16 August, 3:00 PM
Stage
UNISON: SILVESTROV / PÄRT / KANCHELI
Kyiv Chamber Choir
Mykola Hobdych, conductor
Kyiv Saxophone Quartet
Following last year's performance of this programme, we received numerous requests to present it again. This year, it returns to Bouquet Kyiv Stage.

Bringing together the music of Valentyn Sylvestrov, Arvo Pärt, and Giya Kancheli in a single concert is a rare occasion. 
Three composers, three distinct musical languages, yet one shared testimony to beauty—a beauty that remains one of humanity's greatest strengths today.

Programme
Valentyn Sylvestrov
Songs Without Words (2022)
Tears
Prelude
Farewell Waltz
Pastoral
Lullaby
Elegy
Morning Waltz
Postlude

Arvo Pärt
O Holy Father Nicholas (2021)

Giya Kancheli
Amao Omi (2005)

Performers
Kyiv Chamber Choir
Mykola Hobdych – conductor
Kyiv Saxophone Quartet:
Yurii Vasylevych – soprano saxophone
Mykhailo Mymryk – alto saxophone
Stanislav Nedzelskyi – tenor saxophone
Roman Futuima – baritone saxophone

Arvo Pärt
O Holy Father Nicholas (2021)
This work was composed for the consecration of the Greek Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas in New York, built on the site of the former World Trade Center. The original church was destroyed during the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and rebuilt two decades later.
"The restoration of St. Nicholas Church, where the relics of saints have become intertwined with the ashes of the victims of the attacks, is an event of profound significance for the entire Christian world. I am grateful that my music became part of this occasion." (A. Pärt)

Giya Kancheli
Amao Omi (2005)
War Is Madness
"Amao Omi" is the title of a poem by the great Georgian poet Vazha-Pshavela. These words mean that war leads nowhere—it is futile.
"I must confess that everything happening in Ukraine now wounds my heart. Like so many Georgians, I sympathize deeply with you and share your pain. I have temporarily refused to travel to Russia, and I do not know whether I will live to see the day when everything returns to its rightful place.
War is madness. Silence is a blessing. Amao Omi… Alleluia…" (G. Kancheli)
Soloists: Kyiv Saxophone Quartet

FREE ADMISSION
Admission is available with a valid entrance ticket to the Sophia of Kyiv National Reserve (UAH 500 standard, UAH 250 reduced).
Combat veterans are admitted free of charge and do not require an entrance ticket.