February 3, 2007
SOLOMIYA IVAKHIV
AT
THE UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART
Chicago, IL. Ms. Solomyia Ivakhiv has been described as an artist
with "…creative vital energy, swift motion, virtuoso
easiness…" (Art-Postup, February 11th, 2004). Her
talent is "…assured, distinct and energetic…creating
harmony, successful communication of the dramatic character
of the pieces, gentle feeling of each intonation, phrase, and
its profound understanding." (Meest, April 17th, 2003).
And she is coming to the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art.
Ms. Ivakhiv will perform at UIMA on Sunday,
February 25th at 2:00 P.M. Tickets for the event can be purchased
at the door for $15.00.
A Riveting Performance is Planned
Ms. Ivakhiv will be accompanied by Angelina Gadeliya on piano
and will perform the works of L.van Beethoven, Skoryk and Schumann.
Among the pieces to be performed is Skoryk's Allegretto and
Dance from Hutzul Tryptykh.
About Ms. Ivakhiv
Violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv made her debut as a soloist with
Lviv Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra at the age of 13. She is
a winner of S. Prokofiev and Y. Kocian International Competitions,
recipient of F.Kreisler Gold Medal from the Curtis Institute
of Music and Award-Scholarship in Classical Music from the President
of Ukraine.
Miss Ivakhiv came to the United States to attend the merit
based scholarship the world-renowned the Curtis Institute of
Music. There she studied with Joseph Silverstein and Pamela
Frank and was a Concertmaster of The Curtis Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Ivakhiv performs in well-known series and festivals, including
Strings in the Mountains, Colorado, Tanglewood Music Festival,
Prussia Cove in England, Holland Music Festivals in the Netherlands,
Normandy Chamber Music Festival in France and many others throughout
Europe and America. She solos with the Lviv Philharmonic, International
Symphony and Curtis Chamber Orchestras and recently with Hunan
Symphony Orchestra, P.R. of China. Her performances are broadcast
on National Public Radio, Voice of America Radio Station and
Ukrainian National Radio and Television and Hunan TV.
She has performed for the President of Ukraine Viktor Yuschenko
, former President Gerald R. Ford and Secretary of State Dr
Henry Kissinger.
At present, Miss Ivakhiv is working on her Doctoral Degree
at Stony Brook University, NY.
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Date: November 13, 2006
SHCHEDRYK - CAROL OF
THE BELLS
THE ORBERT DAVIS JAZZ ENSEMBLE AND
UKRAINIAN SINGERS TO PERFORM
AT THE
UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART
The Orbert Davis Jazz Ensemble will perform the Ukrainian traditional
carol "Shchedryk", known in the United States as the
popular "Carol of the Bells", and other carols on
Sunday, December 3 at 2:00 pm at the Ukrainian Institute of
Modern Art. He will be joined by two Ukrainian vocal ensembles,
the Zhayvir Quartet and the Sts. Volodymyr and Olha Quintet.
The St. Nicholas Children's Vocal Ensemble will perform the
song "When Christmas Comes to Town" from the movie
"The Polar Express".
In 2000 Orbert Davis and his jazz ensemble played
in Ukraine at the Kyiv Days Festival to a crowd of hundreds
of thousands of listeners. The visit was organized by the Chicago
Kyiv Sister Cities Committee. Mr. Davis' impressions of Kyiv,
St. Sophia's Cathedral, the Andriyivsky Uzviz and the people
of Ukraine left him with a deeper understanding of Ukraine's
culture and particularly of their rich musical heritage.
When invited to play the famous Ukrainian traditional carol
"Shchedryk" by Mykola Leontovych, known as "Carol
of the Bells", Orbert Davis agreed and prepared a special
jazz arrangement. This unique performance will be the first
time that Ukrainian and American Christmas carols and the popular
"Shchedryk" will be played as jazz arrangements interspersed
with traditional vocal versions.
Orbert Davis is an extraordinarily accomplished
musician. He has recorded over 3000 television and radio commercials
and many record projects with such notable musicians as Stevie
Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Duran Duran, Gladys Knight, The Temptations,
Ramsey Lewis, Kurt Elling, T.S. Monk, Oscar Lopez, Paul Wertigo
and others. Winner of the 1995 Cognac Hennessy National Jazz
Search, Orbert was chosen one of the Chicago Tribune "1995
Arts People of the Year" and Chicago Magazine named him
"Y2k Best Trumpeter in Chicago" and "Chicagoan
of the Year for 2002". He composed and arranged music for
film, most recently helping arrange music in "Road to Perdition"
with Tom Hanks and Paul Newman.
He was featured soloist at the 1996 Chicago Jazz
Festival, performing Miles Davis and Gil Evans' "Sketches
of Spain." As a prolific composer, Davis premiered his
"Collective Creativity Suite" played by his 55 piece
Chicago Jazz Philarmonic Orchestra at the Chicago Jazz Festival
in 2005. He received rave reviews for this work, which underscored
the force of sound and style in his mix of jazz, blues, African
rhythms and a strong classical influence, particularly of Stravinsky.
Davis also dedicates huge amounts of his time
schedule to teaching children, not only to aspiring musicians
but to kids who need a different approach and a chance to see
there is something else in life to find their own meaning.
Orbert Davis has a bachelor's degree in trumpet performance
from DePaul University and a master's degree in jazz pedagogy
from Northwestern University. Davis is dedicated to do all he
can do to elevate jazz though teaching, writing and playing.
Joining Davis in the jazz ensemble will be jazz
greats Ari Brown, Tenor Saxophone, Ryan Cohan, Piano, Ernie
Adams, Drums and Stewart Miller, Bass.
Ernie Adams
Ryan Cohan
Ari Brown
The vocal ensembles are composed of new immigrants
from Ukraine, all graduates of various music conservatories
in Ukraine and former members of professional choirs, who are
now making a new life in Chicago and enrich our city's communities
with their singing and example of hard work and perseverance.
The performance will be held on Sunday, December 3rd at 2:00
pm. Refreshments and snacks will be served. Tickets are $15.
It will be a musical event not to be missed - an extraordinary
enjoyable musical experience to begin the holiday season.
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ARTIST'S TALK: LEE KAZIMIR, "FROM MADRID TO KIEV"
Thursday, November 30, 2006, 7:30 pm
(Chicago, Illinois - November 14, 2006) The Ukrainian Institute
of Modern Art is pleased
to welcome back an old friend, the Chicago filmmaker Lee Kazimir,
for a presentation and slideshow about his unusual recent journey
across Europe.
In February of this year, Kazimir set out from Madrid, Spain
to complete a 3,000 mile trip
to Kiev, Ukraine entirely on foot. He embarked on the journey
after reading about a challenge
set forth by Werner Herzog, who once said that aspiring filmmakers
could learn more from traveling alone on foot and documenting
the experience than they could in five years of sitting in classrooms,
because "academia is the death of cinema."
Days before Kazimir left, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern
Art hosted a going-away event for him. Now that he has successfully
completed the journey, he will be coming to the Institute
for his first public appearance since the return to give a slideshow
and talk about the voyage that took him six months and brought
him through seven countries. The evening will serve as a preview
for the film Kazimir is now editing from the tapes he shot during
the trip.
Kazimir's friend R. Lyle Schipitsnsaw will also be there to
make good on a bet he made with him before the walk. Schipits
said that if Kazimir made it all the way to Kiev on foot, Schipits
would "eat his hat." True to his word, Schipits will
be here that night to cook and publicly consume the hat.
The talk will take place on Thursday, November 30, 2006 at
7:30 pm, in the galleries
of the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 2320 West Chicago
Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is open from 12-4pm,
Wednesday to Sunday. Admission is a $5.00 suggested donation.
The Institute is located at 2320 West Chicago Avenue, one block
west of Western Avenue. It is easily accessible by bus or automobile,
and ample street parking is available.
Press Contact: (773)-227-5522 and webmaster@uima-art.org
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Date: Septmber 5, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART
CELEBRATES 35 YEARS
Chicago, IL. On October 7th, 2006, the Ukrainian
Institute of Modern Art will celebrate 35 years of community
contributions in its presentation of Art, Music, Film and Literature.
Because of the work of a dedicated volunteer base, a financial
commitment of a group of community advocates, and due in large
part to the support of Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal
Credit Union and the Heritage Foundation of First Security Federal
Savings Bank, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art has sustained
its continuous programs for 35 years presenting arts exhibitions,
literary evenings, musical events, film presentations and educational
programs. In addition to celebrating the multi-faceted work
that UIMA has provided to the community and the city of Chicago
over the last 35 years, this year the UIMA will commemorate
the work of the key individuals without whom the organization
could not have been born and flourished.
Four Men and Serendipity
In 1971, four men came together to bring to life
an idea that was completely foreign to most. Their idea was
to seek out, bring together and present the work of Ukrainian
artists dedicated to modern art. Though in and of itself, the
idea does not sound complex, transforming the idea to reality
was no small accomplishment.
The purpose of presenting Ukrainian modern art
and the reason these individuals found it important was threefold:
1) They felt it was crucial to elevate the contributions of
Ukrainians beyond the beauty of traditional folklore; 2) They
considered it crucial to send the message to the international
community that contributions to modern art coming from Eastern
Europe were not simply Soviet or Russian, but that many of those
contributions were specifically Ukrainian; 3) They believed
that for a culture to continue to evolve it needs to express
itself in a contemporary, innovative, and creative fashion.
At the 35th Anniversary Celebration, the Ukrainian Institute
of Modern Art will celebrate the accomplishments that brought
the institution to life. It will be a celebration of the vision,
the courage, and the creativity that came together in the form
of four men. They were:
Dr. Achilles N. Chreptowsky, UIMA's founder
and principal benefactor
Mr. Wasyl Kacurovsky, UIMA's first curator and principal art
expert
Mr. Konstantin Milonadis and Mr. Michajlo Urban, UIMA's first
artists
The 35th Anniversary celebration will be held
at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Chicago on October 7th.
The evening's events will begin with a cocktail hour with music
by Zorepad and will include dinner and a film presentation.
For tickets please contact Helen Pryma at Helen@pryma.net or
call 630-240-7112. Additional information is available at the
UIMA website at www.uima-art.org.
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March 22, 2006
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Contact: Mike Griffin 773 342 - 6972
Arthur C. Danto in his book Philosophizing Art states "The
art historian Erwin Panofsky claimed to perceive certain structural
analogies between the art of a given period and that period's
philosophy..."
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art's "Concerning the
Nature of Man" will exhibit paintings and sculptures by
Ned Broderick, films and photographs by Tom Palazzolo, paintings
by Paul Lamantia and Carolyn Giles, spirit boxes by Sergio Mayora
and digital scrolls by Mike Griffin in a show with relational
quotes from Adorno, Benjamin, Freud, Deleuze, Heidegger and
Foucault inviting analogies today of art and philosophy concerning
the nature of man.
Opening Friday, April 28 from 6 to 10 pm with classical, flamenco,
international folk and jazz by James Falzone clarinet and Marty
Metzger guitar beginning at 7 pm. The show runs thru July 15.
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February 3, 2006
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Contact: Karin Patzke (773) 343-9146
Young Friends host party for filmmaker walking
from Madrid to Kyiv on February 23 at 7pm
Chicago, Ill. -- The Young Friends of the Ukrainian Institute
of Modern Art are hosting a launch party for filmmaker Lee Kazimir
before he leaves to start his documentary "More Shoes"
on a 2,500 mile walk from Madrid to Kyiv. The party takes place
in the main gallery of UIMA on February 23, 2006, from 7-9pm.
Kazimir will be speaking at 8:30pm about his plans, and the
trailer for his documentary will be screened.
Kazimir has taken up a challenge posed by writer and director
Werner Herzog, who stated that a person could learn more about
creativity and filmmaking by walking a great distance alone
than by sitting through five years of film school. Kazimir will
shoot his documentary as he travels through Paris, Berlin, Warsaw,
and the villages and towns between them, before ending his journey
in Kyiv. He hopes to create more than the typical travel film:
"I want to seek out the kinds of true and tiny images that
comprise our experience as travelers, which are exactly the
opposite of what goes into drug-store travel guides and holiday
brochures."
A unique program called "Fellow Travelers" is covering
travel costs. Kazimir is asking for 1,000 donations of $20.
Each donor will then be listed in the film credits and will
also receive a handwritten postcard from Kazimir during his
walk. Partygoers will be able to contribute during the launch.
The Young Friends are excited to host this event and partake
in the unique relationship between a gallery and an artist during
the creative process. Rather than looking at the documentary
as an end product, the group sees the work in progress as an
end in and of itself.
The Young Friends of the Institute is a committee of UIMA that
sponsors events aimed to attract a younger and more ethnically
diverse public to the Institute. The Ukrainian Institute of
Modern Art was created to preserve and promote the knowledge
and appreciation of contemporary Ukrainian art and culture.
It serves as an artistic anchor in Chicago's West Town Community,
providing world-class art exhibitions, concerts, literary readings,
and educational exchanges.
Located at 2320 W. Chicago Ave., UIMA is open Wednesday 12-4,
Thursday and Friday 12-7, Saturday and Sunday 11-5. For more
information, please call 773-227-5522 or visit http://www.uima-art.org.
For more information on "More Shoes" and the Madrid
to Kyiv project, call Lee Kazimir at 708-280-9781 or visit http://www.madridtokiev.com/.
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