USA for Ukraine supports cultural preservation in Ukraine, which is especially crucial as the country endures the full-scale invasion. It is pivotal for us to continue these efforts and highlight Ukraine's achievements and to bring awareness to this international community during these challenging times. Learning more about Ukrainian culture fosters a deeper understanding and solidarity.
In 2024, USA for Ukraine hosted the Benefit Tour with the National Ensemble of Soloists, Kyiv Camerata. In doing this, we had the opportunity to hold the North American premiere of an all-Ukrainian contemporary classical music program at one of the most historic and prestigious venues of the world - Carnegie Hall. In support of this effort, Joyce DiDonato, Multi Grammy award winner and mezzo-soprano, Ukrainian Chorus DUMKA of New York, which continuously preserves and cultivates the rich musical heritage of Ukraine and Keri-Lynn Wilson, celebrity conductor who is also a founder and Music Director of the highly regarded Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra.
Watch recap of the First concert in Greenwich, CT April 26th, 2024 with spinto soprano singer Victoria Miningham.
To complement the musical performances, extraordinary and wonderful works of Ukrainian artist - Oleksandr Dubovyk were brought to America to showcase modern art of Ukrainians and outline the importance of spreading culture all across the world.
USA for Ukraine had collaborated with Seth Kaller in a special showcase of rare White House Press Office mimeographs from the day FDR delivered the speech or proclamation, each uniquely signed and inscribed by FDR to his confidant Missy LeHand. It demonstrated a peculiar similarity between the events of World War II and the full-scale Russian invasion of February 24, 2022.
