Voice of America radio program on the 30th anniversary of the ODUM Ukrainian Democratic Youth Organization, the Ukrainian artist Oleksa Terziiev, and an award-winning play by the Ukrainian Canadian playwright Ted Galay.
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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.
Unedited interview with General Hryhorenko recorded at the VOA studios.
Interview of Voice of America correspondent Izrail Kleiner by Mykola Francuzenko regarding the Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky (Volodymyr Zhabotyns'kyi), particularly regarding on views on politics and Jewish-Ukrainian relations.
The Voice of America's coverage of the arrival of the Pliushch family in the United States. The playlist on the back of the tape box reads: "1) Плющ в США (3-27/76) 2) Плющ в Менгетен Сентер (3-28/76) 3) Плющ в Ню Йорку (3-29-76) 4) Плющ в Конгресі (3-30-76) 5) Плющ зізнє (в Конгресі) (3-31-76)"
Unedited interview of Metropolitan Ioan (Teodorovych) by unknown female interviewer, and commentary by C. Warvariw. Interview covers the coming 50th anniversary of the 1921 Sobor in Kyiv, reminiscences of his arrival in the US, the Ukrainian Orthodox League, and the current state of the Church. The commentary gives more details about the Ukrainian Orthodox League and its 22nd Convention in Philadelphia.
A Mother's Day-themed program by the Voice of America. Includes musical performances by "Khor Pyzhukа Romanova" and the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, and a talk by "Fr. Myroslavs'kyi" (likely a pseudonym).
Musical selections have been trimmed for copyright reason
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.
A historical and literary analysis of Anna Akhmatova's poem cycle "Requiem" by Volodymyr Biliaiv, followed by a reading by Mykola Francuzenko of selections in a Ukrainian translation.
Live broadcast of the Paschal matins from St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Los Angeles on the Voice of America. Principal celebrant is Fr. Stephen Hallick-Holutiak with co-celebrants Fr. Teofil Buzenko and Fr. Lev Porendovs'kyi. The "Oleksandr Koshyts'" parish choir directed by Gregory Hallick-Holutiak sings the hymns and responses.
Mykola Francuzenko interviews Vira Vovk-Selians'ka regarding the difficulties of translating Ukrainian poetry into Portuguese, general literary topics, and readings of her own original poetry and her Portuguese translation of the prologue to Ivan Franko's poem "Moisei".
Dub of a Voice of America radio program segment on Vasyl' Chaplenko, followed by Vasyl' Chaplenko correcting a biographical error in that radio program and readings of two of Chaplenko's works by his wife and himself.
Voice of America radio content related to General Petro Grigorenko and the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, including descriptions of events supporting the Ukrainian Helskinki Group, and a statement by Nina Strokata Karavanskyi. Following the broadcast content are the unedited interview responses of General Grigorenko (beginning at 13:45).
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