Summer Solstice: Light and Music by PNW Kobzar Project

Ukrainian bandura, piano, and violin chamber ensemble performing for only one evening to create a magical moment in time! Let’s come together to welcome the Summer Solstice with music, flowers, and lots of twinkling lights.

Ukrainian bandura (a 62-string instrument of the lute family) is often associated with folk music only. We will proudly present the bandura as an academic instrument that sounds wonderfully in both solo and chamber ensemble performances of classical music. As always, our music program includes something
of world-renowned composers, something rarely performed in East Central European music, and something Ukrainian.

Emma Burge (violin), Mia HyeYeon Kim (piano), and Valentyn Lysenko (bandura) will play together for only one evening. Prepare to be delighted by their virtuosity and to witness beauty and passion!

Highlights of our awe-inspiring music program:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Chaconne in D Minor arr. by Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)
Air on the G String
Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Largo and Allegro Assai
Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849)
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor
Mykola Lysenko (1842 – 1912)
From 3 Esquisses
Henryk Wieniawski
(1835 – 1880)
Légende Op.17 for Violin and Piano
Bohdana Frolyak (b. 1968)
Nocturne

The full program and information about musicians
may be found here: pnwkobzar.org

Free admission for the youth under 16.
Refreshments will be available at no additional charge.