Xriste Bogoroditsa

bogoroditsa, bogoroditsa "I had planned this concert long before the recent political tensions. It is quite wonderful to hear Russian and Ukrainian music side by side in harmony", said the chorus Director Marika Kuzma in her invitation to the concert.
"Bogoroditsa, Deva Raduisia" from "All-Night Vigil" by Rachmaninov was performed as encore at the chorus concert on Saturday, April 26 at 8 in Hertz Hall.
It was a special evening that melded Ukrainian and Bulgarian folksongs with old Kievan chant, gorgeous motets by Rachmaninoff, and Stravinsky's energetic, raucous "Svadebka" joined by soloists Phoebe Jevtovic, soprano; Karen Clark, alto; Nicolas Kotar, tenor; Andrew Kroes, bass-baritone

Please, also see the recording of the The selection from "Pory Roku" the "Seasons" by Ukrainian woman-composer Lesia Dyshko b.1939 -