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The Song That Crossed the Atlantic: Koshyts' Chorus in America
A C2 Ukrainian reading: a spoken account of Oleksandr Koshyts' chorus sailing to New York in 1922, its Carnegie Hall debut and a song whose name the narrator saves for the end.
Delayed disclosure and Ukrainian word order in an oral narrative: «Була в репертуарі хору одна пісня», «Уперше в Сполучених Штатах цю пісню заспівали», «Звали його Пітер Вільговський».
A fictional guide, drawing on the Ukrainian History and Education Center, tells of the chorus's 1922 voyage, the first US performance of Leontovych's setting, the tours of the Americas and Peter Wilhousky's English lyrics, naming Shchedryk and Carol of the Bells only at the end.
