KERHONKSON, N.Y. – “Our rising stars… Headliners of the future…” was the title of the young artists’ concert presented at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center on Sunday, July 12, during the ninth annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival. The concert marked the second time young performers graced Soyuzivka’s Veselka auditorium stage during the annual festival.
The performers are seen on this page (clockwise, beginning with top left): ballroom dancers of the Adore Dance School, the Tsvitka Ukrainian Dance Group, singer Bozena Plotytsya, singer Christina Yavdoshnyak, the group of performers, singer Xenia Kaczurak, musicians Markian Ougrin (keyboard) and Pavlo Mysak (trumpet), and bandurists Kalyna and Uliana Leshchuk.
Seen in the inset below are the masters of ceremonies, Marianka Hawryluk and Maksym Lozynskyj. Maksym also performed as a musician/vocalist.
Festival organizers said they plan another young artists’ concert for 2016, which will be the 10th annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival. Look for ads before the festival that invite young performers to appear at this family-oriented event which has proven to be a key component of the festival.
Photos by Oksana Trytjak
