Need help - abbreviation (Russian)

[Tony Naldrett]

it seems that GEK stands for gosudarstvennaia ekzamenatsionnaia komissiia.
Galya Rylkova

On Mon, 21 Dec 1998, Jerry Ervin wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> My brother (a trombonist) has been invited to play some concerts and do
> some master classes in Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata) this spring.  He has now
> received the official "priglashenie," and I'm translating it for him.  No
> problems except one:  an abbreviation.  From the context it's clear, but
> can anyone possibly help me with this:
>
> [name] . . . provedet master-klass, budet predsedatelem GEK.  [That's E
> oborotnoje in the middle.]
>
> I assume it means the jury committee, i.e., the faculty group that will
> listen to the graduating students' performances and decide on their passing
> marks.  But I'd like to know exactly what it is so I can do a good
> translation.
>
> Thanks (ot imeni mojego brata it ot menja samogo....)!
>
> Jerry Ervin
>
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