Gala
Live Streaming for 24 hours,
every hour on the hour
(India time_every hour on the half hour)
December 19-20, 2020
9:00 AM – 9:00 AM
Pacific Standard Time (USA)
7:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Eastern Europe Time
Andrey Chmut
One of Ukraine’s most talented celebrities, Andrey’s young life was filled with music and since the age of five his mission to become a globally recognized sax-player has continued unabated. Andrey is a Music Camp International graduate. Currently he is with Skytown Records and has a large social media following.
Arabella Quartet
The members of the quartet hail from around the globe and first met at Yale University, when two of the members were serving on the faculty. Now based in Boston and New Haven, CT, their mélange of musical training and backgrounds imbues their performances with distinctive inventiveness and musical depth. The Strad Magazine has described the group “digging deep, to produce performances of great intensity and poise”.
Violinist, Dr. Sarita Kwok, is Chair of the Department of Music at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. In 2019, she brought 11 Gordon music majors on a musical mission, in partnership with MCI, to Zhytomyr, Ukraine. Dr. Kwok serves on the International Board of Directors for MCI – combining her passions for performing and educating young professionals with her belief that music has the power to heal and inspire all children to find their greatness – filled with dignity, self-confidence and hope!
The Lee Trio
Educating the next generation of musicians is integral to the Trio’s mission. In addition to giving master classes at schools and universities at home and abroad, the Trio regularly performs concerts in areas where the arts have little or no exposure, partnering with organizations like BRAVO Youth Orchestras or Music Camp International. The Lee Trio has been to both Ukraine (2011) and Romania (2016) to support the work of MCI. In Ukraine they taught classes and performed for the Christmas concert at the National Philharmonic. In Romania, they gave master classes at the Conservatory, visited the children in PLUS to inspire and encourage them, and performed a benefit concert.
