Voicing: SSA

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Zenoby Lawryshyn, SSA, Classical, Povstansky song, Piano accompaniment

Do not go, my love

Zenoby Lawryshyn, SSA, Classical, Povstansky song, Piano accompaniment

Do not go, my love | Ти знемігся, мій милий | Ty znemihsja, mij mylij

Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин

In this Ukrainian choral piece a woman reassures her beloved that she will wait for him, soothe his pains, and pray for his return from war.

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Zenoby Lawryshyn, SSA, Classical, Povstansky song, Piano accompaniment

Bohdanna Filts, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The turbulent wind

Bohdanna Filts, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The turbulent wind | Вітре буйний | Vitre bujnyj

Composer: Bohdanna Filts | Богдана Фільц
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко

This Ukrainian classical choral song, set to the lyrics of one of Taras Shevchenko's poems, evokes turbulent political times as raging winds.

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Bohdanna Filts, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Folk, Hahilky, A capella

The little branch

Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Folk, Hahilky, A capella

The little branch | Ягілочка | Jahilochka

Arranger: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович

This choral arrangement of a traditional Ukrainian hahilka or spring folk song was often sung as circle dances were performed.

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Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Folk, Hahilky, A capella

Mykola Leontovych, SSA, Folk, A capella

Farewell to my village

Mykola Leontovych, SSA, Folk, A capella

Farewell to my village | Прощай село | Proshchaj selo

Arranger: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович

In this choral arrangement of a Ukrainian folk song by Mykola Leontovych, a young man is leaving his home to go to war but tells his beloved he will not forget her.

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Mykola Leontovych, SSA, Folk, A capella

Oh, the grey cuckoo

Mykola Leontovych, SSA, Folk, A capella

Oh, the grey cuckoo | Ой, сивая зозуленька | Oj, syvaja zozulen'ka

Arranger: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович

In this well-known Ukrainian choral folk song arranged by Mykola Leontovych, a maiden bemoans her fate.

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Mykola Leontovych, SSA, Folk, A capella

Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, Shchedrivky, A capella

Beyond the courtyard

Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, Shchedrivky, A capella

Beyond the courtyard | Ой, там за двором | Oj, tam za dvorom

Composer: Mykhailo Haivoronskyj | Михайло Гайворонський

This piece is an example of Ukrainian Christmas choral music known as shchedrivky, with its theme of giving thanks for a bountiful year.

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Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, Shchedrivky, A capella

Zenoby Lawryshyn, Petro Hrynchyshyn, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Time is passing

Zenoby Lawryshyn, Petro Hrynchyshyn, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Time is passing | Минає час | Mynaje chas

Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyracist: Petro Hrynchyshyn | Петро Гринчишин

In this Ukrainian choral song, the singer longingly recalls lost youth and opportunity.

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Zenoby Lawryshyn, Petro Hrynchyshyn, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Yuri Korchynsky, SSA, Folk, A capella

Cornflowers bloom by my house

Yuri Korchynsky, SSA, Folk, A capella

Cornflowers bloom by my house | Коло мої хати зацвіли блавати | Kolo moji khaty zatsvily blavaty

Arranger: Yuri Korchynsky | Юрій Корчинський

In this Ukrainian choral folk song, a woman bewails to her friends that her parents wish to marry her off to someone she does not love.

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Yuri Korchynsky, SSA, Folk, A capella

I. Syvokhina, SSA, Folk, A capella

In the forest, on the nut tree

I. Syvokhina, SSA, Folk, A capella

In the forest, on the nut tree | Ой у лісі, на горісі | Oj, u lisi, na horisi

Arranger: I. Syvokhina | І. Сивохіна

This Ukrainian choral folk song depicts a scene of young lovers meeting in an idyllic setting.

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I. Syvokhina, SSA, Folk, A capella

Larysa Kuzmenko, Vasyl Holoborodko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The flying missive

Larysa Kuzmenko, Vasyl Holoborodko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The flying missive | Летюче віконце | Let'juche vikontse

Composer: Larysa Kuzmenko | Лариса Кузьменко
Lyricist: Vasyl Holoborodko | Василь Голобородько

In this Ukrainian classical choral song, a maiden expresses in a letter that she longs for her beloved, who is far away.

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Larysa Kuzmenko, Vasyl Holoborodko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Stanyslav Ljudkevych, Zenia Kushpeta, SSA, Folk, A capella

Fly in, fly in

Stanyslav Ljudkevych, Zenia Kushpeta, SSA, Folk, A capella

Fly in, fly in | Залітай, залітай | Zalitaj, zalitaj

Composer: Stanyslav Ljudkevych | Станислав Людкевич
Arranger: Zenia Kushpeta | Зеня Кушпета

This lyrical Ukrainian folk song, arranged for women's choir, depicts the sorrow of lost love.

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Stanyslav Ljudkevych, Zenia Kushpeta, SSA, Folk, A capella

Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj, Larysa Kuzmenko, SSA, Classical, Lullaby, Piano accompaniment

Lullaby

Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj, Larysa Kuzmenko, SSA, Classical, Lullaby, Piano accompaniment

Lullaby | Колискова | Kolyskova

Composer: Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj | Іван Богдан Весоловський
Arranger: Larysa Kuzmenko | Лариса Кузьменко

A choral arrangement of a Ukrainian lullaby written by popular songwriter Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj

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Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj, Larysa Kuzmenko, SSA, Classical, Lullaby, Piano accompaniment

Alexander Bilash, Dmytro Pavlychko, SSA, Folk, A capella

The storks

Alexander Bilash, Dmytro Pavlychko, SSA, Folk, A capella

The storks | Лелеченьки | Lelechen'ky

Composer: Alexander Bilash | Олександр Білаш
Lyricist: Dmytro Pavlychko | Дмитро Павличко

A Ukrainian choral song depicting the émigré's longing to return to one's homeland.

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Alexander Bilash, Dmytro Pavlychko, SSA, Folk, A capella

Mykola Lysenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The boat sails

Mykola Lysenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The boat sails | Пливе човен | Plyve choven

Composer: Mykola Lysenko | Микола Лисенко

The melody of this Ukrainian choral work, composed by Mykola Lysenko and based on a folk theme, evokes the undulating rhythms of a boat.

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Mykola Lysenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Andrij Hnatyshyn, SSA, Sacred, Liturgical, A capella

Only Begotten Son

Andrij Hnatyshyn, SSA, Sacred, Liturgical, A capella

Only Begotten Son | Слава Єдинородний | Slava Jedynorodnij synu
Composer: Andrij Hnatyshyn | Андрій Гнатишин

Only Begotten Son (Слава: Єдинородний сину) is part of the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom from the Eastern Christian Byzantine Rite tradition. This piece is taken from a setting of the Liturgy composed by Andrij Hnatyshyn for women's voices with a melody based on Kyivan Chant.

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Andrij Hnatyshyn, SSA, Sacred, Liturgical, A capella

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Zoya Markovych, SSA, Classical, Povstansky song, Piano accompaniment

O hear me, my compatriot

Zoya Markovych, SSA, Classical, Povstansky song, Piano accompaniment

O hear me, my compatriot | Чи чуєш мій друже | Chy chujesh mij druzhe

Arranger: Zoya Markovych | Зоя Маркович

This Ukrainian choral marching song depicts a soldier rallying his compatriots to continue the fight for Ukraine’s freedom.

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Zoya Markovych, SSA, Classical, Povstansky song, Piano accompaniment

Zenoby Lawryshyn, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

The cherry orchard

Zenoby Lawryshyn, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

The cherry orchard | Садок вишневий | Sadok vyshnevyj

Composer: Zenoby Lawryshyn | Зеновій Лавришин
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко

This Ukrainian choral song depicts a bucolic scene with birds singing in the orchard while a family sits down to supper.

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Zenoby Lawryshyn, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

Pavlo Tychyna, Hryhory Veriovka, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

The wind blows gently

Pavlo Tychyna, Hryhory Veriovka, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

The wind blows gently | По діброві вітер виє | Po dibrovi viter vyje

Composer: Pavlo Tychyna | Павло Тичина
Arranger: Hryhory Veriovka | Григорій Верьовка
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко

This ballad of love and loss is set to a poem by Taras Shevchenko and arranged for women’s voices by composer and choral conductor Hryhory Veriovka.

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Pavlo Tychyna, Hryhory Veriovka, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

Judif Rozhavska, Larysa Kuzmenko, Lada Reva, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Seagulls fly away

Judif Rozhavska, Larysa Kuzmenko, Lada Reva, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Seagulls fly away | Летять ніби чайки | Letjat' niby chajky

Composer: Judif Rozhavska | Юдіф Рожавська
Arranger: Larysa Kuzmenko | Лариса Кузьменко
Lyricist: Lada Reva | Лада Рева

This Ukrainian song set to Lada Reva’s poetry was composed by Judif Rozhavska and arranged for women’s choir by Larysa Kuzmenko.

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Judif Rozhavska, Larysa Kuzmenko, Lada Reva, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj, Ivan Patola, SSA, Classical, Light romantic, Piano accompaniment

Silently, without words

Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj, Ivan Patola, SSA, Classical, Light romantic, Piano accompaniment

Silently, without words | Тихо без слів | Tykho bez sliv

Composer: Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj | Іван Богдан Весоловський
Lyricist: Ivan Patola | Іван Патола

This choral arrangement of a Ukrainian tango set to lyrics by Ivan Patola epitomizes the romantic style of popular songwriter Bohdan Vesolovskyj.

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Ivan Bohdan Vesolovskyj, Ivan Patola, SSA, Classical, Light romantic, Piano accompaniment

Bohdanna Filts, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The rapids

Bohdanna Filts, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The rapids | Тече вода | Teche voda

Composer: Bohdanna Filts | Богдана Фільц
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко

This Ukrainian classical choral music set to the words of Taras Shevchenko evokes turbulent political times as raging rapids.

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Bohdanna Filts, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

Mykola Leontovych, Borys Hrinchenko, SSA, Classical, opera, Piano accompaniment

O moon, shine bright

Mykola Leontovych, Borys Hrinchenko, SSA, Classical, opera, Piano accompaniment

O moon, shine bright | Ой гори, ой світи | Oj hory, oj svity

Composer: Mykola Leontovych | Микола Леонтович
Lyricist: Borys Hrinchenko | Борис Грінченко

A chorus from Ukrainian composer Leontovych's unfinished opera of a scene depicting nymphs playfully dancing in the moonlight.

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Mykola Leontovych, Borys Hrinchenko, SSA, Classical, opera, Piano accompaniment

O. Merezhyn, SSA, Folk, A capella

A violin plays in the streets

O. Merezhyn, SSA, Folk, A capella

A violin plays in the streets | На вулиці скрипка грає | Na vulytsi skrypka hraje

Arranger: O. Merezhyn | О. Мережин

This toe-tapping, dance-like Ukrainian choral folk song depicts a festive village scene with musicians in the streets.

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O. Merezhyn, SSA, Folk, A capella

Stanyslav Ljudkevych, SSA, Folk, A capella

In the guilder-rose grove

Stanyslav Ljudkevych, SSA, Folk, A capella

In the guilder-rose grove | В калиновім лісі | V kalynovim lisi

Arranger: Stanyslav Lyudkevych | Станислав Людкевич

This Ukrainian choral folk song depicts the common theme of lost love. Abandoned by her lover, a young woman drowns herself.

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Stanyslav Ljudkevych, SSA, Folk, A capella

Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Folk, A capella

The green grove

Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Folk, A capella

The green grove | В гаю зелененькім | V haju zelenen'kim

Arranger: Filaret Kolessa | Філарет Колесса

This Ukrainian folk song, arranged for women's choir, depicts a bucolic scene of a stream by the woods as a backdrop for young love.

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Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Folk, A capella

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Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, Piano accompaniment

Malanka

Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, Piano accompaniment

Malanka | Маланка | Malanka

Arranger: Kyrylo Stetsenko | Кирило Стеценко

Sung to the master of the house, this Ukrainian New Year’s song exhorts him to permit the festivities to begin.

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Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, Piano accompaniment

Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Christmas, A capella

By the grove

Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Christmas, A capella

By the grove | Під бором | Pid borom

Arranger: Filaret Kolessa | Філарет Колесса

In this Ukrainian New Year’s song, a young maiden who was tending four oxen lost them, and though her father tried, he could not recover them.

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Filaret Kolessa, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Oh, Lily

Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Oh, Lily | Ой, Леліє | Oj, Lelije

Composer: Mykhailo Haivoronskyj | Михайло Гайворонський

This Ukrainian carol from the Boyko region depicts the challenges facing the Virgin Mary in caring for her newborn Son in a stable.

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Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Zenoby Lawryshyn, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Hey, are you at home?

Zenoby Lawryshyn, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Hey, are you at home? | Гей, чи ти там дома? | Hej, chy ty tam doma?

Composer: Hanna Havrylets | Ганна Гаврилець

The village carollers walk from door to door singing good wishes and asking for treats in this Ukrainian New Year’s song from the Lemko region.

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Zenoby Lawryshyn, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, Piano accompaniment

On Christmas eve

Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, Piano accompaniment

On Christmas eve | На святий вечір | Na svjatyj vechir

Arranger: Mykhailo Haivoronskyj | Михайло Гайворонський

A Ukrainian carol of the story of Christ from His birth to being bathed in the River Jordan and, as an adult, going forth to teach people the road to salvation.

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Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, Piano accompaniment

Pylyp Kozytskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Oh, little carol

Pylyp Kozytskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Oh, little carol | Ой коляда колядниця | Oj koljada koljadnytsja

Arranger: Pylyp Kozytskyj | Пилип Козицький

Rooted in village folkloric music, this sprightly song celebrates Koliada – in essence, an ode to the genre of Ukrainian Christmas carols.

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Pylyp Kozytskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

The angels came from heaven

Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

The angels came from heaven | Ой зайшли з неба ангели | Oj zajshly z neba anhely

Arranger: Mykhailo Haivoronskyj | Михайло Гайворонський

This Ukrainian folk carol from the Lemko region depicts the angels announcing the birth of Christ.

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Mykhailo Haivoronskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Good evening

Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Good evening | Добрий вечір | Dobrij vechir

Arranger: Kyrylo Stetsenko | Кирило Стеценко

In this boisterous New Year’s song, carolers wish the master of the house much prosperity in the coming year and encourage him to rejoice in his bounty.

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Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Yakiv Yatsynevych, SSA, Christmas, A capella

A new joy is heralded

Yakiv Yatsynevych, SSA, Christmas, A capella

A new joy is heralded | Нова радість стала | Nova radist' stala

Arranger: Yakiv Yatsynevych | Яків Яциневич

This Christmas carol paints a bucolic picture of the scene in the manger beneath the brilliant light of the guiding star.

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Yakiv Yatsynevych, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Yaroslav Polianskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

A star in the heavens

Yaroslav Polianskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

A star in the heavens | На небі зірка | Na nebi zirka

Arranger: Yaroslav Polianskyj

This carol’s joyful refrain echoes the traditional Ukrainian Christmas greeting “Christ is born,” and its response, “Glory be to Him.”

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Yaroslav Polianskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Andrij Hnatyshyn, SSA, Christmas, A capella

All creation rejoices

Andrij Hnatyshyn, SSA, Christmas, A capella

All creation rejoices | Всяческая | Vsjacheskaja

Arranger: Andrij Hnatyshyn | Андрій Гнатишин

Part of the Ukrainian Christmas Liturgy: "The earth is filled with joy for today Christ is born."

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Andrij Hnatyshyn, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Yaroslav Polianskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

In Bethlehem, good tidings

Yaroslav Polianskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

In Bethlehem, good tidings | В Вифлеємі новина | V Vyflejemi novyna

Arranger: Yaroslav Polianskyj | Ярослав Полянський

In this Ukrainian carol, everyone rejoices at the news of Christ's birth in Bethlehem.

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Yaroslav Polianskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Oleksander Koshyts, SSA, Christmas, A capella

God eternal

Oleksander Koshyts, SSA, Christmas, A capella

God eternal | Бог предвічний | Boh predvichnyj

Arranger: Oleksander Koshyts | Олександер Кошиць

This majestic carol heralding the birth of Christ has taken the stature of a Christmas anthem, being sung both in Church and in secular settings.

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Oleksander Koshyts, SSA, Christmas, A capella

M. Kolodub, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

The running brook

M. Kolodub, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

The running brook | Тече вода з-під явора | Teche voda z-pid javora

Composer: M. Kolodub | М. Колодуб
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко

This Ukrainian choral folk song is about a small brook that winds through hills and pastures.

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M. Kolodub, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

Yakiv Stepovyj, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

The cherry orchard by my house

Yakiv Stepovyj, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

The cherry orchard by my house | Садок вишневий коло хати | Sadok vyshnevyj kolo khaty

Composer: Yakiv Stepovyj | Яків Степовий
Lyricist: Taras Shevchenko | Тарас Шевченко

This Ukrainian choral song depicts a bucolic scene with birds singing in the orchard while a family sits down to supper.

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Yakiv Stepovyj, Taras Shevchenko, SSA, Classical, A capella

I. Nedilsky, Zoya Markovych, Lesia Ukrainka, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The bright moon

I. Nedilsky, Zoya Markovych, Lesia Ukrainka, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

The bright moon | Місяць яснесенький | Misjats' jasnesen'kij

Composer: I. Nedilsky | І. Недільський
Arranger: Zoya Markovych | Зоя Маркович
Lyricist: Lesia Ukrainka | Леся Українка

In this choral arrangement of a Ukrainian lullaby, a mother wishes that her baby son enjoy pleasant dreams while he sleeps beneath the moonlight.

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I. Nedilsky, Zoya Markovych, Lesia Ukrainka, SSA, Classical, Piano accompaniment

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Vasyl Barvinskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Christ is born

Vasyl Barvinskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Christ is born | Христос родився | Khrystos rodyvsja

Composer: Vasyl Barvinskyj | Василь Барвінський

While Mary swaddles the Christ Child, all rejoice with song at His birth in this Ukrainian carol.

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Vasyl Barvinskyj, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, A capella

In Kutsivtsi a church is built

Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, A capella

In Kutsivtsi a church is built | А в Куцівці церкву будують | A v Kutsivtsi tserkvu budujut'

Composer: Kyrylo Stetsenko | Кирило Стеценко

This Ukrainian folk carol depicts the building of a church in Kutsivtsi with three stories, windows and doors, all echoing the Holy Trinity.

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Kyrylo Stetsenko, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Oleksander Koshyts, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Angels in heaven

Oleksander Koshyts, SSA, Christmas, A capella

Angels in heaven | Янголи в небі | Janholy v nebi

Arranger: Oleksander Koshyts | Олександер Кошиць

In this Ukrainian carol, angels in heaven herald good tidings to shepherds that the Virgin Mary has borne the Christ Child, and all of earth rejoices.