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Encompass New Opera Theatre
presents...
Our benefit concert is Next Saturday! This afternoon of Music for Peace will feature instrumental works, song, and meaningful words from survivors of the conflict in Ukraine. Tickets are available online and at the door!
Saturday, June 18 at 3:00PM
Christ & Saint Stephen's Church
120 W 69th St. between Broadway and Columbus
New York, NY 10023

 
This family-friendly concert will feature Ukrainian singers and musicians as well as Encompass artists, including...
 
Kozak Family Trio
Ethno-Modern Folk Music
World-renowned, having performed at Lincoln Center, the UN and around the world

 
Jeanai La Vita
Soprano
Singing Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras with husband Giacomo, classical guitar
Nadia Chechet
Voice and piano
A Russian singer-songwriter
who will share traditional
Ukrainian songs
Zisl Slepovitch
Woodwinds and piano
An expert in Yiddish music, he
will perform folksongs from the
Eastern European tradition
The afternoon will also feature a kaleidoscope of performers: the Sky Caravan Duo of Milena Dawidowicz and Elena Panova (violin and piano), Denis Krasnokutsky and Esma Pasic-Filipovic (viola and piano), Vince di Mura (jazz piano), Melanie Long (mezzo-soprano, Angel of the Amazon), Elena Panova and Sergei Panova (violin and piano), Drew Velting (guitar), John Urban (piano), and Demitry Yudin (piano).
All ticket sales as well as separate donations will go directly to Happy Childhood of Odessa, who provide aid, food, formula, clothing and medicine to Ukrainian families.
Come hear words from working mother Karolina Gossteva, who escaped Kiev with her two young children while her husband remained to fight in Ukraine.
This peaceful and moving afternoon is dedicated to the people of Ukraine, in recognition of their courage, resilience, and strength in seeking freedom and peace.
In association with Women in the Arts & Media Coalition, we at Encompass strive to support the women, children and families of Ukraine. By drawing more awareness to their cause, we can support them in tangible ways and also in spirit.
 
Join us in standing with the families of Ukraine.
At Encompass, we believe in the power of music to uplift and enrich the human spirit. With your support, Encompass creates, develops, and produces adventurous new music theatre-opera by new composers and lyricists that explores our place in the universe.
 
The Women in the Arts & Media Coalition combines member abilities and strengths to focus on issues of concern to women in the arts and media. They are committed to being the link between our member organizations as we collaborate to empower women.
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Encompass New Opera Theatre’s productions are made possible in part with public funds from The National Endowment for the Arts, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and the Department of Cultural Affairs, and with support from our generous corporate donors and individual patrons.
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