PNW Kobzar Project

Spring Vibes: At the Crossroads of Classical Music, Jazz, and Folk

SATURDAY MARCH 2, 2024

Get ready for a mind-blowing musical extravaganza that blends the timeless elegance of classical, the soulful improvisation of jazz, and the traditional folk melodies in our own interpretation.

The program includes jazz standards, works of pre-jazz era composers with a huge impact on jazz genre, classical music influenced by jazz, and our own variations on the themes of Ukrainian and Polish folk songs. Together in one concert we will explore different dialects of the unifying language of music that brings together cultures and people.

Performers in alphabetical order:
Emma Burge, violin
Cassio Vianna, piano (jazz)
Mark Hilliard Wilson, classical guitar

Recital Program

The Forest Tale

The Story of Revival of Nature and Human Spirit

PNW Kobzar Project in collaboration with Aquilon Music Festival presents a concert of Ukrainian, European and American chamber music dedicated to the themes of revival of nature and human spirit. This moving and engaging program includes traditional and modern melodies played on a bandura (the iconic Ukrainian psaltery), art songs by romantic and contemporary composers, chamber music for piano and classical guitar, and jazz improvisations. The music by Francesco Santoliquido and Claude Debussy will be performed alongside the Ukrainian chamber music of the 19th and 20th centuries by Mykola Lysenko, Borys Lyatoshynsky, and Stanislav Liudkevych. We proudly present the US premiere of the classical guitar suite The Old Forest Tales by Oleg Boyko and the selected art songs by Myroslav Volynsky.

Concert Program

Summertime Jazz, Tango & More

Gala concert of music from different countries and of different genres, Wed Jun 21 @7:30 pm at Resonance Events, downtown Bellevue

We are delighted to present to our audience jazz variations of American and Ukrainian songs and classical works in jazz style. We also bring back to life tango tunes and songs, some of them were performed back in 1930s in Lviv..

Yet, our program will be not limited only to jazz and tango. Each concert will have a special guest performer presenting the music of his home country.

Concert Program

PAST EVENTS

Independence Day of Ukraine Gala Concert

Join us to celebrate the Independence Day of Ukraine, the land of courageous people, and discover their music!

PNW Kobzar Project team in collaboration with Aquilon Music Festival will present masterpieces of three centuries of Ukrainian music by performance of timeless works by composers Mykola Lysenko, Borys Lyatoshinsky, and Myroslav Skoryk among others. You will also hear Ukrainian tango songs by Bohdan Vesolovsky and our own jazz variations of popular Ukrainian melodies performed on a bandura, traditional Ukrainian instrument. Our program will also include works of the contemporary Ukrainian composers and friends of our project - Myroslav Volynsky and Oleg Bezborodko.

General admission $50

Senior (65+) $35

Children (< 18) and students $35

RECITAL PROGRAM

Musical Delicacies - Muzyczne Rarytasy - Музичнi Ласощi on Friday, November 17 in Tacoma

Romantic classical music of Poland and Ukraine

Indulge yourself with special musical treats of romantic works by Polish and Ukrainian composers.The Polish word Rarytasy (originated from Latin rāritās) has multiple meanings as delicacies, curiosities, and rarities. The romantic music of Poland and Ukraine in our recital unites all three meanings. We will present musical delicacies in the form of art songs and chamber music to please your musical taste buds.

Fragment of our program for the recital. The complete program will be published shortly.

CONCERT PROGRAM

Musical Delicacies - Muzyczne Smakołyki - Музичнi Смаколики on Thursday, November 16 in Seattle

Romantic music of Poland and Ukraine

Indulge yourself with special musical treats of romantic works by Polish and Ukrainian composers of the past and present. The word Smakolyk in both Polish and Ukrainian languages means delicious food to enjoy and cheer up one’s mood. Our special treats will be in the form of art songs and classical chamber music to please your musical taste buds.

Fragment of our program for the recital. The complete program will be published shortly.

Recital program

Solace on Rainy Days

Romantic classical music all around the worl

Romantic music provides the best solace on gloomy rainy days - that’s what we think at PNW Northwest Project. We will be happy to cheer your mood up with some musical delicacies from around the world.

In our program:

Art songs by Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Frederic Chopin, Maurice Ravel, Francis Poulenc, Mykola Lysenko, Tadeusz Baird.

Songs by George Gershwin and Cole Porter

Solo piano music by Claude Debussy, Frederic Chopin, Stanislav Liudkevich, and Borys Lyatoshynsky.

Performers:

Alexander R. Adams, bass- baritone

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Allison Pohl, soprano

The event is a collaboration between Stage 7 Pianos and PNW Kobzar Project

Tickets available via Eventbrite

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pnw-kobzar-project-in-concert-solace-on-rainy-days-tickets-744759976137

RECITAL PROGRAM

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)

5 Mazurkas Op. 7

Allison Pohl, soprano

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1916)

Dear Moon, Do not Shine

Link to the lyrics: /files/1261253/Mykola Lysenko Art Songs Lyrics

Alexander R. Adams, bass-baritone

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1916)

Scatter in the Wind

Why Have the Roses Grown Pale?

Link to the lyrics: /files/1261253/Mykola Lysenko Art Songs Lyrics

Allison Pohl, soprano

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Gioachino Antonio Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Anzoleta avanti la regata

Link to the lyrics:

https://oxfordsong.org/song/anzoleta-avanti-la-regata

Alexander R. Adams, bass-baritone

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Tadeusz Baird (1928 - 1981)

Jak lichy aktor

Link to the lyrics:

/files/1261255/Tadeusz Baird - Cztery sonety miłosne

Allison Pohl, soprano

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)

Melodia

Link to the lyrics:

/files/1261256/Frederic Chopin Art Songs

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Reverie

Intermision 15 min

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

La fille aux cheveux de lin

Allison Pohl, soprano

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (1899 - 1963)

Trois poemes de Louise de Vilmorin

1. Le garcon de Liege

2. Au-dela

3. Officiers de la Garde Blanche

Link to the lyrics:

https://www.melodietreasury.com/translations/song241_Trois%20poemes%20de%20Louise%20de%20Vilmorin.html

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Borys Lyatoshynsky (1865 - 1968)

Tragic Prelude

Alexander R. Adams, bass-baritone

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)

Don Quichotte a Dulcinée

I – Chanson romanesque

II – Chanson épique

III – Chanson á boire

Link to the lyrics:

https://oxfordsong.org/song/don-quichotte-%C3%A0-dulcin%C3%A9e

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Stanyslav Lyudkevych (1879 - 1979)

Sunrise Song

Alexander R. Adams, bass-baritone

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

House of Life Song Cycle No.2

Silent Noon

Link to the lyrics:

https://oxfordsong.org/song/silent-noon

Allison Pohl, soprano

Dilyara Oliver, piano

George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)

Someone to watch over me

Link to the lyrics:

https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/25503285/George+Gershwin/Someone+to+Watch+Over+Me

Alexander R. Adams, bass-baritone

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Frederick Loewe (1901 - 1988) & Alan Jay Lerner (1918 - 1986)

From Camelot

If Ever I Would Leave You

Link to the lyrics:

https://genius.com/Frederick-loewe-if-ever-i-would-leave-you-lyrics

Allison Pohl, soprano

Dilyara Oliver, piano

Cole Porter (1891 - 1964)

Tale of the Oyster

Link to the lyrics:

https://oxfordsong.org/song/the-tale-of-the-oyster