For my Homeland … A Concert of Hope and Love

9220 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls VA 22066

14 May, 2022

Description

A concert of Ukrainian piano music on May 14th at 7:30 pm raising funds for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO OUR WEBSITE St. Francis Episcopal Church, Great Falls, 9220 Georgetown Pike, will present pianist Sasha Beresovsky in a concert of Ukrainian piano music on May 14th at 7:30 pm in the church sanctuary. The concert will be followed by a reception to meet the artist in the church social hall. This benefit concert is given to support the raising of funds for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Funds raised will be channeled to United Help Ukraine. Questions regarding this concert can be answered by calling 240-538-7870 . Sasha Beresovsky is a graduate of Indiana University, where he received his Master’s degree and Performance Diploma studying with the late Edmund Battersby.  He regularly appears at The Lyceum in Old Town Alexandria as part of the Summer Chamber Music Series of WMPA, in 2015, presenting Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations.  Sasha has spent the years 2017-20 in Boston, where he taught private lessons and with a group of friends, organized the Boston Community Studio. Other performances have included solo recitals at the Victor Kosenko Museum in Kiev (2017-19) the Rhodes Scholar House in Oxford, UK (2018) and Beethoven’s Fourth Concerto with the Belmont Festival orchestra (2017). From the wind-swept stains of Crimea to Carpathian folk tunes, to music inspired by the poetry of Taras Shevchenko, come hear a rhapsody of Ukranian compositions by Lysenko, Lyatoshynsky, and others.  Works by Grieg, Janacek, and Bartok support the program, connecting the music to other European traditions. CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO OUR WEBSITE