Dumka of Kyyiv performs at U.N.

Dumka, the Ukrainian State Choir of Kyyiv, performed a lunchtime Christmas carol program at the United Nations on December 18. Conducted by Yevhen Savchuk, an assistant professor of choral music at the Kyyiv Conservatory, Dumka of Kyyiv was joined by the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of America, the former's host choir in New York, during the second half of the program. Dumka of Kyyiv and soloists of Ukraine's opera theaters performed a series of concerts celebrating the first anniversary of Ukraine's independence throughout North America. Their December tour was sponsored by the Ukrainian National Association, Ukrainian Canadian Congress-Toronto Branch and the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, with technical coordination by Scope Travel Inc./Auscoprut Joint Venture.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, January 17, 1993, No. 3, Vol. LXI

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