Vesnivka's 54th Season of Song

We begin our 54th season of music with Oleksander Koshyts; a composer, choirmaster, arranger, musicologist, ethnographer, writer and lecturer. This program will feature the sacred and secular works of Oleksander Koshyts. 

A selected quotation from an article written by Koshyts:

"Our song - our greatest treasure, the heart that pulses blood through the nation's veins, the image and mirror of our soul, the wealth of our language, the eternal source of our nation's strength and health, the Gospels of our morals and the testament for our future."

Christmas concerts have been an annual tradition with Vesnivka where glorious Ukrainian Christmas music is enjoyed by our audience year after year. This year's Christmas Concert is no exception. We are sure our listeners will enjoy this concert of traditional as well as contemporary Ukrainian carols and New Year's songs, enriched with a folk instrumental ensemble.

In the spring of 2020, we are excited to present soloists of the Ukrainian Art Song Project in KOBZAR, a concert commemorating the 180th anniversary of the publication of Taras Shevchenko's famous collection of poetry, featuring music written to his poignant words.

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2019-20 Season

A TRIBUTE TO KOSHYTS

Sunday October 27, 2019 at 3:00 pm
All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church
2850 Bloot St. W. at Prince Edward Drive, Toronto

General seating: Adult $30, Senior/Student $25

This concert will feature some of the sacred and secular works of Oleksander Koshyts. In the 1920s, Koshyts led the National Choir of Ukraine on a North American tour, including a performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City where the first performance of Shchedryk (the melody of which is known in the western world as "Carol of the Bells") in North America was heard. He later taught choral conductors and singers at choral workshops in Winnipeg. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church Choir will be joining Vesnivka and its partner, Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir for this concert. Wasyl Sydorenko will provide an introduction on the life and works of Koshyts.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT

Sunday January 12, 2020 at 3:00 PM
Islington United Church
25 Burnhamthorpe Rd. (north of Dundas St. W.), Toronto

General seating: Adult $30, Senior/Student $25

Our annual popular Christmas Concert is held in early January as part of the celebrations for Canadians of Ukrainian descent. Joining Vesnivka and its partner, the Toronto Ukrainian Male Chamber Choir, the program will feature traditional and contemporary Ukrainian Christmas carols and New Year’s songs accompanied by a folk instrumental ensemble and guest soloists. A reception will follow, where choristers have an opportunity to meet with members of the audience to celebrate the Christmas season together.

KOBZAR

Sunday March 29, 2020 at 3:00 PM 
All Saints Kingsway Anglican Church
2850 Bloor St. at Prince Edward Drive, Toronto

General seating: Adult $30, Senior/Student $25

Our spring concert will celebrate the 180th anniversary of the first publication of Taras Shevchenko's famous collection of poetry - KOBZAR. The concert program will showcase music written to the poetry of Ukraine's distinguished bard. Guest artists will include young emerging professional singers from the Ukrainian Art Song Project.

Christmas Liturgy with Vesnivka Choir

January 7, 2020 at 11:30 AM
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
Queen St. W. & Bellwoods Ave., Toronto

Easter Liturgy with Vesnivka Choir

Sunday April 19, 2020 at 10:00 AM
St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church
Queen St. W. & Bellwoods Ave., Toronto