Ukrainian Art Song Intensive 2024

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Ukrainian Art Song Project and the sixth time a summer intensive for young singers has been held in Toronto.  The final concert on Sunday afternoon in Temerty Theatre was run on similar lines to the previous year.  There was a piano in the middle of the room with the audience “in the round” and singers singing from different places in the room.

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Ukrainian Art Song Project – round 5

Sunday afternoon in the Temerty Theatre the participants in this year’s Ukrainian art song intensive presented the results of their efforts during the week.  There were eight singers (nine if one adds in mentor Benjamin Butterfield who came in for a couple of numbers).  Steven Philcox and Leanne Regehr shared the piano parts.

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