When?
Thursday, January 16 · 7:30 – 9:30pm EST
Where?
Congregation Kehillath Israel
(384 Harvard Street Brookline, MA 02446)
About this event
Join us for concert of folk and popular songs, arias and more in support of two humanitarian organizations, one Israeli and one Ukrainian! Ukrainian-Israeli mezzo-soprano Tanya Bertier and Ukrainian-American contralto Vira Slywotzky will sing in Hebrew, Ukrainian, English and Yiddish, accompanied by American pianist Paul Carlson.
All proceeds go to benefit these non-profits serving tens of thousands of displaced civillians in two countries, each fighting for a just peace.
The name of the concert is taken from an 1890 poem by Lesya Ukrainka, written in Ukrainian but titled in Latin. Contra Spem Spero can be translated as Against All Hope, I Hope.
Check out Vira performing ПІДМАНУЛА ПІДВЕЛА / YOU DUPED ME YOU DECEIVED ME, a favorite traditional Ukrainian Folk Song!
Questions? hello@viraandfriends.org