2026 Summer Season Concerts at Grazhda
MACGC’s 44th SEASON!
Page down for information about the summer Folk Art Courses: Wood carving, Ukrainian Embroidery, Gerdan, and Ukrainian Folk Singing
Download the 2026 Music and Art Center of Greene County PDF flyer detailing the upcoming concerts and folk art courses.
Saturday, July 11 at 8 pm: Music at the Grazhda season opening concert
Natalia Khoma, cello and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano. Works by Corelli, Chopin, Brahms, Popper and Vynnytsky. Light reception following the concert.
Tickets at the door. Admission: $30; seniors $25; members $20
Saturday, July 18 at 8 pm
Grazhda Chamber Music Society
Nazar Pylatyuk, Vasyl Zatsikha, violins; Richard Young, viola; Natalia Khoma, cello; and Pavlo Gintov, piano. Chamber music works by Mozart, Skoryk, and Schumann.
Tickets at the door. Admission: $30; seniors $25; members $20
Saturday, July 25 at 8 pm
CONCERT CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE FOUNDER OF MACGC, IHOR SONEVYTSKY Fundraising Concert Event with the Grazhda Chamber Music Society
Anna Kosachevich, soprano; Vasyl Zatsikha, Nazar Pylyatyuk, violins; Richard Young, viola; Natalia Khoma, cello; and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, piano, will perform chamber music works by Sonevytsky, Skoryk, Smetana as well as the world premiere of a piano trio by Ivan Nebesny, commissioned by the Music and Art Center of Greene County for this occasion.
Reception following concert. Tickets at the door. Admission: $45
Friday, August 7 at 6 pm: Folk Singing Children’s Recital
Performance by pupils of the two-week Ukrainian folk singing course under the direction of Anna Bachynsky. (Course for children, ages 4–10; See workshops below for more information). Tickets: $5.
Saturday, August 8 at 8 pm
Music at the Grazhda
Taylor Eigsti, piano; Marta Bagratuni, cello and MaxZT, hammered dulcimer.
Jazz, traditional and world music.
Tickets at the door. Admission: $30; seniors $25; members $20
Saturday, August 29 at 8 pm
Music at the Grazhda
Ihor Mostovoi, baritone and Serhiy Salov, piano. Franz Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey) and Ukrainian arias and songs.
Light reception following concert.
Tickets at the door. Admission: $30; seniors $25; members $20
2026 Ukrainian Folk Art Workshops and Courses
Register by July 15! Tel.: 518-263-4670 or email: Melanieserbay@yahoo.com
JULY 27–29 (three days)
GERDANY (Bead-stringing)
Instructor: Oriana Makar
Gerdany (bead-strung necklaces), traditionally worn with folk costumes in various regions of Ukraine, are in vogue and fun to make! Open to adults and children above the age of 11. Workshop hours: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$120 for full course; $40 per day
JULY 27–AUGUST 7 (ten days)
UKRAINIAN FOLK SINGING FOR CHILDREN
Instructors: Anna Bachynska, former Lviv Opera soprano, music teacher and choir director, and Melanie Serbay
Two–week fun-filled course in Ukrainian folk singing designed especially for children ages 4–10. Workshop hours: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Note: The course ends with a recital and story-telling theater presentation on Friday, August 7 at 6 p.m.
$250 for 2-week/10-day course; $125 for 1 week/5 days
JULY 29–31 (three days)
STRAW CHRISTMAS “SPIDER”
Instructor: Moki Chodowska-Kokoris
A traditional Ukrainian straw decoration-talisman. It was hung from the ceiling (most often above the table) during Christmas holidays. The “spider” symbolizes the universe, harmony, well-being, it protects the home from negativity and brings an abundant harvest. Workshop hours: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$120 for full course; $40 per day
AUGUST 3–4 (two days)
WOODCARVING
Instructor: Father Ivan Kashchak
An important decorative and applied art in Ukrainian culture, people have carved wooden plates, spoons, bowls, canes, furniture, etc, for centuries. Students will learn the basics of working in this medium. Workshop hours: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$80 full course; S40 per day
AUGUST 4–7 (four days)
EMBROIDERY
Instructor: Lubow Wolynetz, Curator of Folk Art at The Ukrainian Museum (NY), and Curator and Librarian at the Ukrainian Museum and Library in Stamford (CT). Workshop in Ukrainian embroidery for all skill levels from beginner to expert. Make a decorative pillow, blouse, or tablecloth. All materials provided. Workshop hours: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$160 full course; $40 per day
AUGUST 5–6 (two days)
REVERSE GLASS PAINTING
Instructor: Moki Chodowska-Kokoris
In reverse glass painting paint is applied to the back of a glass pane; when turned over the viewer sees the image through the glass. This centuries old technique was used in iconography as an alternative art form to other traditional artistic depictions of religious imagery. Workshop hours: 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
$80 full course; S40 per day
Music and Art Center of Greene County
P.O. Box 20
Jewett, NY 12444
tel: 845-514-2960 or 517-980-1295 (July 1 – September 4)
Email: grazhda@yahoo.com
Website: www.GrazhdaMusicandArt.org
The Grazhda is located on Rt. 23A in Jewett, N.Y., 5 miles west of the town of Hunter and 2 miles east of Lexington.
The Music and Art Center of Greene County, Inc. is a New York State registered Charities Bureau non-profit organization. MACGC is supported by funding from the Self Reliance New York Federal Credit Union, Greene County Cultural Fund, Peter Kellogg Trust, private donations, memberships, and admissions.