Next Fridays at Noon to feature musicians Viktor and Yuliia Billa
Post Published On:By Kaitlyn Baich, Student writer
Viktor and Yuliia Billa will perform at the next Fridays at Noon event on Feb. 21 at Thomasville First Baptist Church.
Viktor, the staff organist at Trinity United Methodist Church in Tallahassee, graduated from Tchaikovsky Nation Music Academy of Ukraine with a Master’s degree in Organ Performance. Yuliia, a vocalist and the current Music Director at First United Methodist Church in Bainbridge, graduated from the Music College in Chernihiv (Ukraine) and studied at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy.
Viktor and Yuliia’s solo careers stretch from performance with noted orchestras and choirs throughout Ukraine to working master classes and workshops with influential organists.
Viktor released his first CD in 2017 called “Bach at Trinity,” which features his performances on the Casavant Frères organ. Viktor describes music as “prayer without words.”
Yuliia continues her career through vocal training programs and privately coaches faculty at Florida State University.
The Fridays at Noon series is part of Arts for the Community at Thomas University (ACTU). For more information of Viktor and Yuliia Billa’s performance, call (229) 227- 6964 or email actu@thomasu.edu. To learn more about other ACTU event, visit thomasu.edu/actu.
