BRAMA, August 21, 2001, 1pm ET

©ArtUkraine.com 8/18/01 Detroit (Michigan, USA) based Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus at its first performance of the week-long Independence Day festivities in Kyiv, Ukraine. The "In Celebration of Independence" concert was given at the House of Teachers on Saturday August 18. In the photograph, Conductor Oleh Mahlay recognizes the members of the Chorus at the end of the concert. Over 400 persons attended the concert, and showed their appreciation for the Chorus' performance with several standing ovations. ©ArtUkraine.com 8/16/01 Members of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus pose under a Hetman Vodka billboard at Boryspil Airport, Kyiv, Ukraine - a hot, muggy Thursday afternoon, August 16th, 2001 ©ArtUkraine.com 8/16/01 Oleh Mahlay (left), conductor and artistic director of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, with UBC president Anatoli Murha, arrive at Boryspil Airport in Kyiv on Thursday afternoon, August 16th. ©ArtUkraine.com 8/16/01 Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus pose for the first "official" group photo, August 16, 2001.

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