PREVIEW OF EVENTS (04/25/99)

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Monday, April 26

NEW YORK: The concert "Remembering Alfred Schnittke," with the Winnipesaukee Chamber Players - Oleh Krysa, Peter Krysa, Rachel Lewis Krysa, Adrienne Somerville and Tatiana Tchekina - and the New York Symphonic Ensemble, under the direction of Mamoru Takahara, and special guests Irina Schnittke and Oleh Krysa will be held at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, at 8 p.m. Tickets: $35 and $25 at Alice Tully Hall Box Office or call CenterCharge, (212) 271-6500. The concert program will feature Mahler's Piano Quartet (Unfinished), and the following works by Schnittke: Piano Quartet after Sketches by Mahler (dedicated to Oleh Krysa); Sonata No. 3 for Violin and Piano (dedicated to Irina Schnittke, U.S. premiere); Piano Trio (dedicated to Irina Schnittke); and Concerto Grosso No. 1 for two Violins, Harpsichord, Prepared Piano and String Orchestra.

Friday, April 30

CHICAGO : Barabolya: A Fun Musical Tour, stops in the Chicago area at 7 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2247 W. Chicago Ave. Barabolya, composed of Ron Cahute and Ihor Baczynskyj, promises fun for the whole family, singing, dancing, lots of laughs, and notes: "You don't have to be Ukrainian to enjoy this concert." Tickets: $7; kids under age 3, free. Tickets are available at Samopomich and Delta, and at the door. The event is sponsored by the Ukrainian National Association Chicago District Committee. For information call Stefko Kuropas, (847) 923-7458.

Saturday, May 1

NEW YORK: "Art at the Institute" presents the group exhibition "Flowers As Muse," featuring six artists - Nina Klymowska, Olga Maryschuk, Natalia Pohrebinska, Romana Rainey, Ilona Sochynsky (curator) and Martha Hirniak Voyevidka. The opening reception will be held Saturday, May 1, at 6-8 p.m. The exhibit runs May 4-29 at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 1-6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. For further information call the institute, (212) 288-8660.
NEW YORK: World Music Institute presents "Night Songs from a Neighboring Village: Traditional and New Ukrainian and Jewish Music" featuring Paris to Kyiv vocalist Alexis Kochan and bandura player Julian Kytasty and the Brave Old World ensemble, virtuosi of klezmer music. The concert will be held at Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th Street, at 8:30 p.m. Tickets, at $26, are available at the Box Office, (212) 864-5400, or by calling (212) 545-7536. Ms. Kochan and Mr. Kytasty will also be featured on WNYC's "New Sounds" radio program, hosted by John Schaefer, which will air on Wednesday, April 28, at 11 p.m.-midnight on 93.9 FM.
NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Museum (at 203 Second Ave.) announces the second round of the three-session Bead Stringing Course (gerdany) which will be given on Saturdays, May 1-22 at 2:30-5 p.m. This is a great opportunity to learn the art of making the beautiful beaded necklaces traditionally worn with the Ukrainian folk costume in various regions of Ukraine. Fee: adults, $30; seniors and students over 16, $25; children age 12-16, $10; museum members, 15 percent discount. Instructor: Yaryna Ferencevych. For information and registration call The Ukrainian Museum, (212) 228-0110.
BUFFALO, N.Y.: A 60th anniversary concert for Myroslav Skoryk, one of Ukraine's most prominent composers, with Maestro Skoryk, singer Marianna Vynnytsky and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky will be held at Allen Hall, University of Buffalo, at 7 p.m. The concert program will feature popular songs, jazz and classical works by Maestro Skoryk as well as other composers. Seating is limited; advance tickets (at $12, adults and $8, students) are available at the Dnipro Ukrainian Home/Credit Union, by calling, (716) 847-6655. The concert is sponsored by The Buffalo Group.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.: The Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund will hold its second annual spring dance at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 563 George Street, at 8:30 p.m.-1 a.m. All proceeds will be designated for the purchase of neonatal equipment and various hospital supplies in support of the fund's infant survival programs in Ukraine. Dance music will be provided by Zorepad, a popular six-piece band from the Hartford, Conn., area. The dance will include a buffet and a charity raffle. Tickets for the dance may be obtained from Mary Antonyshyn, (203) 795-6959, for table reservations, contact Rob Chomiak, (203) 799-0716, or Pauline Wolynec, (203) 795-6200. For further information call (203) 407-0261.

Sunday, May 2

ROCHESTER, N.Y.: Composer Myroslav Skoryk's 60th anniversary concert, with Maestro Skoryk, vocalist Marianna Vynnytsky and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky will be held at St. Josaphat School Auditorium, 940 E. Ridge Road, at 3 p.m. Tickets: $10; students, free. The concert is sponsored by the United Ukrainian American Organizations of Rochester, N.Y.
PARMA, Ohio: Internationally known concert pianist Roman Rudnytsky, professor at the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University in Ohio, will give a benefit concert for the Fight for Sight Association of Parma. The concert, which will benefit blind children from Ukraine, will be held in the Pokrova Ukraninian Catholic Church Auditorium, 6790 Broadview Road, at 4 p.m. Reception to follow. Suggested donation: $20; seniors and students, $10. The general public is cordially invited.

Friday, May 7

NEW YORK: Jazz Café, featuring Uki Hrab's Jazz Trio, will perform at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., at 9 p.m. Tickets: $15, members; $20, non-members. RSVP by calling the institute, (212) 288-8660.

Saturday, May 8

NEW YORK: Ukrainian Canadian singer Alexis Kochan, in collaboration with New York Bandura Ensemble Artistic Director Julian Kytasty, will conduct an intensive one-day Ukrainian Folk Singing Workshop at St. George Ukrainian Catholic School in New York's East Village at 1-8 p.m., with registration beginning at noon. Fee: $25. Genres and styles to be covered during the workshop range from pre-Christian ritual songs and ancient chant to folk polyphony from central Ukraine and songs collected by Mr. Kytasty in Ukrainian Kozak villages in the Kuban. Some workshop sessions will divide into separate men's and women's groups to focus on appropriate vocal style and repertoire. Ms. Kochan is known in the U.S. and Canada as one of today's leading interpreters of Ukrainian folk song. Her three recordings on her own Olesia label - "Czarivna," "Paris to Kiev," and "Paris to Kyiv: Variances" - have broken into the mainstream in Canada, and have been played frequently nationwide on CBC radio. For additional information, call (212) 995-2640.

Saturday-Sunday, May 8-9

SILVER SPRING, Md.: The art exhibit "Bas-reliefs by Zenon Holubec" will be presented at St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 15100 New Hampshire Ave., on May 8 at 4-7 p.m., and on May 9 at noon-5 p.m. For more information call (202) 333-4383.

Wednesday, May 12

TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute presents "Gracing Your Roots," a lecture on Ukrainian genealogy by Librarian Tony Rocchi, who will provide key printed and Internet resources on the subject. The lecture will be held at the institute, 620 Spadina Ave., at 7-9 p.m. Fee: $10. For further information call (416) 923-3318.

ADVANCE NOTICE

Saturday, May 22

CLEVELAND: The Buryverkhy Plast Sorority invites the public to their annual Debutante Ball which will be held at the Cleveland Marriott Hotel Key Center, 127 Public Square. Cocktails are at 7 p.m.; the presentation of debutantes at 7:30 p.m.; followed by dinner/dance at 8 p.m. For additional information call (216) 642-8726.

Sunday-Thursday, June 20-24

KERHONKSON, N.Y.: The 10th reunion of former faculty, students and friends of Regensberg high school will be held at the UNA estate Soyuzivka. For information and to register, contact: Vasyl Luchkiw, 49 Windmill Lane, New City, NY 10959; telephone, (914) 634-9353; fax, (914) 634-5370. For lodging accommodations, call Soyuzivka, (914) 626-5641; fax, (914) 626-4638.

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