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Original VOA labels read "Ukrainian High Mass - National Shrine". Live recording of a Ukrainian Catholic archpastoral Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Joseph Schmondiuk at the National Shrine in Washington, DC. The responses are sung by the combined forces of the Dumka Choir of New York City, and the parish choirs of Bayonne, Elizabeth, and Newark, NJ, all conducted by Ivan Zadorozhnyi.

Запис на живо архиєрейської служби Божої яку правив єп. Йосиф Шмондюк у Націоналні Святині у Вашінгтоні. Співає Хор Думка (Нью Йорк) разом з хорами парафій Бейонн, Елізабет, та Ньюарк, шт. Нью Джерзі під керівництвом Івана Задорожного.

Recording date: 1961-01-22 Duration: 02:03:50 Creator: Voice of America Language: Ukrainian, Church Slavic, English

Event honoring the 6th anniversary of the founding of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group. Opening remarks, singing of national anthems, speech by General Petro Hryhorenko, statement from Congressional representative, and musical performances by Andrij Dobriansky (bass-baritone), Renata Babak (mezzo-soprano), and Thomas Hrynkiv (piano).

Recording date: 1982-11-08 Duration: 01:30:43 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: English, Ukrainian

Recording of Dr. Mikhail Shtern at an event in Washington, DC during his tour of Ukrainian American communities in the United States after his release from Soviet prison and arrival in the West. His speech covers a wide variety of topics, including his work treating endemic goiter in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the circumstances of his arrest and trial, and his prognosis for the future of the Soviet Union. It is followed by a question and answer session.

Звукозапис промови доктора Михаїла Штерна у м. Вашінгтоні, підчас його подорожувань по українських осередках США після його звільнення з увязнення та прибуття на захід. Його промова охоплює широкий спектр тем, включаючи його лікування ендемічного зобу в Карпатах, обставини його арешту та судового процесу, а його прогноз щодо майбутнього Радянського Союзу. За ним слідує сесія із запитаннями та відповідями.

Recording date: 1977-10-08 Duration: 01:34:43 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: Ukrainian

Live recording of event commemorating the independence of Carpatho-Ukraine. Introduction, poem reading, and speech by Vincent Shandor.

Recording date: 1982-05-08 Duration: 01:01:28 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: Ukrainian

Funeral liturgy for the Ukrainian and Ukrainian American bandurist, conductor, and composer Hryhory Kytasty at St. Andrew Memorial Church in S. Bound Brook, New Jersey.

Recording date: 1984-04-14 Duration: 01:34:09 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: Ukrainian

Memorial service and graveside speeches at the funeral of Hryhory Kytasty in St. Andrew Cemetery in S. Bound Brook, New Jersey.

Recording date: 1984-04-14 Duration: 00:47:46 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: Ukrainian

Hierarchal Divine Liturgy at St. Mary the Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Southfield (Detroit), Michigan celebrated as part of the 1974 Ukrainian Democratic Youth Association (ODUM) "Zustrich" (convention) in Detroit. The convention was dedicated to the composer and conductor Oleksandr Koshyts, who had died 30 years earlier, and liturgical music included a number of his compositions. Celebrants are Metropolitan Mstyslav (Skrypnyk) and Fr. Nestor Stolarchuk. Music is by the parish choir directed by Ivan Trokhymovych Kytasty. More information about the 1974 ODUM Zustrich can be found in the article "Dorohy vedut' do Detroitu", Moloda Ukraina, November 1974, p. 10-15.

Recording date: 1974-09-01 Duration: 02:06:49 Language: Ukrainian

Ievhen Malaniuk reading his own works, followed by conversation involving unknown individuals.

Recording date: 1963-11-23 Duration: 00:16:04 Creator: Francuzenko, Mykola Language: Ukrainian

Unedited interview with General Hryhorenko recorded at the VOA studios.

Recording date: 1982-05-11 Duration: 00:16:58 Creator: Voice of America Language: Ukrainian

Speeches welcoming Leonid Plyushch and his wife Tetiana Zhytnykova by Metropolitan Mstyslav, a representative of the Ukrainian Congress Committee, the vice-president of the Ukrainian Institute of America Ostap Balaban. This is followed by speeches by Leonid Plyushch and his wife.

Recording date: 1976-03-23 Duration: 00:55:30 Creator: Maskymjuk, Stefan Language: Ukrainian

Recording of a panakhyda (memorial service) for those who perished under the Soviet regime that took place at the Ukrainian Orthodox church in New York City. It begins with an introductory speech by Archbishop Mstyslav, and ends with a station announcement that would have eventually been spliced into the beginning of the broadcast.

Recording date: 1956-06-09 Duration: 01:11:56 Creator: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Language: Ukrainian

Live recording of the eulogy by Nadia Svitlychna at the grave of General Petro Grigorenko (1987). This is followed by what appears to be a recorded telephone interview of Lev Kopelev (in Russian) speaking on Vasyl Stus (possibly 1985). Note that the Kopelev interview contains long pauses.

Duration: 00:21:50 Language: Ukrainian, Russian

Concert with musical ensembles affiliated with the Ukrainian Democratic Youth Association (ODUM) at the 1974 ODUM "Zustrich" (convention) in Detroit. It was dedicated to the composer and conductor Oleksandr Koshyts, who had died 30 years earlier. It includes opening remarks by Mykhailo Smyk and performances by Minneapolis ODUM bandura ensemble; the bandura ensemble at the St. Mary Protectress Cathedral in Southfield, Mich.; the Chicago ODUM bandura ensemble; the Vesnianka dance ensemble of Toronto; solos by Valia Hulevych and Halia Haiova; the Fialky vocal ensemble of Detroit; the Chicago ODUM string ensemble; and the ODUM mixed chorus of Chicago. More information about the 1974 ODUM Zustrich can be found in the article "Dorohy vedut' do Detroitu", Moloda Ukraina, November 1974, p. 10-15. The collection also includes an original program booklet from the event.

Recording date: 1974-08-31 Duration: 01:32:10 Language: Ukrainian

Original VOA label reads "Easter Mass, Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Wolodymyr in N.Y.C." Live recording of the Paschal Liturgy celebrated at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Volodymyr on W. 82nd St. in Manhattan. The celebrants were the rector of the Cathederal Mitred Protopresbyter Ivan Danylevych and Protodeacon Mykhailo Ol'khovyi . The choir was conducted by Dr. Vasyl' Zavitnevych.

Recording date: 1972-04-09 Duration: 01:38:03 Creator: Voice of America Language: Ukrainian

Speech by the noted Ukrainian-American lawyer, journalist, and community activist Semen Demydchuk recorded at an unknown live event. His speech is mostly concerned with the history of Ukrainian immigrants to the United States. He recounts the founding of the first Ukrainian churches in the "coal country" of Pennsylvania, issues with "latinization" in the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the origins of Ukrainian fraternal organizations, Ukrainian language schools, Ukrainian-American assemblies (one of which he himself was instrumental in organizing), post-WWI and post-WWII community activities, the current state of the Ukrainian-American community, and prospects for the future.

Recording date: 1960 Duration: 00:30:45 Creator: Francuzenko, Mykola Language: Ukrainian

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