The Internationals

Hello, I am Henry Sergienko – a mandolin player and a main contact for the Internationals. Our musical team consists of the violinists, pianists, accordionists, cellists, guitarists, bassists, singers, saxophonists, harpists, bagpipers, dancers, and other performers. We are all formally educated in the arts of music and entertainment in Europe and the US. For the past 20 years, we performed in Chicago land and beyond at the wedding ceremonies, receptions, corporate or private parties, festivals and the fund raisers. We cover wide variety of musical styles: Classical, Jazz, Blues, American standards, and traditional music and dance from around the world (Italian, French, German, Indian Bollywood, Irish, Greek, Russian, Latin, Klezmer, Ukrainian, etc) and can perform solos, duets, trios, quartets and larger ensembles. We can also produce a children's variety show with comedy juggling, comedy magic, ballooning, face painting and more. We will gladly work with you on a custom program for your special event! Here is the bio of our lead violinist Michael: Studied violin in Conservatory of Alma-Ata(Almaty), Kazakhstan. Has played in many symphony orchestras in USSR, Israel, USA. Has played with M. Rostropovich, D. Barenboim and many other great musicians. Has been performing as a soloist, violin ensemble player, quartet player. Has a large experience in playing wedding ceremonies and other special events. Currently is a concertmaster of Waukegan Symphony Orchestra and principal 2nd violins of Skokie Valey Symphony Orchestra. Has been a violin teacher for many years.