Marika Kuzma, Conductor and Professor Emerita of University of California Berkeley, will talk about the unique qualities and history of Ukranian choral music in the context of her recently published book, Carols of Birds, Bells and Sacred Hymns from Ukraine: An Anthology and Cultural Companion. Of Ukrainian heritage, Dr. Kuzma grew up in a close-knit diaspora community in Hartford and attend the Hartt School of Music, and later Indiana University, before embarking on a career of concerts and lectures across the Americas and Europe.