Ensemble Cherubim to Present ‘Carols of Birds, Bells, and Peace from Ukraine’

By David Salazar

Ensemble Cherubim will present “Carols of Birds, Bells, and Peace from Ukraine” on Jan. 7, 2027, at St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church in Boston.

All ticket sales and additional gifts from the showcase will benefit Doctors United for Ukraine (DU4U). The proceeds will support pediatric training and care at the Okhmatdyt maternity and children’s hospital in Lviv.

Artistic director Marika Kuzma conducts the showcase, which will feature soprano Dominique Labelle and violinist Daniel Stepner as guest artists.

The program will feature early chant to carol fantasies by contemporary composers, with spoken poetry between the pieces. The ensemble will sing carols and lullabies in Ukrainian, Yiddish and English.

Mary and Adrian Pryshlak and Daria Pryshlak are sponsoring the concert in memory of their parents, Peter and Stephanie, who were choral singers and supporters of Ukraine. DU4U, a humanitarian nonprofit, has delivered medical aid and training to Ukrainian doctors since the full-scale invasion began in 2022.

“As a musician, I can’t invent a drone or fight on the front lines, but I can create a beautiful concert and raise funds so that these innocent, vulnerable children can have a bright future,” Kuzma said, per an official press release.

Ensemble Cherubim will give a second benefit concert on Jan. 9, 2027, at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, supporting the Olena Zelenska Foundation.

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