A Ukrainian Wedding Pre-Concert Discussion with Nadia Tarnawsky and Dr. Alexander Lingas

Dr. Alexander Lingas and Nadia Tarnawsky discuss “A Ukrainian Wedding” in a pre-concert lecture before Nadia Tarnawsky leads the women of Cappella Romana in this concert series on May 19-21, 2023 in Seattle and Portland. Tickets on sale now at cappellaromana...
Seattle - Friday, 19 May 2023, 7:30 P.M. at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
Portland - Saturday, 20 May 2023, 8pm at St. Mary's Cathedral
Milwaukie, OR - Sunday, 21 May 2023, 3pm at Christ The King Parish
A traditional Ukrainian wedding transpires over several days, comprised of numerous significant moments of transition. These include the arrival of the matchmakers, the engagement, the making of the wedding bread, the dressing of the bridal couple, the blessings bestowed by the parents, the ritual of marriage, the celebration, and saying farewell to the bride.
Each of these moments is accompanied by the singing of the women of the families and of the community.
Ukrainian American ethnomusicologist, folklorist, and singer Nadia Tarnawsky leads the women of Cappella Romana in village folk songs, sacred chants, and choral works for a Ukrainian wedding. She collected many of these songs in field work in Ukraine before the war.
Nadia Tarnawsky, conductor and principal soloist