A Benefit Concert for Ukraine

The UCCS Music Program Presents A Benefit Concert for Ukraine Co-sponsored by the UCCS College of Letters, Arts & Sciences and the Office of the Provost Saturday, 30 April 2022, 7:30 PM Shockley-Zalabak Theatre, Ent Center for the Arts University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Full concert program with artist biographies, program notes, and translation of lyrics: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yY7x... If you view this recording of the live concert, please consider donating to the UCCS Displaced Scholars Support Fund: https://uccs.edu/displacedscholars This event was organized by UCCS faculty who came together to respond to this humanitarian crisis. The organizing committee was made up of Haleh Abghari, senior instructor in the music program; Eugenia Olesnicky, professor of biology; and Dmytro Bozhko, assistant professor of physics. The concert raised over $19,000. Proceeds from the concert were donated to the UN Refugee Agency and Razom, which provides medical aid to Ukraine, and to the UCCS Displaced Scholars Support Fund: https://uccs.edu/displacedscholars The UCCS Displaced Scholars Support Fund was the brainchild of Professor Dmytro Bozhko. Together with Professor Roger Martinez and Professor Eugenia Olesnicky, they worked with the UCCS administration to establish this fund. This concert marked the launch of this new initiative. The Fund will provide support and/or stipends for visiting scholars who are teaching, lecturing, or researching at or with UCCS and are displaced by natural disasters, political disruption, or other events causing displacement. Featured Artists: Siuzanna Iglidan (bandura & voice), Reflection Women’s Quartet (Tetyana Palamarchuk, Natasha Matveyk, Lyudmila Stelmakh & Julia Stratov), Carol Wilson (piano), Elisa Wicks (violin), Veselka Kuzma (cello), Gregory Gershteyn (violin), Anita Maresh (viola), Eugenia Olesnicky (voice & guitar), Haleh Abghari (voice), Colin McAllister (guitar), Jane Rigler (flute), Ormao Dance Company (Aoi Koenig, Ashley Shute Oswald, Cheri Orr, JesseWhitaker), Sergei Vassiliev (clarinet), Adam Haas (piano), Shauna Smith (violin), Martha Muehleisen, (violin), Kelly Zuercher, (piano), Pam Chaddon (cello), The Colorado Vocal Arts Ensemble & Colorado College Chamber Chorus, directed by Deborah Jenkins Teske. Production Staff: Chris Dorion, Technical Director & Audio Engineer Juan Valdes Bueno, Audio Engineer & Audio Mixer Clayton Bowen, Videographer Seth Alison, Lighting