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Carols of Birds, Bells, and Peace from Ukraine

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Composer
Anonymous, Yuriy Alzhnyev, Alexander Jacobchuk, Yosyp Kyshakevych, Mykola Leontovych, Svyatoslav Lun
Artist
Ensemble Cherubim, Anonymous
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Centaur Records
Released
Aug 21, 2026
Catalog #
CRC4192
UPC
044747419220

About

There are thousands of Ukrainian winter carols. This album presents a small sample of sixteen: it spans traditional miniatures to contemporary choral fantasies, all stemming from an ancient culture that is nevertheless new to world audiences. Some of the pieces have never been recorded, and many have never been released by a record label outside of Ukraine. Most of the carols in this album began as indigenous songs and were later painstakingly transcribed and creatively arranged for chorus by leading Ukrainian composers.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Dnes’ poyušče (Today, Let's Sing) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir) 02:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Dnes’ poyušče (Today, Let's Sing) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  2. 2 Nebo i zemlia (Heaven and Earth) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir) 02:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Nebo i zemlia (Heaven and Earth) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir)
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  3. 3 Po vsiomu svitu (Around the Whole World) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir) 02:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    Po vsiomu svitu (Around the Whole World) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Angelique Zuluaga, Yumi Tomsha
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  4. 4 Oy dyvneye (O, How Wondrous) (arr. K. Stetsenko for vocal ensemble) 03:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    Oy dyvneye (O, How Wondrous) (arr. K. Stetsenko for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Kyle Picha, Miriam Anderson, Celeste Winant
  5. 5 Na Yordanskiy richtsi (On the Jordan River) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir) 02:23
    Track
    5
    Title
    Na Yordanskiy richtsi (On the Jordan River) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir)
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  6. 6 Dobryi večir tobi! (Good Evening to You!) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir) 01:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    Dobryi večir tobi! (Good Evening to You!) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir)
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  7. 7 Prečystaya Diva (A Virgin Most Pure) 03:43
    Track
    7
    Title
    Prečystaya Diva (A Virgin Most Pure)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Volodymyr Yakymets
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  8. 8 Shcho to za predyvo (Oh, What a Wonder) 03:13
    Track
    8
    Title
    Shcho to za predyvo (Oh, What a Wonder)
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Vasyl Barvinsky
    Performer
    Katherine Howel Sadler
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  9. 9 Spy, Isuse, spy (Sleep, Jesus, Sleep) (arr. M. Kuzma for choir) 03:02
    Track
    9
    Title
    Spy, Isuse, spy (Sleep, Jesus, Sleep) (arr. M. Kuzma for choir)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Yosyp Kyshakevych
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  10. 10 Yerusalymski dzvony (The Bells of Jerusalem) 02:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    Yerusalymski dzvony (The Bells of Jerusalem)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Yakiv Yatsynevych
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  11. 11 Shchedryk (Epiphany Carol), "The Carol of the Bells" 01:45
    Track
    11
    Title
    Shchedryk (Epiphany Carol), "The Carol of the Bells"
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Mykola Dmytrovych Leontovych
    Performer
    Caitlin Tabancay Austin, Phoebe Rosquist
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  12. 12 Shchedrivka (Carol of Good Cheer) 02:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Shchedrivka (Carol of Good Cheer)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Alexander Jacobchuk
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  13. 13 Shchedrivka (Carol of Good Cheer) 05:51
    Track
    13
    Title
    Shchedrivka (Carol of Good Cheer)
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Yuriy Alzhnyev
    Performer
    Phoebe Rosquist, Caitlin Tabancay Austin, Felicia Chen, Rita Barakat, Mike Azevedo, Sepp Hammer
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  14. 14 Boh predvichny (God Eternal) (arr. A. Koshetz for choir) 02:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    Boh predvichny (God Eternal) (arr. A. Koshetz for choir)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  15. 15 Nova radist stala (New Joy Has Come) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir) 02:45
    Track
    15
    Title
    Nova radist stala (New Joy Has Come) (arr. K. Stetsenko for choir)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Brian Thorsett
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma
  16. 16 Silent Night 04:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    Silent Night
    Duration
    04:48
    Composer
    Svyatoslav Lunyov
    Performer
    Angelique Zuluaga, Miriam Anderson, Emily Ryan Kusnadi
    Ensemble
    Ensemble Cherubim
    Conductor
    Marika Kuzma