Ievgen Safronchyk
Tenor

Commenced vocal studies at the age of 12 and later studied at the Nezhdanova State Musical Academy in Odessa. As principal soloist of the Ukrainian National Philharmonic Society he has appeared in various opera productions in the Ukraine and abroad in Italy, France and Germany. Ievgen has extensive experience as a principal soloist with several leading Ukrainian opera companies as well as vocal ensembles. As guest soloist he toured the UK in 2000 and 2001 with the St. Petersburg Vocal Ensemble RUSSICUM (Prof. Andrey Ovechkin) and was heard several times on radio at home and abroad. In 2002 and 2003 Ievgen toured the UK with KIEV SINGERS as art director and soloist with a charity supporting children who suffered from Chernobyl disaster. At present he is principal soloist of Crimean Chamber Music Theatre. His vast repertoire includes operas such as Verdi’s La Traviata, Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, Lysenko’s Natalka-the Poltavian, classical West European as well as modern Ukrainian vocal pieces and traditional Ukrainian church music and folk songs

Olga Marchenko

soprano and bandura

Olga’s studies include the bandura (Ukrainian national instrument) in Chernihiv and vocal studies at the National Academy of Music in Kiev (graduated 2005 as Bachelor of Arts).Working at present in Kiev Municipal Theatre for young people, she teaches at school of arts and continues her postgraduate studies. Successfully performed on the national stage and in Europe (Holland, Italy, Poland)  Her repertoire consists of Ukrainian Church music by Bortniansky, Berezovsky, Lysenko, Stetsenko, Stepovy, Zubitsky as well as West European music by Handel, Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Albeniz, Piazzola.

 For further information on the Kiev Singers Concert contact: Revd Graeme Stockdale (01536 514789; Graeme@fullerbaptist.org.uk">Graeme@fullerbaptist.org.uk) or Norma Butlin (01536 484314)

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