Eastern European music

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Oct 21

Balkan Melody Mastery Course - Unit 6

Learn great Balkan tunes and how to play them amazingly. This is the 6th Unit, last one of the year, continuing from a wonderful year of...

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Oct 18

Babo Čerkez Čoček Demonstration - BMMC

The last class of this Unit of the Balkan Melody Mastery Course has just finished. The Babo Čerkez Čoček was the fun piece of this Unit,...

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Oct 10

Yeni Yol play along - BMMC

This is a tutorial version of a lovely piece of music I rediscovered when 'dusting' my endless amount of digital music folders - I...

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Oct 7

Muro Shavo - Balkan Village Band

Greetings from inside a Fly's Eye! Yesterday we went on a small Balkan Village Band trip to Stratford Olympic Park for some small pop-up...

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Oct 1

U Stambolu Na Bosforu - Magic Violin Trio at St Andrews Church Kingsbury - 21st September 2024

I would like to share here another lovely comment from an audience member of the 21st Sept concert, together with a video that I think...

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Sep 17

Music From Weddings and Funerals is almost here!

Our performance Music From Weddings and Funerals is almost here. You can expect an intriguing selection of Balkan funeral marches and...

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Sep 12

Music From Weddings and Funerals

According to Toni Gatlif's movie 'Gadjo Dilo', this is a Romany Funeral tradition. Although we shall perform that song in the concert, we...

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Sep 11

Balkan Melody Mastery Course - Unit 5

Info video to remind you that Unit 5 of the Balkan Melody Mastery Course is starting in just 7 days! I hope this video inspires you. Feel...

Gundula Stojanova Gruen

Aug 22

Balkan Melody Mastery Course - Autumn Units

Continuing from the previous successful units that were both fun and high-quality education, and as the start of the next edition of our...

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