Ukrainian Village Voices - Sunday Soundscapes (EMMANUEL CHURCH)

The Friends of the Weston Library and the Weston-Siversk Sister-City Partnership present Ukrainian Village Voices in concert, Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 4 pm at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Weston. Ukrainian Village Voices (UVV) is a New York City-based ensemble of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian singers, whose mission is to preserve and revive the traditional polyphonic singing style of Ukraine’s villages.

UVV’s repertoire is constantly evolving, frequently focusing on seasonal celebrations, ritual songs, and lyrical music. They often sing songs recorded by ethnomusicologists from the oldest dwellers of villages in Ukraine, or those they heard themselves while on expeditions to various villages in the following oblasts in Ukraine: Sumy, Chernihiv, Poltava, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Rivne, Ivano-Frankivsk. UVV pays homage to the ancient spirit of these songs while also naturally bringing a unique North American feel to the music.

UVV has performed for a wide range of audiences in the New York metropolitan area and other locales in New York State and vicinity, as well as in Canada and Ukraine. Venues have ranged from folk music and seasonal festivals to museums, theaters, libraries, community centers, church halls, and sidewalk, park, radio and webcast concerts. UVV has been featured at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the United Nations, Lincoln Center, Brooklyn Folk Festival, Zlatne Uste Golden Festival, the Harvard Club of NYC, AMP Awards for Music & Sound, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Roots n' Ruckus Fest, New Jersey Folk Festival, Saint George Ukrainian Festival, Brooklyn International Music Fest, Yonkers Ukrainian Heritage Festival, Bryant Park, the Ivan Honchar Museum in Kyiv, and many more.

Donations benefitting both presenting organizations of $20 for adults and $10 for students are suggested, but not required. Please reserve seats early by clicking here.

Seating is limited. Refreshments are available.