Upcoming Workshops and Concerts
Ukrainian Singing Workshop: Lyrical songs from the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine
February 18, 2023 - Ukrainian Village Voices, In person
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February 18, 2023 - Ukrainian Village Voices, In person
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Former Workshops and Concerts
Koliada: Winter Songs from Ukraine: An Online Vocal Workshop
With Inna Kovtun & Nadia Tarnawsky
Sing and stand with Ukraine while exploring the richness and uplifting harmonies of Ukrainian ritual songs for the winter holiday season.
December 3, 2022 - The Kitka Institute (Purchase video)
Resilience in Times of War
December 1, 2022 - Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Ukrainian Folk Songs - Workshop with the Slavei Ensemble
November 29, 2022 - Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Ukrainian Folk Song Workshop with the Wisconsin Treble All-State Choirs
November 19, 2022 - Online
Songs of Mother Europe
October 20 - December 22, 2022
As part of a 10 week series presenting traditional songs from a variety of countries and traditions, Inna Kovtun and Nadia Tarnawsky present a session on traditional Ukrainian polyphonic songs from Polissia.
Ukrainian Winter Carol
October 12, 2022 - Daily Antidote of Song, Online
Polyphonic Songs of Ukraine: An Online Vocal Workshop Series
With Inna Kovtun & Nadia Tarnawsky
The Kitka Institute is thrilled to present this very special series of vocal workshops exploring the richness of Ukrainian polyphonic folk singing traditions. Recorded videos of the workshops are available for purchase.
Sunday, August 21, 2022 / Workshop I: Dereva - Song Trees (Purchase video)
Sunday, September 18, 2022 / Workshop 2: Zhnyva - The Harvest (Purchase video)
Sunday, September 25, 2022 / Workshop 3: Vesillya - The Wedding (Purchase video)
Ukrainian Folk Songs
September 16, 2022 - Augsberg University, Minneapolis, MN
Women at War
September 14, 2022 - Eastern Connecticut State University, CT
Music in Culture Lecture
September 13, 2022 - Eastern Connecticut State University, CT
Musicking in the Body Lecture
September 13, 2022 - Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Song Embroidery
July 22-23, 2022 - Performed as part of the Borderlight Festival, Cleveland OH
Promo video
Ukrainian Summer Song (Kupala)
July 11, 2022 - Daily Antidote of Song, Online
Ukrainian Folk Songs
June 28-30, 2022 - Harvard Summer Chorus and Cambridge Common Voices, Harvard University
Beyond Barriers, Boundaries and Belief
June 10, 2022 - Dancing Wheels, Cleveland OH
Songs for All Sentient Beings Concert
April 9, 2022 - ASWM Conference - online
Sonyashnyk (Sunflower) - A Benefit for Ukraine
April 8, 2022 - The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ukrainian Spring Song
March 22, 2022 - Daily Antidote of Song, Online
Ukrainian Song Workshop
March 18, 2022 - Sing Louder Than Guns, Online
Songs for Ukraine: Vocal Workshop with Kitka for Humanitarian Aid
March 13, 2022 - Kitka Women's Ensemble, Online
Ukrainian Singing Workshop: Songs from Polissia
January 30, 2022 - Ukrainian Village Voices, Online
Ukrainian Folk Songs
January 15, 2022 - Women's Ensemble, University of Chicago
Heaven and Earth Rejoice!
A Christmas concert with Ensemble Cherubim
December 18, 2022 - New Haven, CT
December 19, 2021 - New York, NY
Ukraine Week - Ukrainian Folk Song Intensive
August 8 - 13, 2021 - Village Harmony
Co-taught with Inna Kovtun, Musical Director of the Rozhanytsia Ensemble of Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian Winter Song
June 15, 2021 - Daily Antidote of Song, Online
Ukrainian Women's Folk Songs
March 21 & 28, 2021 - Wellesley College, Boston, MA
Ukrainian Folk Songs
October 14, 2020 - Augsberg University, Minneapolis, MN
A Stand of Songs
August 20, 2020 - Performed as part of The City Is Our Stage, Cleveland OH
Promo video
Village Harmony Repertoire Mashup Weekend
August 7-9, 2020 - Online
Ukrainian Singing Intensive and Concert
November 16 - 17, 2019 - New Orleans, LA
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
August 30 - September 2, 2019 - Village Harmony 30th Anniversary Weekend, Roxbury, VT
Choral Workshop
August 11-17, 2019, Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp, Emlenton, PA
Songs for Kupalo
June 29-30, 2019 - Kupalo Festival, Cleveland, OH
Ukrainian Folk Songs
June 5, 2019 - Dunava Ensemble, Seattle, WA
Voices of Ukraine's Villages from East to West a concert with Ukrainian Village Voices
November 16, 2018, Ukrainian Museum, New York, NY
Songs from Kriachkivka
November 18, 2018, Ukrainian Village Voices, New York, NY
Singing Master Class with the Drevo Ensemble of Kriachkivka
November 11, 2018, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Rozbyta
November 10-11, 2018 - Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine
A self portrait in song
Promo video
Songs from Kriachkivka
October 27 and November 3, 2018, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Ukrainian Folk Songs
August 20-26, 2018 - Folk Camp, Grafton, Ontario, Canada
Rozbyta
June 25, 2018 - Kriachkivka, Ukraine
A self portrait in song
Rozbyta
June 22-23, 2018 - Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine
A self portrait in song
Love Songs from Polissia and Poltava
May 29 and June 26, 2018 - Ensemble Eteria, L'viv, Ukraine
Singing Master Class with the Drevo Ensemble of Kriachkivka
May 13, 2018, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Rozbyta
May 11-12, 2018 - Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine
A self portrait in song
Drevo Camp
December 28, 2017 - January 1, 2018 - Kriachkivka, Ukraine
A workshop focusing on winter carols
Songs from Poltava
November 19, 2017, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Songs from Polissia
November 12, 2017, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Songs of Death and Graves from America and Ukraine
November 1, 2017 America House, Kyiv, Ukraine
Drevo Camp
September 29 - October 5, 2017 - Kriachkivka, Ukraine
A week of learning the songs of the Drevo Ensemble of Kriachkivka. Songs will be taught by Nadia Rozdabara and Nina Reva of Kriachkivka. Nadia Tarnawsky will provide workshops in vocal technique.
Village Harmony Teen Touring Camp
July 27 - August 15, 2017 - New England, USA
Songs from Ukraine
Ščedry Večir: Slavic Songs of Winter a concert with Dunava
January 17, 2017 - Renton, WA
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
December 3, 2016 - Trendafilka Ensemble, New Orleans, LA
Ukrainian Singing Workshop
November 5, 2016 - Rogue Music Ensemble, Ashland, OR
Ukrainian Winter Songs
October 26 - November 16, 2016 - Dunava Ensemble, Seattle, WA
Ukrainian Folk Songs
August 15 - 21, 2016 - Folk Camp, Grafton, Ontario, Canada
Ukrainian Folk Songs
May 28, 2016 - Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
A workshop focusing on Ukrainian polyphonic songs.
Ukrainian and Georgian Singing Workshop
May 14-15, 2016 - The Tigermen Den, New Orleans, LA
Eastern European Vocal Workshop
July 23, 2015 - Washington American Choral Directors Association, Tacoma, WA
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
July 15, 2015 - Kodály Levels Program of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Village Harmony Teen Touring Camp
June 22 - July 11, 2015 - New England, USA
Songs from Ukraine, Bulgaria, and a work by Monteverdi
Chornobyl Songs Project Concert with Ensemble Hilka
April 25, 2015, Ukrainian Museum, New York, NY
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
March 11, 2015 - Portland Revels ViVoce, Portland, OR
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
March 10, 2015 - Rogue Music Ensemble, Ashland, OR
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
February 28, 2015 - Kitka Women's Ensemble, Oakland, CA
Folk Choral Singing and Arrangements from Ukraine
January 16, 2015 - Northwest Kodály Educators and Washington American Choral Director’s Association, Seattle, WA
Ukrainian Winter Songs
October - December, 2014 - Bellevue Girls' Choir, Bellevue, WA
Ukrainian Singing Workshop: Songs Inspired by the Maidan
October 19, 2014 - Ukrainian Village Voices, New York, NY
Village Harmony 25th Anniversary Weekend
August 29 - September 1, 2014 - Village Harmony, Roxbury, VT
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
June 1, 2014 - Bellingham, WA
50 Heartbreaks and I'm Still in Love with YOUkraine
May 29 - June 1, 2014 - Firehouse Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA
A dance-theater show about heartbreak and Ukrainian history created with Jenna Bean Veatch
Promo video
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
May 26, 2014 - Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
Ukrainian Vocal Weekend Intensive and Concert
May 17 - 18, 2014 - Black Forest Fancies, New Orleans, LA
50 Heartbreaks and I'm Still in Love with YOUkraine
November 20-23, 2013 - New Orleans Fringe Festival
A dance-theater show about heartbreak and Ukrainian history created with Jenna Bean Veatch
Learn Heartbreaking Songs from Ukraine
November 22, 2013 - New Orleans Fringe Festival, New Orleans, LA
50 Heartbreaks and I'm Still in Love with YOUkraine
October 1-4, 2013 - Annex Theater, Seattle, WA
A dance-theater show about heartbreak and Ukrainian history created with Jenna Bean Veatch
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
September 28, 2013 - Dusty Strings, Seattle, WA
Village Harmony Adult Camp
August 31 - September 7, 2013 - Village Harmony, Mackenzie Bridge, OR
Songs from Ukraine and Bulgaria
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
May 25, 2013 - Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
Village Harmony Weekend Intensive
June 1 - 3, 2012 - Village Harmony, Portland, OR
Songs from Ukraine and Bulgaria
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
May 27, 2012 - Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
Vocal Weekend Intensive
March 10 - 11, 2012- Rogue World Ensemble, Ashland, OR
Chornobyl Songs Project Concert with Ensemble Hilka
December 1-4, 2011 - The Chornobyl Songs Project presented a series of concert performances in Princeton, NJ, New York City, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC.
Invitation to a Wedding: Traditional Ukrainian Wedding Songs (Workshop and Concert)
January 22 - 29, 2011- Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY
Seven Deadly Sins: Traditional Ukrainian Songs of Good and Evil (Workshop and Concert)
June 5 -12, 2010- Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY
June Wedding: Traditional Ukrainian Wedding Songs (Workshop and Concert)
June 6 - 13, 2009 - Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY
Ukrainian Women's Voices (Workshop and Concert)
September 27 - November 1, 2008 - Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY
With Inna Kovtun & Nadia Tarnawsky
Sing and stand with Ukraine while exploring the richness and uplifting harmonies of Ukrainian ritual songs for the winter holiday season.
December 3, 2022 - The Kitka Institute (Purchase video)
Resilience in Times of War
December 1, 2022 - Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Ukrainian Folk Songs - Workshop with the Slavei Ensemble
November 29, 2022 - Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Ukrainian Folk Song Workshop with the Wisconsin Treble All-State Choirs
November 19, 2022 - Online
Songs of Mother Europe
October 20 - December 22, 2022
As part of a 10 week series presenting traditional songs from a variety of countries and traditions, Inna Kovtun and Nadia Tarnawsky present a session on traditional Ukrainian polyphonic songs from Polissia.
Ukrainian Winter Carol
October 12, 2022 - Daily Antidote of Song, Online
Polyphonic Songs of Ukraine: An Online Vocal Workshop Series
With Inna Kovtun & Nadia Tarnawsky
The Kitka Institute is thrilled to present this very special series of vocal workshops exploring the richness of Ukrainian polyphonic folk singing traditions. Recorded videos of the workshops are available for purchase.
Sunday, August 21, 2022 / Workshop I: Dereva - Song Trees (Purchase video)
Sunday, September 18, 2022 / Workshop 2: Zhnyva - The Harvest (Purchase video)
Sunday, September 25, 2022 / Workshop 3: Vesillya - The Wedding (Purchase video)
Ukrainian Folk Songs
September 16, 2022 - Augsberg University, Minneapolis, MN
Women at War
September 14, 2022 - Eastern Connecticut State University, CT
Music in Culture Lecture
September 13, 2022 - Eastern Connecticut State University, CT
Musicking in the Body Lecture
September 13, 2022 - Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
Song Embroidery
July 22-23, 2022 - Performed as part of the Borderlight Festival, Cleveland OH
Promo video
Ukrainian Summer Song (Kupala)
July 11, 2022 - Daily Antidote of Song, Online
Ukrainian Folk Songs
June 28-30, 2022 - Harvard Summer Chorus and Cambridge Common Voices, Harvard University
Beyond Barriers, Boundaries and Belief
June 10, 2022 - Dancing Wheels, Cleveland OH
Songs for All Sentient Beings Concert
April 9, 2022 - ASWM Conference - online
Sonyashnyk (Sunflower) - A Benefit for Ukraine
April 8, 2022 - The Cleveland Museum of Art
Ukrainian Spring Song
March 22, 2022 - Daily Antidote of Song, Online
Ukrainian Song Workshop
March 18, 2022 - Sing Louder Than Guns, Online
Songs for Ukraine: Vocal Workshop with Kitka for Humanitarian Aid
March 13, 2022 - Kitka Women's Ensemble, Online
Ukrainian Singing Workshop: Songs from Polissia
January 30, 2022 - Ukrainian Village Voices, Online
Ukrainian Folk Songs
January 15, 2022 - Women's Ensemble, University of Chicago
Heaven and Earth Rejoice!
A Christmas concert with Ensemble Cherubim
December 18, 2022 - New Haven, CT
December 19, 2021 - New York, NY
Ukraine Week - Ukrainian Folk Song Intensive
August 8 - 13, 2021 - Village Harmony
Co-taught with Inna Kovtun, Musical Director of the Rozhanytsia Ensemble of Kyiv, Ukraine
Ukrainian Winter Song
June 15, 2021 - Daily Antidote of Song, Online
Ukrainian Women's Folk Songs
March 21 & 28, 2021 - Wellesley College, Boston, MA
Ukrainian Folk Songs
October 14, 2020 - Augsberg University, Minneapolis, MN
A Stand of Songs
August 20, 2020 - Performed as part of The City Is Our Stage, Cleveland OH
Promo video
Village Harmony Repertoire Mashup Weekend
August 7-9, 2020 - Online
Ukrainian Singing Intensive and Concert
November 16 - 17, 2019 - New Orleans, LA
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
August 30 - September 2, 2019 - Village Harmony 30th Anniversary Weekend, Roxbury, VT
Choral Workshop
August 11-17, 2019, Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp, Emlenton, PA
Songs for Kupalo
June 29-30, 2019 - Kupalo Festival, Cleveland, OH
Ukrainian Folk Songs
June 5, 2019 - Dunava Ensemble, Seattle, WA
Voices of Ukraine's Villages from East to West a concert with Ukrainian Village Voices
November 16, 2018, Ukrainian Museum, New York, NY
Songs from Kriachkivka
November 18, 2018, Ukrainian Village Voices, New York, NY
Singing Master Class with the Drevo Ensemble of Kriachkivka
November 11, 2018, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Rozbyta
November 10-11, 2018 - Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine
A self portrait in song
Promo video
Songs from Kriachkivka
October 27 and November 3, 2018, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Ukrainian Folk Songs
August 20-26, 2018 - Folk Camp, Grafton, Ontario, Canada
Rozbyta
June 25, 2018 - Kriachkivka, Ukraine
A self portrait in song
Rozbyta
June 22-23, 2018 - Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine
A self portrait in song
Love Songs from Polissia and Poltava
May 29 and June 26, 2018 - Ensemble Eteria, L'viv, Ukraine
Singing Master Class with the Drevo Ensemble of Kriachkivka
May 13, 2018, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Rozbyta
May 11-12, 2018 - Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine
A self portrait in song
Drevo Camp
December 28, 2017 - January 1, 2018 - Kriachkivka, Ukraine
A workshop focusing on winter carols
Songs from Poltava
November 19, 2017, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Songs from Polissia
November 12, 2017, Ukrainian Catholic University, L'viv, Ukraine
Songs of Death and Graves from America and Ukraine
November 1, 2017 America House, Kyiv, Ukraine
Drevo Camp
September 29 - October 5, 2017 - Kriachkivka, Ukraine
A week of learning the songs of the Drevo Ensemble of Kriachkivka. Songs will be taught by Nadia Rozdabara and Nina Reva of Kriachkivka. Nadia Tarnawsky will provide workshops in vocal technique.
Village Harmony Teen Touring Camp
July 27 - August 15, 2017 - New England, USA
Songs from Ukraine
Ščedry Večir: Slavic Songs of Winter a concert with Dunava
January 17, 2017 - Renton, WA
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
December 3, 2016 - Trendafilka Ensemble, New Orleans, LA
Ukrainian Singing Workshop
November 5, 2016 - Rogue Music Ensemble, Ashland, OR
Ukrainian Winter Songs
October 26 - November 16, 2016 - Dunava Ensemble, Seattle, WA
Ukrainian Folk Songs
August 15 - 21, 2016 - Folk Camp, Grafton, Ontario, Canada
Ukrainian Folk Songs
May 28, 2016 - Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
A workshop focusing on Ukrainian polyphonic songs.
Ukrainian and Georgian Singing Workshop
May 14-15, 2016 - The Tigermen Den, New Orleans, LA
Eastern European Vocal Workshop
July 23, 2015 - Washington American Choral Directors Association, Tacoma, WA
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
July 15, 2015 - Kodály Levels Program of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Village Harmony Teen Touring Camp
June 22 - July 11, 2015 - New England, USA
Songs from Ukraine, Bulgaria, and a work by Monteverdi
Chornobyl Songs Project Concert with Ensemble Hilka
April 25, 2015, Ukrainian Museum, New York, NY
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
March 11, 2015 - Portland Revels ViVoce, Portland, OR
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
March 10, 2015 - Rogue Music Ensemble, Ashland, OR
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
February 28, 2015 - Kitka Women's Ensemble, Oakland, CA
Folk Choral Singing and Arrangements from Ukraine
January 16, 2015 - Northwest Kodály Educators and Washington American Choral Director’s Association, Seattle, WA
Ukrainian Winter Songs
October - December, 2014 - Bellevue Girls' Choir, Bellevue, WA
Ukrainian Singing Workshop: Songs Inspired by the Maidan
October 19, 2014 - Ukrainian Village Voices, New York, NY
Village Harmony 25th Anniversary Weekend
August 29 - September 1, 2014 - Village Harmony, Roxbury, VT
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
June 1, 2014 - Bellingham, WA
50 Heartbreaks and I'm Still in Love with YOUkraine
May 29 - June 1, 2014 - Firehouse Performing Arts Center, Bellingham, WA
A dance-theater show about heartbreak and Ukrainian history created with Jenna Bean Veatch
Promo video
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
May 26, 2014 - Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
Ukrainian Vocal Weekend Intensive and Concert
May 17 - 18, 2014 - Black Forest Fancies, New Orleans, LA
50 Heartbreaks and I'm Still in Love with YOUkraine
November 20-23, 2013 - New Orleans Fringe Festival
A dance-theater show about heartbreak and Ukrainian history created with Jenna Bean Veatch
Learn Heartbreaking Songs from Ukraine
November 22, 2013 - New Orleans Fringe Festival, New Orleans, LA
50 Heartbreaks and I'm Still in Love with YOUkraine
October 1-4, 2013 - Annex Theater, Seattle, WA
A dance-theater show about heartbreak and Ukrainian history created with Jenna Bean Veatch
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
September 28, 2013 - Dusty Strings, Seattle, WA
Village Harmony Adult Camp
August 31 - September 7, 2013 - Village Harmony, Mackenzie Bridge, OR
Songs from Ukraine and Bulgaria
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
May 25, 2013 - Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
Village Harmony Weekend Intensive
June 1 - 3, 2012 - Village Harmony, Portland, OR
Songs from Ukraine and Bulgaria
Ukrainian Vocal Workshop
May 27, 2012 - Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, WA
Vocal Weekend Intensive
March 10 - 11, 2012- Rogue World Ensemble, Ashland, OR
Chornobyl Songs Project Concert with Ensemble Hilka
December 1-4, 2011 - The Chornobyl Songs Project presented a series of concert performances in Princeton, NJ, New York City, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC.
Invitation to a Wedding: Traditional Ukrainian Wedding Songs (Workshop and Concert)
January 22 - 29, 2011- Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY
Seven Deadly Sins: Traditional Ukrainian Songs of Good and Evil (Workshop and Concert)
June 5 -12, 2010- Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY
June Wedding: Traditional Ukrainian Wedding Songs (Workshop and Concert)
June 6 - 13, 2009 - Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY
Ukrainian Women's Voices (Workshop and Concert)
September 27 - November 1, 2008 - Center for Traditional Music and Dance, New York, NY
