Public Performances

UPCOMING
Pleasant Ache a concert/cabaret
Saturday, February 22nd at 2pm
     with pianist David Sytkowski
          and guest coloratura soprano Brooke Schooley
Saint John’s in the Village
218 West 11th St, NYC 10014     
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An Evening of Sea Songs

Saturday, March 1st
     with pianist David Sytkowski
Williams Hall
729 Fleming St, Key West, FL 33040
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Chenery Auditorium
Saturday, March 8th at 7:30pm
     Andrew Koehler, conductor     
     Kalamazoo Philharmonia and Kalamazoo Choral Arts
714 S. Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

Letters and Notes: An Exploration of Music and Literature
March 13-15
     Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival
DiMenna Center for Classical Music
450 West 37th St, NYC 10018

Sweet Mystery
songs by Victor Herbert created with Women Writers

Friday, April 4th, evening
     with tenor Todd Wilander, pianist David Sytkowski
          and speaker Alyce Mott
Recital Hall at Opera America
330 7th Ave, 7th Floor, NYC 10001
     sponsored by the Victor Herbert Foundation

RECENT
Introductions
Ukrainian Music Initiative
NYC, February 2025

Songs to Warm a Winter Evening
with pianist Ana Glig
South Yarmouth, MA, 2025

Contra Spem Spero
with mezzo-soprano Tanya Bertier and pianist Paul Carlson
Brookline, MA, January 2025

Vaughan Williams’ Magnificat
with Stockbridge Festival Chorus
Tracy Wilson, director
Stockbridge, MA, December 2024

Holiday Sing at Winter Walk
Hudson Festival Orchestra
Hudson, NY, December 2024

Sing & Tell
with pianist David Sytkowski
Saint John’s in the Village, NYC, November 2024

The Loft at Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery
with pianist David Sytkowski
Meredith, NH, November 2024

Loft 112 Events
with pianist Paul Carlson
Lowell, MA, November 2024

Serenading the Summer Moon
a concert/cabaret of songs in English, French & Ukrainian
with pianist David Sytkowski
The Local in Saugerties, NY, August 2024

Hudson In Concert
with the Hudson Festival Orchestra
    Gwen Gould, conductor
Henry Hudson Riverfront Park in Hudson, NY, July 2024

Mélodies de compositrices de quatre pays
with pianist Zheni Meria
XVIII Salon Artistique Fibert in Paris, FR, June 2024

This Ukrainian American Life
with pianist Paul Carlson
Estonian House in NYC, June 2024

This Ukrainian American Life
with pianist Paul Carlson
Follen Church in Lexington, MA, June 2024

Evening of Sea Songs
with pianist Ana Glig
Cultural Center of Cape Cod in South Yarmouth, MA, June 2024

Spring Fling
with pianist David Sytkowski
St. John’s in the Village, NYC, May 2024

The Sunflower Gala for Ukraine
with pianist Pavlo Gintov
Ukrainian Institute of America, NYC, April 2024

Defence – Defiance – Dedication
Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival
The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, NYC, March 2024

Stories & Songs
with pianist David Sytkowski
Williams Hall in Key West, FL, February 2024

A Cabaret
with pianist David Sytkowski
The Loft at Hermit Woods Winery in Meredith, NH, January 2024

A Musical Spectacular
with pianist David Sytkowski
The Church of the Village, NYC, January 2024

This Ukrainian American Life –
a concert/cabaret fundraiser for Razom for Ukraine
with composer & pianist Dina Pruzhansky
October, 2023
     Ann Arbor, MI
     Hastings, MI
     East Lansing, MI
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Visit the Vira & Friends YouTube channel to listen to some Ukrainian song.

Ukrainian Voices: Present and Past
A fundraiser for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner Center for Civil Liberties
with pianist Paul Carlson
Lexington, MA, September, 2023

Evening of Opera Arias and Songs
with pianist Ana Glig
Cultural Center of Cape Cod, September 2023

Just for Fun!
with pianist David Sytkowski
Opera America, July 2023

Hudson in Concert
Gwen Gould, conductor
Hudson Festival Orchestra, July 2023

Odesa Peace Fund Benefit Concert for Ukraine
Klavierhaus, May 2023

This Ukrainian American Life –

a concert/cabaret fundraiser for Razom for Ukraine
with composer & pianist Dina Pruzhansky
March, 2023
     Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, MI
     Kerrytown Concert House in Ann Arbor, MI *special childrens matinee*
     French Embassy in Washington, DC, presented by The Washington Group
February, 2023
     Williams Hall in Key West, FL
     Hermit Woods Winery & Eatery in Meredith, NH
     Hudson Hall in Hudson, NY
     Opera America in New York City, NY
January, 2023
     Bethesda Lutheran Church in New Haven, CT
     First Church Cambridge in Cambridge, MA

Holiday Pops
Cynthia Woods, conductor
Cambridge Symphony Orchestra, December 2022

Music of Hugo Kauder

with pianist Miles Fellenberg
Hugo Kauder Society at YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, October 2022

Sunflower Gala
with pianist Pavlo Gintov
Ukrainian Institute, October 2022

Concert for Ukraine
with pianist Gianni Fabbrini
Salon Sanctuary Concerts, July 2022

Music on the Halfshell

Chamber Music Celebrating the Seas
Billion Oyster Project as part of the Waterfront Alliance City of Water Day, July 2022

From Handel to Hennessy
with composer & pianist Dina Pruzhansky
Theatre 80 St. Marks, June 2022

Concert For Ukraine
A Rock & Roll Fundraiser
The Timbres at Arlene’s Grocery, June 2022

Heaven and Earth Rejoice! 

An Anglo-Ukrainian Christmas
Ensemble Cherubim, December 2021

Jersey Score
A Chamber Concert of New Music written by New Jersey Composers
South Orange Symphony, November 2021

Recital & Gala Concert
with pianist David Sytkowski
Music at Grazhda, August 2021

enjoy a bit of audio & video
visit the Vira & Friends youtube channel 
The Woman in Penthouse A Studios of Key West 2020 watch here
1000 Splendid Suns Opera America New Works Forum 2016 watch here
The Consul
Seattle Opera 2014 listen here