Polyphonic Songs of Ukraine Workshops with Inna Kovtun and Nadia Tarnawsky

Kitka Institute

3 online vocal workshops exploring traditional Ukrainian songs about trees, harvests, and weddings

POLYPHONIC SONGS OF UKRAINE: AN ONLINE VOCAL WORKSHOP SERIES WITH NADIA TARNAWSKY &amp; INNA KOVTUN Participants are welcome to register for the full 3-workshop series or individual classes.Online on Zoom / Streaming live from Portland, OR &amp; Cleveland, OH, USA / Preregistration requiredExplore the richness of Ukrainian traditional harmony singing with two marvelous masters of Ukrainian folksong, Nadia Tarnawsky and Inna Kovtun. These workshops are open to singers of all ages, genders, backgrounds, and levels of experience. All songs will be taught in the oral tradition. Ability to read Ukrainian or musical notation is not required and some time in each workshop will be spent on creating an authentic Ukrainian village sound appropriate to each song’s region of origin.Folders containing song resource materials will be shared with all participants prior to each workshop.Sunday, August 21, 2022 / Workshop I: Dereva - Song TreesA tree grows in a field - Oh willow, willow - My little cherry tree - these lyrics are the starting points of many polyphonic songs in Ukraine. In this workshop, there is the opportunity to learn polyphonic songs from the Kyiv region of Ukraine which begin with the story of a tree and expand to include so much more. Sunday, September 18, 2022 / Workshop 2: Zhnyva - The HarvestWith the arrival of fall comes the harvest and the reaping of one&#x27;s labor. This monumental achievement is not done in silence, but is accompanied by song. Learn of this tradition and its accompanying songs with Inna Kovtun of the Rozhanytsia Ensemble. Sunday, September 25, 2022 / Workshop 3: Vesillya - The WeddingA traditional Ukrainian wedding is an occasion which takes place over several days and has many significant events - the arrival of the matchmakers, the engagement, the making of the wedding bread, the dressing of the bridal couple, the blessings bestowed by the parents, the ritual of marriage, the celebration, saying farewell to the bride. Each of these moments is accompanied by the song. This workshop will allow you to delve into some of these song traditions. ABOUT THE TEACHERSINNA KOVTUN is a folklorist and ethnographer, a researcher and collector of folklore traditions, a performer, and an educator. She is the highly regarded musical and artistic director of the “Rozhanytsya” folk ensemble based in Kyiv, the lead vocalist of the international project “EDK”, and the lead singer of the ethno-rock band “Astarta”. Inna is also the Deputy General Director of the Kyiv Municipal Brass Orchestra. She has performed and given workshops all around the world.NADIA TARNAWSKY received a Fulbright award in 2017 and has taught Ukrainian village style singing in workshops for the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine, the Center for Traditional Music and Dance in New York, the Kitka Women&#x27;s Ensemble, Village Harmony, and Dunava, among others. In 2011, she was granted a Traditional Arts Fellowship from Artist Trust and an Artist Support Residency from Jack Straw Productions. Nadia sang with Ensemble Hilka of New York in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster in Ukraine.

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