11/15/12

Dr. Ksenya Khinchuk,

Director of Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Programme at Boston University:

 

My husband and I have attended many events of the Educational Bridge Project over the past 15 years. We have always been impressed with the many talented artists and the excellent choice of music. This year we were absolutely “taken” by the performances on October 30th - the tragic story of Cornet Christopher Rilke (Viktor Ullman/Rainer Maria Rilke), the great arrangement of Yiddish songs by Matti Kovler in a superb artistic presentation by Anthony Russell. It was amazing how he felt and expressed the many nuances of  Sidor Belarsky’s creations. The incredible depth of emotions in Ruth Lomon’s music, Testimony of Witness - An Oratorio of Remembrance, No.1 Boreh Ad Ana, a Hebrew Supplication from the 2nd Century and  No. 9 Choir Der Waisen - were overwhelming and moved us greatly. We were stunned that the Educational Bridge Project Festival Choir, a pick up choir, and the magical voice of Carey Shunskis, soprano, did not belong to voices from La Scala or the Metropolitan Opera. We also have to applaud Ludmilla Leibman’s historical commentaries as scholarly and movingly presented. Overall it was an unforgettable evening. The wild sounds of the strong winds and the beating of the rain on the roof of the auditorium that stormy night as a background only further deepened our appreciation of the triumph of human spirit over tragedy.

Ksenya and Gregory Khinchuk