![]() ![]() She directed choirs at the University of California, Berkeley, for some twenty-five years, where she also taught classes in conducting and in music history. Her first book Mahler’s Nietzsche: Politics and Philosophy in the Wunderhorn Symphony is forthcoming with Boydell & Brewer.Ĭonductor Marika Kuzma has led concerts around the world-Kyiv, Montreal, New York, Vienna-and has collaborated with artists and ensembles including Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Orquesta, Mark Morris Dance Group, Nicolas McGegan and Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Kent Nagano and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Christian Reif and the Berkeley Symphony. She currently holds a postdoctoral fellowship from the University of Vienna’s REWIRE Programme, a Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions project COFUND supported by the European Commission. She received her PhD in musicology from McGill University and holds a Master’s in musicology from the University of Oxford. Leah Batstone is a musicologist working at the intersections of art music, politics, and philosophy in Central and Eastern Europe. Cosponsored by Institute Leontovych and the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival. Mark Andryczyk (Harriman Institute) will moderate. Tetyana Filevska will speak about the role of this song in intercultural relationship between Ukraine and USA. Yevhen Yefremov, presented by and with contributions from Maria Sonevytsky, will discuss the folk music that inspired Leontovych’s composition Marika Kuzma will offer background on Ukrainian choral history and its place within the context of Western European repertoires Leah Batstone will outline the early modernist milieu of Leontovych and other composers in his sphere and Tina Peresunko will provide a short history of the Ukrainian Republic Capella tour and the global response to its singers. In honor of the centennial celebration of the first performance of Mykola Leontovych’s “Shchedryk” (known to most Americans as “Carol of the Bells”) in North America at New York City’s Carnegie Hall, this panel will explore the historical context of the composed song, the tour that brought it to the United States, and its legacy as a cultural treasure of the United States and Ukraine. Please join the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute for The Enduring Resonance of Carol of the Bells: Ukrainian Origins and Musical Contexts. All other attendees may participate virtually on Zoom or YouTube. Vaccination cards may be checked upon entry to all venues. To that end, all visiting alumni and guests must meet the University requirement of full vaccination status in order to attend in-person events. Columbia University is committed to protecting the health and safety of its community. Please note that all attendees must follow Columbia’s COVID-19 Policies and Guidelines. ![]() ![]() This is a hybrid (in-person/virtual) event. Reserve Your Seat Register for Zoom Webinar Watch on YouTube Location Note ![]()
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