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Encompass New Opera Theatre
presents...
Don't miss your chance! Our Benefit Concert for Ukraine is just around the corner. Join us for an afternoon of beautiful music and song, and help provide vital support for the families and children affected by war.
 
Saturday, June 18 at 3:00PM
Christ & Saint Stephen's Church
120 W 69th St. between Broadway and Columbus
New York, NY 10023

 
Encompass is now partnering with the Women in Arts & Media Coalition in order to support the women and children of Ukraine. All ticket sales and separate donations will be sent to a charity in Odessa providing food, medicine and clothing to families in need.

Reserve your seats in this beautiful historic church for what will be a moving afternoon of instrumental music and song, featuring:
Kozak Family Trio
World-renowned
Ethno-Modern Folk Music

Jeanai La Vita
Soprano,
Bachianas Brasileiras

 
Sky Caravan Duo
Violin and piano, Eastern
European and Romani songs

Nadia Chechet
Voice/piano, traditional
Ukrainian songs

Come hear words from Karolina Gossteva, a working mother who escaped Kiev with her two young children. Her husband remains in their homeland, fighting as a member of the Ukrainian resistance.
The benefit will feature...
Elena Panova
and Sergei Panova

Violin/piano, Spiegel im Spiegel
by acclaimed Estonian
composer Arvo Pärt

Drew Velting
Guitar, "Chimes of Freedom"
and other songs

John Urban
Piano, Ginastera's
Danzas Argentinas


Demitry Yudin
Piano dedication to Ukraine
Zisl Slepovitch
Yiddish performer
Woodwinds and piano
Traditional folksongs


Denis Krasnokutsky
and Esma Pasic-Filipovic

Viola/Piano, The Seven
Last Words of Christ


Melanie Long
Mezzo, "Have I Not Wept,"
Angel of the Amazon

Vince di Mura
Jazz piano, Ybor City Preludes
Courtesy of The New York Times (Maciek Nabrdalik).
With this concert, we strive to support the women, children and families of Ukraine through our Benefit concert. All ticket sales and separate donations will be donated directly to a charity in Odessa that is providing food, clothing and medications to families and children affected and displaced by war.
 
You won’t want to miss this moving afternoon of music and culture.
Come support Ukraine and stand for peace.
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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