As in oh wow what an amazing concert! I finally caught up with the National State Zhambyl Philharmonic last night and oh wow. There were about 80 members of the orchestra with only a flute, clay flute, tympani, two accordions, and a jaw harp that weren't tradional stringed instruments. There were appearances by a tenor and a soprano and oh wow. All were dressed in period costumes. I'll post this link again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ0c8RBgWtw
You will have to copy and paste, but it's well worth it. In addition there were monstrous stringed bass instruments with a sound box that was a easily a cubic meter. I am only able to find images of the instruments below. Please, check out the link. The accordions sounded like brass, the stringed instruments blended like fine pastry, and the repertoire was as incredible as it was ethereal.
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| Kobyz (I know that's what I thought too) |
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| Dombra |
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| Jaw harp
and the clay flute was magic.
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