Filenko and Jennifer Orchard (Pittsburgh Symphony) will perform Michael Minard's, 'Ukraine Triptych for Piano and Violin.' Completed in March of last year, this is possibly the first American piece honoring Ukraine to be written after the Februinvasion. It will feature renowned concert pianist and Ukrainian music historian, Dr. Join the Ukrainian community at the University of Pittsburgh for a special evening celebrating Ukrainian culture. įor more information about concert in Pittsburgh, visit: Īdmission: Free admission. įor more information about Jurij Fedynskyi and his tour, including the program of songs, visit. Checks can be made out to Jurij Fedynskyj or 'Kobzar Armada Inc'. All donations over $100 are tax-deductible through the charity 'Kobzar Armada Inc.'. Donations and CD sales go to purchasing and directly delivering supplies to the Ukrainian army on the Eastern front and to funding the Poltava Kobzar Guild's tours of the front and mission to revive Ukraine through reviving the kobzar tradition.ĭonations are accepted through cash, check, or PayPal. The event is a fundraiser to support Ukraine's defense efforts. The Pittsburgh concert will take place on May 12 at 8 pm in Heinz Memorial Chapel.Īdmission to this event is free, but donations are welcome and appreciated. He will perform a concert and lecture on his experience of kobzaring (traditional Ukrainian music played on the bandura, kobza, and torban) while in a war zone.

Jurij Fedynskyi, a Ukrainian-American musician, is touring about 50 cities across the US and Canada to promote traditional Ukrainian kobzars' spiritual and cultural heritage.

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