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BRAMA, Apr. 16, 2000, 7:00pm EST


Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus on tour in the U.S.

The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus begins a tour to California starting April 28, 2000. The concerts are organized by Music Mission Kiev, a Christian mission based in Kyiv, Ukraine. The tour group is comprised of 140 professional musicians (79 in the chorus and 56 in the orchestra, 5 soloists) plus translators and support staff. The program includes great western and Ukrainian classics, in addition to Ukrainian folk music with folk instruments and a salute to America which features composers such as Gershwin, Berlin and Kern.

The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and Chorus performs a regular concert schedule in Kyiv, has toured Europe and come to the eastern United States in 1996 and 1998, performing in various great concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Severance Hall in Cleveland, Duke Chapel Duke University, Princeton University Chapel among many others. This will be our first tour of the western United States.

2000 Western American Tour Concert Schedule
(Schedule as of March 27, 2000)

April 29 Concert at Foothills High School, (Tustin Area Fine Arts Council), Tustin, CA
April 30 Worship service (televised Hour of Power 11 a.m.) at Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, CA
April 30 Concert at Solana Beach Presbyterian Church, Solana Beach, CA
May 2 Concert at San Clemente Presbyterian Church, San Clemente, CA
May 3 Concert Point Loma Nazarene College, San Diego, CA
May 4 Concert at Glendale Presbyterian Church, Glendale, CA
May 6 Concert at Smithwick Theater, Foothill College at Los Altos, Hills, CA
May 8 Concert at Luther Burbank Arts Center, Santa Rosa, CA
May 11 Concert at Central Presbyterian Church, Eugene, OR
May 12 Concert at Calvin Presbyterian Church, Tigard, OR
May 13-14 Concert at First Presbyterian Church, Seattle, WA
May 15 Concert at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Spokane, WA
May 17 Concert at Performing Arts Theater, Billings, MT
May 19 Concert at Natrona County High School, Casper, WY
May 21 Concert at Faith Evangelical Church, Fort Collins, CO
May 23 Concert at United Methodist Church, Colorado Springs, CO
May 25 Concert at First United Methodist Church, Lubbock, TX
May 28 Concert at Glorieta Conference Center, Glorieta, NM
May 31 Concert at First Baptist Church, Prescott, AZ
June 1 Concert at Scottsdale Bible Church, Scottsdale, AZ
June 2 Concert at Trinity Cathedral, Phoenix, AZ
June 4 Concert at Emmanuel Faith Community Church, Escondido, CA

Music Mission Kiev, the organizers of this Kyiv Symphony tour, have issued an appeal for housing and a concert in the Bay area on May 6 and May 7; and a concert on May 9 in the North California/southern Oregon location.

Please email Sharon L. Butler at musicmissionkiev@aol.com or call 407 699 7172 in Orlando, Florida, with concert recommendations and housing suggestions.

Sharon L. Butler
U. S. Administrator
Music Mission Kiev

Performances are also included in the BRAMA Community Calendar.
 
 


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