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Vira and Friends
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CONTRA SPEM SPERO! / AGAINST ALL HOPE I HOPE! Lesia Ukrainka Dina Pruzhansky Vira Slywotzky
Contra spem spero! / Against all hope I hope! music by Dina Pruzhansky words by Lesia Ukrainka (1871-1913) Vira Slywotzky . . . contralto, translation Dina Pruzhansky . . . piano Sean Swinney . . . audio/video production Calvin Laliberte . . . titles/video design
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02:21
MINE BE THE LIPS Amy Beach Leonora Speyer Vira Slywotzky Dina Pruzhansky American song
Mine Be the Lips Amy Beach, composer Leonora Speyer, poet Vira Slywotzky, contralto Dina Pruzhansky, piano Sean Swinney, recording Calvin Laliberte, video
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04:27
Sh'chora Ani VeNaava / I AM DARK AND COMELY Song of Songs, Hebrew Bible Pruzhansky Slywotzky
Sh'chora Ani VeNaava / I am Dark and Comely Shir HaShirim / The Song of Songs Scriptures of the Hebrew Bible Music by Dina Pruzhansky Vira Slywotzky . . . contralto Dina Pruzhansky . . . composer, piano, translation Irina Sheynfeld . . . artwork Sean Swinney . . . audio & video production Calvin Laliberte . . . titles & video design
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03:15
ЧОВЕН / THE BOAT Lysenko & Hrebinka Slywotzky & Pruzhansky Ukrainian song солоспів
The Boat / Човен music by Mykola Lysenko / Микола Лисенко (1842-1912) poem by Yevhen Hrebinka / Євген Гребінка (1812-1848) Vira Slywotzky, contralto, translation Dina Pruzhansky, piano Sean Swinney, recording & sound engineer Calvin Laliberte, illustration & video design
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03:05
LONG TIME AGO Aaron Copland Old American Song Vira Slywotzky David Sytkowski Calvin Laliberte
Long Time Ago Old American Song arranged by Aaron Copland Vira Slywotzky, contralto David Sytkowski, piano Calvin Laliberte, illustration & video design Sean Swinney, recording & sound engineer
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03:59
NON T'ACCOSTARE ALL'URNA / DO NOT COME NEAR THE URN Verdi & Vitorelli, Slywotzky & Sytkowski
Non t'accostare all'urna / Do not come near the urn music by Giuseppe Verdi words by Jacopo Vittorelli Vira Slywotzky, contralto David Sytkowski, piano Calvin Laliberte, illustration & video design Sean Swinney, recording & sound engineer
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03:08
ПІДМАНУЛА ПІДВЕЛА / YOU DUPED ME YOU DECEIVED ME Ukrainian Folk Song Slywotzky Pruzhansky Sekiguchi
You Duped Me, You Deceived Me / Підманула, Підвела A Ukrainian folk song Vira Slywotzky, contralto Dina Pruzhansky, piano & musical arrangement Arei Sekiguchi, percussion Sean Swinney, recording engineer David Patrick Ortiz, director/editor
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03:13
BUDDY ON THE NIGHTSHIFT Weill Hammerstein American song thank you NYC workers and first responders
Buddy on the Nightshift Kurt Weill, music Oscar Hammerstein II, words Vira Slywotzky, contralto David Sytkowski, piano James Goetz, actor Sean Swinney, recording engineer David Patrick Ortiz, director/editor
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ВЕЧІРНЯ ГОДИНА / EVENING HOUR Sonevytsky & Ukrainka Slywotzky & Pruzhansky Ukrainian song солоспів
Evening Hour / Вечірня Година music by Ihor Sonevytsky / Ігор Соневицький poem by Lesia Ukrainka / Леся Українка Vira Slywotzky, contralto Dina Pruzhansky, piano Sean Swinney, recording engineer David Patrick Ortiz, editor
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