Ukrainian Male Chorus Of Edmonton Returns With A Holiday Celebration

Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton has announced that the A Festive Mosaic holiday music event returns in 2022 with live choral performances from Zemlia Vocal Trio, Quartetto Con Brio string quartet, The Holly Sangster Trio, and Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton.

In their first Holiday celebration since 2019 the show will include classic holiday songs and music, in both Ukrainian and English languages, and instrumental.

Under Artistic Director Viacheslav Morozov, Ukrainian Male Chorus of Edmonton has pursued the objective of developing, promoting, and fostering a greater appreciation of the traditions of Ukrainian choral singing. We are delighted to welcome our guests for this season's show.

Quartetto Con Brio is an Edmonton based string quartet providing music for a variety of events for over 20 years including performing at A Festive Mosaic in 2011. The quartet includes Hsing Jou on violin, Natalie Ozipko on violin, Michele Moroz on viola, Joanna Parlee on cello.

Zemlia Trio presents diverse a cappella folk and classical repertoire in various languages, entertaining with goodwill performances, and at a variety of community events and private functions. The singers of Zemlia trace their roots back through several waves of Ukrainian immigrants arriving in Alberta, to Lamont, Plain Lake, and Two Hills. The voices of Zemlia (The Land)Trio are Natalia Onyschuk, Irena Tarnawsky, and Ksenia Maryniak.

The Holly Sangster Trio features Madeline Vandersluys on trombone and Gareth Gilliland on guitar. All MacEwan students or alumni, the trio focuses on reimagining the standards they love in their own style.

Tickets are $20 and children 12 and under are free. Tickets at ukrainianmalechorus.ca, at the door, and from choir members. The UMCE thanks the City of Edmonton, Edmonton Arts Council, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Shevchenko Foundation for their generous support.