Title: Christmas Star – Різдвяна Зірка
Release Date: January 12, 2016
Label: Hoosli Ukrainian Folk Ensemble Inc.
Format: CD
Tracklist:
- Бог предвічний (God Eternal)
- Дивная новина (Wondrous News)
- Що то за предиво? (What Is This Wonder?)
- Пречиста Діва (Blessed Virgin Mary)
- Білобірська щедрівка (New Year Carol from Bilay Bir)
- Нова радість стала (New Tidings of Joy)
- Ой видить Бог (God the Omnipotent)
- Різдвяна псальма – Слава Діва днесь (Christmas Psalm – Today the Glorious Virgin Mary)
- Ходив, походив місяць по небу (The Moon Walked Across the Sky)
- Жала Улянка (Ulyana Harvested the Silken Grass)
- Ой, чи є? Чи нема? (Is the Host Home?)
- Стань, Давиде (O David, Rise and Celebrate)
- Щедрик (Shchedryk)
- Huron Carol
About Release:
Hoosli is proud to announce the release of it’s first Christmas album in more than 20 years. It is the final album from renowned and longtime Conductor William Solomon and the first with songs conducted by Assistant Conductor, Simeon Rusnak. This album includes well known Ukrainian Christmas carols and seasonal folk songs as well as some lesser known, but powerful seasonal choral pieces.
Members
Conductors
- William Solomon
- Simeon Rusnak
First Tenors
- Myles Burdeniuk
- Myron Burdeniuk
- Scott Chabluk
- Jim Dudych
- Lawrence Grzenda
- Markian McColl
- Chris Rawluk
- Mark Shawarsky
- Harry Szkwarek
Second Tenors
- Ivas Chabluk
- Don Cilinsky
- Bennie Gusnowsky
- Gary Lukie
- Ivan Maluzynsky
- Myron Radawetz
- Christopher Sklepowich
Baritones
- Julian Burdeniuk
- Ihor Holovko
- Mark Karpa
- Ken Kuchma
- Mike Labay
- Brian Lukie
- Simeon Rusnak
Basses
- Bill Chabluk
- Mikhas Chabluk
- Tom Dudych
- Vasyl’ Maluzynsky
- Roman Szczerba
- Mark Turman
Instrumentalists
- Mikhas Chabluk – Violin
- Shannon Kristjanson – Flute
- Paul McNair – Acoustic and Bass Guitar