The Forest Tale

288 106th Avenue Northeast,Bellevue WA 98004

29 April, 2023

Description

Join us on Saturday April 29, 2023 at Resonance Events, Bellevue, WA for a concert of Ukrainian, European, and American chamber music dedicated to the themes of the revival of nature and the human spirit. This moving and engaging program includes traditional and modern melodies played on a bandura (the iconic Ukrainian psaltery), art songs by romantic and contemporary composers, chamber music for piano and classical guitar, and jazz improvisations. The art songs by Francesco Santoliquido, Robert Schumann, and Richard Strauss will be performed alongside the Ukrainian chamber music of the 19th and 20th centuries by Mykola Lysenko, Borys Lyatoshynsky, and Stanislav Liudkevych. We proudly present the US premiere of the classical guitar suite The Old Forest Tales by Oleg Boyko and the selected art songs by Myroslav Volynsky. Performers: Valentyn Lysenko, bandura Anton Belov, baritone Megan Joy Belov, soprano Justin Birchell, baritone Cassio Vianna, jazz piano Mark Hilliard Wilson, guitar Dilyara Oliver, piano