We invite you to listen to a moving interpretation of
Із сліз моїх ~ Tears of Hope
Composer: Denys Sichynsky
Poet: Heinrich Heine
Performers:
Russell Braun: Baritone
Carolyn Maule: Piano
Listen to Summer Institute Co-Director Benjamin Butterfield, interviewed by Mark Wigmore on The New Classical FM 96.3
After a two-year Hiatus, the summer institute and its culminating concert are back.
Join us for a delightful afternoon of Ukrainian Art Songs featuring North American participants from this year’s Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute held at the Royal Conservatory of Music.
This is a rare opportunity to hear eight extraordinary artists as they interpret the works of Ukrainian composers such as Mykola Lysenko, Kyrylo Stetsenko, Stefania Turkewich and Dmitri Klebanov.
The featured artists include Adam Ewing, (lyric baritone), Aidan Gent (tenor), Yanina Kosivanova (soprano), Katherine Mayba (soprano), and Taryn Plater (mezzo-soprano), Narantsetseg Ren (mezzo-soprano), Adam Schmidt (tenor) and Kasia Swintak (soprano).
Piano accompaniment by: Steven Philcox and Leanne Regehr,
Faculty: Co-Directors, Benjamin Butterfield & Dr. Melanie Turgeon, Andrea Ludwig, Vocal Coach, Collaborative Pianists Steven Philcox, and Dr. Leanne Regehr.
We hope that this performance will move you to support the work of the Ukrainian Arts Song Project as we strive to preserve Ukrainian Culture at a time that is more important now than ever.
Tickets are available at the RCM box office.
https://www.rcmusic.com/.../artists-in-performance...
Ukrainian Art Song
Summer Institute, Update
Meet the participants
Dear Friends,
Preparations for the 4th Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute August 24 – 28, 2022 at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto is well underway. This 4th Summer Institute has generated much interest and we excited with the program planned for this year. Our faculty brings a wealth of experience and talent to the program allowing both emerging and established artists to share their interpretations of Ukrainian art songs with you, at the closing performance on August 28th.
The first phase of the publication of the 4th Anthology of Ukrainian art songs is almost complete. The Anthology will include scores, poetry (Ukrainian and English), Ukrainian translations and transliterations, pronunciation charts, composer biographies as well as online recorded piano accompaniment and diction recordings. For our Summer Institute, we will have a prototype for all students and faculty to use and provide us with feedback before we begin the second phase of this publication. Our goal is to find a publisher who will produce and distribute this anthology throughout the music world. It is more important now than ever to have our beautiful Ukrainian art songs performed on the world stage.
Our fall plans include the return of our popular Salons so that once again, you, the audience may enjoy live performances of Ukraine’s beautiful art songs.
Maxim Tarnawsky, guest lecturer
We are pleased to announce that Professor Maxim Tarnawsky has agreed to join our faculty as guest lecturer for the 4th Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute in August. He will give a talk to the students about the poems and poets who will be featured in this year's Summer Institute, examining their context, poetic style, and significance.
We invite you to listen to a beautiful interpretation of Evensong~Вечірня Пісня
Composer: Kyrylo Stetsenko
Poet: Volodymyr Samiilenko
Performers:
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
Albert Krywolt, pianist
Stand with Ukraine
The Canadian Ukrainian Opera Association and Ukrainian Art Song Project stand with Ukraine in its battle for freedom. We pray for the courageous Ukrainian nation as it defends its right to peace, democracy, and the rule of law. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!
Ukrainian Canadian Leadership Establishes Humanitarian Relief Hub in Preparation for Further Russian Invasion
TORONTO/OTTAWA – The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) and the Canada-Ukraine Foundation (CUF) today announced the establishment of a Humanitarian Relief Committee in preparation of a humanitarian crisis ensuing from further Russian invasion of Ukraine.
UKRAINIAN ART SONG PROJECT INVITES YOU TO LISTEN TO A BEAUTIFUL INTERPRETATION OF
Spring Again ~Знов весна
Composer: Vasyl Barvinsky
Poet: Lesia Ukrainka
Performers:
Benjamin Butterfield, tenor
Serouj Kradjian, pianist
The Ukrainian Art Song Project
The Ukrainian Art Song Project and the Musica Leopolis recording label were founded in 2004 with the dream of acquiring and promoting the classical treasures of Ukrainian art song. The project is a ground-breaking initiative that aims to record and publish a veritable anthology of over 1,000 art songs by 26 of Ukraine’s greatest composers for distribution to the music world. Equally important is introducing Ukrainian art songs to students in international conservatories and Faculties of Music.
The label has recorded over 350 dramatic songs, many of them masterpieces, of composers such as Mykola Lysenko, Kyrylo Stetsenko, Yakiv Stepovyi, Stefania Turkewich and Vasyl Barvinsky. Musical scores are published on the Ukrainian Art Song Project website and can be downloaded free of charge.
This landmark project was envisioned and founded by Pavlo Hunka, acclaimed British bass-baritone, who teamed with Roman Hurko, composer and opera director, to produce the recordings. The project operates under the auspices of the Canadian Ukrainian Opera Association, a registered charity, whose objectives are to promote Ukrainian classical music in all forms including live performances and recordings. The Ukrainian Art Song Project is managed by a volunteer Board based in Toronto that is responsible for fulfilling the aims of the project and spearheading communication, fundraising and events.
The Ukrainian Art Song Project is supported by an international cast of artists and enthusiastic music lovers, and will leave an extraordinary musical legacy to the world. Imagine being part of this.
Ukrainian Art Song Mini Series 2020.
Part II "На півночі, на кручі" / "In the North, on the Cliff" by M. Lysenko & H. Heine / M. Slavynsky Natalya Gennadi, soprano Alexandra Beley, mezzo-soprano Michael Shannon, piano
Round 1
"З журбою радість обнялась" ~ "Sorrow and Joy" by Yakiv Stepovyi
"Погасло сонце ласки і тепла" ~ "The Sun of Warmth and Kindness" by Yakiv Stepovyi
"На півночі, на кручі" ~ "In the North, on the Cliff" by Mykola Lysenko
Please enjoy the first selection of the series:
"З журбою радість обнялась" ~ "Sorrow and Joy"
by Yakiv Stepovyi
Natalya Gennadi, Soprano
Michael Shannon, Pianist
artistS in performance
For our third Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute, the Ukrainian Art Song Project presented “Muse.” A poet, having lost his inspiration, retraces the paths of his life, striving to reawaken in himself the passion that once allowed him to create great works of art. He sets off on an arduous journey of discovery to experience as many moments of life as possible – some most enjoyable, some quite horrific. Whether or not he succeeds in reclaiming his muse is a question answered by the audience who enjoyed the poems of Oleksandr Oles which, together with Myroslav Volynsky’s “Wagnerian” music and the compositions of Mykola Lysenko, Yakiv Stepovyi and Marko Kropyvnytskyi, which offered a depth of emotions that revealed a stark truth.
This final recital was held August 2019, at the Temerty Theatre at the Royal Conservatory's TELUS Centre For Performance and Learning, Toronto, Canada.
2019 summer institute in the media
If you missed it August 13th, click below to listen to the interview about the 3rd annual Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute currently underway at the Royal Conservatory’s TELUS Centre For Performance and Learning, Temerty Theatre with Dr. Melanie Turgeon and Mark Wigmore from The New Classical fm 96.3 radio.
2019 Summer institute, Toronto
Excitement and anticipation are building for the third Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute being held August 12 -18, 2019 at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Ontario.
Experience the thrill of the summer institute for free. Editing sections are now available. Click the link below for more information.
Galicians II now on line
2019 fundraising goals $80,000
2018 was another banner year with the return of the Summer Institute, launch of the Galicians II recordings and various performance events.
With your help, the 2019 Season promises to build on these achievements. We are excited to announce the third Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute, to be held again at the prestigious Royal Conservatory of Music, August 12-18 culminating in another extraordinary Artists in Performance Concert. The Summer Institute will once again be led by stellar faculty members; Pavlo Hunka (Artistic Director); collaborative pianists Albert Krywolt and Robert Kortgaard; and ensemble specialist Melanie Turgeon. A third Anthology will enhance the resources that we provide to educate and delight both professional vocalists and music lovers everywhere. Two Salons, featuring established and emerging artists and further recordings will ensure that Ukrainian art songs are heard, appreciated and discovered throughout the Season
Artisit in performance
song library
Over 300 hundred songs, and counting in Lyric sheets, Scores and Silbelius files, free to download.
Inuagural Ukrainian art song summer institute in Lviv, Ukraine
JUNE 24-30, 2019
APPLICATIONS CLOSE APRIL 21, 2019
