CHICAGO – In commemoration of the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor of 1932-1933, the Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago and the Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation-USA Inc. on Saturday, May 19, co-sponsored the North American premiere of “Ukrainian Requiem” composed by Yevhen Stankovych.
The program included soloists Nina Matviyenko and Stefan Szkafarowsky, the Kalamazoo Philharmonia, Kalamazoo Bach Festival Chorus, actor George Wyhinny and the Women’s Bandura Ensemble of North America.