Yevshan Choir performs at Connecticut College on Earth Day (06/06/99)

Yevshan Choir performs at Connecticut College on Earth Day

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Yevshan Ukrainian Folk Ensemble performed in concert at Harkness Chapel on the campus of Connecticut College in New London on Sunday, April 18.

The concert was part of a daylong commemoration of Earth Day, which was organized by the students and environmental organizations at this renowned liberal arts college in southeastern Connecticut.

The concert followed a short presentation on the Chornobyl nuclear disaster by Alex Kuzma, director of development for the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund.

The Hartford-based choir of 20 men and women performed several selections from the Easter Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, including "An Angel Proclaimed" and the Greek hymn "Xristos Anesti," as well as two evocative laments from the Polissian-Chornobyl region arranged by Mykola Kolessa: "Zhuravko" and "Oh, Barren Fields."

The concert also featured the bandura trio of Christine Jamaghian, Daria Richardson and Irene Kytasty-Kuzma.

The concert ended with works by Yatsynevych, Avdievsky and Lysenko celebrating the resiliency of the Ukrainian people and the richness and beauty of the Ukrainian countryside.

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