[aaus-list] Ukrainian Sacred Choral Music

[Jurij Dobczansky]

Save the date - October 10th

JUBILEE CONCERT OF SACRED CHORAL MUSIC

http://www.ucns-holyfamily.org/bulletin/JubConcertFlyerENG.pdf 
Contact:  202-526-3737 

	On Saturday October 10 at 7:30 p.m., Holy Family Ukrainian
Catholic Parish will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a concert of
Ukrainian liturgical music.  The program features the Yevshan Ukrainian
Vocal Ensemble of Connecticut performing the works of Dmytro
Bortniansky, Artem Vedel, Mykola Leontovych, Kyrylo Stetsenko, Yevhen
Stankоvych and others. This event offers a unique opportunity to hear
selections from three centuries of sacred choral music in the
acoustically-rich setting of the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine at
4250 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC.

	In the Ukrainian Church, whether Orthodox or Greek Catholic,
liturgy is incomplete without music.  It is a vital element in the
liturgical life of most Eastern Christians.  The Ukrainian Church has
developed a unique fusion of Eastern and Western musical traditions
combining classical and folk elements.

	The Yevshan Ukrainian Vocal Ensemble devotes considerable time
to studying and promoting Ukrainian folk and classical liturgical music.
 Its members hail from the state of Connecticut and perform a repertoire
of ancient liturgical chants of Eastern Christendom as well as classical
compositions from the 18th through the 21st centuries.

	Music Director Alexander Kuzma is a graduate of the Hartt School
of Music and Yale University.  A native of Hartford, Connecticut, he is
the former director of the Yale Russian Chorus (1974-1977) and has
served as choirmaster in Ukrainian Catholic parishes:  Boston (Christ
the King, 1981-1989), Hartford (Dibrova Choir at St. Michael’s,
1987-1992) and New Haven (St. Michael’s, 1996-2002).  From 1996 to the
present he serves as music director of Yevshan, which he co-founded with
the late Stephanie Pryshlak.

	On Sunday October 11th at 10:30 am. Yevshan will sing the
responses during a Pontifical Divine Liturgy at the Ukrainian Catholic
National Shrine of the Holy Family.