Skoryk anniversary concerts to begin U.S. tour in November (10/25/98)

Skoryk anniversary concerts to begin U.S. tour in November

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - The series of concerts marking the 60th anniversary of the birth of prominent contemporary Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk, which commenced this year in Australia, is currently under way in Ukraine, and will commence in the U.S., beginning November 13.

During his stay in Ukraine, Maestro Skoryk was awarded the Yaroslav Mudryi Prize by President Leonid Kuchma and was named "Man of the Year" of his native city of Lviv for promoting Ukrainian music abroad.

This month concerts of Maestro Skoryk's music were held at the Kyiv and Lviv operas, with the participation of Maestro Skoryk and such prominent performers as cellist Maria Tchaikovska.

A five-day all-Skoryk music festival opens at the Lviv Opera on November 3 and will continue at various venues throughout the city.

Upon his arrival in the U.S. on November 10, anniversary concerts for Maestro Skoryk will be held in various cities throughout the U.S., among them: Parma, Ohio (November 13), Detroit (November 14), Chicago (November 15), Philadelphia (November 20), Washington (November 21) and New York (December 12). For separate concert listings, see "Preview of Events."

Performing at the concerts will be Maestro Skoryk and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano, and the Leontovych String Quartet - Yuri Mazurkevich, violin; Yuri Kharenko, violin; Borys Deviatov, viola; and Volodymyr Panteleyev, cello.

The concert program includes: "Three Pieces for Piano: Lullaby, The Lira Player, Folk Dance," "A-RI-A" for violin and piano, "Melody," "Burlesque," Five Jazz Pieces for Piano - Four-Hands, Partita No. 6 and Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Strings: "Prayer, Dream, Life."

The New York concert, which will be held as part of the Music at the Institute series (MATI) at the Ukrainian Institute of America, will present a somewhat different program, featuring Maestro Skoryk, the MATI Chamber Orchestra and Virko Baley, conducting.

The series of anniversary concerts for Maestro Skoryk commenced in Australia earlier this year followed by an interlude this summer in the U.S., with concerts at the Grazhda in Jewett Center, N.Y., under the auspices of the Music and Art Center of Greene County and the world premiere of the composer's latest work - Piano Concerto No. 3 - on July 12 at the prestigious Music Mountain concert series in Falls Village, Conn.

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