UCMF 2024
The 2024 edition of the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival in New York: 3 programmes, 15 composers.
Defense, Defiance, Dedication · Mar 28
Zoltan Almashi — Maria’s City (2022)
Valeriya Sholokhova (Cello), Sofia Nowik (Cello) Watch on YouTube ↗
Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko — The Voice of Hell’s Arrow (2023)
Roman Grygoriv (BM-27 Uragan rocket), Priscilla Tam (Violin), Eva Astrachan (Violin), Harmony Chiang (Viola), Victoria Lin (Cello), Lindsay Joslin (Double bass), NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble (Ensemble) Watch on YouTube ↗
Leonid Hrabovsky — EQVIN (2022)
Alexander Yakub (Violin), Forrest Eimhold (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Maxim Kolomiiets — Footprints on the Sun
Harmony Chiang (Viola), Victoria Lin (Cello), Joyce Zhu (Flute), Marilyn Farias (Clarinet), Riley Palmer (Trombone), Joyce Li Yu (Piano), Jacky Xu (Percussion), Natalie North (Percussion), Abigail Rodriguez (Percussion), Grace Sprecher (Percussion), AJ Morrissey (Percussion), Iwo Jedynecki (Accordion), NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble (Ensemble), Jonathan Hass (Conductor) Watch on YouTube ↗
Karmella Tsepkolenko — Reading History (2022)
Vira Slywotzky (Soprano), Valeriya Sholokhova (Cello), Margarita Rovenskaya (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Olga Zaitseva-Herz — Bakhmut Rhapsody (2024, World premiere)
Vira Slywotzky (Soprano), Marichka Marczyk (Folk voice), Olga Zaitseva-Herz (Voice and violin), Valeriya Sholokhova (Cello), Fima Chupakhin (Piano), Marek Herz (Electronics) Watch on YouTube ↗
Virko Baley at 85 · Mar 29
Virko Baley — Nocturnal No. 5 “In the Grove” (1980)
Laura Spitzer (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Virko Baley — Soliloquies and Dialogs (Without Words) (2023–2024, World premiere)
Timothy Hoft (Piano), Anastasia Petanova (Flute) Watch on YouTube ↗
Virko Baley — Nocturnal No. 7 “Introitus” (1990)
Timothy Hoft (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Virko Baley — From Dreamtime (1993–1995)
Ginevra Petrucci (Flute), Gleb Kanasevich (Clarinet), Yuliya Basis (Piano), Andrii Didorenko (Violin), Valeriya Sholokhova (Cello), Sean Statser (Percussion), James Baker (Conductor) Watch on YouTube ↗
Virko Baley — Treny IV (1990)
Olga Pasichnyk (Soprano), Valeriya Sholokhova (Cello), Julia Henderson (Cello) Watch on YouTube ↗
Virko Baley — From Uniforms of Snow: No. 10 Interlude 2: Tren (2002–2003)
Ginevra Petrucci (Flute), Gleb Kanasevich (Clarinet), Andrii Didorenko (Violin), Iryna Kit (Violin), Valeriya Sholokhova (Cello), Julia Henderson (Cello), Yuliya Basis (Piano), Sean Statser (Percussion), Virko Baley (Conductor) Watch on YouTube ↗
Travel Diaries · Mar 30
Mykhailo Chedryk — Sonare for Double Bass and Ensemble (2024, World premiere)
Tristan Kasten-Krause (Double bass), Ginevra Petrucci (Flute), Hsuan-Fong Chen (Oboe), Gleb Kanasevich (Clarinet), Mike Lormand (Trombone), Valeriya Sholokhova (Cello), Sean Statser (Percussion), James Baker (Conductor) Watch on YouTube ↗
Marian Fil — Devaldi Korbes (2022)
Valeriya Sholokhova (Cello), Yuliya Basis (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Ksenia Stetsenko — Fluchtlingesdodekaphonie No. 24 (2023)
Gleb Kanasevich (Clarinet), Paul Cho (Clarinet) Watch on YouTube ↗
Valentyn Sylvestrov — Silent Songs: “Farewell, world”
Hans Tashjian (Bass-baritone), Anna Keiserman (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Stefania Turkevych — Selected Songs
Jennifer Gliere (Soprano), Alexander Chaplinskiy (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Fima Chupakhin — One Day They Will Be Dancing
Fima Chupakhin (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Steve Reich — Different Trains: II. Europe (1988)
The Rhythm Method (String quartet)
Kaija Saariaho — Changing Light (2002)
Jennifer Gliere (Soprano), Leah Asher (Violin)