On February 19th 2023 the Ukrainian Classical Voice Project teamed up with the conductor Noah Palmer, the artistic director at Trinity Music in Lenox, MA and our own soprano guest artist Irina Petrik, presenting a recital titled “A Ukrainian Journey”.
As a united force, Noah and Irina skillfully intertwined the art songs and arias by Ukrainian composers, taking the audience on an immersive journey through the experiences of every immigrant in a New World.
The concert featured operatic arias and art songs by Mykola Lysenko, Yuliy Meitus, Myroslav Skoryk, Kostyantyn Dankevych, Semen Hulak-Artemovsky, Mykola Arkas, Stefania Turkewich, Vasyl Barvinsky, Anatoly Kos-Anatolsky, as well as works by Gian Carlo Menotti and Leslie Adams.
Additionally, in an unexpected and surprising pairing, the dynamic duo featured George and Ira Gershwin’s show tunes, as a nod to the Gershwin brothers’ Ukrainian heritage.