Performances

Captivity and Creativity in 20th Century Polish Literature: Józef Czapski and His Poets- A Discussion and Reading

Join Eric Karpeles and Alissa Valles for a discussion of the Polish painter and writer Józef Czapski: his life, his work, and the remarkable range of poets he inspired. Karpeles and Valles are the translators of the NYRB Classics titles Lost Time: Lectures on Proust in a Soviet Prison Camp and Memories of Starobielsk: Essays Between Art and History, respectively, both of which collect Czapski’s critical writing, authored either about or during his internment in a Soviet Prison Camp between 1939 and 1941.

Kitka Women's Vocal Ensemble | Songs of Sustenance from Balkan, Baltic, Caucasian, Mediterranean, and Slavic Lands

The Yale Slavic Chorus presents a performance by Kitka Women’s Vocal Ensemble - Songs of Sustenance from Balkan, Baltic, Caucasian, Mediterranean, and Slavic Lands.

Kitka is an ensemble from Oakland, CA that specializes in folk music of Georgia, Armenia, the Balkans, and Ukraine.

This very special performance is sponsored by the Traphagen Alumni Speaker Series, the Institute for Sacred Music, the REEES Program at the Yale MacMillan Center, the Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures, and the Dept. of Music.

Free Advance Registration: tinyurl.com/kitkayale

A Musical Journey to Cyprus: Traditional Songs of Love, Sorrow, and Hope

Throughout history, Cyprus has been variously described as ‘the island of love’, ‘the birthplace of Aphrodite’, ‘the island of saints,’ and ‘the land of lemon and olive trees. In the past half century, Cyprus has also been known as a land of pain and sorrow; an island of division and loss. On this musical journey to Cyprus, Nicoletta Demetriou (voice), Nikitas Tampakis (viola), and Panayotis League (laouto) explore this varied identity, as expressed through the island’s music and song.

Tuning to the Seasons: Feast Songs of Cyprus- Vasiliki Hadjiadamou and Ensemble

Mention of Greek religious music more often than not conjures up liturgical music–singing to be precise, chanting, monophonic or in unison, neumes, modes, an archaic idiom and, its raison d’être, the Word of God. Parallel to liturgical music but independent from it, flourished for centuries an equally rich and long tradition of popular religious songs. Their composition, transmission, orchestration, musical and poetics meters, linguistic idiom as well as the lyrics themselves, are consonant with the Cypriot oral tradition of music and singing.

Bulgarika - concert

Bulgarika in concert

Come and enjoy live Bulgarian music and learn traditional Bulgarian line dance from the finest professionals!
Donka Koleva - vocals
Nikolay Kolev – gadulka
Temelko Ivanov – kaval
Nikolay Kodzhabashev – tambura
Marin Chalamov - tupan

Location: Provost’s House
35 Hillhouse Ave

Co-Sponsored By the Bulgarian Cultural Center in CT Roden Krai; First Year Seminar Program; European Studies Council of the Yale MacMillan Center; and the Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies Program

"The Spirit of France" with The Yale Voxtet and The Sebastians

Join us in Yale School of Music’s Sprague Hall for The Yale Voxtet’s fall concert, “The Spirit of France.” The Voxtet will be joined by guest ensemble, The Sebastians. The program includes:

Charpentier’s Couronne de fleurs, H 486
Purcell’s Ye tuneful muses, Z 344
Lully’s Regina coeli from Petits motets, LWV 77/12

The concert is free and open to the public.

The Road Ahead: Iberian Soundscapes

This 2-day convening aims to explore the ongoing impact of Iberian histories in South Asia in shaping identities, social distinction, histories of merchant and commercial capitalism. We bring to the longue duree inquiry of Luso-Hispanic globality (15th century and beyond), a unique focus on histories of music and performance in South Asia and the Americas, particularly Brazil.

Vilnius 700

October 12-13, 2023
In 2023, Vilnius turns 700. The first mention of Vilnius dates to the letter sent by the Grand Duke Gediminas to the cities of Lübeck, Bremen, and others on January 25, 1323. The official commemoration program ‘Vilnius – 700 years young’ by Vilnius City Municipality runs through the entire 2023.

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