Kalyna

KALYNA - Ukrainian Community choir of Cork. Was founded in 2022 with the support of Carraig center (Ballincollig) within the Ukrainian Community support project. Now the choir unites up to 50 participants from all the parts of

Ukraine under temporary protection in Ireland.

The conductor of the choir - Svitlana Deikun was born in Mariupol and lives in Cork since June 2022. Her specialty is Choral conductor, teacher of music in kindergarten. Svitlana is a developer of author's music programs, composer, poet, and director of mass events. Since June 22, as a volunteer, she has been leading many concert programs. In October 2022 she was invited to become the conductor of the first Ukrainian choir in Ireland KALYNA. The choir's repertoire consists of Ukrainian and English-language songs. Svitlana was awarded a letter of gratitude in 2022 personally from the mayor of Cork.

Our singers are amateur singers of all age groups, people who like to be active and sing songs. The choir was set up to provide emotional and spiritual support of Ukrainians, who got temporary protection in Ireland. The cultural mission of our choir is to preserve Ukrainian traditions and national values, promote and introduce Ukrainian culture in Ireland and learn Irish culture ourselves, through integration and intercultural exchange.

For further information and invitations for the choir, please contat founder and director of the choir – Victoria Tymoshchuk 0852022281 (calls, sms), +380501739034 (WhatsApp)