Adrian Bryttan speaks on music from Ukraine at the Shevchenko Society

NEW YORK - In a lively presentation-cum-video, Dr. Adrian Bryttan on September 16 led his audience at the Shevchenko Scientific Society through snippets of operas and instrumental works, performed recently in Lviv, Dnipropetrovsk and Kharkiv. Most of these were done under his own baton, but the program also included an unusually accomplished rendition of a Hnatyshyn mass by a girls' church choir in Drohobych, a joyful reading of the "Hot Canary" from Dr. Bryttan's violin recital in Lviv, some ballet and even drama. All of this was introduced on video with a walk-through of streets and memorable sights in the cities, while Dr. Bryttan made comments, often interjecting humor. A Fulbright scholarship afforded Dr. Bryttan the opportunity to spend parts of 2005 and 2006 in Ukraine. Seen above (from left) are: Vasyl Makhno, Orest Popovych, Adrian Bryttan, Daria Dykyj and Vasyl Lopukh and Olha Kuzmowycz.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, November 5, 2006, No. 45, Vol. LXXIV

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