the Lincoln Theater’s packed audience.
Carmel’s interest in enhancing cultural relations between the U.S. and Russia began seven years ago when she first met Russian Ambassador Kislyak as Chair of the Russian Ball they would be hosting at the Russian Embassy. This collaboration opened doors to other projects that would smash post-Cold War stereotypes and further cultural understanding. Carmel and Kislyak eventually brought their mission the American University where their institute was officially established as the first named institute on the college campus. Carmel hopes to capitalize on the Institute’s prime location by exposing Russian culture and history to college students in the Washington Metropolitan area. Since the Institute’s founding, students have been participating in the exchange programs, scholarship opportunities, and symposiums, engaging in the crucial message of cultural dialogue.
“Younger generations are going to have to find a better way for mutual cooperation in the future, getting along in the future, to be our best hope in the future. Our future leaders are hopefully in this group of young people. Many of them go on to government, go on to positions of leadership for diplomacy in the Washington, DC area. They are the next generation of Washington,” explains Carmel.
One of the evening’s stars, Igor Butman, enthusiastically supports the Carmel Institute’s efforts and the privilege to further the worthwhile mission. During interviews with the press, Igor announced, “I am so happy to be part of this Russian-American relationship program.” Butman believes that people today, fill in their ideas of other cultures with stereotypes that do not originate from truthful sources. That evening Butman did his part in bridging the gap between Russian and American cultures by composing music that combined elements from both nations’ ideas of jazz. Butman maintains that this blend of jazz music is the highest quality of jazz in existence, symbolizing the impact such peaceful collaboration could be for U.S.-Russian relations.The views presented in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of any other organization.
