A special edition of Vocations features the award-winning vocal ensemble Alter Ratio, counted among the most exciting formations for contemporary vocal music worldwide. Under the direction of Olga Prykhodko, the ensemble is dedicated to the world premiere of contemporary works by Ukrainian composers, and on this evening, in addition to pieces by Maxim Kolomiiets and Alla Zagaykevych from their last project Lux Aeterna. REVOICE. Psalms of Falling / Псалми падіння, it will perform a newly commissioned work by Oleksiia Suk.

The German-Ukrainian poetry collective Landschaft combines music, verse, and film. Grigory Semenchuk, Sascha Conrad, and Ulrike Almut Sandig “create something cheerful, conjuring up the idea of home in order to hear of another, to diminish the sense of being with oneself” (SZ). Texts by Lyuba Yakimchuk, Volodymyr Sosjura, as well as original works, will be presented.

The evening is further enriched by Ganna Gryniva, the Ukrainian singer and songwriter, with her own compositions and settings of Ukrainian poetry. Together, they create an open space for encounter and exchange.