SONGS FOR UKRAINE: KITKA & MARIANA SADOVSKA

Songs for Ukraine: Kitka with Mariana Sadovska

Forged from more than four decades of inspiring work, the Oakland vocal ensemble Kitka has a deep performance repertoire that includes traditional music from Balkan, Baltic, Caucasus and Slavic lands, and the group has developed many connections with traditional and contemporary artists from Ukraine. At this lunch hour concert, Lviv-born vocalist, composer and actress Mariana Sadovska will perform with Kitka. The artist also composed the score for Kitka’s acclaimed “Rusalka Cycle: Songs Between the Worlds.”
Proceeds from this event will benefit Bay Area humanitarian aid organization Nova Ukraine.
12:30-1:30 p.m. May 19. Free, donations highly encouraged. Esplanade, Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission Street between Third and Fourth streets, S.F. 415- 543-1718. ybgfestival.org