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Kimberly Fedchak
Ney, Clarinet, Recorders, Accordion, Percussion, Vocals
The daughter of two musicians, Kim grew up in a household where musical pursuits were a part of everyday life. She says
her mother's classical piano background and father's involvement in everything from Dixieland to jazz to R & B to reggae
provided early exposure to many traditions, while her parents' musicianship remains an inspiration to this day.
Much of Kim's musical knowledge comes from her experience as a high school student band conductor for Becky Stranges and
as a choral accompanist for Richard Perry, both of Corning, NY. She also studied piano with Claire Smock of Corning, NY,
Phiroze Mehta of Ithaca College, and Sedmara Rutstein of Oberlin College. Kim received a BA in Russian at Oberlin in 1993
and found an opportunity to combine her love of music and language as a Russian diction coach for Philadelphiaís Academy of
Vocal Arts from 1994 to 1999. Currently an instructor of Russian at Swarthmore College, Kim plays piano for English country
dances with Socks and sings in a multi-generational womenís Eastern European vocal ensemble, Svitanya, of which she is a founding
member. Now she is expanding her musical horizons with Animus' original compositions, and looks forward to delving into the
beautiful intricacies of the Middle Eastern vocal and instrumental traditions.
Recordings:
Slaveja, 1999, by Slaveja, an Eastern European vocal ensemble based at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges, founded by Kim
in 1994
Svitanya, A Sampler CD, 2002, by Svitanya
First Light, 2005, by Svitanya
Web Pages:
Personal and Professional Web Pages: www.swarthmore.edu/humanities/kfedcha1
Svitanya, Eastern European Women's Vocal Ensemble: www.svitanya.org
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