BRAMA, Feb 23, 2004, 1:00 pm ET
Press Release
UBC releases live recording from European Tour
Release to coincide with 2004 Spring Concert Season
DETROIT The all-male Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus announces the release of their 31st North American produced album, coinciding with their 2004 Spring Concert Series in Syracuse, Hartford, New York City, and Philadelphia. European Tour: Historic Live Recordings presents an exciting program of select folk songs, and the exotic sounds of the bandura from the Chorus' 2003 European concert tour. Select composers include: J. Brahms, C, Gounod, H. Kytasty, M. Leontovich, J. Newton and O. Mahlay. This album is available on compact disc only.
This CD is unique in that it brings together a compilation of powerful performances captured at various concert halls over four countries. Emmy award winning Re-recording engineer Orest Sushko, who is also a member of the chorus, served as the mix engineer for this live project. Orest received an Emmy award in 2001 for outstanding mixing on the TV mini-series Nuremberg staring Alec Baldwin. Alex Kytasty, a Detroit based freelance recording engineer handled the location recording. Design and layout are credited to Darius Polanski, and production by Toronto based RDR Music Group. Executive Producer is Anatoli Murha.
Founded in 1918, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus has a long and proud history of representing Ukrainian bandura and choral music on the international stage. It survived both Soviet & Nazi occupations, and since 1949, has enjoyed the freedom of artistic expression in the United States of America. Today, the majority of Chorus members are 2nd and 3rd generation Americans and Canadians. Boasting a repertoire of more than 500 songs, this internationally celebrated ensemble has captivated audiences in major concert halls in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and Ukraine since immigrating to North America from Europe in 1949. They have also performed for such noted personalities as former President Richard Nixon, former President Ronald Reagan, movie star Jack Palance, and former President of Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk.
European Tour: Historic Live Recordings can be purchased at one of the Chorus' concert venues this April, or by visiting www.bandura.org.
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