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Saturday, January 10th at 7pm Vira Slywotzky + David Sytkowski PANGEA 178 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10003 CLICK FOR TICKETS Today in NYC the sun will set well before 5pm while the temperature dances around freezing. Fear not - Saturday evening you will find both light and warmth at PANGEA! Celebrate the heartbeat of NYC, traverse landscapes of love, passion and lust, give in to the allure of ambition, take pleasure in agony - all in song! Treat yourself to a mocktail or cocktai

Tickets for our night at Pangea are now available! David and I can't wait to kick off 2026 with you in style - with food, drink and music. Saturday, January 10th at 7pm PANGEA 178 2nd Avenue New York, NY 10003 CLICK FOR TICKETS

Seasons Greetings! What a year! 2025 has been groundbreaking and memorable for Vira + Friends on many fronts. Our growing community of audiences, artists and collaborating organizations saw the formation of Ukrainian Music Initiative, the American launch of a celebration of women composers past and present and new concert/cabarets including Opportunity Knocks: songs and stories of people finding their way. Bringing people together to enjoy the live performance of music writte

A word from the Cultural Center What an unforgettable night at the Cultural Center! This evening, the Great Hall came alive as Vira's extraordinary voice and Ana's masterful piano filled the space with an exquisite operatic cabaret performance. Vira's soaring vocals - equal parts power, grace, and emotion - captivated the audience from the very first note. Paired with Ana's sensitive, expressive accompaniment, the music shimmered with depth and artistry. Together, they creat

Evening and Light Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm pianist Ana Glig + contralto Vira Slywotzky Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main Street South Yarmouth, MA 02664 CLICK FOR TICKETS Ana and I are thrilled to be back at the beautiful and vibrant Cultural Center of Cape Cod. The first half of Evening and Light considers love, passion, lust, solitude, loneliness, companionship and dreams.  After intermission we'll pivot to an exploration of spirituality and a global celebrat

Thank you to the Mine Be the Lips producer, co-presenters, sponsors and volunteers in Lexington! producer Alex Gamota co-presenters Lexington Music School • LexSeeHer sponsors Artwine • Bear Witness • CAAL • Christina Gamota • Follen Church • Lexington Council for the Arts • Massachusetts Cultural Council This program was sponsored in part by a grant from the Lexington Council for the Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state age

Vira Slywotzky + David Sytkowski perform music by women composers past and present Mine Be the Lips Friday, October 24th at 7:30pm Follen Church 755 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, MA CLICK FOR TICKETS  *This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lexington Council for the Arts, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.*

“If I could sing the song of Love, Fill my throat with each sounding note, Others might kiss and clasp and sing, Mine be the lips that would sing!” And sing we did on Saturday evening, October 18th, tucked away at St. John’s in the Village. Vira Slywotzky brought her community together for an evening of music written by incredible female composers. Spanning from 1789 to today, the program guided the audience through several hundred years of music history in a succinct 90 min

Mine Be the Lips Saturday, October 18th at 7:30pm music by women composers past and present contralto Vira Slywotzky + pianist David Sytkowski Saint John's in the Village 218 West 11th Street New York, NY 10014 CLICK FOR TICKETS A word from David: "Mine Be the Lips" will introduce you to unfamiliar texts through elegant settings and provide clear and insightful re-readings of familiar texts. Listen for the melody of the words the composers have captured in their music.

Vira Slywotzky + David Sytkowski perform music by women composers past and present  Mine Be the Lips Saturday, October 18th at 7:30pm...

A word from Alex Gamota about the evening of Thursday, October 2nd at Hermit Woods: I'm writing my audience reaction note the morning...

A Cabaret Evening Thursday, October 2nd at 7pm contralto Vira Slywotzky + pianist David Sytkowski 5:30-6pm Complimentary Winery Tour and...

Saint John's in the Village is a great venue as it's both roomy / comfortable and intimate - one can see the pianist and singers and feel...

Opportunity Knocks Saturday, September 27th at 2:30pm a concert/cabaret songs and stories of people finding their way Brooke Schooley,...

On Sunday Pavlo, Valeriya and I enjoyed a most wonderful afternoon in Alexandria. We performed Introductions in a beautiful hall with...

Ukrainian Music Initiative is absolutely thrilled to be traveling to the nation's capital this weekend! The Washington Group Cultural...

On Saturday I marveled as the town of Hudson turned out and came together. An incredible team of staff and volunteers brought together...

Hudson in Concert: A Community Celebration! Saturday, September 13th at 6pm Hudson Festival Orchestra contralto Vira Slywotzky, soloist...

On Tuesday, July 29th at Saint John's in the Village Vira + Friends and  Billion Oyster Project  (BOP) enjoyed its third collaboration....